The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-26

tons are required to furnish state
Eaents in great detail and the assessor
is given authority looking to a com
plete return. No deduction from
money, credits and Investments will
be allowed unless the indebtedness&1s
listed in the return. Separate munich
nal assessment are abolished The
| cities will be required to adopt h
county assessment. The assessingSof
the coal, oil, gas, minerals and tim
Der, when a freehold estate held by
| another than the owner or the sur
| face. is to be at its actual value, SUD
| ject to change annually as 1t increases
or decreases in value. 1t is thought
that this law will attract capable men
for the position of assessor.
Collection of Taxes.
ChaDter five makes the sheriff treas
urer of the county and collector OF
taxes and provides for the collection OF
taxes and how d~e1inquencies are to be
returned. Also fixes the sheriff's COM
| p%ensation at 5 per cent, a reduction
in many counties, and extends the dis
count period to the last day of No
vember.
Collateral Inheritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inheritances, devises, dis
ributiv shares and legacies, makes
the law complete. Largely increased
are expected from this law.
Advertisement Of Estates.
Chapter seven provides for the ap-
praisement of estates. The estates of
deceased persons must be appraised
and the ap~praisemeut entered on rec
ord. All evidences Of Investments n
credits must be endorsed appraised
by the appraisers. No judgment shall
be entered upon any note or other evil
dence of Indebtedness belonging % a
deceased person until it has been ap-
praised.
This law will bring much property
on to the tax duplicate.
County Treasurer.
Chapter eight prescribes the duties
of the sheriff as ex-oficio county treas
urer of his county.
Reduction of County Taxes.
One OF the most important laws is
chapter nine. 1t reduces the limit or
lldNliltIN Oil Guilty rs - AiAii~HS
five to sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter. This effects a saving
in most districts Of thirty-five cents.
Settlement With Sureties.
Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
to settle with sureties of ~defaulting
assessors or sneriffs.
Fees of oH;cers-Jai' Fees.
Chapter eleven xes 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
cooks, but 1925 instead of So, as o
charged.
The fees of the county jailer in fell
paid by the county. This Will save
the State from 100000 to $4,000 a
year and induce economy
Vital Statistics.
Chapter twelve provides for the col
lection Of vital statistics more eff
GENTLY than at present and with less
expense TO the people.
Fees of Auditor and Secretary of State
Chapter thirteen is another impor'
tan revenNe producing act, fixing the
fees for all kinds Of services rendered
in the offices of the Auditor and Sec
rotary of State, increasing them and
adding new ones, all of which will SC
into the State Treasury after March i
1905. This is expected to produce 4
large amount Of new revenue annually
: possibly $50, 900.
Criminal judges Salaries.
Chapter fourteen provides that here
after the salaries of judges OF Crimi
t nal and intermediate Courts shall he
paid by the counties having them.
: R~eassessnent in 1905.
I Chapter fifteen is one of the mos
important acts and provides for the re
l assessment of all the lands OF tht
: State in 1895, upon which the ia!
: levics of 1906 will he laid. No othe,
: assessment of real estate is provided
: for until the year 1909. The as
l. seSsmcnt must be completed anC
the books filed on or before August l
The State Tan Commissioner appoint:
| one commissioner from each count
| Assistants may be appointed if az
: proved by the Board of Public Works