The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-03-07

that a IL mill levy voted tel
years ago would automaticall.
cease on Dec. 81, 1880, and tina
it is imperative that another lev,
be voted to take the place OF thii
one. The dropping OF a tax o
liz mills would soon mean the
loss to the state Of approximate
ly $4,000 each year.
State Institutions Crowded
He called attention to the over
crowded condition Of the state in
situations. Not only are the vari
Gus units of the Greater Univer
sity Of Montana inadequately sup
piled with buildings, but the Other
state institutions are badly crowd
ed. There are 1000 patients al
Warm Springs, with facilities in
tended for a far smaller number
At Deer Lodge, too, there are
twice as many prisoners as there
is housing room. If Montana is
to hold her own as a state, to say
nothing of taking care of the
normal expansion, the passage OF
the two referendum measures
which will be up for a vote in
November, is essential.
Chancellor Brannon believes
that the passage of these meas
ures will depend largely on the
matter being presented to the
people in such a light that they
will appreciate the imperative
need of its passage. Once they
see the need they will not hest
tate to vote the necessary tax,
even though it does mean a slight
increase in the amount each prop
erty owner pays to the state.
What Roosevelt Co. Pays
Bringing the matter down to
Roosevelt county Chancellor Bran
non pointed out that the average
farmer, the tax valuation Of whose
property amounts to S1977 pays
S12.65 to the state. If the pres
ent measures go through he will
pay approximately $500 more
taxes each year, or $500 for ev-
cry $1,000 Of taxable valuation.
He then called attention to the
benefits received from the state
college extension service, and the
work of the county agent, and
said: 1.-THE farmer is not likely
to stop at a few dollars, or to
penalize himself when he thinks
of the benefits he gets each year
from these various services" He
showed that Roosevelt county
pays $4,000 taxes to the state
treasury but gets back each year
about $1,000 from the various
funds.
Gripping and cramping the re-
sources Of the units of the Great
er University would mean that
the boys and girls of the state
would not have the chance to de-
velop as they have a right to do.
He said: Our chiefest resource
is the golden youth of the Treas
ure state" The passage of refer
endum measures No. 33 and No.
"a will mean that the present rev.
enue of the state will not be cur
tailed and that there will be a
sum voted to provide for build
ings so badly needed.
Quoting The Chancellor
below is the purport of the
statement of Chancellor Brannon
setting forth the language Of the
constitution, the terms of the ref
BRENDA and legislative acts, and
other pertinent facts with a bear
ing on the financial situation
faced by the state and the state
Institutions. There will be an ell
ection on the proposed referenda
and this information would be
valuable for reference if clipped
and saved.)
The legislature of Montana re-
ferred two important fiscal meas
ures to the voters in the coming
election of 1880. These measures
are known as the three million
dollar bond referendum and the
three mill levy referendum. They
appear in the 1929 laws as Chap
tiers 126 and 1873. Chapter 126, sec
tons / and 2, read as follows:
"That the Legislative Assembly
of the State of Montana is hereby
and empowered to di-
rect the State Board of Examin-
.rs to issue bonds in the name OF
the State of Montana in an amount
not exceeding Three Million Dol
lars ($3, 900, 000.00) in excess Of
the constitutional limitation of in
debtedness and over and above
any bonded Indebtedness hereto
fore incurred or created and for
the State of Montana is
now obligated, the money derived
the sale of said bonds to be
used for the purpose of construc-
ton, repairing, and equipping nee
essary buildings, for other per
manent improvements, and for &C
curing necessary grounds there
for. at the several institutions of
the State Of Montana, and con-
sisting of the State University at
Missoula, the State College OF Ag-