The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-09-04

The inquiries into the live stock
of farmers are equally as exhaust
i've. The farmer will be required to
fill up schedules showing exactly
how many horses, cows, and mules
he owns, together with information
as to their breeding and value.
This is not half, however. There
are separate places on the lists to
show how many goats, hogs, chick
ems, turkeys, geese, ducks, and
"other fowls" if there by any.
He will also have to include in the
list agricultural implements, even
down to "saws, axes, hatchets and
hammers agricultural products
raised last year in hands Of pro-
Queer; motor vehicles, carriages
and bicycles; coal and provisions
on hand; musical instruments;
paintings and pictures; libraries;
jewelry; household and kitchen fur
niture; gold, silver and plated
ware; dogs over four months old;
patent rights, copyrights and trade
marks; annuities and royalties /;
buildings and other materials, and
large variety Of miscellany, such
as guns, pistols, clocks, trunks,
sewing machines, instruments, wear
ing apparel, etc;
The residents Of cities, towns and
villages must make returns equally
minute. Each lawyer must report
the number of law books in his Ii
brary and also the amount of money
owing to him in fees. Each doctor
must report the number of books in
his medical library and the amount
owing him by patients. All citizens
must report the number of books in
their private libraries, number of
chairs, desks and tables, number
and value of paintings, watches,
pieces of jewelry; household and
kitchen furniture.
The state also wants to know, as
shown by these schedules, how
many bushels Of corn, wheat, rye,
oats, buckwheat, ETC., were on hand
when the list is filed and how many
gallons of molasses, bushels of pO-
tatoes, onions, carrots, beans, ETC.,
that may be held for individual use
or for sale as of September 1.
In the general property schedule
are also exhaustive lists for mer-
chants to show the value of THEN
stock.
Intangible personal property Is
taxed only 40 cents on the 800
The schedule for this class of prop
erty includes among other things
par value of bonds, actual value OF
bonds, face and actual value of UNI
secured notes, face and actual value
of notes secured by mortgages OF
other liens which mature within five
years; par and actual value of al
shares of stock in any corporation
assocition or joint stock company
except building and loan associa-
tions; not paid on by the company
or association; cash value of GER
tificates or contracts in such com
panies or associations; face anC
actual value of accounts owing fol
legal, medical, dental or professions
al services; face and actual value
of accounts for money loaned, OF
goods, wares, or merchandise COM
PEELED under the law to give in wages
salary earned, annuities, royalties
open accounts, money on deposit
checks or money orders; face value
of all court judgments or allowances
or money invested in tax or sheriff
sales.
The law provides for an exemp-
ton of $3.50 for a householder, but
this does not include the household
er's family. For instance, parents
as householders, might claim exemp-
ton on their $3.50 worth of house
hold goods, but their daughss "a
possessing a piano, diamond ring
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