Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-10

commissioners in its order of Aug. 2S,
1910.
8. The act only authorized the county
board of review to hold one session of
not exceeding ten days.
There is no authority for 1t to mold
more than one session.
4. 1t is not authorized to convene In
a second session, but it may convene upon
the call of the auditor, as provided in
section of the act; and after it has re-
viewed and equalized the assessments OF
the various taxing districts for the year
of 1919, and certified the same to the state
board of tax commissioners, 1t may adj
jourp from time to time until it receives
from the auditor the order of the state
tax board, equaliZing, as between the va
riOus counties of the state.
1t Is required to ascertain the amount
Of taxes, if any, which should be re-
funded to any taxpayer by. reason OF
such reassessment and equalization and
cause the same to be entered on the tax
duplicate, etc.
However, all these duties are required
to be performed by the county board Of
review within ten days of the date it
qualities and convenes.
Under this act, it ceases to exist at the
end of ten days from the time 1t convenes
as result Of the call Of the county
auditor as provided in section ,.
o. Your answer to this question is an
swered by No. f.
6. The judge of circuit court is not
/
the county board of review.
He may legally appoint new men, but
they must be freeholders and members
Of opposite political parties, and they
must qualify as provided by the former
law for the qualification of members APP
pointed heretofore.
THIRTY COUNTIES
RETAIN INCREASES.
Thirty counties have retained horizon
tai increases, as ordered by the state
board of tax commissioners, Aug. y,
1919, in their certihcation TO The board,
under the provisions of the T1thjll- kiper
act according to n statement of members
of the state board of tax commissioners
today.
Only FIVE counties which have report
ed thus far have refused to approve the
horizontal increases.
Only thirty counties have certified
action Of their boards Of review to the
state board so far.
Those counties that have approved the
order of the state board, of Aug. %, 1919,
retaining the horizontal increases, and
that have certified their reports to the
state board, are:
Allen, Dearborn, Decatur, Delaware,
Howard, Huntington, Jay, Orange, owen,
Pike. Pulaski Randolph, Starke, Steu-
ben, st. Joseph, vanderburg, Wabash
and Wells.
Counties that have approved the hori-
bontal increases made by the state
board, but which have not yet certified
their approval, are.
Clay, Fayette, Grant, Greene. Hamil-
ton, Madison, Morgan, Wayne, Monroe,
Hendricks, Vigo and Tippecanoe.
The following counties have certified
their reports to the state board and have
refused to retain the horizontal iu-
creases:
Shelby, johnson, Hancock. Boone
Jasper county has also refused to re-
tain the horizontal increases ordered by
the state board last year. but has nop
yet certified its action to the board.
INCREASES
ARE ORDERED.
Horizontal increases have been or
dered by the state tax board on all prop
erty ini Shelby and johnson counties,
under the Tuthin -Kiper act provisions
where the county boards of review re-
Gently cancelled such increases made by
the state board by their order OF Aug.
%, 1910.
The action of the state board calls for
increases on a percentage that viii make
the total valuation OF the property in
each Of the counties the same as ia 1919.
In order that no county shall fall be-
low the liabilities fixed In 1919 for state
taxation, the basis Of equalization OF last
/ year will be maintained during the pres
ent year. the board has determined.
/ II is charged that the action OF the
| Shelby and Johnson county boards Of
review, In canceling the horizontal in
creases. had reduced their liabilities for
! state taxation
Shelby and johnson are the only coun-
ties In the state that thus far have GER
titled a cancellation OF the horizontal In
creases of last year
As rapidly as the actions of county
| boards of review reach the state board.
that body viii make equalizations and
certify the report back to the county
! officials, Fred A. Sims, chairman OF the
! state tax board said.