Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-27
THE TAX PAYERS
ASSQCIA7 ION To
MEET DEC. 9TH
Biennial Gathering of Or
ganization viii Be Held
in Chamber of Commerce
According to Hagerman.

The Taxpayers association Of
New Mexico will hold its regular
biennial meeting in albuquerque,
on Monday, December 6, at the
chamber oil commerce, according To
IA communication TO the members
of the association from II. }, Ha-
german, president. Mr.. Hager-
mans letter follows:
THE regular biennial meeting of
the Taxpayers association Of New
Mexico will be held at Albuquerque
ion Monday, December ;, at the
chamber OF commerce building.
This is the meeting which should
have been held, according TO the
articles OF the agreement on the
third Monday last August. At that
time, however, it seemed impossl-
BILE for various reasons to secure q
full attendance of those Interested
in the work of the association.
NO call has been made for pay
ment of dues for the seventh fiscal
year, because of "a possible change
in the amount of dues to be paid
Under the provisions of the articles
of agreement three-fourths of one
per cent of taxes paid the preced-
ing year has been paid as mem
bership dues. In view of the rapid
increase in taxes, the dues actually
paid seem excessive, and it has
been felt tnat no call for dues
should be made until the associa-
ton itself shall have passed upon
a proposed change. The balance
on hand at the beginning Of the
seventh fiscal year was sufficient
TO carry on the work of the associa-
ton for several months.
THE coming meeting of the as
sociation is one OF importance to
those who pay the taxes in the state.
There should be full survey of the
situation as to the governmental
financial needs of the state, and
the states ability to meet such
needs. A review will be presented
of the activities of the association,
and the policy it should pursue with
reference to public expenditures in
the future will be determined.
Financial statements covering the
fifth and sixth fiscal years of the
association have been prepared for
the consideration of members.
During the past year. the actiVi-
ties of the association for the first
four months were confined largely
TO investigations necessary in pre-
paration of the report of the special
revenue commission, of which the
of the association was
During the legislative
session and prior thereto, the asso-
citation collected the data for, and
prepared the state budget, lending
its assistance to the finance COM
mittee Of the Legislature. Follow
ing the legislative session, surveys
in several counties were made as to
floating Indebtedness
and as to delinquent taxes. ADULTS
and surveys were made IN several
cities, towns and villages. The
past four or five months have been
devoted mostly to assisting local
and state officials in the prepara-
ton Of budgets for 1922, and in the
OF tax levies Tor
1921. Mention should also be made
of the efforts of the association in
with the campaign on
certain proposed constitutional
and of participation
in three or four important suits.
I'm view of the rapid increase In
public expenditures and in tax rates
during the past six years. the COM
ing meeting of the Taxpayers asso-
citation should prove of special in
terest not only to members of the
association, but to all who have felt
the burden Of the increase. An In
vitation u.s. therefore, extended to
all who are interested in an eff
cient and economical administra-
ton of plans to bring about these
results in New Mexico"