The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-01
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70 my judgement this vas q wise
change. It gives the ass 1r nearly
six months 10 list prop tasl-
ton Then again, th time
pf the year when ever class
sot business men talsb ily9 tory Of
ttaeir property fo seeding
year. II Is easier for a majority of
the people to ascertain more aceur-
ately Wbat they own on this datei
than ady other time during the ysaf.
This Is a gsheral times 81 yeaf Tor
stirling trtaf balances. akeerialhing
me standing Of the business etes Jan-.t
uary has ll.of these advantages over
any other season Of the year: Con-
ditious were such n this sttae that
it had beceme absolutely NECESSARY
for thb ASSESSORS % have more time
and after considering lalI the adyant- 1
ages and disadvantages, tita4egisla-
ture decided that January was the
most suitable time
Even though the law was suitable
to the majority Of the people, thei
state legtslatlre made the Change
and since the act was passed com
plants have been made continually;
I County Assessor Ernest L. Piggott
IN speaking q the matter had this 10
say
I'VE will be unable to complete our
work In time 10 make up the land
books for the different municipalities
in the country, unless more heip'ls,
provided. Where we had six months
to complete the work, we have now
been forced down to three months. II
viii be impossible to do it, unless,
of course, the BOARD of.commissicners
provides Additional help.
! I'VE. arc unable to begin the work
sof asses irg the properly now and
when the first OF April comes we will
I have to get out and do it all at one
time. There Win be days when the
work, will 1be. held up on. account Of
bad weather and Of course we will be
stopped, ainafoFced'. to have the
work completed by July or be finel
but am .unapie % see how it is to
be done.
The state legislature passed tho
faw ana made the4change for the'bon-
eft of some of the farmers in the
lower part of the state. They Will
pc benefited becase they clam they
havestheir winter stock ON hand, but
what is the alffefence whether the
stock is on hand or whether the man
is caught with tie money? He vii!
be taxed on the money Just the same
While on the other hand, If II is to
be considered that way, the business
man should be considered. The aver
age business man at the first of the
year. has allowed his stock to 50
down and AM Inventory. is taken,
fywAlls about thss1irstSpt april he is
in possession Of a large amount OF
stock for the spring and summer
months. This stock is not paid for
fbut it is there
Another thing, most business
houses take an inventory of their
stock the first CT the year and they
are in a position to know exactly
what it is worth, while about the
first of Apr:l it is mostly guess, work.
The assessor Is hindered much in.
his work by having the assessment
made on the first of the year on ac-
count of this inventory,
Again, man is given an assess
tment blank to fill out about the first
of the year. He may keep this blank
until June 90 the time set by law
when it must fbe returned to the as
SCISSOR, before he makes out his re-
port. The question is whether he is
able to tell exactly, what property and
cash he had en- April l, when he has
not made an inventory. 1t is neces-
sdry for him to'guesg. and guessing
is far from accurate. If the ssess-
ment begins January /, he is more
able to do so as he has his inventory
to figure from"
The question is one that is attract
ing much attention throughout the
state, and it is probable that some !
arrangement will be made to have i'll
taken up at the next session of the
legislature for change,