Okanagan Commoner
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2013-01-23
issued: 1919-12-11
description: Okanagan Commoner is merged with the Enderby Press and Walker's Weekly.
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note: ������������������,*v '<r ''t^r imgmt IN WHICH IS MERGED THE ENDERBY PRESS AND WALKER'S WEEKLY. 0^^mMi*S^Kmimjm0m0m0mrmMym^*mBmmmm0^t^i0m Vol. 13, No. 40, Whole No. 636 MUNICIPAL REVENUES ENDERBY, B. C.THURSDAY, DEC. 11, 1919. Subscription, $2 a y������������������r; 5c copy Provincial Government Strong: ly Urged to Enlarge Scope of Taxation Allowed Municipalities to Enable them to Carry On on More Equitable Basis. "That the Provin- ��������������������������� be requested to Considerable discussion has been created by the resolutions put before the Provincial tax commission by the cilies and towns of-the Okanagan, which were referred 'to brielly in these columns last week. The full text of tlie resolutions is given below; Motor Tax���������������������������"That, as.motor traffic i.s increasingly a cause of- heavier charge^ "for building, and maintaining roads, within the municipalities, we are of the opinion that the Provincial -Government should apportion to thc municipalities a substantial percentage of thc revenue derived from motor licenses." . Gasoline Tax��������������������������� cial Government pass legislation authorizing the municipalities to assess retail dealers a tax of two cents per gallon on all gasoline sold for motor traffic purposes, such revenue to be used for general municipal purposes; the. Provincial Government to protect retailers within municipal limits by imposing a similar tax on gasoline retailed in unorganized districts for provincial purposes." Personal Tax���������������������������"That as an additional source of municipal revenue the Provincial - Government :b������������������ strongly'urged to allot to municipK alities a reasonable proportion of - personal property tax collected in such municipalities." Amusement Tax���������������������������"That a.s an adi ditional source of municipal'revenue, the Provincial Government-' be -strongly urged to- allot to. puini- cip-alitics" at least 50 per cent o,f->the revenue derived- from t…
note: Titled Walker’s Weekly from 1908-04-023 to 1909-02-25. Titled Enderby Press and Walker’s Weekly from 1909-03-04 to 1918-03-28. Titled Okanagan Commoner from 1918-04-04 to 1921-12-29. Print Run: 1908-1921 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Enderby (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0179229
language: English
lat: 50.5500000
long: -119.1402778
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Enderby, B.C. : Walker Press
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text