Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-07
WILL ELECT EXAMINERS
ON MONDAY, JANUARY z
state Tax Board Fixes Date for Mans
ing Officials Throughout
State.
LENGTH or TERM NOT GIVEN
New Law Changes Appointing Pow
er From Circuit Courts to State
Tax BUard-Dbscure Passage i'm
Act as to Time of Election.


to-day by tho state Tax Board rs
The day on which II vii, elect exam
incrs of records for tho thirty one
judicial circuits Of the state in ac-
"rrdanrc with ita resolution Of July
s. H. which IL served notice that il
win al tho end Of tho calendar year
;rpuint for the fun term contaminated
T.. lilo new law.
While numerous letters have been
received by The Tax Board Endorsing
,:tri.iis ncumben.s for disappointment
~ opposition has developed so far to
amy 81 the men holding Office. The
announcement Of tho election date. it
* expected. Will stimulate tho ac-
tirity of friends Who have nominees
In mind. The board will give con-
sidcration to all communica bear
/ ing on this matter up 20 January o.
Under the old law. examiners of
records were appointed by The courts
IF tho circuits over which they had
jurisdiction. They held office at the
pleasure Of the courts and were re
sponsihle To them. The new law pass
al by the last General Assembly trans
ferred the appointing power 10 the
Tax BOARD. 10 which body examiners
arc now responsible
OBSCURE PASSAGE
N NEW STATUTE
In the press Of business. incident to
the closing days OF the Les islature
the wnakers failed TO revise the new
&C. carefully. and It Was found later
10 contain passages Of obscure import,
particularly those sections dealing with
the manner and time OF appointing
examiners and the length Of their
terms. II had evidently been the in
'ention OF the Legislature TO prescribe
2 definite term. but blank appeared
in the final draft OF the law where
The number indicating the length Of
term was 10 have been inserted.
The Tax Board. however, has reach ID
the conclusion that election for : :,
term of years viii most accurately
larry out the intention or the law
makers. Accordingly II VIII appoint
'hirty-one examiners or records for q
definite tern, tho length OF which il
was not prepared yesterday to make
public
or the thirty-on- circuits thirty
have examiners OF recor,:s holding
Office at the present day. The only
vacancy Is in the Twenty fourth Cir
cut, where Examiner w. j. David
son. who was appointed on July s. has
resigned.
PRESENT EXAMINERS
AND THEIR CIRCUITS
The examiners and the circuits over
which they preside follow.
First-S. Burncll Eragg. Norfolk
Sccond-Richard McIiwainc, Jr.. Nor
:oiK.
Ta:rd-R W. Arnold waverly
ifourth-CicorSe Mason. Petersburg.
'ifth--S l.. Ferguson Appounattox
Stath-T. :. Watkins. Jr.. South
se<en,h-w ~ rredwa, Jr.,
chatham.
Eisn.h-John :. chapman stan
vtisvii!c
NGih- william e. Williams. Orange.
n. Il, II f.1,
Eicrcn,h-S. r. Buxton. Newport
Nsws.
rwclf,h--c. :. Toviss, needvlle.
rhi"tscnth-Jchn II Tabb. Glouccs-
Fo,r,ccn,h s>dncy smith, York
rit,eenna W y c~ri,-l nich-
mond.
sixteenth W. \ I4pseomb. Manas.
sts.
seYcutcen;.,--I. r Byrd, Winchester
:ishteen'h-W. VI. McNu,,. Glasgow.
,li.5,;n,n y Earle Esrley' Finsas,ls
burg.
Twen'v-hrs,--J Hicks Rhudy. Gaiax
Twenty second - BERNARD Mason.
rsriiSbnrc.
Twcnty-third--A. r. Hutton. Abins.
don
Twenty tourth-Nacant
Twenty -nfth-ii. w Wyaut, Harr!-
SonhurE.
Twsnty-sixth-E. II Tebhs, Lees
hVrS.
Twenty -sevcn,h-F ~ Combs.
';rundy.
Twenty eighth : Winston Parrish,
Portsmouth. -
Twentyninth-R H. Drummond.
Amherst.
Thirtieth--A. ]. Cau,horn, Bedford
city.