Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 August 1907 — Taxless Town. [ARTICLE]

Taxless Town.

'‘There are no taxes in the town of Orsa, in Sweden,” said an assessor. “Furthermore, the townspeople have a free railroad, free telephones, free education and free libraries. Think of It —not merely no taxes to swear off and dodge and lie about, but no car fares, no telephone fees. “In the French town of Chamaret there are no taxes either. The Chamaret extra is a Christmas blowout The mayor spends $2,500 from the town treasury on a Christmas treat, to which all the inhabitants are invited. “Monaco has no taxes, thanks to the Monte Carlo gaming, and Ivlingenlburg-on-the-Main owns clay pits so profitable that they not only make every one tax free, but afford to each inhabitant a small income as well.” —New Orleans Times-Democrat.