The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-04-04
BILLS PASSED BY THE
LAST LEGISLATURE

nor In the year nineteen hundred
and six assess or levy taxes which
shall exceed by more than seven per
cent, the aggregate amount of taxes
levied by 1t in The year nineteen hun.
bred and seven assess or levy taxes
which shall exceed by more than
nine per cent, the aggregate amount
OF taxes levied by it in the year nine.
teen hundred and four"
Limiting City Corporations.
Senate Bill No. 81 is a similar bill
10 Senate Bill No. 10. 1t being one
limiting the power Of municipal cor
porations to impose taxes. The hill
applies to all Incorporated cities,
towns and villages. Notwithstanding
the provisions of chapter Ii of the
code, or of any act of the legislature,
special or general. incorporating any
city town or village, or amending the
charter thereof.
AS to the tax levy, this bill pro.
videS that after the year 1905, the
council of any city, town or village
shall not in any one year assess or
levy taxes upon property, real or per.
sonal. at more than one-half the
maximum rate then in existence.
AS TO the amount Of taxes TO he
collected the bill provides: Nor
shall any such council in the year
one thousand nine hundred and five
assess or levy taxes upon property,
real or personal. which shall exceed
by more than five per cent. the az
gregate amount of taxes on property
levied by IL in the year one thousand
nine hundred and four; nor in the
year one thousand nine hundred and
six assess or levy taxes on property
real or personal, which shall exceed
by more than seven per cent the ag
gregate amount Of taxes on property
levied by 1t In the year one thousand
nine hundred and four; nor in the
year one thousand nine hundred ant
seven assess or levy taxes on proper
: ty. real or personal, which shall eX
coed by more than nine per cent. tho
aggregate amount Of taxes on prop
crty levied by it in the year one thoa
sand nine hundred and four"
Supplement Extra Session.
These bills were designed, to sup
. plement the work of the extra SEES
sion of 1901, so as 10 provide a meth
/, cd 10 prevent m increase in taxes 70
, tlie three years, 1905, 1906 and 1907
until 1905. Opinion will differ as t
their necessity, yet so much was sal
during the last campaign about til
!, opportunity that certain tax levyin
, officials might have to increase til
! taxes during the years 1905, 1906 an
1907, that 1t was deemed the part G
:. wisdom to have legislative enactmen
+. prohibiting such increase except a
TO the small percentage named there
:, In.
Senate Bill No. 10 amends sectio
: four of chapter 1G, of the acts of III
: extra session Of 1904. This action, q
:, passed last summer, provides tha
:! officers or persons who in violatio
:, of chapter l6. shall expend publ
q monies and incur obligations upo
= The State or of any county or schot
;, district, without proper authorit,
:, STALL be personally linb.! for tn
: same, both jointly anu severally: an
= provides for an action by the Stat
= county, district or any person pref
= diced thereby, in any court Of comp
!, tent jurisdiction. II; also provides thl
( there shall be no liability upon Il
: State, county or district, or upon Il
rgal ~ ~ an .Tbtrd psnst 4 4si