Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-12-28
the term Of four years.

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!. To have and exercise general su-
peryision OF the system Of taxation and
collection Of public dues and revenues
throughout the state.
2, To require that all assessments Of
property in this state be made accord
ing to law.
y. To see that all taxes due the state,
counties and municipalities are col
lected.
4. To prescribe all forms Of books
and blanks used In the assessment and
collection Of taxes not otherwise pre-
scribed by law, and 10 change 10 forms
OF blanks and books prescribed by law
In cnse change shall be necessary.
D. To construe the tax and revenue
laws OF the state whenever requested
by any officer acting under such laws, or
by amy interested person, and 10 III
struct such officers with relation TO
their duties with reference TO assess
ment and taxation, and collection Of
public dues and revenues.
O. To issue instructions and direc-
tions to the county assessors, county
boards Of equalization, county clerks,
and tax collectors IN 10 the rules best
calculated 10 secure uniformity in the
system Of assessment and collection OF
taxes, and full cash valuation for as
sessment and taxation Of all property,
real and personal, tangible and intangi-
BILE, including franchises and special
franchises and 10 prescribe all blank
forms OF reports for that purpose.
z. For the purpose Of enabling the
board, any county assessor. county
board Of equalization, county clerk, or
tax collector TO acquire and obtain oil
information that could in any manner
aid IL or him in arriving at the valua-
tion OF any franchise or special fran.
chise, 10 examine all books and papers
Of account, and to require any person to
appear before said board, or any MEM
ber thereof, and 10 interromte such per-
son under oath or otherwise.
S. To see that penalties are enforced
when prescribed by any revenue law
OF the state for disobedience to lts pro-
visions, and to see that complaint il
made against persons or corporations
violating the provisions of any tax or
revenue law OF this state; and in the
execution Of these powers and duties
the said board, and any member there
Of, may call upon the prosecuting at
torney or the attorney general, who
shall institute and conduct prosecutions
for penalties and iorfeitures, liabilities
and punishments for violation OF the
laws Of the state in respect to the
assessment and taxation OF property, or
the collection Of public dues and reve-
nucs.
o. To take charge of and superin.
tend the enforcement OF the inheritance
tax laws, and to see that the taxes pro-
vided therein are collected.
10. To make such rules and regula.
tions as the board shall deem proper
to effectually carry out the purposes fol
which the board is constituted, and "a
make all necessary rules and regula.
tions not inconsistent with law as the
board may deem necessary with respect
TO It's own meetings and procedure.
IL. To report to the legislature al
each regular session the total amount
OF revenue collected in the state for all
purposes, classifying as to purposes
with the sources thereof, the proceed
ings of the board, and such other mat,
ters of information concerning the pub.
lie revenues as may be deemed of gene
raj interest.
l2. To make diligent investigation
and inquiry concerning the revenue
laws of other states and countries, sc
far as the same are made known by
published reports or statistics, or car
be ascertained by correspondence with
the officers thereof; and with the aid o
information thus obtained, together
with experience with and the observa
tion of our own laws, to recommend tC
the legislature at each regular session
thereof such amendments, changes, oil
notifications of our constitution or rev,
enue laws as seem proper or necessary
to remedy injustice or irregularity in
taxation, or to facilitate the assessment
and collection of public revenues.
13. To see that each county in the
state be visited by at least one member
of the board as often as once each year
to the end that any proper assistance
and advice be given to the officers en-
gagged in the assessment and collection
of taxes, that complaint concerning thC
law may be heard, and that informa
tion concerning its workings may b.
collected, that all revenue officers com
ply with the law, and all violations
thereof be punished, and that all pro
per suggestions as to amendments ma.
be made.
IA. To require from any state, coun
ty or municipal officer, whose duties
pertain to the assessment, apportion
ment, levy, or collection OF taxes anC
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