Resolution 00365RESOLUTION 20. 365.
the corporation tax bill before the legislature is designed to make
al the taxes on public utility corporations with the taxes on private property, and
WHEREAS, the taxes on private property throughout the state have been increased
on corporations have not been raised whatever during the
while the
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Same period, and
ie required to bring
tax rate on corporatio
119195, an increase of 366 in the
perty, and
paid by owners of private
corporation
WHEREAS, the defeat of the corporation tax bill would mean the imposing upon pri-
tax of 22 cents per 5100, thereby aaki..1C private property
vate property of an additions
which it has not teen called upon to do since the adop -
oontritute
tion of the present tax system in the year 1919, and
rden of state expenses would interfere with the
ocntributing to the h
development,
o and proper support of county, muulci_ral and local undertakings
Council of the City of Alameda emphatically
TREES:FORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the
endorses the corporation tax bill that has for its purpose and effect the equalizing of
taxes between private property owners and public utility corporatio
M. Ctis and
nd that we
in their support of the corporation tax bill
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in behalf of said bill as a measure of justice and equality between the various
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PESOLV 0, that a copy of those resolutions be mailed to both Senator
BE IT 'URT1
Spence and that copies of same be iosued to the press.
Edwin M. Otis and Ass
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly
nci.1 of the City of Alameda
regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the co
the following vote, to -wit;
February 16th,
Councilmen Adams, Latham, Probst, Tilden and President Otis,
my hand and affixed
EOF, I have hereunto
It TE5T IMOIIY
of February,
of said city this 15th la;
(Seal of the City of Alameda).
.11, true and correct copy of
I heroby certify that the foregoing is a
es in the Legis-
eda'1 Representa.ti
lution Yo. 365, Commending the Lotion of Al
Corporation Tax Bill'', passed by the Council of the City
of February, 1921.