The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-12

public dsbt. law az lone Worth
several times the cost Of theS special
session of the .egf aturess ana dis
tinct reform n1ea sure

several times q cost Of the special
Il session of tn aesf stature ana tis-
I timer neas ure.
Methods Oh $Ascountins
Chapter seventeen proYfde for 81 B
4 peryision Of, and VS. INIT M mi NOD
y the Accounting Of publ e ms tutlonss
4 thus erecting economies
n S Sale Of Lands forS Sehool
Chanter eighteen Is d money max
y Ing law for gulat ting the sale lands
I forSthe benefit Of the schooI fund s5ssg
az Levies for School Fl rPoses.
Chapter nineteen is anoth Ell very
n i'm pottan bill relating II edueation
B reducing the levfes for the bnilding
\ fund aud u IMPOSING other restrictions
4 about the same, and also
u the emergency 1eyies AZ hich are now
/. authorized to be made hen necessary
4 TO maintain i've months choo1
The building fund Y " is IS fund HOE
II.provl1 school houses, itures fuel
4 etc, and under existing law tn e Boards
4 OF Education can levy a tax of forty
i've cents on The hundred dollars for
this purpose. In the future this 81 aHy7s
/ is restricted to twenty cents except
when "a new build ling Is being erected
ana an added tax IS absoI utaI " neceszs
sary The efect&of The law Is nine
I.out 81 every ten a district m the sstat
to insure a saving OF twenty@ cents III s5sss
the tax levfesi
The teachers: 81 fund It'd remains at
a maximum of A fly cents ecessary
to levy more to set FIVE mon this ct
school a special or emerg ency levy lsssssssS
authorized but only In order tor getSa
enough money to rum the school Fes
months.
Penitentiary Guards.
Chapter twenty authorizes the APP
polntment and 1ise Of penIt en- iary
guards to convey convietsA from I'D
a Money Saver Convey ina conyicts
Chapter twenty-ones prescrfbes how
conyicts shall be taken from the coun.
ties to5the penitentfary, This act#w fll
save the State, in about two years; til Is
entire cost OF the special session of ass
the Legislature. IT relieves the sher
guards from the Denitenti ary tis
Surfing great saving tot hess State over
the present method Of taixing deputy
sheriff for each prisoner
State Reform School.
Chapter twenty-five reduces IN mum
Der the directors and reorganfze Thu
board fsthes State Reform school. The
act provides that the counties hayfng
inmates shall pay 5000 annual
toward the education and care
mates from their countie les III ss1 aRSi ssss
based on justice and VII save none
both to the counties and to- tat
by preventing some 81 the abuse III
to this
West VirsInf y1ut,1
CHAPTER twenty three iss inai
measure to the above and ies
the West Virginia one Tag
for Incurab 1es. I.
conclusI on:
in this summary Of the sew raT act
t viii be seen that the ii tent ion
he Legislature is TO
Lower local tax rates,
Equalize assessment val es,
Institute economies 3tinz local and
State off1ces.
Make all corpora ions 1
rty accurately,
Abolish direct State taxes,
Raise State revenues Iieensa
nd privilege taxes,
Do Justice to the small taxpayers
Reduce taxa ton to those now paying
lore than their Just. share.
Moretustly distribute Cover ental
urdens,
Make fair and REASONABLE az laws
Systemize and create y head
king system Of the State,
Deal fairly and stnnpar1tla
terests
Make every nterest "a r. vs. fafYss$
lare Of taxation. aa
Get coal, Oh, gas and nine vaIues
! the tax duplicate
Safeguard thespub1ic interests
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