Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-03-07
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taxpayer Hoxsser if Is with srri6s
thA1 an Aasrksn eiitEsn uIy soant 10
the faes thzs ths c0unfss rssEenn
are snauea1lly hesser &C than fhase q
any eoonsg Ia Nisso1r1. canztd erirs
the average asa e~orpaxfs0a
The greatest part OF the wealth 0f
this c51nty4 vested 10 real estate IL
elusive c. the railway int<ressA other
than ogt lying I1aa, ths o1e lien To-
tails . tsxzbe valve Of D. 344 20 or A
Average Ct about ell Al acre for farm.
land and zooof 500 for each town-lOt.
In The items O. psrsonal pnEdy,
the En01n. Of noney,notss and bo1ds
excel AZ oshers ia the aggregate, the
total q this class being sez "a Fer.
The first time IA yeax this ite1 was
k-ssassd8tz vzIuation q % Per cent
q the actual amount II being ny
da that ~ equality existed that
|eogH Be rened5ed 10 sone extent in
this EAnner. And In this eannecti0a
il should Be Szid that all other PERSIA
o. property Is assessed ca q basis Of
about one third it, actczl vzlre. In
the Item O. money, notes ard bo15S
|Audnin county stands anong the
f0re1ost in the State, 50 far as the
aggregate returned for TAXABLE pur-
poses iEc1ncerned. Thisfi ny opin-
ion, is high compliment TO cur MOI
led interests, and il reflects to s0neI
extent ca the morality Of the citizens
.of Counties far Weather than our
.own- In e9mpzrison with the returns
.of the ASSESSMENT Of 1906 the nonied
interests Is On the increase, consider
ing that much capital has been recent
~ invested in TexA and Canadian
lands b. citizens Of this county.
The TAXABLE valuation Of other
items Of personal property Is in
Comparison 10 that Of former yearS
while its relative actual value has in
creased 30 Is the assessed value.
But few citizens Of the State have
full comprehension Of the LAYS gov.
erning the assessment and collection
Of the revenue. TOa great extent
their ignorance is attributable 10 the
compilations Of the many statutes.
Many are Of the opinion that the
taxes are collected the same rear in
which they are assessed. This Idea
prevails TO a great extent and ever
held DY some who are quite conVeH-
SAINT In matters Of common law. The
assessment is made the year previous
TO which The taxes are collected or in
other words. the taxes that viii be-
due In November 1907 YER based On
the assessment returns Of 1905
There Is but little property exempt
from TAXATION and II Is that property
Shich is maintained for public, chart
or religious purposes. All perl
sonal property other than wearing ap-
pzrel Is TAXABLE and should be 50 re-
turned. Another matter too that is
10 some extent misunderstood. Per.
sonaI property, matters not its bea-
ion, Is taxable for and in the school
in which the owner resides.
1t Is remarkable fact that very few
Ire acquainted with the location Of
heir lands Not even knowing the !
'ownship and range or the section in
which their land Is located, the num-
,er that can describe their holdings as
o the division Of sections is 50 in the !
Minority that IL Is hardly noticeable
The tabulated abstract Of Audrzin
'ounty's taxable wealth for 1906 Is As !
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