The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-10

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MERCHANTMEN ne eose@ofthespeeta
tines reform
Methodsos Accounting
Chapssr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
5EperxissonSof, nj a unfformsmathodtn
Ethe accounting i public institutonss
thus eEecting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Sale of Lands for SchoolsFnnd.
Chapter& eighteen is aamoneymalsss
ingSlaw.fo Tor regulating hessalegog1ands
for the benefit OF thesschooIsfnnd
Tax Eevies for School Purposss
Chapter nineteen is another very
important bill, relating t SednIcatIons
Producing the 1eytes for the building
fund. and imposingo ther@restrictions
about the same. md also regu1atings
the emergency leYie which are now
aiathorized to be made WhenSnecessarg
tb maintain FIVE months school
The building fund isthe u
provide school houses, furniture. fuel.
etc, and under existing law the Boards
of Education can levy#aS tax of8Sfortys
$fre#cents on b hundred dollarsss$for8
this purpose. In the future thisSlaFE
Is restricted to twenty cents, exceptg&
when new buildings Il being erected
and an addedStax is absolute1ysneces7sS
sary. The efect of h Iawis.sinsnine
out of every ten#dtstricts in$the State
to insure a saving ofEtwentyc entsins#
the tax leyfess
The .teachers'sfu remains att
maximum Of fits sIfnecessary
to levy more to- get fvemonths
school a special or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
but8onIy IN orderogget
enough money to run the schoof8hve
months.
Penitentiary Guards 3ssss
Chapter twenty authorizes thegap-
and use OF penitentiary
to conve Observation-Disclosures
q Money Saver conveyinasconyiess
Chapter ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.convicts shall be taken fromsthe#couns
ties to the penttentiary This act wff1ss
save the State, In aboutstwosyears,
sntire cost OF the speciaI5sessionSSof
Legislature. It relieves theksherSa
ifs of this duty and imposes ituponE
guards from the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
a great. SAYING to the Statepovers
he present method of taking adeputy
sheriff for each prisoner
State Reform sehooI.
Chapter TWENTY-FIVE reducesinnunar
Ter the directors andSreorganizessthe
,oard Of the State Reform@SchooI The
tct provtdeaSthat the$countiesSI having
inmates shall pay $4,000 annualfy
the education and care offnass
mates from their ountiea. Ills law ts
on Justice and wil1sayemoney
10Th to the co~unttesaand to the State
y preventing some fthe#abusestn
Commitments to this Observation-Disclosures
West Virginia Asyium.
Chapter twenty-thrae isasiniIar
neasure to the above and appHesp
he West Virginia Asylum
Or 1ncurabIes.
Conclusion. @N
In this summarize thegeyeraIact
viii be seen that the intention#of
he Legislature Is to
Lower local tax rates.
Equalfze assessment Values,
Institute economies in1ocaI
ounces,
Make all corporations Isttheirprop
'ty accurately.
Abolish direct State taxes
Raise State revenues from license
i'd privilege taxes;
Do Justice to the small taxpayerg
Reduce taxation to those nowspayfng
ore than their Just hare
More justly NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
lrdens, 3sss
fair q Observation-Disclosures
Systemic and create e the
king system Of the State.
Deal fairly and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q
Make every interest carry It's fair
are of taxation.
coal, oil, gas and mineral values
the tax duplicate,
the public interests
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