The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-10-29

The Record has noticed with amuse
ment the silly and inane attempts OF
the Roswell Register-Tribune to make
political capital of the system of tax
alton in Chaves county. This attempt
fell fiat, the people of Roswell and
of the county having full confidence
in the splendid set OF county officers,
| and at the same time a total lack of
| confidence in the set of men running
| the local Republican organ. Failing
fiat, as it did, the Register-Tribune
no longer confines itself to simply
giving figures, but descends to mis-
statements and lies. The Record will
brand a few of these.
We first propose to take up the
manner OF making assessments on
cattle, sheep, mules, ETC., and lands
of various character. Under the Terri
torial law, Republican law, the Terri
torial Board Of Equalization meets
in January OF each year and proceeds
to place a valuation upon the different
classes of property throughout he
Territory. The proceedings Of this
Board are printed and transmitted to
the county commissioners for their
guidance and they are COMPELLED
BY LAW TO ADHERE TO THE VAL
UATIONS LAID DOWN BY THE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
In January of this year the Terri
torial Board Of Equalization met at
Santa Fe and adopted the following
schedule of valuations for the direc-
ton Of the various counties:
Agricultural Lands.
Agricultural land in actual cu1tiva-
ton, with permanent water rights,
not less than SIS per acre.
Agricultural lands actually in cult
walton without permanent water
rights, not less than $3.50 per acre.
Agricultural lands, capable of Guilt
vation but not actually in cultivation
under ditch or artesian lands, not
less han 81 per acre.
Agricultural lands in cultivation
under the so-called Campbell dry
farming system, not less than SO per
acre.
Grazing Lands.
Grazing lands with stock water
thereon by wells or otherwise so 10.
Gated or situated as to utilize priv.
leges OF grazing or government lands.
per acre, $1.25
Grazing lands so situated or locat-
ed as to utilize grazing privileges on
government land, without stock wa.
ter, per acre, $1.00
Grazing lands other than above spe.
CITED, per acre, 80 cents.
Live Stock.
Stock horses, per head, 5 1850
Saddle horses, per head, 1900
American horses, per head 1000
tAmerican mules, per head, 5000
Common mules, per head, 1900
Stock cattle north of the 35th
parallel, per head 1000
Stock cattle south Of the 35th
parallel, per head, 800
Cattle, other thai range stock,
per head, 1900
Common goats, per head, loo
Improved Angora goats. 200
Sheep, per head, LIS
Burros, per head, 200
Swine, per head, $50
At the end of the communication
to the Commissioners Of the various
said:
1.-THE Board notes with pleasure
that there has been a marked i'm.
provement in the assessment and
collection Of taxes during the past
two years, which it attributes in
some degree to a closer following
Of the valuations fixed by the board,
and the board takes this opportu-
nifty to impress on the taxing auth.
ority THE IMPORTANCE OF AID.
HERRING TO THESE VALUATIONS
AS REQUIRED BY LAW"
By Territorial law the Board of
Equalizatfon is composed Of five mem
bers, three Republicans and two Dem
ocrats.
1t is in the above manner that the
assessments are laid on live stock
and lands in this county. If the Coun-
ty Commissioners should deviate from
this schedule the Board of Equalizar
ton at its meeting subsequent to the
date of assessing, would restore the
schedule as laid dow by the Board
at its January meeting. If the Regis
ter-Tribune man knows anything he
must know these things.