The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-14
REABCE R0DEY
TELLS K|WAK|AAS
OF TAX PROBLEMS
pr. Wylder Also Makes
Report on His Trip to
Convention


Explanation OF the personal tax re- /
turn and h exemption tnnElca and
the ways for making cut returns were
capitalized " members q the kIvan
chief speaker a. The noon iunchscn
OF the Glib.
The apeaker made an appeal also
fhnt all the cilfHrns give heed to the
$500. coo road bond. issue which s.
10 be presented for confederation at
the fall election.
Dr. N. X. Wylder, president OF the
club who has lust returned, from al
TIN sopke on why the Portland Com
vertion Was Wilder Thnn the one at
New Orleans"
The day was known ns Pas prcsi-
dents Day and all members were fed
on trout, which wa furnished by
Frank schweatker, past president.
and Pr g A. Eiler, past president
can OF beans as a silent boost.
Personal Tax Return.
The personal tax return snid
Mr.. Rodey, lis supposed to include
ali property rea and personal. with
the exception OF certain livestock for
which a separate return must be
made IN My. The I under the
low ~ 10 An.ANMN III mNIHNNF HHt|| MAAu
credits n yet not n person In
nfy returns his cash on hand. notes
nno credits for iaxntion.
The speaker said tho difficulties In
collecting taxes on personal property
have led n great many students OF
taxation 70 advocate the abolition of
the personal property tax. by substi-
tuting the income tax and other
Me Rofcv noIntes ont that the
legislatures OF the stnfes have gone
further In their allowance of ex-
emptlorm Of ~taxations than was orig
innily intended by the constitution,
rFoF inatance,~ Mr.. Rodey said.
there In a scction In the New Mexico
railroads ebni be oNempeted from
taxation for a period OF six years be-
ginning with the termination or their
construction. Tho attorney general
\ given out an opirion that this
section In unconstitutional and void"
Exemptions to Factories.
The speaker said also that the
had been granted exemptions which
probably would come under tho same
qualifications The exemptions OF
$1,000 allowed soldiers, sailors and
mnrfEas he said had the approval OF
the people and probably would not
be contested a. to constitutionality.
Mr. Rodey touched upon the STATUS
Of the indiana which he said had not
yet been determined BY the United
s;ates supreme court
Under the TERMS OF the enabling
Act he said, The lands OF the
Indians as granted by Spain and
Mexico remain under tho Jurisdiction
OF tho United Stntor and are exempt
ed from taxation BY the state. ue-
DER the sarly DECISIONS LAWYERS IN
New Mexico regarded the Uueblo
Indians as citizens and that when they
niiennfed their lands and the. same
oeased to be n part OF the rescrva-
lions. and thnt such lands became
subject to tax.
Has Hight To Appeal
The speaker explained that some
times she 4aseasor gets In
formation and adds properly which
dors not In fact 'exist. Tho taxpayer
now he said may appeal 70 the board
sof county commissioners. This he
said IL an Improvement owe the old
synfem where the aasesBor might he
nDlo TO ''cinch" q. taxpayer By. adding
property TO his retnrn.
TN spite Of, limitations by the leg
i~alnturo" he said taxes creep up each
year. In 1919 the rate In Bernaiillo
county wa t3J.a9. per thousand"
Akn cxplNtt1od the taxation process
regarding mines and said than In
rea.lty a mine should not pay n cent
" nothing ia due. No one wants the
mines to pay a cent more hi an ns'
staament on their actual value. he
added.
Tho speaker said the inheritance
AK Is q stsp 4 nthc right direction.
hut he said he belleved the ffaf chise
tax on corporations - absurd In some
OF ite provisions lie made an appeal
for the budget law In his CLOSING
words. saying IL was a more hopeful
type OF Regulation.
Consider carefully Tho road bond
ISSUE he aaid. ut il a deceptive
mode OF raising the revenue unless
the purpose u one OF which tho bene-
fills MIN oullael the period over
which the bond issue has TO run. No
bond ssus - ldsufied unless the fu-
ture generation which Is to nay tho
share Of The principal and Interest
win be then enjoying the benefits OF
aunh public Undertaking. For thai
can n H. TO- be hopad that each
nndN ivory one, Of you will carefully
study The report Of tho taxpayer as
ISOLATION on the question Of the
tx,OQe.000 rpad bond issue which Ia
70 be presented FOR your consldera-
tion Al tho fall election"