The western sentinel., 1895-09-26
LISTED FOR TAXATION.
FORSYTH'S REAL AND PERSONAL
PROPERTY IN 1895.
Number OF Polls in the County-LaDd
and it's VaIuation-Cautlea and Dogs
-BankStock-Unlis Proper
ty-Tax-PayfDg Comes Next.

In the long columns of figures stand
ing out in the tax list of the county
of Forsyth, for 1895 collection, there
is much food for study by the man of
affairs and all who keep an eye on the
county's progress.
After considerable work the tax
list has been completed by Register
of Deeds Miller, and is ready for sub
mission to the County Fathers,
whence it goes into the hands of Sher-
if Macarthur and his deputies, and
then once more the cry of the tax
gatherer will be heard in the land.
The figures, as furnished by Mr.. Mil
ler, speak for themselves regarding
the property assessed for taxation.
THE POLLS.
The digest of the list shows the
number OF polls in the IA townships
as follows: whites, 2,414: colored, $40.
In wards they are as follows: Salem.
whites, 421; colcred, 138; 1st ward,
Winston, whites, 233; colored, 77;
Second ward, whites, 25O: colored, So;
3rd ward, whites, 179; colored, 354.
LAND AND ITS VALUATION.
Number ofacres of land, outside of
Winston township, 243, 290; valued at
81. 3S4, 1853 ;land in Winston township,
41624 acres, valued S76,314. Number
of town lots outside of Winston, 1884,
valued $500, 324; number of town lots in
Winston township, 2,511, valued at
81, 124. .S63.
CATTLE AND DOGS IN THE COUNTY.
Number of horses outside of Win
ston, 2.443, valued at 800, JOG; number
of horses in Winston township, $50,
valued at S2S. .8S7 number of mules
outside of Winston, l, 1,355, valued at
S51, ,531; number in Winston, 81, valued
at 81, ,460. Jacks, 4, valued at S165.
Number of goats in country, 1S,
valued at S1S: number in town, II,
valued at S16.
Number Of cattle outside of towns,
5,6IO, valued at S44, ,S26; in town, AL,
valued at Sc, 1875.
Number of hogs in country, SAP.
valued al S1S, $50; in towns, 76O, valued
at 81, 100.
Number of sheep in country, 1,465,
valued at 1,47S; in towns, 2, valued
at 81.
Number of dogs in country, 8, val
ued at S156; in towns, 6, valued at.S70.
FARMING UTENSILS, ETC.
Value of farming utensils in the
country, ,S52, SIT; in towns, $25, ,3l7; value
Of tools of mechanics in country,
81, ,554; in towns, S68, 8,949.
Value of household and kitchen
furniture in country. S59, ,265; in towns,
$109,3S4. Value of provisions, in
country, $21; ;422; in towns, $S71.
Value of fire arms in country, 1856:
in towns, ST., 2o0.
LIBRARIES, MONEY, ETC.
Value OF libraries in country, 81, ,119;
in towns, S5, 297.
Value of scientific instruments in
country, 1885; in towns, s., ,S73.
Money on hand in the country, S42,-
342; in the towns, S112.3 1922. Solvent
credits in country, S332, ,479; in towns,
1862, SIT. Stock in foreign Building
and Loan Associations, in country, $40;
in town, 800; shares in railroad, tele-
graph and Incorporated companies, in
country, $1,000; in towns, Sl6,2l5. All
other personal property in country,
S165, 449; in towns, 81, 1S4, ,Ol7.
AGGREGATE VALUATION OF PROPERTY
The aggregate valuation Of property
of the whites in the country, 81, 520,-
$50; in towns, 81, $50, 092; colored, in
country, S67 ,S39; in towns, 5,677.
BANK STOCK.
Incomes listed in tie country, $3.50;
in the towns, ST., 248. Bank stock in
country, So, 225; in towns, S255, $50; rail-
road property in county, s4OO, 769.
County tax on bank stocknin country,
S41 13; in towns, $1,279.75; State tax
in county, S11, ,131 04; in towns, $780,,
O33 90.
Country tax, IS, ,2S3 9S; in towns,
S14, 9OS 80.
Tax on railroad property, S2.003 SO.
Poll tax in country, Sc, 65l; in towns,
So, ,93075. This does not include the
unlisted.
UNLISTED PROPERTY.
Unlisted polls, white, 142; colored,
1S5; number of acres of land, S734,
valued at $24. 1852; number of town
lots, 121, valued at $40, ,4S0; number of
horses, 81, valued at 81 ,020; four mules
at Sl45; cattle, IA, valued at S163; num-
Der hogs, 16, valued at S36; one sheep,
Sl.OO; farming utensils, S267; value of
tools of mechanics, S270; value of
household and kitchen furniture,
SO, 615; value of provisions, $40; value
fire arms, S16; value libraries, S137;
scientific instruments, $l00; money on
hand, 50, 243; solvent credits, S775;
shares in Incorporated companies,
ETC.. sc, 333.
Aggregate value property of whites,
S75, 130; colored. So, ,S54.
WHAT DEOS 1T MEAN?