. Boone County Recorder . ble personalty con-sists mostly of Stocks, Bonds, Notes,Cash. Accounts. Mortgages, and othersuch evidences of enterprise, all ofwhich are limited by law or custom toa certain-percent of earnings. .\0 otherkind of property has the limits of itsprofits fixed by Law. A man may law-fully earn all he can in his store, hisshop or on his farm. He may chargewhat he pleases for his professionalservices, for his m&nufactued wares,for his cattle, his hogs and his corn,wheat and tobacco, but when he comesto lending money, which the invest-ment in Securities - includes, he isstric
. Boone County Recorder . ble personalty con-sists mostly of Stocks, Bonds, Notes,Cash. Accounts. Mortgages, and othersuch evidences of enterprise, all ofwhich are limited by law or custom toa certain-percent of earnings. .\0 otherkind of property has the limits of itsprofits fixed by Law. A man may law-fully earn all he can in his store, hisshop or on his farm. He may chargewhat he pleases for his professionalservices, for his m&nufactued wares,for his cattle, his hogs and his corn,wheat and tobacco, but when he comesto lending money, which the invest-ment in Securities - includes, he isstrictly limited to a gross incomenever exceeding six per cent, and isit fair to exact half or more of hisincome for taxes when others get offwith perhaps one-tenth of their earn-ings from other kinds of investedproperty, farming, professions andbusiness? The argument is all infavor of the money lender, as his capi-tal is essential to all industrial im-provement and cheap money greasesthe wheels of progress and TAX AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED ON AT THENOVEMBER ELECTION. The Tax Amendment to be againvoted on at the November Electionwill, if adopted, authorize the Legis-lature to e»act a new Tax Law thatwill subject the enormous amount ofpersonal property in the shape ofStocks, Bonds, Notes and accountsnow escaping taxation to a fair shareof the burden-and- reduce—the taxes-on Land and Improvements. Everytaxpayer should vote for it, as anyLaw enacted under its provisionsmust be ratified by the people beforeit can be enforced and this guaran-tees a fair Law. Macadam Road Treated With AsphaltBinder. plain macadam, gravel, shell, other- Laid surfaced roads, sand and claymixture properly graded and drained,ordinary earth roads properly con-structed, and, finally, unimprovedroads. The second card asks for informa-tion in-regard to the tax rate for theroads and the amount of work and-money expended on them^r- The third blank is concerned withthe names of local road officials, andt
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