The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-01-24

The convention Of county officials.
that ia to say, the asseaaors and chair
men Of the boards Of county COM
missioners cl each county, called by She
governor to meet with the terriaorial
board Of equalization at Santa Fe on
January 18th. convened with every
county represented except Bernalillo
Clayborn Brimhall, chairman Of the
board, and D. j. donovan, assessor,
we're present from San Juan county.
A committee appointed by the con-
yention to report a plan Of uniform
values for assessments throughout the
territory, reported. Ita report was
adopted with few minor changes,
the most important Of which was the
reduction Of the assessment for Mexican
sheep from $3.50 to sl.00 a head, made
upon the motion Of Bias Sanchez Of
Mora.
The report ae adopted fixes the follow
ing valueai Coal lands, ten miles or
nearer to a railroad, $50 per acre; over
ten miles from a railroad $40 per acre;
all improvements TO be assessed sep
arately; timber lands with merchantable
timber within l5 miles from a. railroad
So per acre, timber lands beyond the Is
mile limit, $3.50 an aerei grazing lands
81 per acrs; irrgable and agricultural
lands to be assessed according to local
conditions; stock horses SIS per head;
American horses $40 and over per head
according to quality; American mules
$50 per head and over according to
quality; Mexican mules s15 per headi
burros % per head; stock cattle south Of
the 35th parallel Of latitude sll per
head; north SO per head; milk and dairy
stock $50 per head; improved breeding
stock $40 per head; improved sheep Sl,5C
per head; Mexican sheep 81 per head
common goats 81 per head; improved
goats - per head; national and Other
banking stocks. surplus and undivided
profits at 60 per cent Of their par value,
all corporate stocks at 60 per cent Of
their actual cash value. All other
property not enumerated on the same
basis that capital stock is assessed
The report concluded with:
Resolved, that in our opinion, the de
crease 10 the value OF proper ty, al
shoRn upon the seveal assessment rolls
was caused chiefly by the failure O
assessors of some Of the counties to lis
a considerable portion Of the propert.
subject to taxation in said counties,
We therefore, recommend that boards
of county commissioners be urged t
! procure the aid Of the district attorney
Of the several counties in prosecuting
J delinquent officials for malieasance il
Office and property owners who fail t.
make proper returns OF their property p
TO quantity and value.
The territorial board oi eqaalisatios
adjourned Wednesday afternoon. Do
D ring it's three days session it fixed TIA
e assessment rate for the railroads, tele
/ crap hand telephone lines in New Mexic
and also met with the county officials o
4 the territory and agreed upon certain
rates Of assessment. The board found
! that there are $3.50 miles Of railroad ii
New Mexico subject to taxation. The
/ average assessment per milein New Mex
co is S5,640 This is much higher thar
the average railroad assessment in th
United States which is Stops per mile
: The valuation for taxation purpoa
placed upon railroads is lessin Missouri
Wyoming, Texas aud Nebraska than it
= in New Meyico