The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-15

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etuded from seeend Pace
he elold er. an corpora
tons are rel llfred to furnish state
Enents In great detail and the assessor
lis given auti,oFfty loo King to a conn
pIetc ret nrlr. ti,tctioa5 from
money, credits and 1vos tnie VIII
Tue ilnMetl UNI less tho itiaeh teancss IS
listed in the RET urn Separate mtInicir
pail assessments are aho1 sired q i Tie
ciaes viii be req tired TO adopt the
county assessment. The sessing OF
tle coal, OIL, gas. mi and Tim.
lDer, when a freehold estate held by.
another than he owner of the sur
face, is to he at Its cctnal q lte,s ST IN
ject to change annual Iy creasas
or decreases in vai1c TITS flloassilt
that this law VIII attract. capable men
for the position of assessor.
collection. of Taxes,
81 Chapter five makes he shcrirf treas
surer of the county and collector of
taxes and provides FOR the collection Of
taxes and how delinauencies are to be
returned. Also fixes the sheriff's com
pensation at IS per cent. a reduction
in many counties and extends the dis
count period to the last day of No
vember.
Collateral lnteritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inlleritanccs, deytses, dis
trtbutivc shares and legacies. makes
the law complete. Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law
Appraiscment of Estates.
Chapter seven provides for the ap-
praisements 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 evil
dence of Indebtedness belonging; to a |
deceased person until 1t has been ap-
praised.
This law viii bring much property
on to the tax duplicate.
County Treasurer.
Chapter eight sprescribes the duties
of the sheriff as ex-oficio county treas
Guilty
Reduction of County Taxes.
{ One of the most important laws is
chapter nine. It reduces the limit or
maximum of county leyies from ninety
five to sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter. This effects saving:
in most districts of thirty-five cents.
Settlement With Sureties.
Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
to settle with surettes OF defaultfng
assessors or sherfffs.
Fees of officers-JaiI 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.
etc, and transferring same on land
books, but S1.25 instead OF 50, as now
charged.
The fees of the county jailer in fell
ony and nisdemeanor cases shall be
paid by the county This viii save
the State from $4,000 to $4,000. a
year and induce economy.
Vital Statistics.
Chapter twelve provides for the COLI
lection of vital statistics more eff
GENTLY than at present and with less
expense to the people. Il
Fees of Auditor and Secretary of State. L
Chapter thirteen is another impor-
tant revenue producing act, fixing the
fees for aIl<kinds of services rendered
in the offices of the Auditor and Sec 4
rotary of State, increasing them and
adding new ones, all of which will go i
into the State Treasury after March 4,
1905. This is expected to produce a Is
arge amount OF new revenue annually,
possibly $4,000. K
Criminal Judges Salaries
Chapter fourteen provides that here!
after the salaries of judges of Crimt-
nal and Intermediate Courts shall be
paid by the counties having them.
Reassessmentin 1905. IL
Chapter fifteen is one of the most
and provides for the re-
assessment of all the lands of the
State in 1905, upon which the tax
ewes of 1906 will he laid. No other
assessment of real estate is provided
or until the year 1909. The ASH
must be completed and b
he books fled on or before August 4 :
rhe State Tax Commissions appoints