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WOODRUFF CO. NEWS.
PUBLISHED THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK AT
McCRORY, ARKANSAS.
WALTER W RANEY, Editor.
Entered at the Post-Office at MeCrorj
Arkansas, as Second-Class mall.matter.
June Uth, 1902.
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TAX ASSESSORS MEET
On account of the heavy Increase in our ad
vertising department and the complete and
extensive report ot the tornado the following
article which will prove quite interesting to
our tax payers was unavoidably crowded out
of last week’s issue.—Editor.
We take pleasure, this week, in
publishing the work laid out by
the tax assessors of Arkansas as
was planned and adopted at their
meetiug in Little Rock last Thurs
day as per request of our efficient
official, assessor W. B. Fakes of
this city. We call special attention
to the clause relative to the assessors
administering oaths. Mr. Fakes is
the author of this clause and it is
one of, if not the best included in
the bill.
The county assessors in session
at the Motel Marion for the purpose
of organizing a state association
and to offer amendments for certain j
laws which they assert prevent a:
thorough and equal taxation of all
property at its' real value, drafted
a bill containing these amendments
yesterday and prepared to present
this bill to the legislature. After
drafting the bill and discussing it
thoroughly from every possible
angle, the assessors selected Hot
Springs as the point of the next
meeting and adjourned. The next
meeting will be held the second
Monday in December.
Every plan offered at the meeting
of the assessors tended toward the
lowering of the levy and the rising
of the assessment by enabling the
assessor to tax all property at one
hundred cents on the dollar or its
market value. This the assessors
claimed would remedy the growing
tax evil iu Arkansas, which it is
asserted will soon compel the state
to raise the levy from the already
high rate of 29 mills. The proposed
amendments do not contain any
provision for the State Equaliza
tion Board whichGoveruor Donagh
ey proposed. Instead an Equaliza
tion Board of the assessor in each
county and two assistant deputies
from each township, whic shall
meet at the county seat after the
assessment has been made and
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there equalize all of the delinquent
tax list, is offered. The bill allows
any aggrieved to appeal to the
County Court, which shall have
the same power as at present to
correct any error or injustice. No
appeal may be filed after the ad
journment of the term of the
County Court next succeding the
assessment,and unless the appeal is
filed at the term iramediatelyjsuc
ceeding the assessment, the equal
ization will be allowed.
TWO ASSISTANTS FOB EACH TOWNSHIP
Section 1 of the bill provides that
tax assessors shall have the author
ity to appoint two assistant deputies
from each township, to be approved
by the couuty judge. These depu
ties are to meet with the county
assessor at the time and place for
assessing each township, for the
purpose of assisting the assessor in
assessing and equalizing the prop
erty of the township. After the
assessment has been made, the
county assessor may name a day
for the meeting of all the deputies
at the county seat for the purpose
of equalizing all of the delinquent
tax list both real and personal
property, and at each township to
be ratified by the entire list of
deputies.
PENALTIES FOR NON-ASSESSING
Section 2 suggests an amend
ment of section 6960 of Kirby’s
Digest -so as to allow the assessors
a penalty of $1 for each non-resi
dent who failed to assess his real
estate.
MAY ADMINISTER OATH.
Section 3 provides that each person
shall furnish a list of his property
and shall value the same. Before
the property is listed for taxation,
the assessor or one of his assistants
may administer an oath requiring
the person to list the property at a
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fair market value and to return
truthful replies to all questions
concerning his property.
BOARD MAY CHANG® ASSESSMENT.
Section 4 provides that if, in the
opinion of the majority of the
Equalization Board, any person
who has not listed his property
high enough or has listed it too
high, the board shall have the
power to examine him under oath
with reference to the property and
shall raise or lower the value of the
property as the members of the
board may think proper. No proper
ty is to be raised or lowered without
the concurrence of the majority of
the board.
ADDITIONAL PENALTIES.
Section 5 provides that should
any person fail to meet the assess
or at the time and place advertised
in each township, the assistant
who aided the assessor stiall, 10
days after the close of the assess
ment visit the place of business or
residence of the delinquent and
there conduct an assessment, the
present penalty of 20 cents to the
school fund and 50 cents to the
assessor will be allowd and in ad
dition a penality of 25 per cent of
the delinquent’s actual tax is to be
paid to the common school fund,
rhe assistsant shall transmit all
Such delinquent lists to the assessor
within 15 days after the date of be
ginning to take the delinquent
assessment.
FOR EXTENSIVE LANDHOLDERS.
Section 6 applies to persons owning
lands in two townships and pro
rides that if any resident land
owner of any township shall own
any adjoining land in an adjoining
township, the Equalization Board
of the township in which he lives
shall equalize the adjoining land
in the adjoining township. If a
land owner posesses separate and
in another township, the land shall
be equalized by the board in which
it is located. If a man owns land
in several townships the assessor
shall designate the township in
which the land may be equalized.
