The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-18

cura for assessment these millions which have so long escaped IL Wouiu deserve the plaudits of the people:
 'srhe Commission hss assessed these s norations and done it .as honestly ana fairly as 1t knew how, has done It on the so per cent. basis ana It nas put more than $21 100000 on the tax DOCKS fo swell the school fund and the pen sion fund and to help pay the current expenses of the State governmenI ana ultimately reduce the tax rate
 In concluding his remarks the speak CT said there were two malters V tn mi the County Tax Commissioners 1out of business One was the prac- tice of having small property owners cited before the Courts or Co1nLS 11i:S Coraunissioners on little $50 and $lSV raisea that the revenue paid to the state and counties on such raises were inconsiderable. while the annoyance tc l the fax payer, the loss Iof tune In at' tendance upon court, the ovntad w,tnss to ten | times the amount of the taxes resulII ing from one raise. That the smali nrouerty owner should be made 70 pay his just proportion or taxes ra~ ns Ss- sessors ought to bring the matter ao their attention, secure proper N@iues and save them the annoyance anu costs above referred tok
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 Srba other nractice on which he ask ed inc assessors to put the county Tax Commissioners out or pusIness ss,. Ivaa that of securing commissions iCL l baH beerl placed upon 1t by himself nr tbe Commi Jsi )ners' Court the rre- The law requires that when value is placed upon a piece So0rtY 0T YfTPS Tsx Com, missioner or by the Comm mtssioners Court the amount so fixed chaH pc @ Ine vaIue ford the succeeding year, and Tax Assessors have no right to assess tne property at less than has been so put upon it the previous year -.,,o,
 They ought to have with them wheh assessing taxes a list of the values which have been so hxed ana WhcH the tax payer undertaKes+ ' fo teII him that if cannot possibly pass the courI and that to so assess 1t Will oniy Ie suit in his being brought oelore tne court and having the TGane tha roT oG' comA SgA missioner getting commission or AV per cent. of the taxes; 70. nr EollowinR Judge Mitchell was pr Owen, director of the Censosd soidiers od who told the assessors of their dutles, a n this particular, defining them Tn accoI1- 1oo1 ance with the act of August ', 19ua < which provides for the enumeratlon ol "Ali nersons, residents of their respec- Al Al po,Tties who served in the army or nsHyv of the Confederate States oi Xmerica or in any of the organizations of inc State of their residence AFoIn IS61 to 1865 whether as oft1cers e@n- @ listed men, militia, or home guardiSs. ioI M local defense, or in any otheF lllILaLS S y or naval capacity In the war VI seoeo ii is the intent of the law that every confaderate survivor of the war be- tween the states, now residing In Ala hama, whether he saw service Iron this or some other state, s1o9lo D enrolled. It Is further intended 4r1ia Jna' Assessors will therefore exercise great camtion in setting down with partlcu- 1aritv the facts called for However in the case exact facts or dates cannVS he remembered. approximatlons snouto be noted. Appeal should De unaoS ~ all surviving veterans 70 asslst n han ao ing every name entitled thereto eh' DTO Owen was questioned by a nun her of the assessors after he had I'm F A Hewitt, Jr., of Jefferson coun- tv smoke on "Escapements and How tC Detect Them" making a most inter asked him at the conclusion or ms re'
 The query box proved to be mos interesfing and it was well a1ter o'clock when the convention ad]ourneao
 An ali day session will be held toaaS when Attorney General Alex M; 1ai .l5eI Ie1 and State Auditor WiddiSm WaSnrs w. Di o'--0
 last night nearly all of the asssss0s SI,o 1 2 accented the invitation or ChalriieL Cha t Mitchell of the State Commission u attend the theatre.