The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-02-07

X Il o l. u ITO N.
WHEREAS: 1t appears from an ex-
animation of the City Tax Digest of
the past year that a very large num-
Der of the tax payers of the City are
returning their personal property at
figure far below it's true market
value, especially as to household
goods, stocks of goods, notes and -ac-
counts, and money loaned out, and
WHEREAS: 1t is not fair and just
for one to pay his just share of taxes
for the support of our City govern
ment while his neighbor neglects or
refuses to pay his part, and
WHEREAS: The financial condi-
ton of the City demands a greater
revenue and stricter enforcement
of the tax laws, and it being undoubt-
eddy the duty of the City Council to
see that all tax payers are treated
alike, and all required to contribute
their just proportion in the matter of
taxation:
THEREFORE,, BE IT RESOLVED
By This Council:
Cd That all of our people are
put on notice that our laws relating
to the return of personal property in
the City of Marietta for taxation will
be strictly enforced, and every person
required to return his or her person
atty at it's true market value, and at
no less figure;
CD That our City Clerk be in
structed not to leave his office for the
purpose of securing these returns, but
the tax payer shall be required to call
at his office for this purpose as the
law now provides;
CD That said City Clerk be fur
Their directed not to copy any tax re-
turns from the previous digests;
Cd That every party returning
personally for taxation be actually
sworn to the same;
CD That the returns, after being
so signed, and actually sworn to, be
filed by said Clerk and turned over
by him at the end of each week to a
Committee of three Councilmen to be
named by the Mayor, for inspection;
CD That after full investigation
this committee, or majority thereof,
shall receive and approve said tax re-
turns, or if they are not satisfied that
the party has given in all of his or
her property at it's true market value,
they are hereby authorized and di-
rected to reject such return, and in
event return is rejected, the Com
mite shall cause the City Clerk to
turns to appear before said Commit
tee at stated time for the purpose
of correcting and adjusting said re-
turns, and should'the committee and
such party fail to agree upon said
returns and valuation, then such re-
turns shall be referred by said Com
mite to this Council for action;
90 That said Committe is here
by especially instructed to examine
and inquire into said returns relating
to money loaned out, and in order to
aid them in this, the Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to employ
competent attorney whose duty it
shall be to examine the records in the
office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court as to all loans made by the tax
payer, and how secured, and what
amount loaned;
(S) That said attorney be in
structed to gather information from
any and all sources bearing upon the
subject, such as the County Tax Di-
gest and insurance policies on person.
atty, ETC., and to report same to said
Committee;
CO. That said Committe inspect
said returns also with reference to
the stocks of goods, notes and ac-
counts, and merchandise returned
and if the same be not fair and just
to reject them as aforesaid;
(10D That said Committee make