Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-08-24
WORK OF SPE6lhL
SESSION.
Bills that Were Passed and Those
Abandoned or Defeated.

A brief summary of the work done
at the special session of the legisla-
turs shows that twelve house bills
and twelve senate bills passed and
are now in the hands of the Cover.
nor who is going over them very
carefully before attaching his sigma
ture to them, although there is no
reason to suppos that he
will either veto or withhold
his signature from them unless
some defect is found in them that
escaped notice, which is not likely.
The measures rejected or aband-
oned were the joint resolution sub
hitting the constitutional amend
ment, aud it's accompanying bill
providing for the submission to do
away with the constitutional pro-
vision forfeiting titles for non pay
ment of the State tax thereon, and
eight other bills.
BILLS THAT PASSED.
III. b. No. 1.-The license tax bill =,
increasing the State tax on liquor
dealers, hotel keepers, stock brokers,
etc., and imposing a tax on dealers
in pistols, tobacco, cigars and olga
rettes, shanty-boats, slot machines,
scenic railways, junk dealers, eto.
III. b. No. 2-This act relates to
taxes on collateral inheritancss, de.
vises, distributivs shares and legacies
Three per cent of the market
value of the property transferred, if
to brother or sister of recedent,
grantor, vendor or donor; five per
cent if to his grandfather or grand
mother, and seven and one-half per
cent. if to any other person or any
III. b. No. ll-This act requires
the various counties to pay the ex-
penses of their inmates in the Prun-
tytown reform school il sent by
order Of the county court or by any
justice.
H. Il. No 12.-Places both insane
asylums under the control of same
board.
IL. b. No. 13.-Rsquires every
practicing physician to register in
each county in which he expects to
practice and enforces stricter regula-
tions to the report of vital statistics.
III. b. No. 2l.-Permits the Audi
tor to settle with the sureties of a
defaulting assessor or sheriff by re-
ceiving amount of the principal with
interest at 6 per cent, provided same
is paid before suit is instituted.
III. b. No. 22.-Restricts the
county levy TO 6Oc on the 500 valua-
tion after 1905.
III. b. No. 24.-CrsatiDg Chester
Independet School District.
ii. b. No. 26.-Fixing the fees
to be charged by the Auditor and
Secretary of State.
IL. b. No. 2S.-Providiug for the
re-assessment of the real estate of
this State, the same to be under the
direction of the State Tax Commis.
sionsr appointed by the Governor;
the tar commissioner appoints one
assessor in each county, and each
assessor may designate from one to
three assistants. Re. assessments
begins January /. 1905, and must be
completed by August l, and to
apply to levies for the year 1905.
II. b. No. 90 General apprOpria-
tion bill covering items mentioned
IN Governors proclamation, carry
ing an appropriation of s47, 900.
II. b. No. 3O.-Legislative ap-
preparation bill carrying appropria-
tion of $4,000.
5. b. No. 1.-Creating the Office
Of State Tax Commissioner; Provides
that after January /, 1909, the asses
sor shall assess annually both real
and personal property, make up the
land books, and collect State, Coun.
ty, District, and municipal taxes