Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-23
HOME RULE TAX
BILL is PASSED
BY THE SENATE
CONTINUED From Page one.)


negotiated by the Indiana state board
of agriculture.
AMENDMENTS
MADE BY SENATE.
That section restoring home rule as
passed by the senate is as follows;
The several tax levies shall be estaD-
lished by proper legal officers Of any mu-
nicipal corporation after the formation
and publication by them of budget on
forms prescribed by the state board OF
accounts showing in detail the money pro-
posed to be expended during the sue
ceeding year, the valuation or all TAX
able property within the jurisdiction and
the rate Of taxation which it is proposed
to establish, and after public hearing
within the Jurisdiction at which any tax
payer shall have the right to be heard
thereon.
Ten days notice by publication Of such
budget and of such public hearing In
two newspapers Of opposite political
parties published in such district or IN
one such paper if only one be there pub
Hshed, then the same shall be published
in two newspapers Of general circulation,
parties, published in any taxing unit next
adjacent there to. and by posting such
notice in three public places in such tax
Ing district, shall be required
Subject to the right of appeal there
from to the judge of the circuit court
OF the county in which such taxing UNI
CT units are situat0ss, sitting as an ar
bitter, the several tax levies as estab-
lished by the proper legal officers Of
any municipal corporation and as re
ported by the county auditor to the state
board of tax commissioners, as provided
for in sections 1877 and 100 of this act
shall stand as the tax levies of such
municipal corporation for the year next
succeeding for the purposes set out IN
the report of the county auditor, as GER
tilted TO the state board of tax commits
siOners.
FIFTY OR MORE MAY
MAKE AN APPEAL.
Any number of taxpayers, not less
than fifty, who are resident taxpayers
If any municipal corporation who are
affected by such levies. and who may
he of the opinion that the total tax levy
or any item thereof as established by
the proper legal officers of such munici-
pal corporation and certified to the state
board of tax commissioners in insult
Client to yield the revenue necessary To
meet the requirements of such municipal
ity, or that more revenue will be raised
by the tax levy as established than the
requirements of the government, eco
nOmically administered, warrant, may
hle a petition with the said judge of
the circuit court of the county in which
such taxing unit or units are located,
sitting as an arbiter, not later than the
hrst day of October, setting forth q
showing. in such form and detail as tie
state board Of tax commissioners NAV
prescribe and require, that a necessity
exists for an increase or decrease in the
total tax levy or any item thereof as
the case may be.
Upon the filing of such petition the
said judge OF the circuit court of the
county in which such taxing unit or units
are located, sitting as an arbiter, shall
have the power to order an increase OF
decrease in the total tax levy or any
item thereof Of any municipal corpora
ton upon a proper showing and upon
the submission of sufficient evidence
upon hearing, showing that such increas So
OF reduction is warranted and such hear
ing shall be held by the said Judge OF
the circuit court where the complaint
arose.
In case any such reduction or increase
is made by the said judge of the circuit
court, sitting as arbiter, after hearing a
petition therefor, such judge Of the cir
cult court shall certify his action in that
respect to the auditor of the county at
fected thereby, who shall verify such ac-
ton to the taxing unit or units inter
ested therein. provided, that the action
of the said judge Of the circuit court, in
ordering or denying an Increase or re-
duction Of any tax levy shall be final and
conclusive.
Before the house adjourned for tbs
noon recess the amended senate bill was
returned to the house