Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-12
CURE BILL
is MADE PUBLIC
Goodrich Would Give Taxing
Units More Authority.

Pie Goodrich administration bill to
cure the defects OF his taxing law and
the invalid actions OF his state board Of
tax commissioners. which was made pub
lie IN its entirety today, provides for
the legalizlng OF the assessments which
have been declared invalid by the state
supreme court.
The proposed act also provides that
the county commissioners shall have the
power to hear petitions for reductions
IN assessments ana also makes provisions
for refund
The proposed bill concerning taxation
admits that the validity OF the acts Of
the state board Of tax commi ssioners dur
Ing 1919 in making assessments has not
only been assailed by the courts on the
grounds that the state tax board ex-
ceeded It's authority. but that the state
supreme court has sustained tie invalid
ity Of those actions Of the taxing board.
The bin states that "the effect OF such
q decision is to impair the needed rcve.
nues of various taxing units throughout
The state and thereby hamper and Grip
pie the administration Of government
PROVIDED FOR.
The act drst sweeplngly provides for
the legalizing and validating OF "all as
sessments OF property for taxation re-
sulung from equalization orders made
In the year 1919 by the state board or
tax commissioners including all the
various percentage rates OF Increases or
decrea ses., SO made, as applied to classes
Of property and subdivisions OF classes
OF property and as applied between
rfrtfF "a wI 70
wjthsu the counties together with ali
exceptions contaired in, or resulting
from, any such equalization orders as
50 made by sail state board of tax com
inissiouers."
The act provides that in case Of any
assessment legalized by this act on any
property, real or personal, which has been
assessed at more than It's real cash value,
n petition shall be filed within sixty days
after passage of the act by the property
owner before the county commissioners
OF the county where the Over-assessed
property is taxed.
After the proper showing, the county
commissioners have the power to order
the assessment reduced, and the property
Of the petitioner so assessed shall be en-
tered upon the tax duplicate at its true
cash value.
The county auditor Of that county is
directed to Issue warrant upon the
treasurer for the repayment to the tax
payer whose assessment has been ordered
reduced by the county commissioners.
The act also provides, in counties
where the refund will be SO :arge as to
impair the revenues and so make that
taxing unit unable to complete their fis-
cal year without deficit, that the tax
Ing unit shall have the power to author
lie and effect temporary loan to ex-
tend not more than one year for the pur-
pose of meeting n deficit.
TAXING UNITS
GIVEN AUTHORITY.
The act specifically states that the tax
ing units have that authority, "notwith-
standing any other law to the contrary"
1t is also provided that after the tax
assessments have been so fixed, the
proper taxing officials are hereby
authorized and empowered to increase all
levies, for the year 1919 other than state
levies, i'll such unit in such percentage
as will produce, nearly as may be, the
same amount of revenue for all local pur-
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