Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1894-10-04
AMEND THE LAWS.
State Auditors Recommendations to
the Legislature.

State Auditors Recommendations to
the Legislature.
The convention of state auditors ad-
journed Thursday afternoon after trans:
acting much business OF state import.
ance and discussing a number OF legal
matters Of interest to the taxpayers gen
orally. There we're number Of recon-
mendations made, to be submitted to
the next legislature, amending, revising,
modifying numerous and important laws.
The auditors themselves varied greatly
in opinion on many topics proposed. and
many remedies submitted on questions
were settled by majority opinion when
finally adjusted.
The convention resolved that the cleo
tion law should be amended SO that 1t
shall be clearly the duty OF the clerks of
election to make an abstract of the total
vote Of any precinct, to be transmitted
to the county auditors. st the same
! time the poll books are returned under
seperate cover to the auditor, the latter
| official should have authority to open
. the abstract of votes made upon receiv-
ing the same.
The convention resolved that the
present system of township assessors
should be abolished and that one
assessor for each commissioner district
should be elected, whose duty II shall be
to assess all the property within his dis
trict; also where real estate has been sold
to the state and not redeemed prior to
any subsequent sale, the auditor shall
include the total amount OF all prior
sales, including penalty and interest, and
the title shall pass to the state inside OF
three years after the sale to the state.
| The matter of official bonds and trans
fer record was discussed and committee
report on the subject received. This was
to the effect that county officials should
pay for the filing OF their own bonds. No
action was taken on the other question.
The committee report on the best
methods of taxation OF banks was to the
effect that section "A of chapter l32 OF
the laws OF 1890 be amended to read,
commencing at line Is Of the section:
The assessor shall deduct the amount
OF such investment OF the assessed valua'
tior OF such investment in real estate
from the aggregate amount OF the
assessed valuation OF such capital and
surplus fund, and the remainder shall
be taken as basis for the valuation OF
such shares of stock in the hands OF the
stockholders, subject to the law requir
ing all property to be assessed at its trut
value"
The auditors recommended tha
the limit of taxation for county
purposes, including general anc
Door funds, should be, in countle;
assessed at Sl,500,0O0 or less. a
not to exceed maximum rate OF II
mills on the dollar; in counties having
more than the above valuation and les:
than 100000 eight millson the dollar
and counties having an assessed valua
ton o, S3 100000 or over,slx mills Oh the
dollar
They further recommended that Chap
ter l55 of the laws OF 1890, relating t.
sheep husbandry, be amended to con
form to township organization. Ais'
} that Sec. SO OF Chap. 1o2, laws of loA
be amended so that tax receipts shall b
turned over by the treasurer to tn
auditor at least once month instead o
: once day.
The time o. making auditors report
was desired to be at the last vi tn
!. month lnstead Of the first, so as to max
the reports come at the end OF the fisca
year.
!, 1t was recommended that the audllin'
board OF county officers examine accounts
and ascertain the amount OF cash o'
y hand at least four times year. IN
keeping OF delinquent tax record wa
also recommended.