The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-03-05
ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO TAX ASSESSORS.
CoMprRoLLER's OFFICE,
TALLAHASSEE, February 25, Is

TALLAHASSEE. February 25, 1889.
Upon examination of the Tax books of 1885, find many
in which the law and instructions from this oce have
dsegarded in making the rolls This renders it
necessary additional Instructions and the As
that hereafter when there is failure to comply subsan
TALLY with the law aud instructions prescribing the mode of
essng taxes as far as it is practicable to will
corrected made under the direction of this Depart
the expense of the Assessor and authorized by
the Governor to saw that failure to propey assess the taxes
the part of Assessor will be deemed by him evidence
incompetency discharge the duties of the office and
sufficient for the exercise of the of suspension
given him by the Constitution.
The instructions you with the Tax Book and the
Revenue Act prescribing your Duties mast be closely
OBSERVED
I'd. Avoid double Sometimes small sub-div
sion of land is assessed and afterward included in the
assessment of larger subdivision, for instance the NE4 of
the NE OF Section sometimes assessed again in the entire
NE4 of Section This the result of careessness
township maps furnished upon which all the lands assessed
to be Marked and 1t to avoid double assessments
3D. In describing parts of Section the fractions and
The of the figures and to and / is improper
the omission of the words and and Of in describing
land very Objectionable and indefinite Thus Assessors
write NJ SEA ia e. SEA for n and SCI of lei E4
of SCI of Sec s. The former description is uncertain and
must be avoided
4th Urge upon land the Importance of listing their
lands upon the blank provided for that purpose
preserving the list the Collector when they
taxes, that they be pay their proper lands
Distribute blank return to property you meet
leaving to complain Of Of opportunity to have
his ands:propery listed
5th You entrusted with power of fixing the value
taxable property the State upon proper discharge
of this important duty depends the for the support
the State and County Governments Exercise this with
and proper regard for the rights of each individual
payer and the interest of the State notice great of
equality the of real In sections the
lands assessed their full law directs
while in Others particularly the larger towns real estate
valued, Tor OF taxation than
of its market cash value The result of this to take the
burthens OF Government Oft class OF WhO
orally able bear it and impose
who less able bear it, This injustice should stopped
and rely upon the Tax Assessors their duty this
pect and all property, wherever be located
it's full cash value
9Th find to facilitate the Of taxes and
reference TO the tax book there should be index alphabet
cay arranged and attached each book containing
of all land assessed in the book with page
the assessment set opposite AS the of
sonal property will be in alphabetical order it
to index those who are not land owners
This not being of the duties prescribed by law for the
Assessor PERFORM it proper that he should add
Ona compensation for this Therefore, carefully
estimating the value of the work, have concluded allow
therefor so for every hundred Names and
every hundred entered the index that for
less than hundred be paid when the book
and the index certified be by County
Commissioners This estimate is be copy, but to
cover the costs OF the three copies of the ndexone for
each book This work be facilitated bv the Assessor
having by him. when he the the book sheet
of for each letter the alphabet and transferring the
the index will be furnished If should appear that the
tor cannot be entered ne leave the line
vacant much space be required Should it be
shown that the estimate made sufficient compensation
for the work proper and reasonable allowance will be
for deem it important have the index attached the
book
18th. The Textbook Of 1888 be copied. There
too many errors in It, 1t may guide in
pct but must be taken avoid the errors and have
the lands OF each payer who his property listed by
advised to he for reference all the returns made them.
w. d. BARNES, Comptroller