Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20
ASSISTANTS Are NAMED
FOR TAX EQUALlZA-
ton IN STATE.

Inc state EquallzatlOn bOarO
has appointed eleven attorneys
as assistants to the chief tax
statistician to aid in collecting
the necessary data for the equa-
lization of the taxes of the state,
One attorney from each congress
sional district has been appointed
with the exception of the Thired
district, which is given two ass
istant, on account of the large
amount of work necessary to
reach all the property in that
district. The following promi-
nent attorneys have been named:
First district, Thomas c. Wy
rick, Kingsport, Second district,
Judge J. w. Staples, Hartman;
Third district, C. E. King, Ath-
ems, and ]. B. Penland.' Mad
isonville; Fourth district, V. E.
Bockman, Cookeville; Fifth dis
trict, Josh Barton, Woodbury.;
Sixth district, Dancey Fort,
Clarksville; Seventh district, to
be supplied; Eighth district,
John T. Peeler, Huntingdon;
Ninth district, R. A, Shley, Dy-
ersburg; Tenth district, Charles
A. Miller, Bolivar. A man was
appointed in the Seventh district,
but could not serve, and this
appointment will be made later.
These assistants met with Gov
ernor Roberts and the Equaliza-
ton Board in the Supreme Court
room Saturday afternoon and
made plans for the immediate
operations of this department.
The compensation allowed for
these assistants while engaged
in this work was fixed at $40 per
diem and all expenses, including
the expense of stenographic
help. This wage was approved
by Governor ROBBERS.
The methods to be employed
by these gentlemen in determ-
lining the valuation of property
is to compare the assessed val
uation of property with the price
recorded in transfers made of
such property, and the assistant
statistician will endeavor to as
certain which of these two val
uations is correct and represent
the true cash value of the
property. The assistant statis-
tician may appoint a man from
each civil district of the counties
to aid in the work. He is also
empowered to take the oath of
witnesses, to take depositions,
ETC.. but it was decided at the
meeting to appoint the county
court clerk in each county to
hear the evidence in these cases
where possible, and to issue the
subpoenas for the witnesses.
For this work he will be allowed
S. per day.
II was stated at the meeting
that this year would be the most
expensive year of the depart
ment on account of the great
amount of work necessary tc
gather information upon which
to base the operations of the de-
partment. 1t can readily bt
seen that this woSk will cost
considerable amount of money
but after the organization j:
once perfected, and data ha'
been gathered from all parts o.
the state, the expense is expect
ed to decrease in a large measure
The assistant statisticians
who are among the most promi
nent lawyers of the state, wer'
appointed some time ago, with
out the knowledge of any thei
friends. and not even the appoin
tees knew anything about it un
til they received notice of thel
appointment. The idea was {
select men for their ability an
integrity. without undue infiu
ence being brought to bear upo
= the board.
These men will begin at ono
TO make their investigations, an
will make their report to tn
board some time in the earl
of July of this year.