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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1947)
^ OCTOBER 23, 1947 B R O O K IN G S -H A R B O R P IL O T , B R O O K IN G S OREGON "VV orld’« Finest C lim ate’ 7W tw tion the statem ent for increasing X h ' — ‘ he- A “ - ! ° * ^ u ^ n t e n t . ot the — »..» •vMu u v iu tin j v i n it' local hv »x , ‘ ucn S a te c X ? “ d ying m body i n ' i ' T * * I " ' «nu ,W7 ortier of this budget law and other laws of tn c t. sa,d d is tric t was in effect ipality, or ¡)v the ¿ a r t i X « " . ,he purpos<‘ ot '>'<■ »"•’ » ». 'henffore pon to prepare DreDare a budget hnHc.st u ooard. t e r ascertaining a s c e rta in in g th e netx,,n< ..... . w m ______ - n « . . » ____ ____ _____ _ _____ _ ----- of ------- called upon the persons having ORDERED A N D _____ D IR E C TE D icers Upon wbose certificate property in and secure the law ful approval the district. As set that the assessor of C urry Coun- « « c • a . lle d and held, forth in Section 111-910. a a Dcrsof p e n « , * ty. Oregon, extend uptin 'th e ' as- of the taxpayers to any excess and the ------on 111-910, fwiied from page one votes of the people shall «ho offers to vote may be chai sessment ro ll the tax levy as last the amount of $42,706,47, over the six per cent lim itation. | be given upon the answrs yes wngea lenged c by the chairman ot the made by School D is tric t No. 17 stion of authorization fo r m ere are numerous examples I a n d n „ in ............ ‘ of a school d istrict or other tax- U .ihm ininn ...L ? ;SUa manni'd of meetitng or any qualified elector of C urry County. tress was placed before . ,. 4 submitting questions to vote of A fte r such callenge the appli an election, held s Preparing a second the people." Done at its offices in Salem. cant elector has the rig h t to be 26 At said election ¡ budee,: I f sucb bud« « be pre- The ballot used at the election questioned under oath as to his Oregon, this 15th day of Octo „ authorized the levy Par<>d ■" compliance w ith the re- t h . d fell Septem.ber 26 contained qualifications, fo r the absence of ber. 1947.. „ of 219 in favor to 120 I d ’ rements o f t h e la w . and. the following language: STA TE TA X COMMISSION, ¡the elector’s name from the as- 1 where required, be duly sub (State Seal! REASON FOR INCREASING segment ro ll is not a complete m itted to the law fu l electorate E a rl Eisher, commissioner and third budget is the one fo r an expression of th eir w ill, T A X LEVY: To provide more 1'ar to his rig ht to cast a ballot, chairman. er review The petition this commission is aware of no adequate facilities for the in- Thus- one who can present evi- Wallace S. W harton, commis nng the validity of the sioner. sta tu te invalidating such second creased public school population i dence he has stock, shares or sets forth several grounds budget nor authorizing this com and for increased cost of oper- ownership in any corporation, C arl Chambers, Commissioner which will be considered and secretary. . mission to do so. This opinion is ation, the amount of tax, in ex- firm or co-opartnership. which supported by that of the A tto r cess of the 6 per cent lim itation has property in the d istrict as first claim contained in ney General rendered in 1930, in fo r said school year is $32,706.47” ishown by the last county assess-. T ry O —X /K J A<tn-—Thag jtion is to the effect th a t which he declared that a school 1 I t is to be noted that Section ’ rne’ ,t- ls deemed to have complied tion held June 16, 1947, d is tric t may re-consider and set A ’ A 18 ^ fiu irin g «>th the property qualifications. ! refused to authorize tax aside its action in voting taxes, *hatt th,e ballots contain a s t a t e - j ab^ n c e of a challenge there- he reas<?ns for ,ncreas- i ' 11 cann'?t „* * said that one excess of the six per and prepare, publish and adopt ™ h\ . eVy , makue no detailed C8St 8 baI,Ot was not CJual- utation to set aside said a new budget at any time before O n u w w qf (Ao Wns'M’s FlM at was final, in the ab- the ta x has been entered upon specifications for the contents of rf another vote to set the tax rolls (See Op. A.G. 1928- such statement. In the opinion of i tir a o i. ■ ¡this commission, it cannot be! nibinct '»ants Schools CROFT BAAfTKR LILY election. This presents 30. p. 610). said the statement on the ballots No,e is taken by the commis- tion of the effect of a Planting and PVacaag Stock by the qualified electors Claims Faulty Ballots used in the September 26 elec- ®ion of the fact that the eleetor- Brooking«. Ore U. S. A. tion is in violation of the re- ate of the school d is tric t has tion a tax levy in excess In th e ir second allegations of quirements of Section 110-1112 ¡three times been called upon six per cent lim ita tio n petitioners question O. C. L. A. to express its w ill upon the budget by the Oregon consti- ille g a lity , the a u th o rity of the school board In support of the claim that of School D istrict No. 17. At jnation of the local bud- to expend money fo r a second or persons not qualified to vote ¡each election, subsequent to that and the public” school tb ird election, and fu rth e r cites were allowed to vote, petitioners ¡held on June 16, the electorate this state discloses n o ,a lle Ked unwise expenditures. This proffered the names of but three more clearly expressed its favor —N ational Rhecm, Jud upon the a u th o rity i c^a' m bas *n Part already been such persons, and upon question of the requested tax levy u n til school board of a second-! answered. Further, this comm is-|ing ing declared that none of such at the th ird election the vote Whitehead, Mission, Mon chool district to supple- sion has no a uth o rity to question persons had been challenged as approximated a m a jo rity of 2-1. ¡sting budgets or to pre the discretion and judgment of to his or her right to cast a Having heard representatives tag electric and gas fired a school board in the adm inistra ballot. second budget p rio r to of the parties concerned in this water heaters. Section 111-910 O. C. L. A. m atter and considered the evi- tension of the tax levy tion of its local affairs. See City upon the assessment and of P ortland v. Welch, 154 Or. OUtlines the qualification of a dence presented, this commission voter at a school district election: finds that the budget and the The refusal of the ta x- 286,59 p. (Bd) 228. In th e ir th ird allegation of i l tax levy fo r the budget in ques at one election to auth- PLUMBING Complied With Law amount in excess of the leg ality, petitioners set forth that "Any citizen of this state, male tion were prepared and made required by one budget the school board failed to include or female, who is 21 years of in substantial compliance w ith j to them does not p re ■ -o reasons n the ballots a statement the of «ax th e |app ,,nri Says has resided in the dis- fo r increasing taraedla.eiy pre- preparation of a second or its consideration by levy as required by Section HO-¡ceding the meeting or election »vers Rather, such very 1112 O. C. L. A., and that Per-'and has property in the district in itself necessitates a sons not qualified to vote w e re jas shown bly the last county as- nnation and re-appraisal allowed to vote.” ¡sessment, and not assised by the budgetary requirements Section 110-1112 O. C. L. A., in sheriff, or which he or she is Lstrict which in tu rn may relevant part declares th a t: liable or subject to pay a tax, "The question of increasing shall be entitled to vote at any another expression of of the taxpayers. In any tax levy when submitted t° school meeting or election in manner, when the State the vote of the people as herein j saifj district: provided that the omission by its opinion provided, shall be stated on the , property qaulificaiions imjx»sed ¡us? 15, ordered the C u rry ballot by including in such ques ; by this section shall not apply in the election of the school d i rectors and school clerks; pro vided further, that any person )n’t fail to see “P e te ” if you contemplate shall be deemed to have com plied w ith the property q u a lifi purchasing real estate! cation imposed by this section Classified Section for BETTER BUYS! who presents to the directors or judges of election satisfactory MILDRED SLONE, a Traffic S u p erv isor evidence that he or she has stock, of the West Coast shares or ownership in any cor T e le p h o n e C o m poration, firm, or co-opartner- pany. ship which has property in the Real Estate And Insurance district, as showm by the last county assessment, and not as fy Building Brookings, Oregon sessed by the sheriff, on which such corporation, firm or co-part O ur switchboard operators are our front nership pays a tax, even though his or her individual name does line soldiers. They bear the brunt of the at not appear on the tax roll. The tack. handling a record num ber of calls with .chairman of any school meeting facilities that, thanks to the war. are still w oe or any qualified elector, hereby fully inadequate. >.<•>-. ■ > » is authorized to challenge any person who may offer to vote at Behind them stand the front line officers. any such meeting. In case an >uperv .•rvxsors. Their long experience and the Su ¡elector has been challenged or ed skill are throw n into the breach w hen prov disqualified, it shall be the duty î î l 11 som ething happens.” They train new oper (of the chairman of such meeting to administer to each person so ators. They assist experienced operators to challenged to m b in g his place of, handle unusual calls. They help their Chief [residence and qualifications as O perator to control traffic in em ergency con elector at such meeting, and, up ditions such as flood, fire, serious accident. on taking which, he shall in te r rogate him respecting his c itiz M ild re d Slone is one ot 850 m em bers ot enship in this state, his age, his the West Coast Telephone F a m ily w hose Woolens, Silks, D raperies, Blankets residence in the district immedi w o rk in g objective is to g iv e you the best pos ately proceeding the meeting or sib le telephone service. election, a n d whether he has IF IT CAN BE CLEANED— property or shares in a corpora tion in the district as shown by « E CAN CLEAN IT! ¡the last county assessment, and assessed by the sheriff, on |which he or she is liable or sub ject to pay a tax, and if the meeting be fo r the election of (school directors or clerks, he shall interrogate him as to wheth e r he is a resident and otherwise Iqaulified as an ele cto r" Commission jon Favors »I District 17 C ounty Assessor to deny exten- si°n upo" the assessment ro ll to the tax levy required bv the second budget of the school dis! 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