The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-28

une man probably alludes, is in
Roosevelt county, just over the line,
and he is assessed for that property
in that county.
The Sheepman, the poor Repubh-
can sheepman, is another abused indi-
vidual. Our Republican laws compel
this poor, abused individual to actu-
ally count his sheep and then swear
to the return before the county as
SCISSOR, and then the assessor cruelty
proceeds to mark down $1.75 per head
opposite the number of sheep which
the much abused individual swears
he owns in the county. The r. T. man
must know that the Assessor is un-
der oath to place the valuation he
does on the sheep turned in by the
owner. He is compelled to do so by
Republican Law.
The valuation placed on cattle
horses, sheep, hogs, etc. is set by the
Territorial Board of Equalization, a
Republican Board, as shown in the
extract above given, and the assessor
or County Commissioners must ad-
here to this schedule. 1t is obligatory
upon them to do so. The stockman
appears before the Assessor and
of stock, the value set by the Repub
lican Board of Equalization is placed
opposite the number turned in and
upon this valuation he is assessed.
The law says that the various kinds
of lands must be assessed at not less
than the rates given in the schedule
in the beginning of this article. The
County Commissioners may raise this
valuation, but they must not lower
it. Now then.
There is not a single county or a
single district in the Territory of New
Mexico, according to the reports of
the Territory, in which this schedule
has been raised. In this county the
lands in the southern part of the
county are assessed slightly lower
than those in the vicinity of Roswell, |
and this is just, as they are worth
less. The County Commissioners have
set as the dividing line a point this |
side of Orchard Park. This Side of
the line the lands are worth more |
money, being nearer to a market and |
nearer to Roswell Be low the line the |
lands are worth less and will sell in |
the market for less, and are consequent |
ly assessed for less, but the average
must comply with the requirements |
of the Territorial Law and it does So |
The Register-Tribune accuses the |
oritism in assessing certain lands in |
the county at thirty cents per acre. |
There are but two bodies of land as
sessed at this rate, one being owned |
by the South Springs Ranch and Cat |
tie Company and another body over
on Blackwater. The schedule of the
Territorial Board of Equalization plac-
es the valuation on these lands and |
the County Commissioners simply O.
bey the law. They have nothing what
ever to do with the valuation of this |
land, except to follow the law and this |
they have DONE.
T. D. White, County Commissioner,
says the Register-Tribune, pays no tax
es in Chaves county. This is simply /
a plain, unvarnished lie. Mr.. White |
is one Of the largest tax payers in the |
county. He owns a large interest in |
the Littlefe1d Land and Cattle Com |
pany and his interests are taxed under |
that name. This fact must be known |
to the Register-Tribune, yet it states |
that T. D. White pays no taxes in |
Chaves County. The course of the r. |
T. man during this campaign brings |
to our mind the old saying: 'sHe whom |
the Gods wish to destroy, they first |
make mad
The Record will have more to say
on this subject during the next few /
days, and it will be the plain truth. |