The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-15
REPORT MADE ON
 MOBILE COUNTY Valuations Are Found to be
 Too Low COMPANY MOVES TO HOLT Central Iron & Coal Go. Notifies Sec retary of State That Place of Business Is Moved From
 Tuscaloosa.
COMPANY MOVES TO HOLT

Governor Jelks has received the repor of State Examiner J. T. German on tht accounts of the officials of Mobile coun. ty. In his report on the accounts of J E. Afford. judge of the inferior crim inal court, the examiner finds that the county Is due the state $37.10 on account of removal fees Judge Affords books were correct. P. P. Dorlon, tax collector was found correct in his accounts. He was charged with the collection of S16e,- SSSs during 1904 and all has been ac- counted for Sheriff J. r. Powers owed the state s3sO on account of an error in feed bills This was promptly paid when his attention was called to 1t. The ac- counts of City Clerk J. A. Shelton were found correct
 Valuation Too Low.
 The examiner reports as follows on the accounts of Tax Collector E. w. liar ris:
 Hon. b. w. Harris. tax collector of Mobile county, substantially complies with the statutory provisions in the as- sessment of taxes. l verified his addi- tions and recapitulation and found them correct. The assessment for 1905 will show an increase of nearly million dollars over 1904 which with the raises made by the tax commissioners, will make an increase of about $1, ,500,000. The population of Mobile is rapidly increas- ing and property is appreciating in val us. From the best information obtain able property is assessed for taxation at about 50 per cent of its actual value. For instance in 1904 money hoarded and on deposit in banks was given in for taxation at $50, while the statements from the banks in January. 1905, show over sS,000,000 on deposit. Mobile county badly needs new map and land books. II the board of revenue will have these made I am satisfied the taxes on escaped property discovered in one year will more than pay the cost of such map and land boolx.''
 Probate Judge Williams.
 The examiner says Probate Judge Price Williams, Jr., Is due $1 on mort gage tax and s9.24 on redemption of land sold at tax sale. This has been remit ted. The examiner says: During this year forty-one corporations were organ ized In Mobile county, with a capital stock of $2,2s7,5OO, for which proper char ter fees were collected and remitted i; s7552 for redemption of land sold at tax sale; sl921 70 mortgage taxes, and s23,-
 
 $63,114.75 were collected for retail liouor licenses and under a special constitution al provision, were paid to the school au- thorities."
 Tax Commissioner.
 The examiner says about the accounts of H. M Friend, tax commissioner:
 He Is doing his best to collect all de- linouent licenses, and to obtain a fair and just valuation of property for taxa tion and equalization of taxes. During 1904, he increased the regular assessment s514,934 and made assessments of es- capes to the amount of $1S0928. total $6a5,S62 Upon these assessments. s4523. 10 taxes were collected and $576s 30 delin- Quent licenses were collected, making a total of $10,291.6O collected and paid into the state treasury"
 Minor Capitol News.
 The Central Torn and Coal company, a corporation of New Jersey, has inform ed the secretary of state that it has changed its place of business from Tus- caloosa, Ala, to Holt. in Tuscaloosa coun- ty Henry A. Jones is it's agent. The secretary of state has also been inform- ed by the New Morgan County Building and Loan association of Decatur of an increase in capital stock from S200000 to $400000.
 The governor has appointed the follow ing notaries public:
 Clarence Eugene Foster of Birmingham and Charles w. Allison of Springville, St. Clair county. The state board of pension examiners are now at work in the capitol going over the applications filed with the board by the county examiners The board Is con.- posed of E. S. Starr of Dallas, R. J. Reynolds of Henry anu Dr. R. D. Jack son of Jefferson.