Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1893 — A Sensible Mexican Law. [ARTICLE]

A Sensible Mexican Law.

We are apt to look upon Mexioo as a poorly governed country, or, at any rate, as very far behind us in this respect. But in one of its provinces a law has been established whloh is certainly worthy the attention of our legislators. The Legislature of Sinaloa has reversed the order of things in the matter of assessments, and, instead of increasing a man’s taxes in proportion to his improvements, it gives relief where the Improvements are of value to the general public. Any one laying out a plantation with at least 500 rubber trees is to receive $1,000; and the benefit is not to stop there, for the increased value of the land, owing to the improvements, Is to be ignored by the assessors, under heavy penalties. This is a decided innovation, and seems a great improvement on our-plan of making the whole burden of taxation fall on those who spend money on improvements in which the neighbors participate, and reducing the taxes of those who keep property Idle and of little use to a minimum.