The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-11

5ttssseveral times the@ cost of Tie speeiaI
session OF the sls
4 ltinct reform rneassi
4st ss3 Methods Account
CHAPTER seventeen provides
pervision OF, and q uni method
1.-THE accounting Of publ tituionss
Il thus efTecting economies.
/ Sale of Lands for School, Fund
Chapter eighteen is money maxi
i ing. law for regulating the sale or lands
for the benefit ofthe school fund
ak LevfesS for School Purposes. sss
Chapter nineteen is another very
Important Bill !. relating to seducation8
reductng the leyles for the buf1 ding
fund. and imposing other restrictionsSs
/ about the same, and also rsguIa ting;
1.-The emergency levies which are now
anthortzed to be made when necessary
Ito maintain five months school.
The bull ding fun d Il. Is the fund Sto
tsetc.. and ,fnde existing Law the Boards
five cents on the hun bred dc lars For
this purpose. IN the future this levy
is restricted to twenty cents. axceptss
when a new bull dng Isl being erected
and an added taxfis absolu teI Sneces
sary. The efectsof the lass me
ont of every ten dstricts i. the State.
to Insure saving OF twenty cents In
the tax levIes.
The teachers II fund Ia rema aims at
a maximum OF fifty cents. ffnecessary
to levy more to get i've mont hs
school "a special or emergen levy ia
authorized but only In order to get
enough money torun the school iseSs
months. 81
Penitentiary Guards.
Chapter twenty auth rizes the aps5
pointment: and 5use Of penlt enttfary
guards to convey COW lets rom lss#s5
a Money Saver Conveying GonVIeta.s
Chapter twentyone prescrfbes how
:convicts shall be taken from scoill,3
ties to the penitendary. his act wi lIss
save the State. about two y earssst
entire cost of the special session nf s
ifs of this duty and i'm poses upon
guards from the penitent tia ~ thus insSs
surfing a great saving to the State over
the present method OF taking a deputy
sheriff for each prisoner.
State Reform Soho ss5sss
Chapter twenty-five reduces In unass
Der the directors and reorg anize g the
board OF the State Reform school
act provides that the count les haYin
inmates shall pay $1,000 annual
toward the education and care az
mates from their counti les. This faW ia
based on justice and Will save money
both to the counties and to- the State
by preventing some Of The abuses
commitments to TIL So inst
West virgini Asy Isit1l
Chapter twenty-three i1li lar
to the abov Is and anp1ies
the West Virginia a 11nt ON
for Incurab1es-
Conclusion.
In this summary Of the several acts
1t will be seen that the int
the Legislature is To-
Lower local tax rates
Equalize assessment vafuess
Institute economies IocaI and 81
State offices,
Make all corporal ions
erty accurately, 5aS
Abolish direct State taxes,
Raise State venues from license
Ind privilege taxes,
Do justice to theSsna11 taxpay
Reduce taxation to those now payfng
more than their just share:
More justly distribute goVernn1ent
burdens,
Make fair and REASONABLY es "a sss
Systemize and create a. head to the
axing system of the State. sss
Deal fairly and imparttal1 al
Make every interest carry its fai
hare OF taxation. ss
Get coal, oil, gas and mineral afness
N the tax duplicate,
Safeguard the public Interests
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