The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1895-11-14
Bssrsr : }itraId.
omsiai counts Paper.
IIi.Y aui DOLLY WRIGHT
Editors aud PIppriejarS.
10 Tao raxpaye.s OF Hes,s:. County.

10 Tae IaNpa!eiS w besNe- teahtl'
RrG-,,ug ,l,s, there Is a very general
.ri.srrrchra>iou on. the leoPle alcut
the rau>.. Vt egr ,sEes briue ~ hi-h ior
~ vrar 1873 - o mpsrci with io'wer
,-sr-. We have r,nyiu,ici io Nri,e ihi>
artir!,.
The sul j~ct &c the rsi,e in cur NSsrSs'
men, h, the TyryiioIial Beard of EqUal'
ix,sion ser'us To be Ihe l-sei discussed
SD We address our-clrcs Srsi to that
suiject.
Article :, Chapter 40 Of tie s'a,uic-
read. - fullOs>
The Governur. Territorial Auiiior and
ser,tsty shsn coasiiiuie tie TerrifariSl
R0trA q Esushrslioa stI ,sii B0Arj
ECU liisi,ou shall hsll sessisa At ths rapi-
Ia, Of the TstriioTy eeu-asneirg oa she ihiri
MOussy 4 JAY csA year amended oy
S-ssiea lSws Sf ls95 to rssi third Noadsy
in lGs.l aud il sAAu se the duty q sd
hoard TO examine iAe vsrisus county a~sesss
ness sEd TO equslrrs The sans nad to de
eide uras The rsis VI Te-r.i,riAl tax 70 ls
levied fsr the esfrrui .ear iagtther viii
xBy ciher genera % special Tesgiiorisl take.
required hy law to ipe leyiel ssd 10 equalizs
ihe levy 81 sueh taxes ihrJushpu, the Terri
iory. And ssaii dnd ihrSrfsoz. tie psrceni-
age th.s nasi be sdlcl 10 y ieaGe,ei irSm
The Assessed vAlse u eseh oouu,y and shsll
ihen order the FerccA'ass - fsand to i.e
sli-i 10 or snlsSas,c3 trosa tht assessed
~Slre .f each Il iAs Vsrieas coauties of the
Territory aai slsii aoiify ihe vaript.. eaunty
CLERKS oi the rerv-nisee 20 ordered to he
aii-d io.Or suhlrsciei frayz the vAlusiion Sf
property in i.aeIr respective eouaiies.
Il shall thea hc ise duty q the vsrious
i>asn'y CLERKS 10 sdj 10 or deduct frrn the
isis, vSln. u The property ASSESSED 10 zach
Issrty the percentage % orituSd and collect
is- :sSss ssooriingly. Said board shall
as-ess the roi.ias ssSek of ra1rSAis aud ali
.esA.r Frnsrrry net othsrwise provided Tor.
1Li. l. all ,hcre Is in our statutes a.
i..ur the Territorial Board Of Equal,
.EAii..n aud tie law upon which they
zeic l. ls wiii be readily s,-cn that the
Law give ihesi rinpic suthuri,y to rqual-
n, lls assessments NJ TIE various
.,'un,ies in the Territory but 40 ulhoriiy
10 raise one county above the rest--ihst
j. to say that while one county cnnld be
raised lsrg,r Ter ccut than another.
shen ~ raised its sssessrrent should
only equal the assessment in all the
ssher counties 10 proportion TO the value
"fus Fruper'y. The 80 Ter e,Et raise
"u Beaver Saanty Is responsible 10 some
degree i'r cur taxes being higher than
a,uAl hut j. uat the principal cause. 1t
lat winters Sessi,n cf the Territorial
legislature an act wSs PasSea entitled
"Terra~rial and COuuly Taxes which
srovIdes that at the regular July meets
iuy the Board Of County Commissioners
shall make an iteIsizsd estimate ot tue
necessary expenses Of the county dnrius
the ensuing Year, including the AMOUNT
peeessary L. meet outstanding indebted
ne.s, aud to those items u estimate must
be added % per cent as en- allowance for
delinquent taxes This law was interd,
ed to put the various counties on cash
basis AID prohibits the Beard of Coan,y
Commis 'icners frorn issuing warrants
aud allowing bills in excess of their es'
Inmates and thus makes 1t impossible for
cnun,y tu go further iI debt. This
law is uhustly the cause Of our high taxes
buI is hoped that il will result in good
To our county in the end in keeping u.
out OF 6ebt aud enabling US 70 pay cash
for what We have 10 buy thus getting
supplies OF all kinds at the lowest pos,
sible price. Heretofore the county has
been going in debt constantly. Eael
year the amount of county warrants is
sIed far exceeded the SmOunt of take,
received for the general coaEty fund
We have said that the Territorial raisc
is The sause OF high taxes Only in a smal
degree, and We sill uoS attempt {,
prove this statement. The law referred
TO proyiJes as follows;
..Ihe lsSies To- county pIrPosss shall be 8
separate specific aud suiseieu, levy Tor the
payment Of salaries A levy for court eX-
I-sHses not exceeding mills; for support o,
2OOr. including iasaae, not exceeding Rsi'ls
for rsAds aud bridges No, exceeding . nals
Tor eoaaiy supplies net sxsseiing : mills
for oOsisagsst fand not exceeding mills
sad for siaking fani such rate as ia n,
ssIi1aAlisa Of the EoAri val pay one year,
iaIeress On all outstanding bonded deat o
sAe eOaHiy loseihsr siih such part Of tb'
Yr.Deip@l A. ssall be sy Law reSpised -
IL Sill be seeu by the ALove quo
taiiOBs fr0m the laS that the
Lew fer salary fluid is oolimi,ed.
sinking
eozES expenses limited 10 niiis