Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-16
TAX BOARD
AUTOCRACY O. KID
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all exceptions contained in, OF resulting
from, any such equalization orders as
80 smade by said board of tax commits
sssaners, be- and the same is hereby, legal
lied and validated"
The legalizing end Of the bill was the
thing that the administration forces
4Sefared to put over. as it saves the face
81 khe Goodrich administration and makes
legal the very increases which the state
supreme court declared void.
This makes all assessment orders of
the state tax board stand as legal orders,
and there viii be no change in taxpay-
ers assessments on over-assessed prop
srty unless the taxpayers, within sixty
days Of the passage Of this act, file with
Jne ex-officio members of the county
BOARD OF review in the counties where
their property is located, petitions ask
ING Tor relief from over-assessment.
Inc Dill as passed and amended pro-
Vloes that the ex-officio members of the
county board of review, who are the
county auditor, treasurer and assessor,
nave the right to find on proper show
ing, that the property has been over
assessed.
when that is done the ex-officio mem
certify this finding and statement of
ae true cash value of the property to
ae state tax board for final examina
#tion
ENTER PROPERTY
AT TRUE VALUE.
Then, following this examination by the
state board, the property of the over
assessed petitioner shall be entered upon
the tax duplicate at its true cash value
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county board Of review.
The county auditor is then directed to
issue warrant upon the proper treas
prer for the repayment to any such tax
payer, whose assessment shall be so re-
duced under the provisions of the act, of
any such excess taxes such taxpayer
may have paid prior to such correction,
whether such excess was paid under pro
e4st or not.
The bill as passed by the house gives
gay taxing unit the right to make
temporary loan, to extend not more
IAan one year. for the purpose OF meet
ng any deficit caused by the treasurer
returning excess taxes.
EThe proper taxing officials also have
4he power after the assessed valuation
Of a taxing unit has been decreased by
either conrt order OF otherwise, to in
crease all leYies for the year 1919 other
kAaH cldlG AGNlGcs II euCu percentage dS
aEill produce, as nearly SIS possible, the
same amount of revenue for all purposes
Is would have been produced by the
original local ievies.
81 The bill. as passed by the house, car
rtes the power m the boards discretion
% increase at any time. within sixty days
sitter the taking effect of the act, any or
ali state levies heretofore fixed By the
S.ates board OF tax commissioners
as the needs Of the state may require,
but no levy for any state or local pur-
pose shall exceed the statutory limit now
provided By law for such levies-
The act also makes it the duty Of all
taxing officials within the state to COM
ply with this law.
ACCUSED OF DoDGING
BILLS REAL PURPOSE.
= After a sharp fight, which arose over
the amending Of Section 1 Of the bill,
proposed by Representative William S.
MeAfaster of Marion county, representa-
-tfves Of Marion county were accused OF
trying to submit the amendment in or
der that the city Of indianapolis could
dodge the real purpose Of the bill
The amendment proposed by Repre-
sentative MeMaster. added TO Section l.
the provision that "the provisions Of this
2. section snail not naFe the eAeCt 70 anu
kau not be construed to legali5e or
lidate that part Of any horizontal in
tease in assessment which may be in,
Ccess Of the true cash value Of the prop
ktv assessed, OF to legaliZe or validate
assessment Of horizontal increase
which has been adjudged or decreed by
any court invalid"
+ This amendment was overwhelmingly
1ost.
"a Representative 7. Leonard ABBY of
Dearborn and Ohio counties was one Of
ssse members Of the house who condemned
the alleged closed door tactics employed
by the administration, and declared that
--Gov. Goodrich had the key to the door.
ana would not let them out until they
reached an agreement
He declared that he would never vote
gnsr a bill which had been 'steam-rollered'
Although the house as was the bill for
hegalizing the horizontal tax increase
ills.