The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-21

\ lions are required to- furnish state
snents in great detail and the assessor
is given authority. liking to a COM
plete return No deduction from
money, credits and investing nts will
be allowed unless the Indebtedness is
listed in the return Separate munich
pal assessments are abolished. The
cities viii be. required to adopt the
county assessment The assessing OF
the coal, oil, gas, minerals and tim
Der, when a freehold estate held by
another than the owner Of the sur
face. is to be at it's actual value, sub
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.
Chapter five makes the sheriff treas
urer of the county and collector or
taxes and provides for the collection of
taxes and how delinquencies are toEbe
returned Also fixes the sheriff's COM
pensation at ) per cent, reduction
in many counties, and extends the dis
count period to the last day of No
vember.
Collateral lnheritancee.
Chapter six relates to the taxes on
collateral inheritances, deVlses, dis
trbutivc shares and legacies, makes
the law complete. Largely increased
revenues are expected from this law.
,App~asement of Estates.
Chapter seven provides for the APP
prais ement Of estates. The estates OF
deceased persons must be appraised
and the appraisemeNt entered on rec
ord All evidences of 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
deceased person until it has been APP
| praised.
This law Will bring much property
! on to the tax duplicate.
| County Treasurer.
| Chapter eight prescribeS the duties
of the sheriff. as ex-ofticio county treas
urer of his county.
| Reduction Of County Taxes.
| One OF the most important laws is
chapter nine 1t reduces the limit or
| MAXI MUM Oh CollutS !t'N lGS tlcIIl iiIiCtS
/ five TO sixty cents on the hundred dol
lars hereafter. This effects saving
| in most districts of thirty-five cents.
Settlement With Sureties.
| Chapter ten authorizes the auditor
! to settle with s,reties of defaulting
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 81 25 instead of So, as now
charged
| The fees of the county jailer in fell
| ony and mistiemeanor 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
lection OF vital statistics more eff
| GENTLY than al present and with less
| expense to the people.
Fees of Auditor and Secretary of State.
Chapter thirteen is another impor
| 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 go
| into the State Treasury after March /,
| 1885, This is expected to produce Il
| large amount of new revenue annually.
possibly $4,000.
| Criminal Judges Salaries.
Chapter fourteen provides that here
| after the salaries of judges OF Crnl-
| nal and Intermediate Courts shall be
paid by the counties having them.
| Reassessme:7t in 1905
| Chapter fifteen is one Of the most
| important acts and provides for the re-
assessment Of all the lands of the
| State in 1905. upon which the tax
! levicS OF 1906 will he laid. No other
assessment OF real estate is provided
! for until the year 1909 The as
sessmenr must be completed and
| the books fled on or before August /.
! The State Tax Commissioner appoints
| one commissioner from each county.
| Assistants may be appointed If APP
| proved by the Board OF Public Works.
All real estate must be assessed at its