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

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Cconeluded : Second Pase.1
from the shareholder. All corpora
tons are required . furnish state
ments in great detail and the assessor
tis given authority looking to q CON
Ip1ete return. No deduction from
money, credits and Investments will
be allowed unless the Indebtedness Is
listed in the return. Separate munich
pal assessments are abolished. The
cities VIII ~bessrequired to adopt the
county assessment The assessing of
the coal, oil, gas, mineralssan tim
Der, when a freehold estate held by
another h the owner OF the sur
face, is to be at its actual yalue.s#sub-
ject to change annually as it increases.
or decreases In value, 1t is thought
that this law Will attract capableSmen.
for the position of assessor.
Collection Of Taxes.
Chapter five makes the sheriff treas
urer of the county and collector OF
taxes and provides for the collection of
taxes and how delinquencies are to be
returned. Also fxes the sheriff's COM
%pensation at 5 per cent, a reduction
in many counties, and extends the dis
count period to the last day Of No.
vember.
Collateral. l~nheritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inheritances, devises, dist
tributive shares and legacies, makes
the law complete. Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law.
Appralsement of Estates.
Chapter sever provides for tbs APP
Of estates. The estates OF
deceased persons must be appraised
and the appraisement entered on rec-
ord. All evidences of investments and
must be endorsed appraised"
the appraisers. No Judgment shall
De entered upon any note or other evi-
lence OF Indebtedness belonging to a
deceased person until it has been ap
praised.
This law will bring much property
N t the tax duplicate.
County Treasurer.
Chapter eight prescribes the duties
II. the sheriff as ex-of1cio county treas
lrer Of his county.
Reduction Of County Taxes
Ono OF the most Important laws Is
nine. It reduces the limit or
i've to sixty cents on the hundred dol
ars hereafter. This effects a saving
i most districts OF thirty-five oents-
Settlement With Suretles.
Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
o settle with sureties of defaulting
SCISSORS or sheriffs. !,
Fees Of ofTcers-Jail Fees. !
Chapter eleven fixes the fees of GER +
ain county officers. The important
hanges are few. One allows the clerk
or recording deeds of conveyance, +
ooks, but $1.25 instead of So, as now
The fees of the county TALLER in fell
ny and m~isdemeanor shall be S
aid by the county. This will save
lie State from $4,000 to $4,000 a e
ear and induce economy.
Vital Statistics.
Chapter twelve provides for the col a
ction Of vital statistics more eff
emily than at present and With less
;pense to the people. n
of Auditor and Secretary of State.
Chapter thirteen is another impor- b
Mt e producing act, fixing the
es for all kinds of services rendered
the offices of the Auditor and Sec ia
tary Of State, increasing them and
ding new ones all of which will go in
to the State Treasury after March 4,
05. This is expected to produce a 81
rye amount of revenu annually,
$4,000. OF
Criminal Judges Salaries &
Chapter fourteen provides tina here
-er the salaries OF judges of Crimi
| and intermediate Courts shall be
i'd by the counties having them. "
Reassessment in 1905.
Chapter fifteen is one of the most
Dortant acts and provides for the re-
sessment of all the lands of the
ate in 1905, upon hic the tax es
lies Of 1906 will he laid. No other =
sessment of real estate is provided =
until the year 1909. The as u
must be completed and d
, books fled on or before August /. y
e State Tax Commissioner appoints ~,