The Indianapolis journal., 1894-03-16

assessors would otherwise rot know. We
are therefore of the opinion that assessors
should require of each individual and cor
poration claiming such bona fde indebted
L1ss a schedule of the same, giving names
and addresses of creditors. together with
the nature OF the debts, and we recommend
that the State Board OF Tax Commissioners
should prepare and cause to be promulgated
to the several counties of the State blank
form for the use of township assessors in
scheduling such Indebtedness: that these
blanks be bound in tablet form so that
they may be returned 10 the county asses
sors as source Of private information 10
aid them in accomplishing the object out
lined in this report.
1T is the sense of this committee that
every county and township trustee adhere
strictly TO this method of crediting bona
noe Indebtedness and to return all credits
Tor taxation of every person refusing TO
comply with this requirement"
1t was decided that all township assessors
be instructed and required to be present
in person or by deputy when the assess
ment lists are made out; that the lists be
read completely, and that all the questions
on the list be asked by the assessor and the
oaths be read and sworn TO. A recess was
then taken.
Upon reassembling after dinner Capt. d.
F. Allen. of the State Tax Commission. who
was In the chair; made a brief address,
thanking the members for their attendance.
Chief Justice Howard, of the Supreme
Court. by request of the meeting, spoke
briefly upon the subject OF taxation and
A motion was made that the proceedings
of the meeting be printed and distributed
among the assessors. the State to bear
such expense. The Governor stated that
this would be done if authority for such
action could be found, SO the motion was
dropped.
Just prior to adjournment Governor
Matthews resumed the chair and addressed
the assessors briefly, expressing the graft
fication of the State Tax Commission at
the large attendance and the earnest, in
telligent consideration given the matters
under discussion. He believed that the as
SCISSORS. like the tax commissioners. had
learned much from the free expression of
opinion at the meeting and he hoped the
information would be of great value. Then
the Governor proceeded to Jolly the as
SCISSORS very happily, telling them that II
he spoke the words he really felt he was
afraid they would go home filled with some
thing akin to vanity. 1t would be proud
satisfaction to him to know, the Governor
said. that the next Legislature of the State
of Indiana would be composed of men who
would go to work as inteligently, earnestly
and seriously as the body of men before
him. If such were the case he thought jt
would augur we'll for the State, and a sixty
day session would be all that neceS-
sary. If the next Legislature was as ex-
peditious in the transaction of it's business
as the assessors had been he felt there
OF an extra session. The Governor was
confident that the work just finished would
result in great good to the State, and that
the honest taxpayers will now feel a great
er sense of protection. He believed the as
SCISSORS would insist upon honest and fair
for the generous response to the Tax Com
missions call. he dropped the gave on
what he characterized highly honorable
and creditable meeting to them one and all.