The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-18
RESUMPTION Of WORK
ON LAND BOOKS URGED
Auditor C. Lee Moore Sends Letter To
All Commissioners of
Revenue.
DELAYED BY UNCERTAINTY
Commissioners Ceased Work Under
Direction of the Auditor Until the
General Assembly Adjourned-Tcxt
of Letter.

Auditor of Public Accounts c. Lee
Moore has written commissioners OF
revenue of the State TO proceed with
the work upon their land books. Re
Gently Auditor Moore advised them 10
delay their work until the General As
sembly adjourned and provisions OF
the new tax laws enacted became GER
tain.
The work of the assessors has been
greatly delayed by reason of the fact
that the General Assembly was in ses-
sion revolutioniZing tax laws and
methods of assessment at the time OF
the quinQuennial assessment of prop
erty.
state Advisory Board.
The comm ssloners have also had
their attention called to a paragraph
in section No Z of the segre gatton
law. which has been approved by the
Governor, and which states In effect
shat "the State Advisory Board--Gov-
ernor, Auditor and President OF the
State Corporation Commission 49, is
charged with the duty of seeing that
local boards OF review. commissioners
of the revenue, assessors and examiners
of records shall faithfully perform their
duties under this act"
one of the laws enacted permits per
CONS In any part Of the state to come
forward and make settlements OF
omitted taxes II they will do so before
the examiners of records and commits
sioners of the revenue begin to force
them to settle, but once these Off
GERS get on the tracks of estates 1t
will be TOO late for them to under
take the settlement OF the questions
Auditor Moore's Letter.
In his letter to the revenue com
miBsioners. Auditor Moore says in part:
am now able to advise you to
proceed with the work upon your land
books Do not extend upon these books
any State tax for the support OF gov
eminent of pensions. Extend only the
State school tax of 10 cents In the
column provided for that purpose
You will not be able TO extend eoun-
ty. town or city lev{es until advised by
the proper authorities what those levies
will be for 1915.
II you have taken any personal prop
erty interroEatories retain them and
use them so far as they relate TO tan
glbie personal property. but / advise
that you do not take other personal
interrogatories until ! forward blank
form of igterrogatory for assessing IN
tangible personal property and money
and for assessing incomes. Under the
law. | must this year provide separate
blanks for the assessment OF intangible
Personal property and money and for
the assessment Of incomes,
You will not be able - Use that part
o. the interroEator!eS which YOU have
already taken which relates to lntan-
sIbie personal property and money and
incomes but can use that part which
relates to tangible personal property
When you receive the new blank
. forms fer listing intangible personal
property and money and income you
must use those blanks for that pur-
pose and must use the form Of per-
sonal property interrogatcry heretofore
sent you fer listing tangible personal
property
You will. therefore, for i9l5, take
three interrogatories one for tangible
personal property and money and one
fer incomes
viii, I'm few days. advise YOU by
circular letter respecting the assess
ment Or shares of stock OF banks.