The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 13, 1916, Page 14

YRR A s o " dently intended originally to exempt Tax Dodgers Mr. Wallace, State TaxCom- missioner, Shows Commer- cial Clubs and Lodges Do Not Pay Taxes. Geo. E, Wallace, one of North Da- kota’s' three tax commissioners, throws considerable light on the tax dodging game in the state. “So far as I am aware,” says Mr. Wallace, “there is only one commer- cial club in North Dakota paying any taxes whatever.” Commercial Clubs Dodge Taxes Mr. Wallace -means by that the commercial clubs are and have been for years posing as “chartible” or- ganizations, under a somewhat am- biguous provision of state law evi- only churches and other strictly re- ligious or chartable institutions. But for years practically every commer- cial club and lodge has escaped taxes, a condition of affairs that is prob- ably unparalleled in any other state of the union. ; Mr. Wallace means that a commer- cial club or lodge may have thous- ands of dollars worth of equipment— furniture, office fixtures, billiard tables, etc.—all used for the Benefit of a special class of people and not pay a cent for the privilege. He means not enly that, for in scores of - instances real estate owned by lodges and commercial ' clubs is exempted, just like it would, be if owned by._the public at large and the public had the same rights in it and privilege to use it as it has to use a city hall or municipal auditorium, Farmers Pay Taxes “Are there any farmers’ clubs or " organizations owning~personal or real property and not paylag taxes on it?” *'Mr, Wallace was asked; - “None that I know of,”* he said. “The farmer is not a tax dodger. He pays his taxes and is exempt in noth- . ing when it comes to taxes. The only commercial club I know of paying taxes is the one at Wahpeton. The tax commission is going after this situation when it gets'rid of the mass © of work it now has on hand, and I believe we can get an interpretation of the law by ‘the courts defining charitable angd, religious organizations which will permit us to put on the books the property of these organi- zations now exempt.” “We have tried repeatedly to get - property of this kind assessed but - failed. In the first place, it is most - difficult to get local assessors to place R Ly " and of course there is an, awiful hol- it out, it on the list, and then when they do the local boards of equalization cut The plea is, a commercial club in a way is a public institution, dedicated to the public integest, ete,, ler when it is atttempted to assess them. P : Law is Indefinite “In addition to this it is a fact that the law defining’ charitable organiza- tions is indefinite and it will take a Bupreme cougt- decision before wel! have full authority to go ahead and SO G OW much wild oats do you have to sow this spring? As-ye more excuse for a farmer to sow this hateful wild oats, when there is now a separator on the mar- ket that separites every Business Clubs [ prevent this kind of tax dodging. y, it has even been held that so- rority houses at schools, owned by private and, exclusive societies, are exempt and none of them are paying taxes. Hospitals which conduct & profitable business are escaping taxa- tion throughout the state on the plea they are charitable institutions, while as a matter of fact they may have one or two of what they call ‘charity beds,” the rest being for profit. “County commissioners will testify that these socalled - charitable hos- pitals not paying taxes are quick enough to send in a bill when the county sends a pauper there to be taken care of. Going After Tax Dodgers “We have just fought through the courts one of the most important tax cases ever decided and won it. We expect to do the same thing with any number- of other -classes of tax dod- gers as soon as-we can get to it. We did start a test case on the charitable and religious institution matter at Grand Forks, but had to drop it be- cause in the meantime the ‘law con- cerning the subject was amended and a decision would have done no good.” Mr. Wallace says that athletic clubs and turnvereins in various parts of the state also escape taxation, altho their property benefits only a small and exclusive class, the general public not having the use of it. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISMENTS FOR SALE: Fine silver spangled Hamburg cockerels, converse strain, $2.00. rs. Geo. Lytle, Voltaire, N. Dak. - 15-3t FOR _SALE CHEAP—2 registered Berkshire boars, good breeders, Min- netonka Prince a 2nd No. 194,- 258, and Bisbee Star No. 202621; also have some gilts for sale. F. L. Brauner, Box 194, Bishee, N. D. FOR SALE—One Oliver Typewriter in good order. Has 12 inch carriage. Used only two years and cost $109 new. Will sell for $45 spot cash. Act ti‘gickly.——J. R. Richardson, Box 919, Fargo, N. D. FOR SALE— One pure bred French draft mare, in foal; 5 years old; black with star; weight about 1900 Ibs. M. N. Gulleson, owner. Rut- land, N. D. 1-4t WANTED-—Address of. owner of “Lit- tle Devil” Gas Tractors, Yourself or neighbor's. George D. Laird, Webster N. D. 1-2t FOR SALE— Pure Bred M. B. Tur- keys and B. P. Rock Cockereals; stock as good as the best. Mary pleased customers in the past; same in the future is my motto. Also one Ped P. China Boar. Toms $3.75; hens $2.75. 25c returned on receipt of empty crate. Cockerals $1.00. L. P. Andrews, Pekin, D. D. ARGO TANNERY ANDREW MONSON, Prop. Receives hides and skins for tanning to har- ness l::he.e:obes and eo:‘t'a Robes lined, hides bought, leather and robes for eale. send for pfluml’i;tuo! AUTO' AND BUGGY FARGO TANNERY, FARGO, N.D. DENTIST Dr. Prescott, of Steele Will be in BRADDOCK, N. D. 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