The assessor also must designate
the township in which the lands of
nonresidents of the county or state
shall be equalized.
SALARIES of ASSISTANTS.
Section 7 places the salaries o f
the assistants at $2.50 a day and
provides that the assessor must file
a list with the county, showing the
amount of work each has done, aud
when this is allowed by the County
Court it shall be paid out of the
general county expenses.
APPEALS TO COUNTY COURT.
Section 8 provides that any ag
grieved person may appeal to the
County Court, which shall have the
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same power as at present to correct
any error or injustice by filing bis
petition in the court at the term
next succeeding the assessment
and equalization. No appeal filed
after the adjournment of the Coun
ty Court next succeeding the mak
ing of the assessment and the equa
lization shall be allowed.
ENALTIES FOB FAILURE TO SERVE.
Section 9. provides that any as
sistant who has been notified by
the assessor of his appointment
not less than 10 days before the
date to assess his township and who
shall fail or refuse to act with the
assessor unless prevented by sick
ness or unavoidable accident, shall
be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor and shall be fined not less
than $50 nor more than $100.
assessor’s fees.
Section 10 suggests the following
amendmedment to Kirby’s Digest:
“The assessor herein provided for
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Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
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shall appraise the real and person
al property in his county in such
times b y this act and shall be al
lowed the following compensation
for his services: ‘ For each name
listed, 25 cents, and all the prop
erty belonging to one indvidual or
corporation in the township to be
classed as one name.
QUS BEARD riEETS FATAL
ACCIDENT.
Special to the News.
Newport, March 1.—Gus Beard,
a wellkndwn stock man, was fataly
injured this morning six miles east
of Newport while driving cattle,
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when his horse, stumbling, fell
forward, throwing the rider to the
ground with such force that his
head suffered a concussion, which
brought blood from his ears, nose
and mouth and resulted in his
death 30 minutes later. Drs. Owen
Walker and Henry M Owen saw
the accident and rushed to the
scene, but the injuries were beyond
medical skill.
Mr. Beard was a former resident
of McCrory, haviag spent his boy
hood days here. He was well liked
by all who knew him and leaves
many friends in and around this |
city.
Those of the bereaved family;
are his wife, and a brother, W. H.
Beard of Newport, Mrs. V. H. Ha
mer of Ava, Teun., and Miss Char
lie Holder and Mrs. H. Raney, of
McCrory.
The deceased was 36 years old
and had made his home near New
port for tlie past several years
The mortal remains were laid to
rest in the Fakes’ eemetary north
of McCrory, Tuesday eveuing.
SHERIFF WINS SUIT FOR FEES.
Supreme Court Holds That Law
Passed in 1907 Prescribing
.75c Per Day as Price to Be
Allowed for Feeding Pris
oner, Is Constitutional.
The constitutionality of the law
passed by the General Assembly of
1907, fixing the pay of sheriffs for
feeding prisoners at 75c per pris
oner, which was attacked by the
county court of Woodruff County,
was upheld by the Supreme Court
in an opinion handed down this
morning.
W. R. Cain, of that county, ap
pealed from the decision of the
Circuit Court, which had upheld i
the couutv court in its contention
that the pay be allowed for the
feeding of prisoners was a local
matter coming exclusively under
the control of the couuty court
under a provision of Article 7 of
the Constitution defining the
duties of county courts. The
court had allowed the sheriff only
G5c per day for each prisoner fed.
—Arkansas Gazette.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. White ar
rived Sunday, from Lonoke, and
will make McCrory their home.
Subscribe now for the News,
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CONVENTION NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that tie re will he a
meeting of electors of the incorporated town
of McCrory. Arkansas, at the armory of Com
pany G in said town, on Monday night, at 7:3t>
o’clock, March Sth. 1009. for the pnrpose of
nominating candidates for the various offices
of the town of McCrory, Arkansas, to serve
for the ensuing year.
Given under my hand, as mayor of said town
this 23rd day of February, 1909.
R. B. Gkossett, Mayor.
Estray notice.
X hare takeD up a cow of the following dc
scriptiou. Marks: uad’erbit and swallowfork in
right ear. smooth crop In left ear. Brands:
none Color: white body with red spots on
neck and hips. Age: about six years. This
cow has found calf since my taking her up.
Anyone wishing to see animal will find her at
my home on York place. 4 1-2 miles east of
Howell, Ark. After this notice has been post
ed 10 days and no one proves ownership, ani
mal will be disposed of according to law.
S. T. Hoixts.
Howell, Ark., Feb, 11 MOB.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
By virtue of the power in me vested as May
or the town of McCrory, in the county of
Woodruff and state of Arkansas, I hereby give
notice and make proclamation that an election
will be held in said town on Tnesday. the 6th
day of April, 1909 for the purpose of electing
the following town officers towlt:
One Mayor, one recorder, and five aldermen.
In testimony whereof, I hereto set my hand
as such Mayor’on the 23rd day of February.
1909.
R B. Crossett. Mayor’
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