The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-10

nnissioners court. before its meeting in July q list of the raises he proposes,
 and when notices are issued by the clerk of the commissioners court, to
 require the Commissioner by himself
 or his deputies, to serve such notices personally upon the tax payer, Lot
 which he shall be entitled to twenty five cents for each notice, and len per centum of the money collected up on the raises in valuation, to be paio him by the tax collector. proyideu
 that the tax commissioner shall be en- titled to no fees or commissions, un-
 less he files his list of proposed raises
 court to be held in the month of July.
 commissioner coH rs ascertains ssyai that any per- I son or property has, escaped asses
 ment. 1t shall be. his duty 10 make a
 demand upon each person and to ass
 has escaped, and make returns of a list of such persons or property korth- with to the commissioners court, and
 before the term of the court to be held
 mand such commissioner shall be al-
 lowed fifty cents Tn each case, and ten per eentum commissions upon the amount of the tax, both of which shall
 payers and shall be collected by the
 tax collector and paid to the tax conn Pens,ous for confederates.
 Nearly all the peopls in the state are interested in caring for those worthy men who served in. the Con- federate army or navy, and because of ago. made an appropriation for that purpose. The appropriations have continued to increasas with .the frn-
 pTcyssnt of the aaanctal sonaition n amounted our ' to Ihe m tn9 sum S Sf ss7sss6.oo. There is no dSabt but that the fegis- Iature has adopted the best means, ac~ RNxM Am xwf& s<F A<
 for ths % awardins SHa sssm ara aistrisSut%son % Of pensions among the persons named, but an acquaintance with the practical workings Of the machinery adopted for tionss discovers the fact that many per sons suffer for want of the amounts to which they are justly entitled. For the county board or the EtaEe board. in striking from the pension roll, In
 the month of July, the name of one aatitlad to the pension. This mistake
 following year. and in the meantime
 the aged, infirm or. decrepit soldier or sailor or widow of one or the other table, ifl his last days. than # no mis- take had been made against him A large number of cases like the one in-
 stanced. occurs every year. One of either that the Auditor should be clothed with the power to correct these
 mistakes, or that the office of Pension Commissioner ssruld be created and sioner to do and perfsrm all such acts as might be found necessary to do justice by those entitled to the bene-
 by the appropriations already indi- cated. If a Pension Commissioner should be created # would be well to provide for quarterly payments.
 means in reach are to ie weighed and their prospective amounts estimated. Tn view of the fact thai the number oo5 oe needy cosfsasrafS & nuc veterans so,,n may therefore. that if they are to be cared for in their last days, the appropria- tions In their interest should be in- creased, If the condition of the treas ury will admit of 1t. at least for a few years yet The legislature can so regulate the laws as to admit of this. provided the means are within the reach.
 solvent CEeAitn.
 Subdivision T. of Section 59t1 0& the Code was amended by the leBfs- iaturs I of lsos 80 as 70 levy M Eax s,,, or lars embraced in mortgages before the same shall be admitted to record. The Supreme Court has decided In Barnes tory act repeals said sub-division [, of Section S911. This decision is doubt less right, nevertheless, 1t is doubtful, if the legislature really intended to repeal said sub-divisipn, as to solvent credits. That a solvent credit should be taxed. seems to be moderately clear, and, if it shall 30 seem to the on-eom- passed. providing for the taxation of solvent credits, along with other prop erty no more stable nor valuable
 revsna ss of the is o aoT pSe 1S4. sessions act. 1908, provision was made for testing and taxing Hluminat- ing oils. The bill providing for this pendent proposition. The original bill was abandoned and the provision con- tained in the act referred to, was proposition, which stood aIone. Liti- gation arose. and the provision in the act referred to, was decided to be un- eonstitutional, for reasons set forth pared and standing alone, as a police regulation, might be enacted by the Legislature, and so insure a better and also result. by reason of license on tag tax, in material benefit to the State Treasury.
 Immediately following this para graph are the prices per acre Of all the lands assessed for taxes in the State. This. while 1t Is a decided improve than the lands are worth, and the ap- pended exhibit may be considered In connection with the proposition to hold liberal discharge of their duties in the of taxes. It Is we'll known that persons having a knowledge of such matters, that assessors would be pleased to have some one Tn behind them, in the discharge of their duties, who could carry part of the responsi- | and the board. if created, in accordance with the suggestions here much In the disenarge of their duties | by standing ready to demand of them | . strict accountability:
 Statement Of value of lands, as aB- sessed, per acre, for 1906: bour. e2-s3; Blbb, ss sl; Blount. S2. .45; Bullock; E9 sl; Butler, g; ;!7; Calhoun: Chiffon, incomplete; Choctaw. S2.97; | coftee. ss.S6 Colbert st.ss; consosR. 21S sra6ihS% cSo's Sass u@Sn GSxnessSPss sss bSie baie S5.os; Dallas, ss.fS; DeKaib, Incom@ plete; Fillmore, $5.e0; Escambia, 9S.l7; | EtOwsh. s4;so; Fayette. :l.55; Prank Dsi5s: HaIe. ss.14; G; Henry Ss.Sl; S. Hous. ton, s375; Jackson, sS.42i Jefferson, | s12.1l; Lamar. s2.64; Lauderdale, S3.75; | lawrence, Si.70; Lee, ss.s0; Limestone. | I2.25; MarshaiI, SAYS; Mobile, S5: Mon | roe. s2:9e; Montgomery. G7.1S; Morgan, | sa,Somgsletei s,n Pssry sSso; PiehSens slsS s1.s6; Shelby, S3.20; St. Clair, s3.32; | Sumter. ss.47; Talladega, S5s7; Talla- Doosa, S30I; Tuscaloosa, S9.s2; Walk ee.' $5,S2i Washington Sl.S2; Wilcox
 In considering the foregoing sugges- lions, in relation to the price of lands | per acre 1t will be well to remember | correct, taken as a whole. | In many counties they are correct, in |