Dorsey outlines tax policy and reforms in his message
Georgia Governor Hugh Dorsey defends the tax equalization law while urging reforms to close evasions. He proposes moving inauguration to January, extending state oversight to private corporations, and raising the age of consent to 16. He calls for improved tax on mortgages and banks, later filing dates, and stronger enforcement of school and road programs.
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Proposal to merge budget bodies and control appropriations
The message urges forming a Finance Committee to unify Ways and Means and Appropriations, and to create a Board of Control to scale each appropriation to match revenues. It argues the Governor should not bear the burden of item-by-item cuts and cites plans ahead of 1918 disbursements.
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