The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1957-03-15
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revision and reform of the existing
real estate tax structure in the State
of Montana with the understanding
that various amendments would be
required to make said bill acceptable
to them before being enacted into
law, and,
WHEREAS, said amendments to
said House Bill No. 224 could not
be drafted within the time permitted,
and,
WHEREAS, the authors of said bill
appeared before the House Ways and
Means Committee to which commit
tee said bill had been referred, and
did request said committee that they
recommend the bill do not pass be-
cause it did not properly and truly
represent the views and ideas COP
corning the taxation of real estate
in Montana of said authors in the
form presented to the committee,
and.
WHEREAS, said committee there
upon recommended that said bill do
not pass, and,
WHEREAS, an individual or indi-
viduals, identity unknown, secured
the mimeographed copy of said House
Bill No. 224 and without the author
ity of the committee on Ways and
Means, or the Printing Committee,
or any of its members of staff, or
without any authority whatsoever
from this Legislative Assembly, did
order said House Bill No. 224 to be
printed by the identical firm which
has the contract for printing all bills
of this Legislative Assembly and did
order that said printer use the same
formal, type style, and paper size as
that used for the printing of bills to
be acted upon by this legislature, and,
WHEREAS, this bill whose print
ng was not authorized by the Print
ng Committee, or any of it's staff, or
by this Legislative Assembly in any
manner, was mailed out in large |
Quantities by firm whose place of /
residence was given as Butte. Mon
ana, which firm owned postal per-
nit No. 60 of the United States Post
Il Department to various residents
# the State of Montana and particu-
arly to residents in the counties of
he above named authors of said
louise Bill No. 224, and,
WHEREAS, this printed bill was
nailed in envelopes devoid of the
anne or names of the person or per-
ons responsible for the printing or
Mailing of the same in an apparent
tempt to hide his or their identity,
nd,
WHEREAS, the said printing and
of this pseudo House Bill
lvolved the expenditure of a large
UNI of money with the obvious impli-
alton and impression that the cost
the printing and distribution had
cen paid for by the State of Mon
ana and was indicative of the phil
sophy of the legislature regarding {
he taxation of real estate and par
cularly indicative of the philosophy :,
the authors of said bill regarding :
lie taxation of real estate, when in y
'ct, such was not the case, and,
WHEREAS, the continuance of s
lch practice is both dangerous, a
and detrimental to
embers of this legislative body, and i
'uld lead to widespread abuses such n
affixing the names of innocent n
gislators to mythical and fictitious
eces of legislation to be circulated Il
'er the entire State of Montana in il
attempt to destroy the political O
reers and regulations of members
the legislative body, and,
WHEREAS, tampering with nor Il
al legislative procedures by I'M
own person or persons attempts to A
ing pressure and ridicule upon this al
gislative Assembly and it's men, pl
RS, tends to lower the dignity of ri