Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-21
STATE HOUSE NEWS

Charleston, w Va, June FL
Today is the last day of grace for
liquor dealers who have not com
piled with the ruling OF the Tax Com
missioner and paid the additional
amount demanded. To the retailer
this amounted to $3.50; TO the
wholesaler S234.72. In only nine
counties has the Tax Commissioner
had any trouble with the license
question, and while the county court
I'm some OF these counties held that
the old rate OF $500 was legal in
stead Of $3.50. and as the law which
went into effect on the 23rd of May
made IT,. many of the Wholesale and
retail dealers have since paid the diff
ference until at the present time
there are less than 200 that have
not been reported to tho Tax Com
missioner's department 1t is be-
lieved that the great majority OF
these have paid up and the Tax Com
missioner In due time will be noti-
fed. However, all who have not
paid the tax at the rate OF the Ii
cense tax which went into effect on
May % will be closed up immediate
ly and charged with selling liquors
without license.
The indications are that the State
has been no fear a. TO the outcome
of the case now in the Supreme Cour,
OF Appeals which is to decide
whether the state has a right to de-
mand the additional tax for the year
1907. The decision i'm this case
which went up from Kanawha coun-
~ is expected any day, the Court
having expressed it's tntention on
handing down an opinion at very
early date.
Clerk Dering of the Tax Commits
sioner's department has just compli-
ed list of all the resident and for
eign corporations who have the right
to do business in this state and who
are paying their corporation tax. The
report SHOWS that there are ASIA
exclusive of any that are assessed
by the Board of Public Works, such
as railroads, street car lines, and
gas and electric lines. The NUMBER
of nonresidents has not yet been
totaled but the number will likely
reach the 10000 mark. 1t required
several weeks to compile the list
State superintendent OF Schools
Miller is at jamestown where he is
putting the finishing touches on the
states educational exhibit He will
go from there to Morgantown. The
Normal school board has not yet com
pleted its labors and in all probabill-
ty a session will he held at Morgan
town or some other point in the up
per end of the State before the
| State Superintendent returns here.
Automobiles who have not taken
out State license are very apt to
get themselves in trouble. It has
come to the attention of certain Of
h'ldlS Judl JneIe are q NUMBER or
machines running about the State
that have no tag on them. Assistant
Tax Commissioner Darst, who spends
his time running over the State look
ing up matters, is apt to locate some
of these license evaders. Clerk Love
of the Auditors department relates
some funny Incidents relative to the
tags that automobiles must have. A
nonresident who resired to do some
| travelling in this state. after getting
his license and receiving the two tags
that the State provides when the $40
fee is paid, wanted to- know which
tag had to be placed i'm front of the
machine and which In the rear He
urged an immediate reply as he was
DELAYING his tour through the state
until the proper information reach
ed him. As a matter or fact the in
formation seeker had come to the
borders Of West Virginia and was
afraid to go further until he learned
whether there was any difference
how the tags were attached to the
machine
West Virginia Day" was fttingly