The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1907-03-28


article 5O9S, The assessor OF
taxes shall also require each person
rendering a list OF taXables to him
for taxation under the assessment
laws to subscribe the following oath
or affirmation which shall be writ
ten or printed at the bottom OF each
inventory, to-wit: L (filling the
blank with the name Of the person.
do solemnly swear Cor affirm that
the above inventory rendered by me
contains a full, true and complete
list OF all taxable property owned or
held by me in my own name Cor for
other) as the case may be, naming
the person or firm for when he rem
dered the list, IN this county, sub.
! Iect TO taxation by the laws of this
state, on the 1st day OF January A.
ID L Chilling the blank with the
Year, and that | have true answers
made to all questions propounded to
me touching the same, so help me
Cod
Article 5100 The assessor OF
taxes, for every failure or neglect to
administer the oath or affirmation
described in Article 5O9S to each
person rendering list OF taxable
property to him unless the person
refuses to guilty shall forfeit $50 to
be deducted out of his commissions
upon full and satisfactory informa-
ton furnished the county Judge; and
for each and every failure or neglect
to attest the oath subscribed to as
provided In said article, shall forfeit |
the sum OF $50 upon satisfactory in
formation furnished the county |
judge, The forfeltures imposed by
this article shall be deducted from
the assessors commissions on the
assessment for county taxes
Must Render intangible Assets.
an the Intangible tdN q Sc witch
involved the constltu'igaa,tv ara
validity Of the Wnilns intangible
tax laws, the supreme courc used.
among other things, the following
very significant language in the 9p.1-
ion handed down March /, Of this
year:
All property as appears from
the numerous provisions Oh that sub
jet in the Revised Statues and in 4
subsequent acts amendatory thereto.
Is 10 he assessed at its value, mean
ing by this as appears by some Of
them its full and true valIe, and
again the same opinion, the supreme
court says, But we must presume
hat these Officers (meaniag tax Of
'icers) will do their duty and obey
he law, II the laws for taxing prop
'rty be followed no inequality can q
'esult If the county assessors per- c
list in assessing the properly IN their 2
respective counties at less tEa1 their '
'alues, 1t seems the plllnllff /: not |
Without a remedy d
THE law now requires ta,; asses
ors and their deputies 20 swear those .
enderlng taxes FOR themselves or as
gents for others to tie Ia list, and
respectfully urge that yol have
ach individual rendering taxes for Il
imself or for corporatlors o. for in. u
9viduaIs as agents 70 hold up their -
light hand and swear to the truth of u
he rendition as to the value Of the "
roperty as well as 70 thu fast that
c had rendered ali OF bis taxable O.
ropcrty for taxation, and that you u
ave them sign the list with their i
wn hands. d
viii Examine the Books. -,
This duty is imposed upon YOU
y the law and | suppose that | i'm
OF presumptuOus in asking. you 10
blow 1t strictly so that the,e will Of
. no embarrassment VIII itevc. when
call for the purpose If making an -
vestigation, not only as to the rem r
tion and assessment but as to the |
by your equalization |
bard.
ut is especially important for you |
make inquiry of everyperson rel |
i've to money on hand, or in bank, |
ties and other credits and other |
ticles subject to taxation real as |
ell as personal property. desire |
e full cooperation of the county |
X officials and boards of equaliza- |
IN in all of these matters pertain |
4 to taxation, to the end that we