The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
F7IlIl Text Of The C0lf7ty Salar
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purpose of examining the same by the
county court or the State tax commits
sioner. Each of the officers named
herein shall, at the end of the month
of March, June, September and Decem
ber, make and file a report with the
county court of his respective county.
, and also the State tax commissioner
showing all fees. costs, percentages,
penalties. allowances, commissions,
perquisites and amounts charged by
him, as well as all such fees, costs,
penalties. percentages, allowances,
commissions, perqulsites and amounts
collected by him during the quarter
Just preceding such report. and at the
same time such officer shall pay over
to the sheriff of his respective county
all fees, costs penalties. percentages al
lowances. commissions, perqutsites and
amounts OF whatever kind. collected
by him during said quarter, so far as
the same may be In excess of the
amount allowed to be retained by him
for salary, as hereinafter provided. AT
the end of Decemberof each year, each
Of the officers named herein. shall
make and file with the county court
of his respective county and the State
tax commissioner, full and complete
report showing all fees, costs, penal
ties, percentages, allowances. commits
sions, perquisites and amounts charg.
ed by him, and all such fees. costs
! penalties, percentages. allowances,
commissions, perqulstes and amounts
collected by him, showing also the
amount Of fees, costs. penalties. per
J oentages. : allowances, commissions
iperquisites and amounts not collected,
and what steps have been taken by
him for the collection of the same. At
the first meeting Of the county court
after the filing Of such report. the court
shall inspect said report, and II. upon
such inspection. the court finds that
there are uncollected fees. costs, penal
ties, percentages, allowances, commits
sions, perquisites and amounts in any
OF said officers statement that were
collectable and should have been col.
lected, the officer making such report
shall thereupon become liable to the
county for that part of the fee or fees
that 1t would have received in case
said fee or fees had been collected
and such officer or officers shall there
upon pay over to the sheriff of the
county the part of said fee or fees for
which he became liable as aforesaid,
together with other fees directed to be
paid over to the sheriff, as hereinbe'
fore provided. Upon the completion
of said examination Of said reports,
the county court OF each county shall
cause a statement to be made out, full
ly showing their action on said re-
ports. and what fees, II any, they have
found that should have been collected
by the respective officers, and shall i'm
mediately transmit the same to the
State tax commissioner, and II upon
an examination of said statement OF
said county court by the State tax
commissioner. he shall find that the
said county court erred in any of the
particulars required by this section for
1t to do in relation to the examination
of said accounts. the State tax com.
missioner shall thereupon transmit a
communication to said court calling its
attention to its error. and thereupon
the county court shall again examine
said accounts. at which examination
the State tax commissioner, either in
person or by agent, may be present,
and the said statements shall be re.
heard and determined according to the
very right. But no such hearing shall
be had in relation to the statement OF
any officer until the court has notified
the officer whose statement is to be
re-examined. at least FIVE days prior
thereto.
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