The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12

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1 A y !. aA \ v y g
tconeiudea som Second Pase.l III
from the shareh old err All corpora
a tons are required to furnish state
! naents IN great detail aud the assessor
u is giSon authority looking to q com
Ip1ete return. No deduction from
money, credits and Investments viii
i be allowed unless the indebtedness Is
listed in the return. Separate munich
/ pal assessments are abolished The
cities will be required to adopt the
Ecounty assessment. Thea ssessing$ OF
the coal. oil, gas. minerals aud tim,
| Der when a freehold estate held by
!! another than the owner#of the sur.
| face, is to be at its actual value. sub
Eject to change annually. as increases
Tor decreases in value It IS thought
! that this law viii attract capable men
/ for the position Of assessor
Collection of Taxes.
F! Chapter five makes the sh erin treas
urer of the county and collector OF
taxes and provides for the collection of
taxes and how delinquencics are to be
returned, Also fixes the sheritf's com
pensation at per cent, u reduction
count period TO the last day of No
vember.
Collateral inheritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inheritances, devises, dis
tributive shares and legacles, makes
the law complete Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law.
ApPraisement of Esta ties.
Chapter seven provides for the APP
praisement of estates. The estates of
deceased persons must be appraised
ana the appraisement entered on rec
ord. All evidences of investments and
credits must be endorsed appraised"
by the appraisers. No Judgment shall
be entered upon any note or other evi.
dence of Indebtedness belonging to a
deceased person until 1t has been APP
praised.
This law will bring much property |
on to the tax duplicate.
County Treasurer.
Chapter eight prescrfbes the duties
of the sheriff as eX-officio county treas-sI
urer OF his county.
Reduction of County Ta1es.
One OF the most important laws is
chapter nine. It reduces the limit or
maximum Of county levies from ninety
five to sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter. This effects saving
in most districts of thrty-flve cents
Settlement With sureties.
10 settle with sureties. of defaulting
assessors or sheriffs.
Fees of Officers-JaiI Fees. II
Chapter eleven fixes the fees of Ger
ain county officers. The important
changes are few. One allows the clerk
or recording deeds of conveyance, i
etc, and transferring same on land
books, but SIPS instead OF 81, as now
charged.
The fees OF the county jaer IN fell
my and misdemeanor cases shall be s
'aid by. the county. This Will save
he State from $4,000 to $4,000 a lie
ear and induce economy.
Vital Statistics.
Chapter twelve provides for the col a
ection of vital statistics more eff
LAdL4 dI present anu " ILL 1853
Expense to the people. II
ees of Auditor and Secretary of State.
Chapter thirteen is another impor- b
mt revenue producing act, fixing the
,es for all kinds of services rendered
the Offices Of the Auditor and Sec ia
stary of State, increasing them and
lding new ones, all of which Will go in
to the State Treasury after March 4,
'05. This is expected to produce a ST
rye amount of new revenue annually,
'ssibly $4,000. or
Criminal Judges Salaries.
Chapter fourteen provides that here
ter the salaries of judges Of Crimf-
/ and Intermediate Courts shall be
i'd by the counties having them. v,
Reassessment In 1906.
fifteen is one of the most
Dortant acts and provides for the re-
sessment of all the lands of the
ate in 1905, upon which the tax -
Ties of 1906 will be laid No other -
sessment of real estate is provided -
: until the year 1909. The as -
ssment must be completed and a.
= books filed on or before Auer1IS+ oH