Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-02-16

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signature, it will become law and
municipality owned power plants can
serve their trade territory with light
and power.
With the long hours of work put
in by most of the legislative members,
it is sometimes refreshing and invig-
Grating to have a good laugh. 1t takes
up but minutes time and sort of
produces renewed energy and vigor.
A resolution was up in the House the
other day for sending a delegation Of
three House members to the Red
River Valley show at Crookston. The
resolution would allow SIS expenses
for the trip. The appropriation was
voted down, but the House voted to
send a committee anyway. Rep.
Hitchcock, Kern, and Quinlivan, stall
wart members, voted against the ap-
preparation, as did the big majority of
the House members. With the APP
preparation struck, Speaker Mum,
with broad smile on his face and
his homely dry humor, announced his
selection for the "Grasshopper Junket
Trip" as being Hitchcock, Kern, and
Quinlivan. 1t brought a roar from
the House including the three MEM
bers mentioned. Not to be outdone,
the man from the granite quarry city,
Mr.. Quinlivan, who is an able man
on his feet changed his vote on the
appropriation, with a smile.
Would Postpone Tax Sales.
The Senate Tax committee has ap-
proved the Buckler-Sell bill to post
pone coming delinquent tax sales.
Under it's terms, the sale of real
estate on which 1881 taxes have not
been paid will be postponed from May
1 to the same date in 1885. Also,
those paying up the 1881 taxes now,
with penalties and interest, would be
given credit on their 1882 taxes for
the amounts so paid in excess Of the
original tax.
Changes in commercial truck and
passenger car license fees are still
being debated. With 1913 members in
the Legislature, and nearly as many
opinions on details, 1t requires some
little time to work out program that
will receive majority vote in both
Houses. The popular thing for the
Legislature to do right now would, of
course, be to cut passenger car taxes
500. 1t is an easy thing to do and
from a political standpoint, might be
expedient. Every car owner could
see on his license receipt just what
the Legislature had cut his tax this
year, if that were done. The Legisla-
| tors would in many quarters be
praised as real economists, and in
other ways hailed to the skies.
The So and "a Minimum Auto Tax.
The matter of cutting real estate
taxes is not so easily done, and that
is what concerns many of the legisla-
tors much more. The writer is still
clinging to the bill introduced early
in the Session which calls for mini
mum tax of So on cars weighing
under 1000 pounds and 81 mini
mum on cars weighing over 1000
pounds. Under provisions of the writ
er's bill there would be no change in
the basic rate. With a So minimum,
an old Model T Ford touring car.
1927 model, costing $3.50 f. o. b. fac
tory, would be taxed $685. in 1888.
If it were 1926 model, the tax would
be So. Any older model than 1926,
would have the minimum tax of SO.
A car with a basic price of $500 f. o.
b. factory would be taxed Sc if five
years old; $3.50 if six years old, and
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over 1000 pounds, if seven years old
or older.
If a person can afford to buy a
new car costing $500 f. o. b. factory,
he can also we'll afford to pay the
basic rate of 2.4% or $14.4O in license
| fees. The owners of old Ford cars
valued from SO to $50 are the ones
who need reduction in taxes, most,
and therefore, the bill for minimums
of SO and 81 as above mentioned.
Governor Olson has asked the Leg
islature to enact a bill transferring
auto license fees collections from the
office of the Secretary of State to the
State Highway Department. The
chief executive maintains that the
ing of approximately 100000. Any
thing proposed by the governor is
we'll thought out-he usually gets
what he asks for-and so it is very
| likely that this change will be made.
Income Tax Recommended.
The House committee on taxes rec
commended out for passage Friday
morning, the State Income Tax bill,
H. F. No. 367 with few minor
amendments. A special order will
likely be made of this important
statewide bill, which, if enacted into
law, will produce enough revenue to
lower real estate taxes for state rev.
enue purposes in no small degree.
Friday afternoon the House passed
bill extending the privilege of pay
ing personal property taxes in 1888 up
to April 1, or one month of extent1on
without penalty. If the Senate takes
like action, which would naturally be