The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-14

E#IpuDl!cSdeOl5 1H1ssal s2ti9I19 FDrtnt
5sISseveral time the cost Of the special.
Al session Of Che gislatu ana iss DIS
. .tinct reform meas re.
Methods of Account
Chapter seventeen proyide sa for sus
persisf ion OF. and a mi mo hod I'M
= the accounting Of publ inst IONS
! thas erecting eccnomf esq
Sale of Lands for School Tune.
Chapter eighteen is u none ma
! ing law for reg,la ting the sale of IandsS
Tor the benefit Of the school fund
lax Leyies for School Purpo
Chapter nineteen is another xerysS
!. important bill, relating to .eiucat ton,S
Producing the leyies for the building
fund, and nposlng other rest ctions
3 about the same aud also reguiatings
1.-The emergency eyies which are now
.Eauthorized to be made when necessary
to maintain FIVE months school
i The building fund is the fund 8to8
i provide school houses furniture, fuelsss
fetc, and under existing Law the Boards
1of Education can levy a tax OF forty.
five cents on the hundred dollars for
this purpose. In the future this levy
| is restricted tostwentv cents except
when a. now building is being erected
and an added tax IS absolute b neces3S#
sary. The effectof the law is, ia min e3ss
out OF every ten districts in the state
to insure a saving Of twenty cents IN 3
the tnx ievies. sS$#
The teachers fund tax remains at
a maximum OF fifty cents. Iffnecessaryss
to levy more to get five mon this of SS
school a special or emery ency levy fsS 5Ss
authorized; but only In order to get B
enough money torun the school FIVE s5
months. S9aa5
PenitentIary Guards.
Chapter twenty authorizes the ap-
pointment and use Of penitent fary
guards to convey convicts from jai1ss
a Money. Saver Conveying onvicts.
Chapter twentyone prescribes how
shall be taken from theGcoun-
ties to the penitentiary This actSwfl II ss
save the State, in about two years.. the
entire cost of tho special session of
the Legislature. It relieves the shers
ifs of this duty and imposes it, upon
guards from the penftentiary.t thus In
surfing a great saving to the StateEoyer8
The present method of taking deputy
sheriff for each prisoner
State Reform School.
Chapter twenty-five reduces IN num-
ger the directors and reorganizes the
BOARD OF the State Reform School III
let provides that the counties having I
shall pay $1,000 annual
oward the education and care OF In
mates from their counties. This law Isl
'ased on justice and VIII save money
10Th to the counties and to- heS State
" preventing some OF the abuses IN
commitments to this ms itnti ons
West Virginia Asy Iur1.
Chapter twentyhree Is al SsfnaiIa
MEASURE to the above and appI lies to
he West Virginia Asylum or g Home
Or Incurables.''
Conclusion.
In this summary OF the several acts
will be seen that the intention of
he Legislature is to
Lower local tax rates,
Equalize assessment values, ssss
Institute economies IN local and s5fs
tate offices,
Make all corporations list heirs prop
'ty accurately, NJ
Abolish direct State taxes,
Raise State revenues from license
Id privilege taxes,
Do justice to thesmaIl taxpayers.
Reduce taxation to those now paying
ore than their Just share.
More Justly distribute government tai
Make fair and reasonable tax laws,
Systemize and create a. head to the
king system Of the State,
Deal fairly and impartially
terests.
Make every interest carry it's fair
are of taxation.
Get coal, oil, gas and mineral values u
the tax duplicate ss
Safeguard the public interests.
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Tickets on sale May IS.
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