The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-08-22

| e 9GS' :. Zach commissioner ..,.
the duties Of his Office s eSS2re entering n n1N days
sseeieIary Of state the oath Of a E ub'crb' ,uS
an annual U 's snaI stats Each of sa
the salaries of other state ayable IN tn, s,s!
after having Ih duiy t are rad
capitol at Tallahassee, and iihal without a. un
number as chairman A ma organize and s .Iry
G nerforrs qu9rHm for the transsc e. SAID commit
mission shall be in continnoU,,i The commission opS
dsvs s Oh business every day excent and oDen
be deemed to be adio1rned Sfl iod commission AM ag
entry thereof upon its records IT, uay to dav' I
sIo2s or conduct investigations al ne commission
Of lis d M deemed necessary to fay acptIace $
Sec; ?. The commission NAV crr,,. "'
compensation. The secretary Shall NJ loom mson
uteS OF az hearings and proceedings en IN tu and
The iee1 eo 1niE Quite: :5, @ s
needtul rules. not inconsistent With rave mower
meth1dical performance of rs dTcs a" for liz
ines before and for conducting hearing BOARD
and Ses sb,i f. h. The oc22?%gmissiop shall keen it's om
lures, supplies stationery. bootse e looms, recess
all necessary expenses shall he ,nr,cITio1ca ana
state expenses are audited and nad o?TS sd and
emploved BY. the commission sb7I, b ana assistants
the state their actual necessary evnenso entled
business OF the commission; such exnerd ns tta
chairman of the commission and gNnenSe, and anon
of such commission. Oil" majority Of \
Sec. o. 1t shall be the duty of ,o.
have power and authority VI TIC commission 7
q. To have and exercise general s,,.....
mlnistbTaton OF the tax laws Of the s9te sFy oS.,
their duties as boards of tax eo",I;, N the br
al assessments of, proDertv be made rslgt;nn,. to
at the true ard suhstanti? valve in comn, vey NJ
C7) To confeR wi h, and advise asscesor f vii
ty commissioners when acting as tax eon, ana Boa
ties Ynd Tn t The statutes Of the state ''s
instituted to enforce the laws reating" W r Mo
and punishment of public officers nersor se" s
agents Of corporations for faur. or NEGLECT ana
and taxation of property and 10 cause co e ,iflH
against assessors, members Of boards Of conrtr
when acting as tax snnaizers to the rovcrTor T a.
al from ottce for official misconduct or neg,,.w
t0 To call on the state attorney or 'E o,Esa
to assist in the commencement and nrosec,tor
forfeitures, removals and violations Of ,bs ,,
respective counties. " V'VOe7H
a ~ To REQUIRE town, sity, VILLAGE county and
collection Of taxes, receiDts from licenses ana N,
the expenditure of public funds for ali nnrnS Sg !.
er information may he needfu in the work n
sion. IN such form and upon such blanks as he eonl
prescribe. "' "n
tions and corporations to furnish irformao1 ,o1r
cantal. funded or other Indebtedness current ,"
biities, value Of pTropertv, EARNINGS. 0nomt1r ri
Denses. taxes and all other facts which nav he wsJ
able the commission to ascertain the v7lrc 1ai M
dens borne nv all kinds of nronertv in the satc,
~ To summons witnesses to aDnc7r. 2ri give tts
any matter which the commission sf'I iors Sn,SI
vestigate or determine.
S(. To cause the deposition Of witnesses reii
or without the state or absent thcrefr0m 10 he h
notice to the interested partv If any in like mann
positions of witnesses are taken r civil actions
have ' aRo a%" nve s aT GeT' ' conn"
,,to) To visit the counties in the state unless M
rrissioners in the assessment equalization and taxa
and personal pronertv.
.(rol To carefully examine into all cases where
ertv is alleged, complained Of or discovered and
wherein existing laws are defective or are mprOD,
GIl To investigate tax systems Of other states AZ
and To, formulate and recommend .Sucb legislation
deemed eToedsnt to 1TeyG wen c c22 at sS
in the system of taxation in the state,
Ira) T? inquire into the most annroyed systems
(T7). To consult and confer with tNc governor
nnon the subject of taxation. the adT,n Is.
assistance and information as he NAV REQUIRE, -
(rt) To transmit to the governor and TO e'c1 n
the report of The commission showing al he aw
in the state and the value Of the Samc = t7bnate
recommendations for imnrovemGnts in The :y'e en-,
lated for the consideration Of the LEGISLATURE.
(rs) To exercise and perform, such o,lCT nowet
I re R OatRs to % witnesses in anv matter und
tigation or consideration of the commission NAV
tered bv the secretary Of the !co,nw'ss,r Or nv
to annear before said commission or st7' refuse
a9v material question pr to nrpG 1 s5
ref,,saI shall he renorted to the attorney genera
thereupor institute proceedings in tlo nr2 t
to compel obedience TO arv summons oI Grrer "
Anv person who shall testify falsely r any ma
under the consideration of the comm ESQ, ,0o ~
and punished for neriurv. In the 1i.rten1n "i
sion officers who serve summons or SNn"taS. d
attending shall receive like COMPENSATION as WIN
circuit courts. -,,.. ...-,,r;,ts,
general revenue fund of the state sum sumo,
ont the provisions of this act for the oayment o,
of said commissioners and their other e\'eo'es '''
for not to exceed $4,000 ner annum. "A
Sec ~ All laws and. Darts Of la%i in conn
provisions of this act are hereby reTeae' ,,,,ol,
Massage and annroval bv the governor or uoon lis
law without his approval.
Approved June 9Th, 1913