The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-07-28
TAXES FOR THE STATE. 1906
SHERMAN COUNTY ASSESSED
MORE THAN LAST YEAR.
Taxes OzeF Two Million OF Dollars &c
Pay the States Way in a Single
Xear-Leyy by Counties.

The last legislature did something
unusual when IL made appropriations
Of a million and a half more than
il decided to allow the state board
Of equalization to raise to meet the
appropriations. The legislature did
not know that the oil refinery pro-
position would be killed by the su-
preme court, but it is this action
which will allow the amount the
board can raise to meet the apprO-
priations.
The state board Of equalization
completed its work last week and
fixed the amount Of tax to be raised
in 1906 for state purposes at S2,2O9,-
OO2. It was authorized by the last
legislature TO raise $2,5OO,OO The
amount fixed last year by the board
was $780, 46. Next year the board
viii fix the amount to be raised at
about 100000.
The total amount the board can as
sess for state purposes this year and
next Is $4,25O, 900 and this is expected
to meet the appropriations made by
the last legislature of $5,S11,477-
It is evident that the board Of equ-
alizatiOn would not have been able to
make the state tax equal the expen-
ditures OF the state if the supreme
court had not decided that the law TO
establish a state refinery was uncOn-
stftutional The law providing for
state refinery carried with it an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 and this
amount deducted from the total
amount Of the appropriations allows
the board to see a chance to make
both ends meet. If it does not then
some Of the state institutions will get
less money than was appropriated
The fact that the supreme court
decided against the state oil refinery
proposition makes it probable that
the amount we can assess will equal
the appropriations" said Auditor
Wells, and then we are expecting the
fees which will be received by the
state will make up the difference That
is something we always figure on"
The last legislature did evidently
overlook some thing when it decided
to allow only S4,z5O,OOO to meet ap-
proportions Of $5,811,477 The Iegis-
iature Of 1903 made appropriations
of $5,327,O34 and fixed the amount
to be raised by the board at 4 II mil
lions.
In trying to meet the difference the
board Of equalization increased the
amount Of the assessed valuation as
turned in by the county clerks about
100000 making the total assessed
valuation Of the state $3S7,553,34S
The county commissioners will be
notified Of the amount which has been
assessed against each county and they
will make their tax accordingly.
The total increase in valuations by
the board was over S15,OOO,0OO and
the total decrease was a little less
than $4,000, 900. The county secur-
ing the greatest decrease in the val
uatiOu reported was Shawnee with
$3,2S7,713. This great decrease was
given because Shawnee county as
sesses property at SO per cent while
other counties assess at much less
other counties securing large de-
creases were: Sedgwick, $1,O25, 4O6i
Allen, $643,731; Jewell, $536,8S1;
Barton. S482,262; Smith, $4OS,773.
The counties in which the largest
increase on the assessed valuation
was made are. Marshall, $1,15S,S26i
Atchison, $500, $50; Mcpherson, S77Ss-
$50; Douglas, s656,OO1; COwIey, $685.
us; Greenwood, $67S,5S6. These in
creases were made for the reason that
the assessment on lands had been too
low.
The following is the complete table
Of the amount Of tax to be raised by
each county for state purposes;