The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-08
DALE COUNTY WILL
 COOPERATE FULLY Resolution Endorses Action of State Tax Commission PREPARES LAND REGISTER Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkin- son Will Prepare to List All Lands
 for Sale In the State for
 Public Benefit.
PREPARES LAND REGISTER

Montgomery, June 7.-(Special.) )-The Dale county board of revenue or commits sioners, as it is called has adopted a resolution in entire sympathy with the state tax commission in increasing tax rates and will cooperate in every way. Whereas" says a resolution adopted this week, the state tax commission has fixed 60 per cent of the cash market value of property as the percentage at which property shall be assessed for taxes; therefore, be it resolved, that we indorse the action of the state commission"
 The resolution then goes on to say that I've think the said percentage as sug- gested by said commission is not un- reasonable, and in view of fact that 1t will take at least this percentage to carry the finances of our county, we. by this reso- lution, pledge ourselves, In addition to the oath which we have taken as best We can, to fix the values at and enforce the collection for taxes the said 60 per cent of the fair market value of the property of our county"
 Of the thirty counties visited the tax commission has been given Just such cor dial encouragement Col Harvey Jones, member of the commission, Is Just back from good trip to Lee county.
 Commissioner of Agriculture J. A. Wilk- inson has made ready to open a registry book at the capitol, which will be a kind of real estate record or clearing house, where all sorts of salable lands will be listed for the information of the public. This Is in response to the requirements of subdivision Il of section 376 of the code.
 The law requires that the commissioner shall prepare and keep in his office books of register wherein any person may have entered upon payment of a register fee of $1 for each tract or lot, any real es- tate for sale, with the terms. Flats and descriptive matter will be filed and these will be open to the inspection of the pub lie. This will enable the department to give out information to all inquirers and prepare It to answer most of the questions asked by outsiders.
 In short time the commissioner will get up list of the lands held by the state for sale, as a result of non-payment of taxes, or other causes, with the nature and character of the soil. He will also have all the public lands listed. MT. Wilkinson believes that this will be of vast information and value to the state citizens as well as those of the outside who are interested. There Is much land that may be bought cheaply from the state
 President J. w. Abercrombie of the State university was here today to consult with the Governor and the state superin- tendent of education with regard to the work of that institution. He has in hand particularly at this time the summer school, which begins June F, and which is to be largely attended
 Among the visitors at the capitol this week was J. B. Ellis of Selma, past grand chancellor of the Alabama Knights of Pythias and leading business man. He had business with Attorney General A. M. Garber
 The November term of the supreme court will come to an end next week, so far as the call of the divisions is con cerned. However, the work in hand can not be completed until about the first of July. The last division to be called Mon day is the second, or Selma section. It composes the counties of Bibb. Choctaw. Dallas, Greene, Hale, Marengo, Perry. Sumter and Wilcox.
 Dr. J. H. Johnson, head of the deaf,