Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-10-24

high as they can be that the
taxes are at the limit.
You notice that there is
difference between taxes being to
the limit and the levy being to
the limit. Is mills is the limit
under the statutes for county
purposes, but does not include
any tax for bonded Indebtedness.
You can. have Is mills levy for
county purposes and bond levy
additional.
In giving the examples below
to show you how county taxes
can be increased l have taken the
''listed value" from the tax books
for year 1907, and the amounts
bought for" I took from the deed
as now appears of record.
In giving the amounts LISTED
for. this is supposed to be the
one-fifth value of the land as
appraised in 1904. 1t does not
show that any one was trying to
evade his value to lessen his taxes
but thought to be a one-fifth,
actual value.
by taking the present cash
price as shown by the deed you
can readily sell that land is much
higher now than in 1904 and your
next assessed value is to be one
fifth of its actual value.
In this statement l have con-
sidered county tax only; have
not considered the state school,
school bond, or township levies,
just the county levy only.
In March 1907, Oils M. New
man bought the seq of 32-14-21
for $7700.00 as shown by the deed.
Now the onc-fitth of the purchase
value is $l540.00. This land is
now listed for $745.O0 which is
supposed to be one-fifth value
as shown by the 1907 tax list
which at 10 mills (the present
county levy would be $7.45
county tax for Mr.. Newman to
pay. This same land can be
listed at $l540.00 (one-fifth of
purchase price, which at Is mill
would be $3.50. So Mr.. New
mans county tax can be increased
from So. As to $3.50 and not go
beyond the limit.
On Sept. %, 1907, r. J. Kelly
and Jos Fennimore bought the
VIZ of sec 3-l7-24 for 1886, 90 as
shown by the contract. One-fifth
of the purchase price is $4,000.
This land is listed for the year
1907, for $4,000 (Which is sup
posed to be the one-ffth value)
as shown by the fax list, which
at 10 mills (the present county
levy) would be $14.30 county tax
for Kelly and Fennimore to pay.
This same land can be listed for
$4,000 (one-ffth of purchase
price, which at Is mills would
be $3.50. So Kelly and Fenni-
more county tax can be increased
from $3.50 to $28.79 and not go
beyond the limit.
In Feb, 1907 Herman J. Martin
bought nwA 25-17-32 for $4,000
one-ffth of which is $3.50. 90.
This land is listed in 1907 for
$247.00 and the county tax at
10 mills is $2.47. This land can
be listed for $880.00 which at IS
mills would be $780, So Martins
county tax can be increased from
$2.47 to $500 and not exceed
the limit.
In March 1905 r. e. Brega
bought the W. net and nw4 and Ell
of sec. 7-l5-2s for $4,000 90 las
shown by the deed now on record
and one-tifth would be $1,000 90.
THIS land is now listed for the year
1907 for 1892. 90 supposed to be the
one fifth value when assessed, now
1892 90 at 10 mills would be $4.32
the present county tax. This same
md can be listed for $1,000 90
which at Is mills would make $I8 90
county tax. Mr.. Brega's county tax
can be increased from "a. 32 to
$500 and not exceed the limit.
In Jan. 1907 David T. Adams
purchased the SCI sec. 20 20-18 for
100000 one fifth of which is
Sl27200. This land is now listed
for $4,000 which at 10 mills is
IS. rs the present county tax. u his
same land can be listed for $l27200
and at l5 mills would be $19.08.
You see Mr. Adams county tax can
be increased from 1919 to s19.08
and MT on havond tha limit