The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-17

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3s from the sharehoid der gk1 Il corpora
tons are REG utred Furnish state
81 Taents In great sdst all and the assesso
= ! ;tf3fs given authority looking ito CON
y 3nlete return. deduction from
\ be allowed unless the indeb tedness /,
I. listed In the re turn. Separate munfci
pal assess nts are abo1 isheds Tht
cities will he required to adopt tiht
county assassin eilt. The$ assessing 81
: the coal, oil. gass m IN erals anG tim
4 Der, when freehold estate held by
I another than the owner ofs & the sur
face, is to be at It's actual al ne sub
ject to change annual l Il as 1T increases
81 or decreases In synIue. Its Is thought
gthatsthi law vii 3attract capnb1 e8men
Il for the position q assessor.
Collection of II axes. zS#s
- Chapter five mikes the sherirf treas
urer OF the county and collector OF
taxes and provides for the election OF
taxes and how'd elinquencies are to be.
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4 pensation at 5 per cent. a reduction
in, many counties, and extends the dis
count period to the last day OF No
vember
Collateral lnheritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inheritances, devises, dis
tributfve shares and 1egacfes, makes
the law complete. Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law.
ApPraisement of Estates.
Chapter seven provides for the ap-
deceased persons must be appraised
and the appraisemeut entered on rec
ord. All evidences OF Investments and
credits must be endorsed appraised
by the appraisers. No judgment shall I
be entered upon any note or other evil /
dence of Indebtedness belonging to a
deceased person until it has been APP
praised.
8 This law will bring much property
on to the tax duplicate
County Treasurer.
Chapter eight prcscrtbes the duties
of the sheriff as ex.ofHcio count treas
Reduction of County Taxes.
One OF the most important laws is
chapter nine. 1t rcduees the limit or
maximum OF countylevies from ninety
five to sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter This effects saving +
in most districts of.thirty-flve cents.
Settlement With suretles.
Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
to settle with surotics of defaulting
assessors or sheriffs
Fees of Offlcers--Ja all Fees.
Chapter eleven fixes the fees of GER
tain county officers The important
changes are few. One allows the clerk
FOR recording deeds of conveyance, n
books, but $1.25 instead Of So, as now
n.
< The fees of the county jailer in feI-
ony and mfsdemeanor cases shall be KS
paid by the county. This win save
he state from $4,000 to $4,000 a Ee
rear and induce economy
Vital Statistics.
Chapter twelve provides for the coll 81
ection Of vital statistics more eff
ient1y than at present and with less
Expense to the people. In
.ees of Auditor and Secretary OF State.
Chapter thirteen is another tmpor- Dbl
ant revenue producing act, fixing the
ees for all kinds of services rendered
| the Offices of the Auditor and Sec ia
etary of State, Increasing them and
dding new ones, all Of which win go in
ito. the State Treasury after March
9Q5. This is expected to produce a ST
rye amount of new revenue annually,
osstbly $4,000. For
Criminal Judges, Salaries. 8
Chapter fourteen provides that here
ter the salaries Of Judges Of Crfmt- s
Il and Intermediate Courts shall be
lid by the counties: having them. nv.
ReassessmentI IN 1eo5.
Chapter fifteen is one of the most.
lportant acts and provides for the re- 55
sessment of all the lands of the
ate in 1905, upon which the tax -
yfes of 1906 VIII he laid. No other q q
sessment of real estate is provided =
: until the year 1909. The as IS Is
ssment must be completed and g
9 books fled on or before August y u
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