The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1881-02-24
Proceeding. orthr Grange CoIn-
miftce.

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Thl Grange Committee on eqoai.
safion 90 lhe assessment Of taxes Tor Z
1881 met on Foaraay l9lh, 81 ihe
Court House in Houston Tie
Committee SOS called 20 order hY j.
"a Gnmn. temporary Chairman
Ga motion h 49, zones, OF Bncna
Vista Grange. wss elected permanent
Chnrman. lnd J 81 Grlln Of
H0ulta Grange, sccrltrY
Tho following address % The tax .
mycrs was submitted and agreed up .
on, % wit:
It's known 90 every well informed
citizen that the burthen Of taxes has
borne unoQuailY on iho tax payers OIL
The county on account OF the une-
quail valuation Of property when as
sessed Some giving Ia their pro-
perty 81 a fair valuation, while 9th
ers render property ofthe same class
aud value at much lower rates.
Therefore we call the especial a;ten-
teniion Of on tax payers to this SUD-
/ iect. and request their hearty co op |
Grafton with this Committee 10 It's |
endeavors to obtain a fair and equal
assessment Our opinion is that tue
best method to effect the object aim
ed AZ by the County Grange is to
agree upon q uniform schedule o.
prices for oil classes Of property
throughout the county We have
therefore, prepared . schedule o.
prices for stock, winch We think y
equitable and fair, TO wit;
Mules, not over IA bands high, TO
10 years old, $50 to 800
Males, 14l hands high, 3 TO 10
years old, $50 to 500
/ Mules, 10 hands high, 3 to 10
4 Years old, 500 TO Sl3).
Mules, 10 hands high, 3 to 10
years old, Sl20 to $50
Mules, from 10 60 Is years Old
lSl0 less, according 90 sig.
Mules, over Is years, ia same
proportion
Horses, IL hands high, 8 10 10
! years old, $50 10 $50
Horses, ~ hands high, 3 to IL
(, years old, $50 to $50
Horses, Is hands high, 8 to IL
/, years old, $40 to 500.
I Horses, l6 hands high, 8 to II
I years old, 500 to $l20.
Horses, nom 10 TO Is years Old
$40 less, according to size.
+ Horses, over Is years old in amt
! PROPORTION,
Cattle, iStar old, 81 to 81.
Cattle, 2 years old, 81 to a.
# Cattle, 8 years old, "a to IS.
r. Cattle, a years old, SO to $40.
e NIX cows, Sl0 to $50
Oxen. years old, $40 to SIS.
81 Oxen, 5 to- years old, and mp
e ward, $l5 to 420.
an Sheep Sl,00 % $3.50
rth Goats, common stock, Is cents :
1926.
Goats, Angora or Cashmere, $50
+. 5000,
III Hogs, Sl,00 to $500.
We haveplaeed a copy Of the abov
in The hands Of the Assessor an
y recommend il TO your careful consit
u Grafton. il Is not our object how
IN ever, to divert your mind from th
- lars which required YOU to ostimal
and put down the value Of your prop
~ erty not at what d might sell for at
Ae forced sale, bat Waat Won wou.
be willing and expect 20 accept ia
itif you wee makiag Yoluatar
sde.af it, but our desire is o cid o
10 getting u2 q uniform valuation {
property. ID ika connection 2e ial
I yoar attention r. that poitof aectio
= 47l cf the 60 ie d 1880, which refer
to tic amoun,oi money cm loyej j
Il merchandise and manufacturing, on
# Oh band or deposit or loaned, an
= tie amount OF Indebtedness % so
= deemed probably eollectahle, &c b
+ reference 70 this section you will 81,
4 that you are not only required TO civ
y ii gllims that are absolutely solvent
4 bnt al that are EFabably uolleetabl'
y Ia this we fear that many have mis-
y taken the law or have been too car,
y less.
q The object Of our appoiutmcn
!. vas to bring about reclamation i
= this matter, that all might be bene
g fitted thereby
We, therefore, d EN- il our dut
+ TO advis with the Assessor, an
make such suggestions to him q
in orr opinion may be necessary {
get Vp a full and complete assess
ment We have already oonlerre
{ with him aud suegssted The imporl
81 anco OF administering lbe oath j
II every case as prescribed By law. w
1 viii meet with the Board Of Super
p visors at the August Term, and a'
q slst them IN finding out whether III
e pf6pefty0I each and every indivia
Z al tax payer has been properly val
y uAd and Suggest such raises as v
= may deem Just We viii also asst.
Y tue Gidhd Jury aud District Attoi
~ hey, Il necessary, to lud what pan
ties, II auy have knowingly and wi
q fully sworn falsely in regard to Ii
II value Of their property, or to Il
q amount Of claims probably collie
- table, money on hand, loaned, a.
= In addition to the above duties, v
intend to see that the Tax Collccts
4 carries out the law in relation to Il
'rs collection Of delinquent taxes. Hem
B. you see from tie above, that OIL
81 PURPOSE is 70 see that all do the
M datyi il this matter 30 that the e.
!. penses Of ohr county government "
y fall equally upon all In conolusif
b we agaia solicit your old IN this ia
sc pOrtant work ~
~ On motion the CnfoKAsAw MRssE
IN EN- Is requested % publish toe prs
4 eeediHgs Of the Committee, and Il
81 secrelaryto furnish a copy
10 81 ata r. ". JONES, Cbairman.
1t y. d. GRrFN. Secretary
The average Weld Of corn. saws Ia