The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-16


Evans says. "Our bonded indebted
ness of Carter county is $4,0l0,542 90;
and the subdivision of this indebted
ness appears as follows:
Carter county Indebtedness $ 671 ,93S09
Ardmore Indebtedness ---- 1884 600 90
Ardmore's Schools - 562 900 90
City Of Wilson - 172, 90
City Of Wilson's Schools 145 500 90
City of Healdton --------- 256, 900. 90
City Of Healdton's Schools 100000
Rural Schools in
Carter County --------- 27S, AL 90
Township Indebtedness
Berwyn Township ----------S65, ,64S.00
Lone Grove Township--- $4,000 90
Morgan Township ------ 100000
Wilson Township --------- 100000
Hewitt Township --------199, $4,000
Townships of Graham and Akers
have no bonded indebtedness.
The people have voted bond issue
after bond issue upon themselves, until
each year brings bond issue of some
kind or character, and as a result of
these bond issues, the people are strug-
Cling to pay these burdensome taxes,
and a large per cent of our people
now, are unable TO pay their taxes,
and as result of not paying, their
property and homes have been sold
at public outcry, for delinquent taxes,
and many Of them have not been re-
covered from the purchasers to this
day.
I've have voted for every bond is
sue, for public improvements. regard
less of the kind and our total indcb-
tedness today is s4,Ol0,542 2.09, just
think of it, and only IA years of state
hood: we have voted these public obli-
cations too rapidly, for the welfare of
our people and as result thereof,
the people have not been able to pay
their taxes when due. but have re-
quested our state legislature from
time 10 time, and year to year, to eX-
tend the time of payment little long
er, and four legislatures out of ten
since statehood. have, extended the
( payment of taxes, because the people
were not able to pay them when
due, and these are the legislatures
that extended the time of payment.
Legislature 1901, Chapter 100, Sec
tion /, page 263.
Legislature, 1915, Chapter s, Sec
ton /, page :.
Legislature 1919, Chapter 500, Sec
ton /, page 46l.
Extended time for filing income tax
reports.
Legislature 1919, Chapter 1875. Sec.
ton /, page us,
Legislature 1921, Chapter 127, Sec
ton l. page 16l.
IAN of these acts of the legislature
carried the emergency clause, except
the 1901 acts. The legislature of
1921. not only extended the payment of
the taxes but relieved the taxpayers of
all penalties for the nonpayment of
the taxes when due This should in
itself be sufficient warning to the
people TO stop voting bonds until they
pay what they have already voted
upon themselves. The demand upon
tho legislature TO extend the time for
payment Of taxes was so urgent on the
part Of the people, that all of these
extensions carried the emergency
clause.
Public Sales Held
"ln November, 1919 and 1920. the
county treasurer OF Carter county, Ok
iahoma, held public sales of the prop
erty that was delinquent for taxes.
and thousands upon thousands of lots,
and tracts Of land were sold for de-
inquent taxes. TO the highest bidder
for cash, and there was not 4 section
e land or n village, town or city in
Carter county that escaped having
parcels OF land sold from il. for delin
Quent taxes. AS rule the majority
OF our people pay their taxes when
due. for they know that all delinquent
taxes draw eighteen per cent penalty
until paid. and yet with all of these
tax sales. the county treasurer Of
Carter county. Oklahoma. advertised in
the Daily Ardmoreite an itcmiZed list
OF delinquent property consisting OF
forty.five hundred tracts OF land, and
amounting to 100000, that was de-
linquent for the fiscal year ending
June 3Oth. 1921 and unless said taxes
be paid on or before November 7th,
1921. he would offer the same for sale
on said date.
Personal Property Tax
In addition TO the delinquent taxes
on real estate property in Carter coun.
~. there was FOR the years 1919 and
1920, the sum Of sl54.S00 delinquent
taxes on personal property for these
Years. not 10 mention the year 1921
which no doubt will have like
amount delinquent on personal prop
crty. as each year since statehood. the
delinquent taxes on personal property
has run into thousands OF dollars
TaN Rate Higher
The county valuation for Garter
county. oklahoma. for the year 1926
was t33O4S.a49 and tax rate oI
yie.49 per thousand dollars. The valu
alton for 1891 ls S32.sSOs93, and III,
tax rate Si2.9O per thousand Tn,
tax rate for 1921 on the thousand dol
lars Is Si.7l higher than 90 was Tor
the year 1890
MIR Taxpayer. under the law an,
the conditions that already prevail II
Carter county. do you thlnk that 4
would be- "a wise policy to vote IN,
$4,000 proposed road bonds FOR IN,
building NJ public roads In Carte
county. Oklahoma We cannot hay,
ANY other idea thun To follow the .roa,
laws as passed by our Legislature II
voting aud spending our public monies
Session Laws 1916. Chapter sS. Pag
6S. section
"When any county has voted Il
issue bonds Tor building state road
and bridges thereon il shall be- IN
duty OF tho county commissioners q
such county before proceeding ful
ther. 10 request the State Highwa
Commissioner to designate IA recol
nized expert highway engineer to ac
as consulting engineer. Tho depar
ment thcreupon shall designate sue
consulting engineer whose compensg
ton shall be agreed upon by the q,