Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-29


ses goes to the governor for his sigma
I One Of the major changes made by the
| conference committees is that In the
| section providing for the levying Of taxes
for the memorial appropriation.
| No change is made In the amount to
| be levied, it remaining at six-tenths of
l cent on each 500 of taxable property
| within the state, for each Of the years
! 1920, 1921, 1922. 1923, 1914 aud 1925, the
| total amount 10 be collected to be held
| by the state treasurer in a special fuLd
to be known as the Indiana world war
/ memorial fund"
! EXCESS SHALL GO
| TO SPECIAL FUND.
| The amendment agreed to in confer
| ence provides that should an excess of
| 100000 be collected from this tax levy.
! then such excess amount shall go into
| a special fund to be created, for use
| IN beautifying and maintenance of the
memorial.
! Originally the bin provided that all ex-
! cess funds should revert to the general
fund Of the state.
! Under the amendment, the funds will
/ go into special fund, which will draw
/ interest, thus creating a sort Of revolv-
/ Ing fund which will be increased each
year, for the maintenance Of the struc-
/ ture.
! The structure is to be known as the
Indiana World War Memorial"
| The question Of federal aid in the me.
mortal was raised by Senator Luke Duff
/ ley, who asked Senator Tague, chairman
/ OF the senate conference committee IL
/ provision were made in the bill for such
/ aid.
/ Senator Bracken, another member Of
/ the senate committee, replied the pro-
Vlsicn making gifts for the memorial ac-
/ ton.
Out of the general fund of the state
a sum Of $4,000 is appropriated for i'm
/ mediate use and S1.950O00. the remain
/ ing amount Of the appropriation is to
come out of the special fund created by
Ine special tax levy Of one-sixth of ]
sent OF each Sl00 Of taxable property.
Ihls raises the sum to be used out OF
the general fund by $4,000, the bin orig
inally providing for that amount
The amount to be taken from the spe-
s25, 900.
NEW SECTION
ADDED TO BILL.
a new section, to be known as Sec
tion IL, and providing authority for the
board OF trustees to superintend and di-
rect the nature of buildings on the
memorial site, reads as follows:
In the event that sections 8 and 18
IN the city OF Indianapolis, county Of
I Marion, state OF Indiana, according to the
/ original plat Of said city, shall at snv
time hereafter be acquired, dedicated and
SCI apart as a memorial ground by the
city of indianapolis or the county of
Marion, or by such city and county joint
! ~, then the trustees of the Indiana world
/ war memorial shall have the authority
to so develop the memorial place pro-
/ vided for IN this act and the structures
/ thereon erected as to secure a harmon
( ious and unified architectural and aesthetic
effect of the entire series of grounds SO
used and dedicated for memorial pur-
/ poses.
/ The original levy made by the house
I before the bill was sent to the senate.
! providing for a levy of -tenths of 1
cent on each 500 of taxable property,
remains in the bill by agreement of ths
conferees.
When the bill went to the senate the
/ levy was changed to cent on each s100
/ of taxable property, which would have
yielded an amount of approximately
/ SO. $50 600 to be appropriated for the me-
mortal.
/ However, when the conference commit
tees met the members of the lower house
were victorious and had the levy again
reduced to the point where it now stands
TITLE OF WAR
MEMORIAL BILL.
The title of the war memorial bill as
passed by both houses, following the
adoption of the conferees report, is as
follows:
A bill for an act providing for an In
/ diana world war memorial to be located
at indianapolis, creating a board Of trus-
tees, defining its powers and duties pro-
! vfding for the dedication of certain real
estate and interests therein described for
memorial purposes, providing for limit
Ing the use and for the control and regu-
lation of real estate contingent thereto,
/ the levying Of state taxes and the appro-
! priation of money for use by said board
/ of trustees in the erection and main
4 tenNnce thereon of suitable structures to
/ commemorate the valor and sacrifice of
/ soldiers, sailors and marines of the
/ United States, of all patriotic organiza-
/ tions and all others who rendered loyal
! service and made sacrifices at home and
/ overseas in the great world war, and to
| provide a place or places of meetings and
headquarters for organizations of such
/ soldiers, sailors and marines, of all pa
triotic organizations and others and for
public meetings and other public pur-
poses, and exempting the same from tax
ation, an, and declaring an at emergency.
The bill as passed by both the senate
and the house provides for the creation
/ of board of trustees as follows;
| That there be and is hereby created
board of trustees to be known as
trustees of the Indiana world war me.
morial," which shall consist of one mem
ber from each of the several congress
sional districts of the state to be ap-
ointed In the manner and for the terms,
to have the powers and perform the
duties as provided in this act and to
he hereafter referred to in this act as
board of trustees"
Said board of trustees as such and
in such name may prosecute and defend
suits and shall have all other duties,
rights and powers incident to the car
rying out, and not inconsistent with,
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