The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1908-10-07
TERRELL'S TAX UP NEAR TOP
SOME COMPARISONS OF THE TAX
RATES THROUGHOUT STATE.
Citizens OF Dawson Who Own COUR-
try Property VIII Pay $27 ON the
$1,000. Some OF the High
Rate Counties,


Rate Counties,
A careful analysis of the tax rate
Of the varieas counties and munich
Balities of the state forces the con-
FIetion that the communities which
are growing the fastest. as a general
thing, have the highest tax rates.
1t is not to be supposed that be-
sause a county or city has a large
tax rate it is not rich and prosperous.
Many communities are placing heavy
taxes upon their people in the firm
belief that the improvements to be
secured will make for prosperity.
The tax rate for Terrell county
this year is mills, or $500 on the
$1,000, the same as it was ia 1907.
For several years prior to last year
no county tax at all was levied in
Ferrel tAe diBpensary paying all
public expenses.
The tax rate OF the city of Daw-
son this year is $1e.0S GA the $1,000.
Fhe county rate as $500 and the
state rate as $500, so the DawsOnian
will pay in taxes this year $4,000
sR every thousand dollars of property
he owns. In addition to this, if he
owns any property in the country he
will have to pay $500 on the $1,000
as county sCheoI tax, which will
bring his contribution to the sup
pert of che various governments up
10 $27 on the 81 ,00o. There is on
top of this the road tax of $500 per
capita
Citizens of Decatur who will also
lie among the largest contributors to
the public treasures, have com
hned rate of $24.50 on $1,000. The
DeKalb ceWnty rate this year is $500
6n the ST.. eco. aud the town of Deca-
tEr S11.5o. to which must be added
the state tax rate of $500 on the
thousand. Atlanta and Fulton coun-
ty come along up toward the top
with a rate of $3.50.
High Rate Counties.
The county charging this year the
highest rate of taxation is Epson.
which has rate of SIT thousand.
Grady is next with SIS, while quite
"a number OF counties charge $3.50.
huscogee is the lowest of the big
counties, having a rate of only So
thousand Clarke charges $3.50.
Last year Turner county's com
missioners levied rate of $4,000.
Phe taxpayers thought this was too
much of burden and raised such a
prodigiOus howl that the rate was
put down to $420 a thousand
The following counties have a rate
of $40 or more: Baker, $12: Butts,
$40; Coffee. S12.50; Grady, s15;
Heard, sic; Jasper. S1f; Jenkins,
$40; Toombs. $40. and Epson, SIT.
Tax Rates of Cities
Blue Ridge. in Fannin county.
charges the largest tax rate of any
city or municipality in the state. It's
rate this year was increased from $40
a thousand to SIS g thousand. Jack
son charges $3.50, and Savannah
$3.50, though Savannah offers a re-
bate to those citizens who come across
by a certain date
Mountain City. on the line of the
Tallulah Falls railway. and Patter-
son have rate Of only s. thou
sand.
The highest city tax rates through
SUIT the state follows Atlanta,
$3.50; Blue Ridge, $19; Carriers
vile, st2.50; Columbus, $3.50;
e;ordele, 1888; Dallas, $3.50:
Dawson. $1,000; Decatur, $11.50;
Eastman, $3.50; Fitzgerald, $11.5O;
Greensboro. $3.50; Hawkinsville.
$1,000; Jackson. $500: Jesup.
$11.50; Louisville, $1,000: Pine
hurst, increased from $500 last
year to $3.50 this year; Rich
land, $3.50; Rome. $I1.O0; San
sersyilIe. $f250; Savannah. 1890;
fifton, $1S; ToccOa, $12; Vienna,
SIS; WaycFOss. 1880; West Point,
$3.50; Winder, $3.50.