Show WHY MINE TAX A LAW SHOULD B BE THROWN THROB I 1 ASIDE 0 no 10 man in the state is better posted on the mining industry and mining minin 9 laws than uncle jesse knight he fie was one of th thi sc sf who filed flied an un against the proposed constitutional amendment dment over taxing the mines he ile knows what buck such ai nl n l ill timed law would do to the lu la austry in writing on the subject I 1 be ve says the method deigned designed in the proposed amendment for taxing mines is wrong in principle contrary to the theory and spirit of our american government of pr and should be defeated by the voters of the state regardless of political affiliation to delegate such powers to boale choser by it partisan governor and responsible to him only would take away the rights of the people diage dangerous rous and might result in confiscation of 3 ille amendment places no limitation whatever on the board of equa qua e in net proceeds of mines to confer by the organic law of the state such un limited power upon an appointed board would be infamous the proposed amendment was not int until the last day of the legislative session indeed several days after the constitutional period bad had expired and arid was passed without notice without hearing and a nd wit without h out C consideration 0 a side ratio n 1 it must bi remembered that our constitutional provisional provi siona on taxation were framed after mature delibera tion by a non partisan constitutional convention chosen for that specific duty by the people who adopted and ra ratified rifled their work it should not be tinkered with nor amended without grae consideration and imperative imperati vp which does not exist aline owners and operators ex t and desire to pay their proportion of ull all additional revenue ne necessary cessa essay y to meet the requirements of the state it general and the in bartic ulai U al our feda federal aril go Korn rement ment has shown the mut equitable mell method hod ol 01 taxation namely the income tax bith for individuals and coin corporations orations oui already provides for an income consequently no 0 amendment is u A state income tax will pro de a I 1 the additional revenue necessary and pl ice the burden equitably in stead of leaving such distribution to whims and prejudices of an ap point poin ive ve board aart already ady we ara are biking our in ill come returns in campli fice sith national law this method hasit has met aad and will meet the national require iare ments and is 13 worthy of adoption by the states on the othe ban the proposed amendment tf to the constitution if it adapted would retard our development m n and weald be the beginning us af class legislation in in this state a thing most to be deplored and bould not nut provide a just or final settle nent of the tax problem reduced to phin language it maans constantly increased loeis to the board of equalization who thereby can favor their personal friends and penalize their political i enemies en emles ii it IS 13 tax atun without representation in its it form and therefore violates over fundamental p it opens an avenue venue a arr cal corruption and invites graft gratt and blackmail the principle onn orin ciple of the national in con e tax appeals to the pubic public sense of justice notwithstanding the heavy burdens it imposes our legislature without cons titu dional amendment has full power to enact such I 1 aws wa as arc are necess iry try to meet any aby revenue situation and this is as it should be thereby in the words of thomas jefferson preserve pre lug ing inviolate the fun latin tal prin ciple that tho people are not to be taxed but by representatives choden immediately by themselves life la Is a process of blang and taking bosc would have fui full 1 life must give liberally rally of his store to ot obbra bra to e must n receive from others othera ir return there must be a it constant to ter change |