The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-08-18
COMMISSIONERS ST ATE
MEETING.

MEEliNG.
Important Matters Considered
at Annual Convention of State
Association of County Com
missioners.
The State Association of Coun.
ty Commissioners held it's annual
meeting in Charlotte Wednesday
and Thursday and Asheville was
selected as the next meeting
place. Mr.. E. C. Foy, of New
bern. was reelected president.
and Mr.. D. McEachern, of New
Hanover county, was elected vice
president. More than SO COM
noissioners, representing a ma
ioritv of the SO counties Of the
State, attended the convention.
The association has a vice presl-
dent and member Of the execu-
tive committee from each con.
gressional district. Mr.. J. W.
Carter, of Maxton, chairman OF
the Robson county board, was
elected vice president for this
(the SIXTH district, and Mr..
Kinchen Council. of Wannanlsh,
member of the executive COM
mittee.
Needed legislation to correct
the unfair and unequal valuation
of prop critics was discussed and
a committee recommended that
the association adopt plans to get
the Legislature to give improved
laws on the following subjects:
Cd The matter of assessment OF
property for taxation; (2) Legls-
lation in regard to petty crimes;
81 Law providing for the ap-
pointment of an auditor or tax
lister in the discretion of the
county boards; az That the at
tention of the Corporation Com
mission be called to the impor-
lance of equalizing the values
throughout the State.
The report of the committee
was not adopted but it led to dis
cussior of the recommendations.
Mr.. D. McEachern, of New Han
over, discussing the matter of
taxation, said that the present
method has no fairness in it and
advocated a law which will give
the revenue derived from public
corporations such as railroads,
telegraph and telephone com
panies to the State and will give
the individual property tax tt
the county in which it is paid
that by taxing the corporation
the State will get enough from
it's taxable property to run its at
fairs. As it is, some counties
have a low assessment in ordel
to keep from paying money int
the State treasury. They let thu
other counties bear the burden
of running the State and boas
of the fact that they are draw
ing more from the State thar
they are paying in. With thi,
law Mr.. McEachern says count.
can determine whether it wants
high rate and a low assessment
or a low rate and a high assess
ment.
The question of salaries a.
against fees for county officer
was discussed. Mr.. w. D. Brad
shaw, of Guilford county, sait
that the change from fees t,
salaries in Guilford saves tn,
county from $4,000 to $1,000
yearly. The officers receive GOO
pay-the sheriff $500 and tn
clerk 81, 500. with allowance 70
clerk hire. In Buncombe tn
county is benefited to the ez
tent of several thousand dollars
In Cleveland only two of tn
officers are on a salary basis
but it is probable that the chang
will apply to all after the mex
Legislature meets.
The establishment of recorder:
courts was discussed and M
Green of Beaufort spoke of tt
success in his county because the
relieve the Jail of numberle:
prisoners awaiting trial.
Mr.. n. B. Mills. of Iredell, a.
vocated change in the time
listing property. At present II
listing is done in June and
suggests the month of April
the sheets can be returned to t
commissioners for an intellige
tax levy the first Monday in Jun
This would necessitate legislati
enactment which the ASSOCIATE
as a body will probably reco
mend at it's next meeting. n
Mills also suggested that t