Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-08-29
SOME NEW TAX QUERIES.
County Clerk Receives Samples Of
Latest Form.


Latest Form.
County Clerk H.W, King has received
from the state tax commission SAM
Piles of seven new forms which must
be used by all counties in making up
the assessments for each year. These
forms will not be needed until next
March, but the counties will begin
buying their books within short
time. The state. merely sends to each
county sample sheets. and the county
must provide itself with the necessary
books and blanks through the usual
commercial channels.
Among other blanks are the new
personal property statements In
stead Of consisting merely Of one page
as did the old personal property state
ments. the new blanks consist OF
three pages Of questions. Items OF
personal property are listed more In
detail, and many different objects OF
taxation which did not appear as
separate items on the old schedules
are now separately lifted. Among
sucb items are automobiles, engines
and boilers, poultry, nursery STOCK
typewriters, adding machines, cash
registers, billiard, pool, pigeonhole
or bagatelle tables, scales, threshing
machines, electric and water motors
and manufacturing tools.
The following interrogatories are
also printed on the first page, to oe
answered by every Taxpayers
Interrogatory /. Are you or
we're you on the first day OF March OF
the present year, the executor OF the
last will or the administrator OF the
estate Of any deceased person. or the
guardian Of the estate Of any infant
or person Of unsound mind; or the
trustee Of the property Of any person.
or the receiver Of any corporation
association or firm; or the agent at
torney or banker investing, loaning
or otherwise controlling the money
or other property OF any other person
resident in this state; or the president
or accounting officer Of any corpora
ton; or a partner, consignee, or
pawnbrokerP Is yes, designate for
whom you we're then, or are new' act
ing in such representative or hduciary
capacity; and II you were' or are now'
q. acting under the authority OF any
particular court name court ana
also state to what court you report
he Interrogatory 2. Have you' before
the first day Of March Of the present
year, either personally or through
o. . the agency of others, caused all or
z. any part OF your taxable money OF
OF other property to be temporarily con-
mun m verted, either by sale, borrowing ex'
u change, or in any other manner into
'as bonds or other securities, OF th'
nu United States, not taxable, or any
a other property not taxable, with the
n'' intention to pay back, return or OK
change, or sell back, such property
'Po after you have made out your tai
'n' statement, for the purpose OF evadint
r. w the payment Of taxes on such proper
I ~, ty, or did you, on or after the hrSI 0
~, M March Of the present year, and oeior
ieu YOU saw this interrogatory, pay back
II" return. re-exchange or sell back sucl
u1' ia property for the purpose aforesaidF
ne Interrogatory 8. Ifyou have con
rt reo yerted any Of your money or proPert''
ns or money or property of any othe
laa person, as required Of you, then stat
" when the same was so converted .
invested, and the kind and amour
and value there
The new blanks which are sent ou
2 2 are the following; Personal propert
3 statement, assessment roll for re'
neri estate township. assessment 70
iesi town lots, real estate tax roll (towI
shin, real estate tax roll City, pei
sonal property tax roll, bank asses
em- ment statement.