The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-10-17

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I tconeipded Fro seeond 7aae.5
he der All corpora
Y Etions are REQ Tired 20 furnish state
lnents in great detail and the assesso
8 rs given authority looking TO a com
& Iplete return. To- deduction from
money, cred Its and inpest ments vii
: be- allowed unless the indebtedness il
4 listed In the return. Separate muntci
\ pal assessments are abolished. The
cities Will he required to ado thu
= county assessment. "a he assessing oi
Z the coal, OIL, sas, mineral IS and tim
4 Der. when a freehold estate held by
. another than the owner of the sur
face. Eto be ntSlts actual al,Ie, sub,
iect to change annually as. it Increases
or decreases In value. tt is thought
that this law will attract pnble men
for the position Of assessor. q
Collection of 7 axes.
HI Chapter five makes the sheriff treas
Eurer OF the county and collector Of
taxes and provides for the collection Of
taxes and how d elinquencies5 are to be
returned. Also fixes the sheriffs com
lpensation at per cent. a reduction
in, many counties. and extends the dis
count period to the last day OF No,
Ivember
Collateral Inheritances.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on:
collateral inhevitances, devises, dis
tributive shares and legacies. makes
the law complete. Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law.
Appraisement of Estates.
Chapter seven provides for the ap-
deceased persons must be appraised
and the appraisemeut entered on rec
ord. All evidences or Investments and
credits must be endorsed appraised
by the appraisers. No Judgment shall
be entered upon any note or other evil
dence of Indebtedness belonging to 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-off1cio county treas
urer of his county.
Reduction of County Taxes.
One of the most important laws is
chapter nine. It reduces the limit or
maximum Of county 1evies from ninety
five to sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter. This effects a saving
in most districts of thirty-five cents.
Settlement With suretfes.
Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
to settle with suretfes OF defaultfngI
assessors or sheriffs.
Fees of officers-Jaii Fees.
Chapter eleven fixes 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
books, but $1.25 instead OF 50, as now
The fees of the county jailer in fell
ony and misdemeanor cases shall be
paid by the county. This will save
The State from $4,000 to $4,000 a
year and induce economy.
Vital Statistics. .
Chapter twelve provides for the col a
ection of vital statistics more eff
:iently than at present and with less
expense to the people. Il
Fees of Auditor and Secretary of State
! Chapter thirteen is another import L
ant revenue producing act, fixing the
ees for all kinds of services rendered f
n the Offices of the Auditor and Sec t
etaryf of State, increasing them. and
dding new ones, all of which will go. Il
ato the State Treasury after March 4,
905. This is expected to produce a S
lrge amount OF new revenue annually,lt
osstb1y $4,000 o
Criminal Judges Salaries.
Chapter fourteen provides that here
fter the salaries Of judges of Crtmt-
al and Intermediate Courts shall be
aid by the counties having them. y
Reassessrent in 1905.
Chapter fifteen is one of the most B.
Important acts and provides for the re-
ssessment of all the lands of the
tate In 1905, upon which the tax : :,
,vies OF 1906 will he laid. No other : :
ssessment Of real estate is provided S. s.
II until the year 1909. The as - 9
must be completed and s
lie books fled on or before August 1. Z.
he STATE T,aS, Com iscioper5 aproinfS u