The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-13
COPIES of the Process ing
the County Court Are
Reproduced.
REDUCTIONS ARB MADE
AT His Instance on Vast
Tracts Of Land Said TO
Be Quite Valuable


ton by the Telegram for some time
to the Democratic newspapers to M
spect and publish the record Of Louis
bennett, nominee on the Pemocrattc
ticket for. governor, in reference 20
the action he took In Braxton county
to have his taxes reduced. The as
sertfon was made that he has been
fphting the new tax laws ana that ne
resisted their operation. and the Eeie-
gram insisted that the Democratic
newspapers should look upshis record
ana defend him, II they could But.
they have not published that record
and therefore, have not nassa g de-
tense, except in such geneEa Ties IS
they deemed would loodWink the
people and detract attention.
for the benefit of the voters otsthe
state the Telegram here gives some
history about the subject matter,
which will prove OF interest ana
which will give considerable enliGht-
eminent.
First, Braxton county has Demo-
cratic county court. Seconds after
the reform tax laws went into effect.
n duly appointed land assessor assess
ed the lands in Braxton county
Third, Louis Bennett appealed to the
Democratic county court to reduce
said assessment on vast tracts Of
IsIand s owned by him and Others close
Nv connected with him Fourth, the
record shows that the prosecuting att
torney appeared in behalf OF the state
and defended the states interests.
but notwithstanding that the court
made big reductions OF the assess
! ments OF the Bennett lands
Actual copies of the orders Of the
county court in the matter OF Louis
| Beunet ct al. in having land assess
ments reduced, in which he Is largely
interested furnish conclusive evidence
Of how he stands on the tax reform
question and explain why he is 50 Bit
terly lighting those laws.
Read the following from the coun-
ty court proceedings of Braxtoq couns
Thursday, sept. asth. 1906
'sCourt sat pursuant to adjourn-
ment on yesterday Present same Com
missioners, and the Commissioners
who made the reassessment-
THE proceedings of the Court on
yesterday was this day read IN open
Court, approved by. the Court, ana
signed by the President.
'.In the matter of Louis Bennett
petitioning the Court to reduce the
valuation placed by the commissioners,
who made the re-aSsessment upon
certain lands charged to the said
Louis Bennett, w. G. Bennett,
ana others in Birch and Otter Dis
tricts OF said County, and it appear
ing to the Court, the prosecuting Mt
torney being present and defending
the interests of the State; from tie
evidence taken IM regard to said as
sessInent, that some of the said lands
are assessed too high. the Court
therefore orders that the following
reductions be made In said assess
ments, a tract OF 1914 acres Of Land
I'm otter District in name of Louis
Bennett ct al. assessed at $13 per
acre reduced to $11 per acre; tract
OF as 1890. acres Of land In Birch
District in name Of IIOuis Bennett ct
nj. assessed ut SO per acre, reduced
to IS per acre; ia = acres Of land
In Birch District assessed at @S per
mere In name of William Franc re-
duced to SO per acre, 4 1-2, 4S, 40,
O III and 20 acres In Otter District
assessed at 50 per acre In name OF
Louis Bennett ct al. reduced to 50 per
acre, and n tract Of 225 acres in Otter
District assessed at $18 per aero In
name of S. NJ. Bennett et Al. reduced
to 50 per acre; and that other tracts
mentioned in the petition OF said
Bennett remain as assessed by said
COMMISSIONS.
(sIgned)
''Teste: f. w. HISFNER' Clerk"
In addition read this from that
courts record:
Saturday, Oct. 2, 1908.
.'Court sat pursuant to adjouFil-
ment on yesterday, present the same
commissioners. The proceedings OF
the Court on yesterday were this day
read ia open Court, approved by the
Court and signed by tho President
Upon .fnrther consideration Of the
matter of petition of w. @. Bennett,
Louis Bennett, : %.asIking for q
reduction OF the valuation OF q par
Gel OF 2415 acres Of land situated 10
Birch District, and charged in tho
na1nc OF Bennett, Louis, ct Al, ct the
valuation OF $40 per acre, the pFoAe-
cutting attorney being present and do
tending the interests Of the State ana
Connty. it is considered by the Court
from the evidence that said valuation
is too high, and Il Is there ore order
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