Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-17
REVISION Of
CONSTITUTION
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| form ourselves INTO an ASSOCIATION and
| adopt the following constitution and
| recomm mendations:
| This association shall be known as
| the State Tax association, the member
| ship of this association shall be made
up of two groups, active members
| and sustaining members
viii Unite Existing Bodies
"Any agricultural, industrial, COM
| merclal, educational or taxpayers or
ganization within the state may become
| an active member of this association
by subscribing to the principles and
recommendations here unto set forth
and paying into the organization a
membership fee of S. year.
ANY person, firm and corporation
paying taxes in the state of Montana
may become sustaining member of
the association by paying a member
ship fee of l per cent of the taxes paid
by him Or them within the state, the
same to be mot less than 81 or more
than $1OO.
Applications for membership shall
be subject to the approval of the exec
utive committee.
Bankruptcy Seen Ahead
Observation-Disclosures it is
a well known fact that extravaganza
in the administration of public affairs
and the unwarranted expenditure of
public funds resulting in excessive
taxation, discourages investments, re-
tards development and works an unjust
hardship on the honest taxpayer, and /;
Whereas, we believe that unless
something be done to keep down the
growing expense Of the administration
of county, state and national govern
ment, burden of taxation will result
that will paralyze, if not bankrupt. not
only our agricultural but our CONNER
cial and industrial systems.
Therefore, as basis of organiza
ton, we declare our allegiance to a
program of economic reforms and rec
ommend the following:
Want Constitution Amended
Eve recommend the initiating Of a
measure submitting to the people Of
the state the question of a constitu-
tional convention for the purpose Of
changing our organic law to meet the
needs of our changing economic con-
ditions;
we recommend a thorough re-
organization of the tax system of the
state to conform with modern require
ments, equitably distributing the bur-
den of taxation among our citizenship,
thus conserving the common welfare;
We recommend such measures as
will better regulate and distribute the
expenditures of public funds in the con-
struction of roads and highways;
I'VE recommend legislation that will
bring about the concentration of
authority and the fixing of personal
responsibility in our public service,
which will make for economy and eff
cheney in all public offices, eliminating
duplication in work and expense.
Want Responsible Officials
eve recommend thorough investi-
CATION of all our public offices, with
a view to increasing the efficiency of
the incumbents and reducing the ex
pense to the public;
I'VE recommend that pitiless pub
licity be given to the acts of all public
officials that in any way affect the
public welfare;
I'VE recommend initiative of effec-
tive graduating income and inheritance
tax laws, proceeds to be SO distributed
as to reduce and equalize the burden of
school taxation and afford more nearly
equal school opportunities;
I'VE recommend the enactment of
such measures as will insure scientific
and non political development and ad
ministration of our system of taxation.
Officers of Association
"The officers of this association shall
be president. a vice president, sec
retary, treasurer and a board of Il
directors and an executive committee
of five to be selected by the board of
directors from among their number:
The board of directors shall consist of
II members, Is of whom shall be elect
ed at the State Taxpayers convention
held in Billings. February. IL. l922:
the other six members to be selected
by the first Is elected.
Regular meetings of this associa-
ton shall be held the first Friday IN
December of each year, at such place
as shall be designated by the executive
Special meetings may be called by
the board of directors by giving 70
DAYS notice Of the same by mail to the
active members of the association.
"The voting power Of this associa-
ton shall be exercised by the active
members thereof.
"Aetive members of this association
may be represented at all meetings OF
the association by one delegate each.
Elect Following Directors
w. J. Hopper, farmer, Carbon coun-
ty; J. NJ. Hamilton, educator. Boze-
man; A. FL. Stafford, farmer, Gallatin
county; George Bourquin, county attor-
ney, Silver Bow county; w. s. McCor-
mack. farmer, Flathead county; George
Miles, banker, Miles City; w. L. Beers,
farmer, Yellowstone county; Ralph JAR
rett, stockman, Sweetgrass county; AL
bert Conley, railroader, Livingston;
w. d. Symmes, merchant, Lewistown;
G. G. Conser, farmer, Fallon county; |
A. G. Anderson, assessor, saltwater
James Griffin, farmer, Blaine !
G. H. Martien, assessor. Lewis |
and Clark county; o. III. Junod, farmer,
Madison county; John Driscoll, miner,
Butte: e. A. McCrary, tax agent N. p. |
railway, Helena; Fl. B. Mitchell, dairy |
nan, Great Falls; Frank Woody, law
yer, Missoula: Martin Tucker, lawyer,
Buck" Mangun, mining man,