The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-26
NEW SALMON TAX BILL I5
 INTRODUCED
Proposes Graduated Tax on All Salmon Caught
 in Alaska Waters
By BOB DE ARMOND

A new salmon tax bill - aimed particularly at the traps ant other gear catching salmon in quantities, but touching all salmon fishermen down to the rod and reel variety was introduced in the House of Representatives this morning by Rep Andrew Hope of Sitka.
 The bill, as with other bills in the past that have been intended primarily for regulation rather than revenue purposes, sets up a gradu- ated tax. fts
 The tax is based upon the number of fish caught by each single unit of gear. And a single unit of gear, according to the bill, would mean each drift gillnet, stake net. set net, pile trap, floating trap, hand driven trap, purse seine, beach seine, troll ling line, hand line or rod.
 The bill would tax each fish taken, but it is based upon the value of the fish as set by contract agree ment or prevailing minimum prices.
 Tax rates set up by the bill are as follows:
 King Salmon: Up to 2,500 fish, one-half of per cent of the value; 2500 to 5000 fish. 2 per cent; 5001 to 10000 fish, 10 per cent; over l0,- coo fish. 20 per cent.
 Red and Cohoe Salmon: Up to 5000 fish, one quarter of per cent of the value; 5001 to 10000 fish, 2 per cent; 10,001 to 2o,G00 fish, 10 per cent; 10000 to 40000 fish. 20 per cent; over 40,OOO fish. 30 per cent.
 Pink and Chum Salmon: Up to 25,G00 fish, one-quarter of per cent of the value; 25,001 to 50,000 fish, 2 per cent; 5O,001 to 100000 fish, 20 per cent; over 100000. 40 per cent.
 All receivers of salmon would, un- der the provisions of the bill, be required to keep track of the num- Der of fish received from each and every single unit of fishing equip ment = including, apparently, each individual trolling line and to report the information to the Tax Commissioner.
 The bill was referred to the Con- mittee on Fisheries of the House. Among the bills introduced in the House this forenoon were three by the Committee on Education: H.B. 76, relating to the term of office of school board members in incor- porated school districts; H.B. TT authorizing the Board of Educa- ton to reimburse school boards for interest paid on money borrowed during the past biennium; H.B. 78, requiring physical examination of school children at least once during each school year.
 An fireworks bill, requested 1 by many municipalities of the Ter
 ritory, was introduced this morning by Rep. Hendrickson. The bill would prohibit the importation, transpor- tation, sale, possession, gift, barter :. display and use of fireworks, except by municipal and other public au- thority.
 Exempt from the prohibition are paper caps for toy pistols and con- taining not more than one-tenth grain of explosives in each cap. A new bill to. regulate the real estate business in Alaska was in troduced this morning by Reps Hendrickson, Kay and Wilbur. This will would require the licensing and |; bonding of real estate brokers ano salesmen. It is different than the bill previously introduced and de- feated in the House in that it doeS i not create a Real Estate Board or require examination of brokers ano l dealers.
 The Auditor of Alaska would be ex-officio Commissioner of Req I Estate under the terms of the new bill and would handle licensing. i The Committee on Ways anc
 Means introduced deficinecy ap- propriation bill for the Department of Taxation in the amount of $50,-
 900.
 1 Up for consideration on thi;
 mornings House calendar were bills
 to give police powers to Civilian De
 fense officials and a technical bil
 relating to chattel mortgages.
 The former was held over unti
 March to await the return of Col
 J. D. Alexander from Anchorage.
 The second bill was the subject