Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1893-03-24
GOOD THING FOR FARMERS.

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many foolish things at its last session,
but there was one law amended
which should meet the approval OF
every farmer and citizen OF the State
who is in favor of all classes being
treated alike and none being discrim-
mated against. We refer TO Senate
bill No. ia. offered by Senator Alex.
Parks. which was bill to amend and
re-enact section GS OF chapter 20 OF
the code, relating 10 the assessment
of taxes. The law rs it was exempt
ed certain classes Of personal proper
Nv from taxation to the extent to
which thew were Offset by debt. But
the farmer was compelled to pay
taxes upop his stock and farming i'm
PIGMENTS. no matter how much his
indebtedness might be.
The Grange Of West Virginia has
been complaining Of this form oil
double taxation for many years, and
Mt their last session, held at Charles
ton, made an effort through their
legislative committee, composed OF L.
c.. Atkeson, II. III. Turner and h. ).
Tabler, to secure the amendment Of
the law so as to place the farmers on
equal footing with persons engaged
in other pursuits. Senator Parks
presented the bill in the Senate, and
by his untiring energy succeeded al
ter Il hard struggle in getting the
bill through the Senate. Delega te
Johnson, Of Monroe, another friend
to the farmers, pushed it to its pass
age in the House. The bill gives the
farmer the privilege of deducting
the amount of his indebtedness from
his taxable stock and farming I'M
Elements and will save the farmers OF
the State from paying, probably,
taxes to the amount Of so, 900 per
year.
The section as amended reads now
as follows
From the information obtained as aiore-
said, the assessor snail proceed TO make up
his personal property book as follows: He
shall enter therein the names oil the own
ers OF personal property, and "i DINER per-
sons liable to capitation tax, ALPHABETICALLY
arranged by districts. and opposite the name
of each person. in separate columns, the per-
sons and subjects OF taxation with which he
is chargeable that is 10 say The number OF
Ia the OF tWen-
ty-one, not exempt from taxation on account
of bodily infrmty; the number OF colored
male residents over the age OF twenty lone,
not excerpt from taxation ON account OF
bodily innrmity; the number OF horses
mules, asses and iennets, and the value
thereof; the number OF cattle aEd the value
thereof; the number OF sheep and the value
thereof; the number of hogs and the value
thereof; the value of farming aud garden
utensils and implements. OF aSrlcult ural
products, and products Of animals not eN-
empt from taxation; dedUcting from the TO-
tai value OF such hOIses, cattle, utensils, I'M
elements, agricultural prod ucts. ana pro-
ducts OF animals not exempt from taxation
any Indebtedness due upon the same oraris-
ing out OF conducting the business Of farm
Ing upon above enumerated property, whlch
total Indebtedness shall be shown In anoth-
er column, and recording in addition To the
value thereof and the Indebtedness thereon,
the net sum shown (after dedncting said in
debtedness,l in another column, which net
amount shall constitute the amount to be
assessed by said assessors so far as this class OF
property is concerned, as against each per-
son so listed for the purposes OF taxation.