The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-02-11
TAX PROGRAM
ASKS INCREASE
OF POLL LEVY
Every Person of Legal Age
Would Pay So Yearly
Under Proposal.
EXEMPTIONS SUGGESTED
Household Goods, Money
on Deposit Favored to
Escape Charge.

Concrete recommendations for
taxation reform program finally
has come from the inter- house COM
mittee on taxation in the legisla-
ture and bills for fostering the
things recommended are being con-
sidered today.
The program was developed at a
closed conference of the committee
in the offices of Lieutenant Gov
ernor Edgar d. Bush following the
session Tuesday afternoon.
Bush and Speaker Walter Myers
Of the house are joint chairmen Of
the committee, which is composed
of leading members of both houses
and is bipartisan.
Intangible Levy Omitted
The resolution, as finally adopted,
is a victory for Bush in that tax
alton of intangibles is ignored
among the bills to be drawn, al
though legislation to prevent Sc
queStration was among the recon-
mendations of the Indiana tax sur
vey committee.
Reduction or abolition of the state
property tax, increasing of poll tax
to 81, to be paid by every one more
than 81 years old, and exemption
of household goods and money on
deposit are among the things rec
commended. Personal income and
corporate taxes will be used to re-
place the property levies.
Eleven Proposals Made
Complete text Of the resolution
follows:
BE is resolved that this, the joint
tax committee of the senate and
house of representatives, does here
by adopt the following proposition
as a basis of our elaboration:
Il. That the state tax levy on
property be discontinued and the
revenue to be raised in lieu thereof
shall be raised or provided from
other sources, as follows:
"a. Personal income tax.
ID. Corporation income tax.
&C. A poll tax of 81 on each Citi~
zen over 81 years of age.
ID. Such other methods as may
be hereafter determined upon.
-. That all revenue so raised
shall be paid into the state treasury
for the purpose of reducing the
property tax.
SO. That if distribution of anv
part of such funds shall be made,
it shall be made upon the basis OF
the assessed valuation of real estate
of the several counties.
q. That determined effort shall
be made to effect reduction in the
cost of government and consequent
reduction in budgets and local tax
levieS, by the following means.
"a. The removal of minimum
mandatory levies.
"b. The discretionary determine
ton, by local officials charged with
making the budget, of all expendi-
lures for salaries, operating ex-
penSes, and for all other purposes.
Clauses on Schools
&C. BY placing the right to order
the removal of any school or county
building in the board of commits
sioners of each county.
I'd. BY making it unlawful to
withhold or deny a commission Of
any high school, or to fix the stand
ing of any school on any basis
other than that of educational pro-
f1ciency.
IS. That the personal property
assessment list should be revised
emitting household goods, libraries
and money on deposit. and exemp.-
ing the same from taxation.
IS. BY providing that no license
shall be issued by the state or any
municipality except upon evidence
of the payment of applicants tax
for the preceding year.
~. By the adjustment of Office
of township assessor, and creation
of county board of assessment.
"8. BY providing for continuous
assessment of real estate.
g. By providing for consolida-
ton of townships.
10. BY providing for Consolida-
ton of counties.
I'll. BY providing for q perma-
nent committee to effect economy
and efficiency in state and local