West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-18
BILLS PASSED BY
THE LEGISLATURE.

The following is list of the twenty.four
acts passed at the Special Session Of the
Legislature, just ended, with a brief review
Of each measure:
III. Ii. No. The License Tax Bill, in
ereasing the State tax on liquor dealers, ho-
tel keepers, stock brokers, ETC., and impos-
ing tax on dealers in pistols, tobacco,
cigars and cigarettes, shanty boats, slot ma
chimes, scenic railways, junk dealers etc.
This act is practically the only measure
passed increasing the revenues Of the State.
The increased revenues from this act are
variously estimated at from 100000 to
$500, 600 annually.
III. Il. No. 2.-This act relates TO taxes on
collateral inheritances, devises, dis,hbutive
shares and legaeies. The amendments offer
ed Ivy the Democrats in the House were
adopted in the Senate and agreed upon in
conference. The rates fixed are as follows:
3 per cent Of the market value Of the pro.
per,y transferred, If to brother or sister of
deeedent, grantor, vendor or donor; per
cent If to his grandfather or grandmother,
and Ia per cent to any other person or to
any corporation.
III. ID. No. II.-This act requires the var
ious counties to pay the expenses Of their
! inmates in the Pruntytown Reform School IL
sent 10y order of County Court or of any
Justice; in case the means of the parent or
guardian are sufficient, the same shall defray
| expenses of the inmate committed.
lib. No. I2.-Places both insane asylums
under the control Of same board.
ii. b. No. I3.-Requires every practicng
physician to register in each county in which
he expects to practice and enforce stricter
regulations to the report of vital statistics.
III. b. No. 2I.-Permits the Auditor to
settle with the sureties Of defaulting assess
or or sheriff by receiving amount of the prin.
cipal with interest at per cent, provided
same is paid before suit is instituted.
IL. b. No. 2z.-Restucts the County levy
to 6oc on the 500 valuation after 1905.
II. b. No. "a Creating Chester Inde-
pendent School District.
II. b. No. 40 Fixing the fees to be
charged by the Auditor and Secretary of
| State.
III. b. No. 2S.-Providing for the reassess-
ment of the real estate of this State, the
sane TO be under the direction of the State
Tax Commission, appointed by the Gov.
ernor; the tax commissioner appoints one
assessor in each County, and each assessor
may designate from one to three assistants
Re-assessmens begin January 1, 1905 and
must be completed by August 1, and to APP
ply 10 levies for the year 1900.
IL. b. No. 29.-General appropriation
bill covering items mentioned in Governors
proclamation, carrying an appropriation of
$4,000.
II. b. No. co. Legislative appropriation
bill, carrying appropriation of sac, 900
). b. No. Creating the Office of State
Tax Commissioner; Provides that after lam
uary /, 1909, the assessor shall assess an
nually both real and personal property,
make up the land books, and collect State,
County, District, and municipal taxes; and
beginning January /, 1905, shall collect
eapitation taxes. This act contains ITO
pages chiefly directory provisions regarding
the methods of ascertainng the value of pro-
perty.
S. b. No. 5.-Limls the amount which
may be levied by Boards of Education for
building fund and teachers fund.
S. b. No. 6.--Empowering warden of
penitentiary to send guards for convicis.
S. b. No. 7.-Relsiing to the transmission
of convicts to the penitentiary.
$. b. No. Io.-Reducing fees of clerk of
County Court.
s. b. No. I2.-Proyding for payment of
salaries of Judges of intermediate and Grim
inal Courts out of the County Treasury.
,. b. No. I3.-Relaung to apprasement
of estates.
5. b. No. I9.-Relaling to the collection
of taxes, limiting period of dislraint to one
year and adding penalty Of 10 per cent on
taxes not paid by January Isr. and reducing
sheriff's commissions.
S. b. No. % Relating to the examina-
ton Of amounts Of disbursng officers Of
| State institutions.
S. b. No. z4.-Relating to the sale of
lands for the benefit of the school funds.
and limiting time in which commissioner
shall make his report.
S. b. No. 26.--Prohibting expenditures
of public monies by officers of State inslitu-
lions, County Court or Boards of Education
without proper authority.
s. j. No. 2S.--Constituiing the sheriff,
he county treasurer ex-ofhcio and preicrib.
| ing his duties as such.