Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-02-05
Preparing To Visit The
Southern Portion
Of County
Some Interesting Facts:
Concerning Taxes And
Mode of Collection
Crrom Tncrdny.. nnIlyl


County assessor Campbcll's first OIL
,ial act yesterday, the opening day Of
the assessing season, was the appoint
ment of 4. w. stephens as deputy.
Assessor Campbell and Deputy steph-
ems will leave in few days for tac-
southern part Of the county to list the
property and collect taxes on personal
property from those who do not own
real estate of sufficient value, in the
judgment of the assessor, to pay the
taxes on their real and personal prop.
crty.
Upon the refusal or neglect Of anrg
person, firm or corporation not owning
real estate of sufficient value, To pay
the real and personal property taxes, it
becomes the duty of the assessor to-
seize sufficient of the property TO sat
isify the taxes and costs and Mt tho
expiration Of FIVE days sell the same
at auction to the highes. bidder for
casn. For this service tie assessor IL
allowed 90 u day and the same mileage
allowed sherins. The title tu any prop.
crty 80 sold rests absolutely in the pur-
'ehascr according TO the statute.
| Personal property taxes are payable
at last years rate Of $3.50 on the 800
valuation ON all property located out.
side of the city OF Prescott, where the
rate is $3.50, the 40 cents additional
being the total of the two school as.
sessments Of school district No. |.
All taxable property must he assessed
at it's full cash value. The term,
leash value" ms used in the statutes
means the amount nj which the prop
erty would be taken in payment of IA
just debt from a solvent debtor.
School tax, commonly known M
"poll tax" is also due and payable.
Under the law all persons between the
ages Of 81 and 90 years, except Indians,
owe each year 20 the seh,o' fund Of
the county the sum Of $500 The tax
may be paid TO the assessor or his dep
utics, or TO any person, firm or corpor-
alton, in whose employ person may
be, authorized by tho assessor 10 issue
receipts for same. The statute makes
IL compulsory ON employers to collect
this school tax from all employees,
, liable for the payment Of the same,
when so requested by the assessor and
! h.. eatt Int
Owners Of transient herds OF sheep
pay taxes in the county in which they
make their headquarters.' They are re-
quired 10 file an affidavit in the treas
urer's Office OF their home county and
the county into which they enter, show
ing the date of entry, and also file
: similar aiiidavits when they return
their hocks to their home county. Their
home county then pays the county In
which the sheep Craze a pro rata of
:. the taxes collected, based on the dates
shown In the afiidavits.
Z After assessing Skull, Kirkland and
+ Thompson valleys, and other localities
n in the southern part Of the county,
x Assessor Campbcllswil visit Beardsley,
;, in Msricopa county, where large
i number Of sheep viii be shoared this
!. year Deputy stephens will ride the
& Latimer strip, recently taken over
z from Mohavc county.
d Assessor Campbell has removed tho
}. assessors Office from the Lawlor block
a into the Offices formerly occupied by
;. I.atimcr 4 shotwell, civil engineers, in
;. the Hawkins building.