Excerpt from Foreword on Taxation in California The findings of this investigation are to be reported to the legislature which meets in 1917. The matter of the investigation upon the relative burden of taxation as between general property and corporation property, and also the investigation in regard to the reimbursements to counties for loss of revenue because of the withdrawal of railroad property, will be based upon the conclusions obtained from the appraisements of property of these two classes. This work as yet has not reached the point where any conclusions can be drawn, and, therefore, will not be touched upon at this time. The Commission thought wise, however, to enter into a discussion of some of the important matters pertaining to the general subject of revenue and taxation in this state, and 'for that purpose is issuing this first discussion in the form of a foreword on taxation in California. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.