The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-29

pose Is to ascertain if the Commission proposes to establish a guide or stan dard, which can be used in each coun- ty sa,d MT Locke in Sthep 9f Tores ssres for the Commission to say that in Bar bour County the property should be as ssssed at seventy per cent Sr,t, of its yalHs ,,s property. too, should be assessed at seventy per cent of Its actual value.
 wouS aSe Ike nosrd to have ts s s opes on
 ~The Commission will not advise you aa1s 5e sn9Tf yor Tss aw is so psiS isS that it cannot he misunderstood. You are to be guided by. that and not by ~ Of % course e we understand the law in for its actual value for taxes, and a that ms % os se dGRs 9Rs s s ss tax sus soaS a h ever fixed property at it's actual val ue." said MT; Locke But would ask slS the C9mmission this. 1T we & do not nT nll s,a actual value win the State Tax Com mission take hold and insist that this property be given in for it's actual val
 Assess at True value.
 The question raised smile. but be- 69r ths a9nd 1t %as the
 ty of both the Board of Revenue and the Tax Commission to see that prop erty was put upon the books at US
 S Out of the discussion grew q defi.. mite plan of procedure for the lifting of iow ssses be h 'nls nsn was adopted in swer to the question of Tax Assessor McEachern; How are we s9 proceed n about ahsS raising insn t the too
 Colonel Jones responded from his extensive experience as a state Tax Commissioner, galnsd+ iron 1ne IeRorss agreed that the Back Tax Commiss- tate transfers The notes which he was to take of these transfers should set forth the nature of the property chased This transcript was to have an effect not only on the piece of prop erty in question, but upon adJoining property. or property similarly situat-
 Moreover. the Tax Commissioner might accompany the Assessor on ms book was opened. If a piece of prop erty was handed in at figure too LOW in the opinion of the Back Tax Com 1t and bring the suspected low prop. erty before the Board of Revenue. IT the Board declined to make the raise an appeal coul be taken to the state A"~ Assessor Cracks a Joke.
 The conference attached considerable importance to the plans T whica no,sr,ssa Galied sioner when the Tax Assessor visited
 Then you will go with me next oe, Tax Commissioner Virgil Crawford. land put a pistol in your pocket when you start" At this a laugh went around the revenue gathering.
 Judge Mitchell. for fear of possible I~,. nAt the Commission was not hunting indi-
 we are endeavoring to start the pollGsy TSa staee es Se said. we are not hunt ing individuals :. idea that the Tax Commission wanted it's tax officers to watch watch reai esx baoIs esoa.e The Board had 1t impressed upon itE members that the County Tax Comnns- sioner should accompany the Assessor and catch each low assessment Aron' further investigation.
 Are mehchants stocks given here as their full value" asked Judge Mitcheli;
 'sThey are not" promptly responder Mir. Locke. We nave Irtso so ya man. aged to evade our efforts. Merchants | stocks are assessed at $Ss2,0oO in Bar- | bour County, and we have that much | in Eufaula alone.
 
 | to taxing bank stock.
 Judge Mitchell and Colonel Jones oe- | clared that the law on taxing banks | waa quite clear. 1t was tntimated tna' l inc Board had some sort of long con- | froversy with a Eufaula bank. - a No Tax Raiees Made.
 Tn the early afternoon the. conference adiourned. Not a single individual taI | haI been raised. No separate case nao l been considered. The whole conference was general in it's nature, having the the | main purpose of securing co-operatlor, from the County Board in the general l policy of the State Tax Commlsslon | The Meeting was held in the Prooats l -ofica of inc Eufaula court house. By lnYitation the members of the County | Board of Revenue came to EuLaula to meet the members of the Tax Commis. | sion, The members of the Commission | nresent were Judge J. J. Mitchell Coi Harvey Jones. Secretary J. R. Lloyd | The members of the Board Of Revenue | of Barbour County who took part lr | tha conference were Charles Massey l STtw A Locke. George A. Johnson, M | r. Teal T. D. Grubbs. Sr., and S. l Collins. Participating in the confer, l ence were Treasurer Charles Capel | Assessor McEachern and Tax Commis' | sIoner Virgil Crawford.
 The Commission will not go to Clay | ton. The members left this afternoon | for Union Springs. where they VII | spend two days.