The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-26
PETITIONING COMPANY SETS
FORTH IN DETAIL ITS CAUSES
OF ACTION UPON WHICH
1T ASKS JUDGMENT.

Judgment in the sum of sl.375.45 Is
asked in the petition filed in the dis
trict court by the Simpson Building
Company against S. NJ. Parker. az
treasurer Of Carter county. which tn"
plaintiff alleges represents the amount
Of taxes II paid TO the defendant In
his official capacity under protest. foi
the first half of the fiscal year be-
ginning July /, 1920, and which it nov
seeks TO recover.
In its first cause Of action, the plain.
tiff company alleges that in Garter
county and the state Of Oklahoma, the
Simpson Building Company has prop
erty OF an assessed valuation for a.
valorem taxation for the fiscal year
beginning July /. 1920. that compels
the company 10 pay taxes in the sum
Of Sl6,6g2.04.
Plaintiff company states that the
state board Of equalization, In compui.
ing the amount OF the ad yalorem taS
levy of the state for the general fund
for the fiscal year beginning July /,
1920. estimated as follows
That the legislative appropriations
for the estimated ordinary expenses 0i
said state for said year were s6.SS5,
526.64; that deficiencies in revenue for
the previous year were sl99 ,26S25: that
the tota! OF the said two amounts was
S7,0S4, ,S04.SSS that TO said last men
toned total there should be aided q
per cent thereof for delinquent taxes.
that 10 the result So obtained ther,
should be further added ACQUIRING de
f!ciencies" In the sum Of sl.72l. .40i.47;
making O total revenue fund in the
sum OF Sl0,l63. 1880 that estimate
income from sources other than al va
loren for said year was, or would be,
S. 4O5 10000; that on June 80. 1920.
there was surplus cash In the general
revenue fund available for the sue.
ceeding fiscal year In the sum ot So
9lI.47i55. making total OF resour.
ces other than the proposed ad valorem
tax. On be deducted. IN the sum OF ST..
6l9.47i.55."
Plaintiff company further states Ia
Us petition that On the said figures in
cludcd In such resolution and estimate.
AAf HAAAN NahAA "a fNaAAAssAAiRll NNhA-
trarily and enormously and In viola.
ton OF and In excess OF authority con-
ferrcd upon 1t by law and the constl.
tuition OF the state OF Oklahoma. pur-
ported to find that the difference be-
tween the said sum of si0.lG8, 1880
and said sum Of s7.6is.l7i.55. SO ar.
rived at, being the sum Of s.. .543. .G95.7j.
was the amount necessary to be raised
by ad valorem tax levies for the gen.
cral revenue fund FOR said year. and
purported to order said al vaiorem tax
levy Of is mill Tor the purpose OF rais-
lng the ss.54S.6s5.75. and In addition
thereto the leyies OF oue-fcurth mill
each Tor common school and road pur.
poses. as provided by law.
Such purportel levy and tax " i.5
mills Tor the general revenue fund, thu
plaintiff company sets forth in It's pc
tition. are void for the reason that the
said requirement of si,72l, ,4Oi.l7 com.
puted by the said board as being for
"accruing deficiencies" was not a le-
gal requirement or purpose Of said fund
Of the state for said year. and was
computed and levied for In violation
Of law.
Other allegations Of illegal compute
tCon;.nusd on Psge Two)