Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-03-04
Basis Of Assessment.

Office of County Clerk of Barber County.
Kansas:
The Trustees of Barber county met on Mon.
| day, March 2, 1903, al the county clerks Office.
in conjunction with the Board of County Com.
missioners in Medicine Lodge, Kansas, for
the purpose of establishing uniform basis of
valuation for the year 1903.
John Durfee, of Lake City Township was
elected Chairman, and H. P. Hartley of Elm
Mills Township, was elected Secretary,
1rwa3 moved and carried that the Chair
appoint committee of three to report basis
of assessment to the meeting. The committee
consisted of Stout, of Cedar Township, w
Fulton, Of Sun City Township, and j
Lytle, Of Eagle Township.
The following trustees were present:
Frank Kincaid, Aetna.
John Durfee. Lake City.
s. A. Stout. Cedar.
Dial Morris, Medicine Lodge.
]. L. Strickland, Mingona.
J. G. Robinson. Sharon.
]. P. Massey, Turkey Creek.
Ed Boots, Valley.
H. P. Hartley, Elm Mills.
w. e. Fulton. Sun City.
Fred Humphrey. Moore.
VIM. Gesner, Kiowa.
j. A. Lyle, Eagle.
The secretary's minutes show that the trus-
tees of Hazelton, Deerhead. Elwood, McAdoo
and Nippawalla townships were absent.
1t was decided that all taxable property be
listed at it's cash value, deduct constitutional
exemption and assess the balance of prop
erty OF 33H per cent.
The committee submitted the following re-
port which was adopted:
Land. per acre. ..................S1 90 to ) 90
Domestic horses six months old
and under one year. Is 90 to 18 90
Domestic horses one year old and
under two years. ........... Fl 90 to "a o.
Domestic horses two years old and
Onder three. - % to 36 o.
Domestic horses three years old
and over........ 80. ........... 45 90 to IS %
Ponies six months old and under
one year. ........................ 900 to IL %
Ponies, one year old and under
two years. Observation-Disclosures. :. IL 90 to Is 90
Ponies two years old and under
three. ....... Is 90 to p 90
Ponies three years old and over. 81 90 to 80 Oo
Stations. 20 times service fee.....
Cattle six months old and under
one year (steers) SIS (heifers)... 12Oo
Cattle one year Old and under two
years Nteers) 81. (heifers). .... Is Oo
Cattle two years old and under
three years (steers) $27, (heifers) 1907
Cattle three years old and over,
steers. Observation-Disclosures. SO 10
cows. .............. Il w
Western and Southern cattle six
months old and under one year
steers. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II W
hetferS. ..........-... 3 w
Western and Southern cattle one
wear old and under two -
eI0erS...-. 10 10
hetfere.. ............ ......... IL 90
Western and Southern cattle two
years old and under three
Steers. n IN
nelIere. 10 10
western and Southern cattle
three years old ana over, steers 25 90
cowS........ ...... Is 90
Mules and asses six months old
and under one year. ............ 10 90 to q 90
Mules and asses one year old and
unoer tWO... .............. "a W 10 % 10
Mules and asses two years old and
under three. 30 90 to 80 90
Mules and asses three years old
and over......... ........... Is 90 to rs 90
Jacks, 20 times service fee.
Sheep six months old and over... 80
Hogs six months old and over.... - Der ID.
Goats six months old and over.... lso
Farm Observation-Disclosures
assessor. ......... 49,. ..........
Wagons, discretion Of assessor.
Pleasure carriages OF every de.
scription-discretion OF assessor
Gold Watches-discretion Of as
SCISSOR. ......... ................
Silver Watches-discretion Of 90.