West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-05-02
COUNTY COURT SPECIAL TERM.

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day, April 20. Present, all the
Commissioners
The following refunding orders
were entered, the Court finding
that the parties named are improp-
erly assessed g. w. Herndon.
Lyon district, $500 worth of per.
sonal property; total exoneration,
s5.S5. w. II. Crane, Portland i.
$3.50 of personal property, s2.49.
John Johns, Pleasant, 5000 per.
sonal property, 1914 Elisha JEFF
freys, Pleasant, $3.50 of personal
property, $500. p. II. McCrum
admir- j. IL. Wotring, 81, 100 per-
sonal property, S1l.39.
The following named persons
having made application for re
duction in their lands within the
time prescribed by law, reductions
were made as follows.
Henry Smiths heirs, 1884 acres,
Grant district, old value, 1924,
new value 5,474. building $1,000.
Cyrus Goult, 24t acres, Union dis
trict, old value 81. 225, new value
sl23, amt per acre So. Wesley g..
smith, 81 acres, Pleasant district,
old value 1899, new value 1928.
building $50, amt per acre 81.
Harrison Wolf, 146 acres, Pleasant
district, old value 1929, new value
S73, amt per acre soc. Ii. f..
Smith, 1873 acres, Pleasant dis
trlct, old value s1o41, new value
1904, buildings $500, amt per acre
$500. w. H.Cupp, % acres, Pleas
ant district, old yaluo sG61, new
value 1892, buildings 800, amt
per acre "a; same, 80 acres, old val.
ne $3.50, new value $120, buildings
800, amt per acre 81. Kenneth
otto, ~ acres, Pleasant district.
Old value 1896, new value 1852.
amt per acre $3.50. r. f. Jen-
kins, 1881 acres, Pleasant district.
old value s1630, new value 1878.
buildings $500, amt per acre $3.50
Gibson &c Garner were refunded
Tor the year 1894, the taxes on a
building assessed on tract of land
OF 1891 acres valued at $500, it ap.
pearlng that said building was
burned prior to 1st of April, 1894.
The following named persons
having filed their application for
reduction in the assessed value of
their land, but the same not having
been filed within the time pre-
scribed by law, the same were re-
lected: j. e. Matlick, on 1871.
354, 704 and 50 acres in Reno:
Bowermaster & Jackson, on 284
acres In Kingwood; Ezra Glover.
on 90 acres in Pleasant; Mary Clio
yer, on 839 acres in Grant; Mary
*. Garner, OH 60 acres in King.
wood; &. w. Street, on 6S1 acres
in Grant; Marshal A. Wolf, on -
acres in Pleasant; VIM. Ii. Seese.
on 20 acres in Grant; L. LII. Jen-
L..
kIns. on - acres in Pleasant; J.
9. Robinson's heirs, on - acres
in Grant; Mrs. Caroline Klauser.
on lot IN the town of Kingwood /;
W. @. Ringer, on - acres IN
Pleasant.
The application of Guy A.. Bishop
for reduction in the value of his
l35 acre tract of land in Pleasant.
was rejected; also the application of
Hartman Bros. for reduction on
their stock Of merchandise for the
year 1894.
IL appearing to the Court that
Fielding Lipscemb's heirs are uu.
able to pay their taxes on 90 acres
OF land assessed to them in Union
district, and that to legally enforce
collection thereof would sell per-
sonal property that they ought to
have and use for the support of the
family, they arc exonerated from
the payment Of taxes thereon.
The application Of James II.
hanown for correction Of assess
ment Of money and bonds assessed
to him for the year 1894 was re-
Iectcd.
Ira Thomas was granted refund.
ing order for excess Of taxes on
slGi value Of land.
y. r. Jackson, late Sheriff. pro-
ducod to the Court q statement Of
bis receipts and disbursements Of
Tho county poor and district road
funds Of Che various districts in the
county Tor which be- claims a credit
and the said statement being ex-
amined by the Court and found
correct is therefore approved and
confirmed; and 10 oppearipg from