The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-01-19
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| MAKE THEIR REPORT
nspeClOr Hines Filed a Report
h Gov. BeCkhaIR...PreSeDt
Methods Criticised.

fort. Ky. Jan. 10. State IN
Henry h. Hines filed his report
ia /oy Bcckham. covering the in
A zion made by him Of all the suits .
State revenue agents from .
,t-lsrgc from july 1902, August .
f. shows the total number Of /
led was 5,O2i, but this does not .
the number Of cases settle out .
r, without suit. OF these j,o2i .
here was recovery nh l,Sti. /
Dt,l amount due The state and 7
i. IN the l.sl suits was
I49,
of thi, accounted Tor, 1r paid In |
Treasury cxcep, 81, ,l65. 20. and
Amolnt failed 90 bc reported 90 The
h.. office by the county clerks Or
antcd for by the shcnils
i IN. matter of A NJ Harrison, Re
\. Agent. removed the Inspector
tratc. the facts in the Swann-day
De- Company cases. over when
\ .ul now stand. indicted ln me
y .i,! Pawei C,n'uit courts IN
|,ion. h, rcclics that Harrison cole
"A Si7ae5 from =. u Taylor lr,
|pns IN Frankfort, andncycr repaid
|, or accounted for IL. lie also stat
bias Harrison made large mum
.f land .al-s for iaNrs 10 the
bntains which have 'ovrr been
prtcd several other small collcc-
! ucrc mad, by Harrison. ~ which
naA,s no report
) speaking of Frank A I.uca' Rc'e-
Agent Statc-st.largc. the Inspector
4, has been and h. impossible to
ck W his transactions. as there s
record or basis upon which an in'ca-
alton can be made an to whether or
he hAs assessed properly and col
led taxes from numerous people
whom by mail notices Of liability
;.--= %ere sent with threat to in
Zoe proceedings for the assessment
the property unless the taxes are
tied With him. There w no record
the parties 10 whom he mails these
ices and II h. fails or omits TO ilc
In the Clerk a full lst Of the
Elements made by him the matter ls
sed. and there - no record by which
ascertain the amount due the state
county
Going into fees or penalties which
venue agents have collected from
Is. 1917 to August, 1905. the inspcc'
totals them A. follows To ! {.
brtton. tsS.62Ll7. to George u.
eNandcr. A6.OSIe. To- Frank \.
.cas. S.6iI95. To A. " Harrison,
.3s7. -. 10 a. J. Blot, VINO wa ap
.ntcd in January, 1904, last N2.I9
IN closing hts report the inspector
axes siN recommendations Ia the "oN
nor. and through him to the assembly
change needed In the present hv
lNcring these agents The first o
at no agreed judgement or consen
II assessment II omitted property shaI
entered without the written conscn
the County Attorney whcr
c property ought To be Assessed
located. Second. compensation !
way of commission ON the amour
,ucctcd should be- provided Tor Count
ttorncys for their services. ThlrC
uunty Clerk should be required
h. end ~ each month To report To- N
udiior the names OF all Irts"r
gainst whom assessment Of omitte
ruperty have been made, and to fo
urd copies II all Judgments secured ;
rycnuc. Fourth, TO requir Shcrifis
emitting taxes To- include all pcnalii'
uc the officers for causing the asses
ncnt Hfth. a severe penalty and h
loycal from office should bc the judy
ncrt Tor the collection Of money
cvcnuc agents without special WRITE
from the Auditor SiNt
hat the term of the revenue agent e
lire with the term Of the Auditor a
,ointing him.