Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-15
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ed, its operations have been productive OF
the most satisfactory results. New York,
New Jersey, Maryland. Indiana, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Tennessee and
Washington used it for the first. and Mas
sachusetts Rhode Island, Connecticut and
Montana for the second time at the last
general election.
| also recommend the enactment OF
statute providing for severer penalties
against illegal voting and for the punish
ment of persons who procure or assist IN
procuring illegal votes 10 be east, and that
the importing or enteringinto,a conspiracy
10 import, and the colonizing Of persons
within the State for political purposes, be
made offenSes punishable by line and lm-
prisOnment.
There is general complaint throughout
the State that by reason of the incompe-
tency or carelessness of nOtaries and other
officers certifying to the acknowledgment
of deeds under our statutory forms, the
title 10 a large amount of real property Is
clouded by dover interests or contingent
rights of dover II the privy examination
required of married women ever served
any good purpose, it has certainly long
ceased 10 do so, and as certificates of ack-
nowledgment are chiefly defective IN res
poet TO such privy examination, particu-
iarlv recommend that the law be so amend
Ell us 10 ottAiA1 N-S
of feme corert as is required OF rene sole
CERTAIN CLASSES OF PROPERTY not TAXED
The tax laws should be amended with.
reference to certain classes Of property
used and found within the State, belonging
10 or claimed for certain foreign corpora
tons and now escaping taxation
The Pullman Car Company's sleeping,
chair and parlor cars compose considera-
BILE part of nearly every passenger train on
our trunk lines: fares are collected from
ali persons who ride therein by the COM
pany's employees, and the railroads pay 10
/ the Pullman Company in addition ser
vice mileage at the rate OF two cents per
mile for each car. The State should SUB
iect this property TO taxation on some
equitable basis.
/ throughout the State are using leased cars
and perhaps other rolling stock belonging
| to foreign car trust companies, which under
Dresent laws are not assessed for taxation.
/ The quantity and value Of such property
used and found in the State is rapidly IN
| creasing every year. Our assessment laws
should be amended TO reach this class oil
property. .o, -.
Under sections 6 and IL Of chapter "a OF
the Code, foreign telegraph companies
onerating in West Virginia report only the
/ gross receipts lOl uiIoooENo oNhN "
ceived from points within the State. The
REGENTS for messages sent TO or received
from points without the State are not re-
norted or taxed. If the interstate COM
inerce clause Of the Federal Constitution
| forbids this being done, some other mode
of taxation should be devised in the prem
ises.
SHELTON COLLEGE.
In compliance with a joint resolution
nassed AT the last session of the Legisla-
ture. appointed commission TO inquire
into and report upon the eXpediency oil
purchasing Shelton College, in kanawha
county for an academy for cOlored youth.
The renort of the commissioners is here
with submitted, from which it will appear
that in their opinion such purchase IS not
expedient.
DELINQUENT AND FORFEITED LANDS.
Those of our lands commonly denomin-
ated wild lands are rapidly increasing IN
value. Many tracts but recently regarded
as comparatiyely worthless are now OF
ready sale at good prices Large bodies OF
snch lands belong 10 the State through
forfeiture and sale for non-payment oil
taxes. Whatever legislation Is necessary
to secure TO the State the value oil sucu
lands should be enacted.
A large portion OF lutst laAuH' aiop' - a.
possession of settlers under junior grants
or purchases at delinquent tax-sales and
sales made by school commissioners, the
senior titles TO which are valuelesss having
been forfeited for uon-payment OF taxes
Nevertheless, am informed that In numer
our cases persons holding these forfeited
and worthless titles have them entered
upon the assessors books, possibly u score
Of years after such delinquency and forfeit
nre. with out paying or having theIl
/ charged with back taxes; allow the lands
/ IN become again delinquent and forfeited
and sold for taxes, buy themin or purchase
J through the school commissioners
inns obtaining deeds therefor
2 ana placing themselves IN posluoI
] m blackmail the settler, who, though NJ
= NAV have the better title, usually prefer:
r IN COMPROMISE the matter rather than DE
fend an action Of eiectment, OFTEN orough
in the federal court and involving an e1
nense equal to the value of the land in con
! urre such changes in the law, or tn
, enactment of such new measures, as WI
2 prevent the entry of forfeited lanas npei
r The assessors books. Penalties should y
2 enacted against persons procuring IL 70 "
= done as well us against the of1cers VINO II
violation Of law make such entries.
! SoTARIEs PUBLIC.
/. recommend such changes in the law
! relating 10 the appointment OF notare