The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-22
TAXPAYERS TO
WATCHREVENUE
Temporary Organization of Tax
payers Association Is Eff
fected at First Meeting
WILL STUDY ASSESSMENT
Association Plans to Take "An
Active Organized Interest"
in City and County.

Temporary organization of the Pen
sacola and Escambia County Tax Pay
ers' Association was effected at a
meeting held in City Hall yesterday
afternoon. The object of the asso-
citation is to take an organized interest
in the assessment, millage and expend
iture of the taxpayers money in Pen
sacola and Escambia county. Max l.
Bear was elected temporary president
of the organization. 1t is believed the
association will have 500 members by
the middle of June.
The meeting, which was attended by
about so men, was called to order by
J. NJ. Muldon. The object of the asso-
citation was stated by George P. Went
worth after which a temporary organ
izion was effected.
A nominating committee, consisting
of F. E. Welles, Alex Friedman and Nj
A. Quina, was appointed by Mr.. Null
don. The report of the committee was
adopted. It named the following tenn
porary officers: Max L. Bear, presi-
dent; J. F. Taylor, d. B. Gonzalez and
T. L. Cant, vice presidents; r. B.
Simpson, secretary treasurer; direc-
tors, B. Forbes. A. J. Malone, Law
renee Mobiles, Thomas A. Johnson and
Charles H. Kupfrian.
On motion of J. S. Reese the execu-
tive board is authorized to fill any va
cancies which may occur in the list OF
temporary officers until the annual
meeting.
The following temporary organiza-
ton laws were adopted:
The name of this association shall
be the Pensacola and L a m b q
County Tax Payers Association.
The object of this association shall
be the taking of an organized interest
in the assessment miilage and the ex-
penditure of the tax payers money IN
Pensacola and Escambia county.
All white persons paying taxes on
real estate or personal property In the
CITY of Pensacola, and county OF Es-
Gambia. are eligible to membership. Al
the first meeting all persons otherwise
eligible. who have made application
for membership, shall be declared
elected TO membership in the associa-
tion. All tax payers are eligible TO
membership by filing with the secre-
+arv his application certifying that he
;s a tax payer and upon filing Of such
certificate shall be entitled to fun
The officers of this association shall
consist OF a president, three vice presi
dents. Cfirst, second and third). sec
retary-treasurer and an executive com
mittee of ten members. The above
named five officials being ex-officlo
members of it, and the five additional
members being elected from the mem
bers of the association
There shall be no dues, all needed
funds to be raised by voluntary sub
scription. Meetings shall be called by
notices published in one or more
newspapers in the city of Pensacola,
not less than twentyfour CAD hours
in advance of the meeting. Recognized
parliamentary uses shall govern the
meetings of the association. No ac-
ton binding on the association as a
whole shall be taken unless such ac-
ton is favorably voted upon by three
fourths of the members present at any
meeting. The annual meeting Of this
association shall be held on the third
Wednesday in June of each year -.