The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-03

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FRIDAY. jul ?. 80. 49,
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80 The County hoard 81 Review
meess next Monday. and has the task o.
e0nsiizing the assessments between Inc
different townships in Dubois county.
IL conversation with Mr.. Gwin. one ~
~. state Tax Commissioners this week.
~ ssid the County Board ought 70 equal I
ixe hei ween the townships. 80 - 10 show
~ eouitshle increase In the entire conn
~. oiherwise the townships which were
fairly appraised would he In danger o.
having an injustice pcrpetrated on them
by the state Board raising the assess
mens al the entire county. while In fect
only the townships improperly appraised
100 Low ought 70 be raised. Butt he
aid. Of course, the State Board would
rrly greatly upon the action Of the
Comfy Boards OF Review - regsrds the
civil divisions Of counties Hooking more
nsrticularly itself 10 the equalization Of
appraisements between counties. and the
proper sppraisemenss Of large corpora
tions.
The County Board Of Review has no
eaay task before II. and the rcturne o.
some Assessors who swore TO "appraiae
property II fair cash value" NAV result
in some trials for perjury II glazing de-
fecss are found. Also. some persons VINO
have sworn 10 too small lists may De
called 10 account, and explain how they
come 10 swear 60. The present tax law
l. likely to he far reaching in its effects
aud iii 10 intended that property should
be taxed on it's actual cash value, as sucf
4 course is greatly 10 the interest Of IN
man Of moderate means. and the pc''
man. For instance the farmer having
farm OF so acres, worth e5 An acre. o.
400. and 600 Of other property, II %
eessed on only IS per cent Of bic prop
erty. will be taxed on $500. escaping
taxation on only 500. while biz neigh
Dor With 800 acres Of tho ssme kind
land. worth $1,000 and e1.6O0 worth
personal property, taxed 1t the same 70
lilo. would be assessed on 42.<00 there
by escaping taxation on $500 In value
or Is much as his less wealthy neighbo
is worth altogether. II IL readily see
that the rate Of taxation on the poore
man's $500 must necessarily be highe
on account Of the escape of biz richie
peiRhbor's $500 worth from taxation
and the richer one IL always better ADJ
10 nay the tax. Under the assessmer
returned to the Board Of Review whic
meess next Monday there are hundred
81 such cases. The only fair way 0ftax'
sion i upon the full cash value, an
getting every mans property full
shown up. :.
Columbia township farmsrs should p
o. a average % only 49, value p
acro. while the farmer q Harrison y 3
oeoood q g -. end Of Mosioo = -
Columb1a ohoQld unquooetooaoly
hroueht up % 10 overage q Hasolo<
oovnship, - moot Of IL land . equal
$ good, and & q most q e closer %
GOOD market
II the same way Il e just that Boo
township lands should average 81 81
acre higher than the adjoining townsh
ot Madison. or over So per cent. NOR
No unprejudiccd person acqusint
with the two to wnships will cay 80.
Again should the farmer Of Basnbrid
nav taxes on - SO an acre value me
Than the really more valuable land
his ueighbor in Patoka township?
know that the Patoka township tsrme
market Il more convenient, and the 10
or 20 average more productive. Pate
ehould Be raised TO exceed Bainbrid
- the assessment Of the latter does
averaQe above cash value in fact har'
10 70 Il, and no good Patoka farm col
Is bought AZ the appraised value.
Further, Why should CAss t0wus|
farmer have his land taxed two tir
and half, or $50 per cent. higher Il
Ma neiRhbor or Ferdinand? The FeI
naud farmer usually makes the %
money from his crops; the facilities
market are equal, and the farms will
On 30 average equally % high. With
improvements. The land assessment
Ferdinand should be more than doub
10 make II bear it, just proportion
taxes With Casa, and the Board Of
view will fall IL lie duty unleas thi'
done. and the State Tax Board will !
baby increase Il four times. snd Their
do some injustice to Ferdinand, II
County Board does not make Il e(
with the other adjoining townships.
WHY should the land in Jefferson
appraised q less than half that Of il
eon township The land and mari
or each are about equal 10 value,
Jsckson 10 not appraised any TOO
st On average Of o66s per acre.
Lists or Jefferson should to closely
amined, and the good farms apprs
at such price o will raise the gen
average to a equality with Jscl
township.
AZ W said st the start the Boari
Review has no easy task before Il.
DrAD.-Dr. John A. Ritter. 6r.
Orange county, - dead, q IS year
are. he Wa native Of Barren ccu
Ky, but bad been citizen Of Ind
since bis youth, and was one Of the
prominent ply sicians Of Orange cou
He wsa Captain Of Co. g. In the 49th
diana Volunteers. and was promotes
Surgeon Of the regiment during the
81 the rebellion, and 90 discharged
duties q % endear himself TO all