Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-02

Total. .........,.. s,227 ,5S9.
The county tax given above includes
taxes of New Orlesps, over SS,OOO,0O
which belong properly to city taxes. If we
consider the whole amount, including poll
and Other special taxes, as property tax,
and all as collected, it would be an average
of Is Z mills on the dollar of assessed valu-
alton of property, and less than one and
seventeen hundredth mills on the dollar
of tie true value of property as returned
by the census of 1870. Let Us compare
this with that of some Northern States.
Total tax levied in the eleven Southern
States for 1870, $32, 2,227, $50. The assessed
value Of property was S2,026, ,440,971. To-
tai taxation 10 mills on 81. In the
State of New York taxeS were levied
in 1870 amounting 10 S4S,550,90S.
Assessed value of property, S1.967, ,O01,1s5,
per cent "a 6-10 on 81. In Ohio the taxes
levied in 1870, 23,526,54S, on assessed
property 81, ,1G7, ,73l, ,697; rate POI per cent.
TIlinois.-Taxation S2l, ,s25, ,OOS; property,
$4S2, ,S99, $50; per cent, 40. (This assess
ment is far below the true value by the
census.)
Indiana.-Tsxation, S10,79I, ,121; assess
ment, S668, ,455, ,O44; per cent, 1.6 2-1O.
Iowa.-Tsxation, Sc, ,955, ,614; assessment,
S3O2, Isis, ,41s; per cent, 80 9-10.
Massachusetts, $24, ,922, 300; as
sessment, 81, ,59l ,9S9, ,1I2; per rcent., 1.59-IO.
Michigau.-Taxes, S5,412,957; assess
ment, s272, ,242,917; per cent, 1.9.
Pennsylvania.-Taxes, S24,531 ,397; as
sessment, 81 ,313, ,236, ,o42; per cent, 1.8 $40.
Missouri.-Taxes, 1905, ,49S; assess
ment, $3.50, 129, 800; per cent, 2.5.
1t will be seen that all these States ex-
ceed, and some double, those Of the South
in per cent. of taxation. The average rate
is 81 $40.
The total tax levied in all the States, ex-
cepting The eleven above named Southern
States, in 1870, was $244, 4,675,677. The as
sessment of property was S1l ,997, So, ,525.
Average per cent in these Northern and
Western States 203. In eleven Southern
States with eleven State governments, leg
islatures, departments courts, etc., etc, rer-
resenting 9,48S, $50 people, the total State
taxation levied in 1870 was S12, ,S13, ,615, be-
ingsn average of 81, ,965 per State and
of S135 to the inhabiiant. For the same
year (1ST0) the State tax in New York was
SS,720, ,156-S2 per head; in Ohio, $780,.
172; in Massachusetts,, S7,408, ,962-S5 81
per head. The county taxation in the
eleven Southern States excluding taxes ol
New Orleans, included in census of coun-
ties) was in 1870, Sl1,OOO,OOO. Total taxa.
ton per head, S9.39S in the Southern
States. In New York it was S11.706
The assessment of property in all tbs
States is low.
The inadequate valuation of Southern
property appears when We consider tha
upon an assessment of agricultural property
not exceeding S1,2OO,OOO,OOO, the sgricul
tural productions for 1870 were valued a
S607 940, ,464, which is over so per cent. o
the valuation Of property. In Tennessee
in 1870, the value Of the taxable propert,
as returned by the County Assessors was
real property s223,O35,375; personal $50,
746,7S6; total S253, ,7S2,l ,l61. For the sam
year the real and personal property a
shown by the United States census wa
S497,341, ,S51, difference Of assessments i
the same year for this one State Of S243,
$500. Here is great error committe
by some one. Our County Courts in th
appointment of their County Assessor
shoul select such a class Of men as wi
see that justice is done to the State and
the citizen.