The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1911-02-28
NEW ASSESSOR
IN EACH CD.
HOUSE BILL TO RAISE REVENUE
and ARRANGE TAXA.
ton
WILL The BILL EQUALIZE?

Raleigh, N. c., Feb. 26.-The Rev
enue Act as it passed the House con-
tanned few changes from the old law
and few new subjects of taxation
we're included.
The important thing about raising
revenue is the Machinery Act, which
Chairman Doughton, for the. Finance
ordered printed and was today placed
on the desk Of the members. Chair
man Doughton and the committee be
lieVe they have framed a machinery
act that will put proper valuations on
the property and raise the proper
revenue.
The act makes a radical departure
in the method of assessing property.
Heretofore the system has called for
three assessors in each township
without the proper direction and a1c.
Under the new act very large powers
are given to the Tax Commission.
They are required to visit all the
counties in the State and to give full
instructions, to hear and investigate
complaints, to constitute State
Board of Equalization ~to equalize
the valuations of real property among
the several counties in the State" in
the manner prescribed by the act,
and name county assessors. The most
important and best feature is en-
braced in the following section:
Section Is. The State Tax Com
missioners shall, on or before the first
day Of April, one thousand nine hun
dred and eleven, appoint one discreet
freeholder of each county in the
State, who shall be an experienced
and practical business man, to be
known as county assessor. Such
county assessor shall hold his office
for two years, and may devote his
whole time to the duties of the office
for not exceeding three months in
each year, from the first day of May
to the thirty-frst day of July, and shall
receive such compensation as the
board of county commissioners shall
deem just, not exceeding the sum of
four dollars per day for such time as
he may actually and necessarily be
engaged in performing the duties of
the office. In the event that the Of
flee becomes vacant during the term,
the State Tax Commissioners shall,
as soon as possible, appoint another
person to act as and perform the
duties of county assessor for the bal
ance of that term
The date Of assessing property is
changed from June first to May first
Section Is provides that the county
commissioners shall name zone dis
Greet freeholder in each township
who shall be known as assistant as
SCISSOR who shall list and assess the
property in that township for taxa,
ton. He shall be employed as much
time as may be necessary for two
months-May and June. The county
assessor shall meet with the township
assessors and the county assessor
Shall visit every township at least one
DAY during the assessing period and
confer with and instruct them. When
the assistant assessors shall complete
their work ttthe county and assistant
assessors shall revise such list" and
make such changes as may be agreed
upon as to the values of the property
ilsted and assessed by the said as
s1stant assessors. In cae Of a dis
agreement, the matter hall be refer
red to and decided by the county
board Of equalization Here is the
way the township assessors must per
form their duties:
Section 90 The assistant assessor
sAaH visit each taxpayer to his town
snip between the first and the thirty
nrst day of May and shall obtain from
such taxpayer full, complete, ane