West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-06
READ AND REFLECT.

Let the poor man aud the farmer read
carefully the new tax bill aud after you
have done so we want to call your particu.
lar attention TO Sec. 10. In Sec. 10 you will
ind that here Is where the rich man has the
advantage OF the poor man. To illustrate:
Take poor man who has a comfortable
home In the town OF Kingwood, Terra Alta
Rowlesburg. or any town in the county.
II Is just such a home as suits he or his
family. lie does not want to part with H.
lie Is growing old perchance and wants TO
spend the rest OF his days in his little home
This home OF the poor man occupies a de.
sirable site in the town. rich man In the
town takes fancy to the location and
wants IT, Or, perchance. a wealthy cor.
porsiion wants this location to build a bus.
mess house or a banking house. They have
tried time and again to purchase IL from
the poor man who refuses to sell on account
OF the traditions surrounding II. Although
they have offered the poor man fancy sum
OF money tor H. he refuses to sell Bui the
Dawson tax bill finds an easy way to make
him sell or tax him beyond his means. You
ask how1 When the new assessor comes
around and assesses the poor mans house
at say $500 or $500 (under the old law u
was assessed az probably s1so) the rich
man or the corporations representative
can go before the County Court and pro.
test against this property being assessed az
$500. They have but to tell the Court that
they will give Gao. 600 for MIR Smiths pro.
perry. and according to law the property
must be assessed at its true value. There
Is nothing left for the poor man to do but
to sell the property. Is this the kind OF a
tax law the poor people want1
Now let us investigate how Il effects the
farmers Let us see u Dawsou's new tax
law is the kind they want.
II you have some one living In your neigh.
borhood who is not on friendly terms and
want TO have little revenge at your en-.
pense, all he has TO do is to 70 before the
County Court on the FIRST Tuesday OF Sep
TENDER and state to the Court that your
farm is not taxed at its full value. You
will be summoned before the Court 10 de.
fen1 yourself aud prove TO TO the Court by
witnesses that your farm is assessed at its
true and full value. You will probably
have TO employ a lawyer and before you
get through with IL carry II to the Circuit
Court. When you have spent considerable
money and proved TO the Court that your
land Is assessed at its TRUE and actual
value" you have no redress. You must
pay your witness or lawyer whether you
lose or win. Is this the vicious tar law
that the poor man and farmer wants. Is
this the kind Of law Bill Dawson promis.
ed the Preston county farmersp Why did
he not tax oil, gas and coal as he promised
to do instead Of having such a damnsble
Law as this passed to ruin the poor people.
Now II the small property.holders. work.
ingmen and farmers OF Preston county
think more OF politics than they do Of their
pocket book they have only TO vote for Bill
Dawson and his new tax law. When they
get their new tax receipt from the Sheriff
they must not yell until the neighbors
imagine that the Indians are on the war
Dath