The Wichita daily eagle., 1893-12-30
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Fishback of Cowley, was elected president

Fishback of Cowley, was elected president
by acclamstiou.
| George L. Evans of Butler county, wa
elected secretary, and c. G. Wood Of Riie!
| county was elected treasurer.
William Duffy of Harper. read pape
on the Methods of Keeping Account:
! With the County Treasurer"
| This is a subject that is dear to the hear
! of every county clerk. and there are nearly
as many methods as there are clerks.
On motion the convention adjourned til
7:20 p. m.
| AT the evening session most of the :ims
| was devoted to the question OF assessing
| property iu accordance with the law. the
| object being kept constantly in view tt
| lower the individual taxes, which must
result from an assessment at a cash value
| This will please Wichita's city assessor
j. ID. Caldwell, who has been doing some
hard work in that direction.
The treasurer vas instructed to draw on
the various county clerks for a sufficien.
amount to meet the expense of test case
| being made in regard to clerks retaining
fees.
On avote being taken Salina was chosen
as the place in which to mold the next
meeting
The following resolutions were offered
and unanimously adopted:
W hereas, The assessed valuation Of
All property IN our state is constantly be-
ing depressed or lowered by our township
trustees and city Assessors, and the rate of
taxation corresponding!y increased to the
detrinent or the reputation of our state;
and
Whereas, Much personal property is
escaping taxation entirely, and thus fail
ing % bear Its just proportion of the pub
nc expenditures. contrary TO The spirit OF
our general statutes, and
W hereas, Concert OF action on the part
OF All the counties of the state is absolute
" essential TO effectually remedy the evil;
therefore, be it
"Isesovsd, BY the county clerks of the
stats OF Kansas. In convention Assem- bled
IN ne city OF Wichita, Kan, on this Goth
day Oh december 1895: that we ask the
state auditor aud secretary of state
ana attorney general 10 issue circular
letter, forthwith To county attorneys,
boards oi county commissioners and coun-
~ Clerks, asking them to insist upon all
proprrey being assessed for the wear 1894
ana thereafter at its actual value in cash,
as nearly as may be; and that a copy of
THESE resolutions be sent to the board of
railroad assessors and they be earnestly re-
quesied to assess all railroad property at
It's actual value IN Cash. and that this cir
GUAR letter shall request that the various
boards OF county commissioners be report
ed at once TO the state auditor and that
he notify all the county clerks OF the state,
AS soon as possible, of the action of the
majority Of the boards. Aud, be it fur
ther
Resolved, That we, as county clerks,
hereby pledge ourselves to endeavor to
aoite Dy ana carry into execution the will
OF the majority of the various boards Of
county commissioners thus expressed"
Resolved, That the thanks Of this as
sociatiou be extended, first to the editorial
fraternity os Wichita. aud to the Wichita
EAGLE In particular, for the many kind
courtesleS eXtended TO this association:
second, to the city council of Wichita for
the use OF the council chamber in which TO
hold our session; third, to NJ. A. Carvin
Tor his uutlrlng energy III behalf OF the
success OF this meeting; fourth, to the
clllzenS or Wichita III general for the hos
pitaole treatment received at their
hands"
On motion Of NJ. A. Carvin, d. J. Addi-
son, f. +. Nottory J. I. Richards, J. J.
Lyon, James Baxter and J. L. Eaton were
a committee on legislation.
The business of the convention having
been disposed OF the convention adjourned
sine die.
The meeting was a very successful one
and the members expressed themselves AS
highly pleased with the attendance and
the results