The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-11-28

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Nov. 2G
Governor W. NJ. o. Dawson today
called an extra session OF the legisla.
ture to convene January 81. to con-
slider various legislative measures.
CHARLESTON, Nov. 26-In an
interview last night. Governor VIII
liam NJ. o. Dawson said that he
would soon issue the formal call for
n special session of thc legislature of
West Virginia to convene on January
l21. 1908. for the consideration of GER
tain legislation, principal Of which
VIII be the remedial legislation made
necessary by the recent decision OF
the state supreme court of appeals
In ruling that local road levies in
counties shall not be included In the
limitation placed upon the counties
rs to the amount.ofitaxes that may
be levied. In addition. the Cover
nor announces that he Will call
special election for january II In the
Thirteenth senatorial district to elect
q successor to the late Senator TIL.
bot. This district comprises the,
counties Of Barbour. Pendieton, Ran
dolph and Upshur. and Talbot ,(R.)
was elected in 1904 by plurality OF
$40. -
The matters to figure in the call for
the. special session, said Governor
Dawson. would include. the following:
First-Remedial legislation for the
limitation of county lcvies, this being
nude desirable since the recent de-
cision OF the state supreme court of
appeals, holding that road leyies IRE
not Included in the limitation the leg
stature has placed on taxation by the
counties In the opinion OF the tax
commissioner. unless the Limitation Ia
re-imposed. the taSpaycrs of the state
VIII be called upon TO pay from
$1.000.0O0 to $500 90 additional ,ay-
es. through the extravaganza of local
tax leyying bodies
Second-A county salary BIN. nut
ting all county officers on a SALARY.
basis. Including county clerks. circuit
clerks and sheriffs, and transferring
from the pockets of these officials tn
the county treasures the large
amounts they collect In fees reaching
from $4,000 to $500. 900 Ia year. Rs-
publican platforms have long pledged
to the abolition of the fee system, and
now the special session vii give nm
opprtunity to make good on this cam
paign promise. So far as state offices
are concerned the fee system is al
ready thing of the past, thanks to
Republican legislation.
Thfrd-Amendments to the ballot
ana election laws intended TO simple
~ the state ballot. also with the OBJ
1ect OF preventing fraud and the IL
legal use of money in elections.
Fourth--Amendmen to the regis
tration law. the present law being
conceded to be defective in some par
ticulars.
Observation-Disclosures OF general
and uniform system of accounting by
counties and municipalities. Ohio has
had such n system for the past two
years. and the results have been more
than its promoters had predicted.
Through this uniformity different
counties and municipalities are. en-
abled to make intelligent comparisons
with others. and thus enable them to
exercise economic. wheee it is ascer-
tanned that excessive expenditures in
any department are in evidence. This
system is SO clearly desirable that the
governor believes IL the matter is
properly presented to the legislature
1t viii lie enacted, into law without
objection from any source.
While other matters than those
mentioned may be finally included, in
the call for the sptcidt session, 1t is
not considered at all likely.