The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-28
TAX COMMISSIONER DILLON
EXPLAINS new TAX CAMS

value, whllesreal estate was only at a
fair 2l!s cash value, generally oae.halt o.
Ione.:tthlird rs real value Hereafter.
FndterI ttas true ana actaas proyision,
Ea nj 4 ~ Sof spFopert would 10 as.
sessed az true ana actaas yaius,
and therefore Uniform and tEctefars
fair. 10 all and tho result sse6iti lie Is
bring money and Intangible properly
like notes, etes from their forme ibid,
ing places u @ "a II; q
The new laws were moi revised 70
set more revenues but 10 eq1alise
alton hsy making I'll who ought til f,ay
taxes nay To As the Standard 10
there Would be- less liability or Its be-.
Ing differently construed in diHstent
counties, Il was decided to wine ois
all State taxes: A tttational Inn
iiiatioa pgeyented tho entire abolition
ofthe direct State taxs of 50 cents On
l l!:y Valuation, 10 that the Eegiss
lature devised the gradual abolition
Of all but two cents, beginning With
the cutting OF of 4 i cents ibis Year.
pae MF;s pisioa5 SAID the STATE board
" PUBIC @erSs smi q AXE die redtie.
ton moro than 11scents this year de-.
cause Of the great amount ofsmoney 10
come from q new source ofS taxation
Goa, oil and 4 gas leases. B
es 'aoN values Ialllts
After detailing the Inequalities that
had had prevailed relative % the assess.
ment Of land by the acre IN diEerent
counties, and how the assessments
had l',al! remained ain the same until The next
decennlal :re.assessrne orsfeat estats
not outstanding that great mineral
and oil DEVELOPMENT mig have taken
place In the meantime and largely In.
creased the value Of sichs lands. Alis
pillon showed how under the new sss.
TEN lem real estate would be assessed ey
cry year. Il land shout he worth less
In q succeeding year ttor any reason,
unto up 70 the yaluejo 100 assessment
would DO reduced and would accord
insly be Increased for an other SUI
tcient reason, the Idea being to keep
us value stable, and In he interests
OF justice.
Coming down ia; local taxation. after
completely showing the reductions
to follow In State taxes ny the wfp.
| Ing out Of the State taxs and ,y,,jcb
would be mad SUP by indirect license
taxes onfluxurlesi like beer and tohac.
co, Mr. Dillon insisted that there
would be a redacti lon 10 the taxpayer
In his local taxes II reas on " the il.
creased yaluatl Ions on Which 10 levy
taxes. In other words, bys bringing
out more Intangible properly ana mir.
lly assessing all3prop erty the $ret,,rns
would he 50 large that the reduction
to the Individual taxpayer Who has
been paying heretofore sE5sss iney s..
bic. He explained how fiie Iesisia.
ture threw3safeguards around die peo-
| pie by limiting the Iesying power Of
counties and municipalities until ti,e !.
total true and actaail; ass q sn,snt Il,
known, and he said fGes next Lsslsla.
ture would 10y; statute al III q iese scounty
lleyies low permanently, moi having
done SO last year because the exact
assessment on me new basis was not
: lsho@ N
sssse axes are q cefta am g be re
uuesa, N ilact, iYlEf aall wiped out en-.
.lrely froper eSe on of the new
avs was equal ltA. ys Z, certain 70 bring
ABOUT lower we ton the In
aiFeet m thod q kee ping up the State
government and Sthe local method for
counties the highest ideal in taxation
mad been made POI sibles AIR. Dillon