Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-03
EQUALIZATION
Of TAX VALUES
IN TERRITORY
MAIN OBJECT OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS MEETING
Representatives from Every
County in New Mexico in
Convention at Santa Fe to
Study Taxation Problem,
Morning Journal Bureau,
The Palace Hotel.
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The convention Of county commits
sioners today took another step for
ward toward am equalization Of tax
values by adopting the report of a
subcommittee of the committee on
resolutions recommending that per-
ecntagc Of value be agreed upon to
cover all counties in New Mexico. A
resolution was further adopted re-
commencing that the legislature Gre
ate a board OF equalization which, in
stead of the seven members now ap-
pointed by the governor. shall consist
Of the chairmen Of the boards of
county commissioners of the twenty
five counties.
The committee on resolutions was
in session In the morning in the Of
ice of Travelling Auditor Charles "
Stafford The committee is composed
Of Jose A. Lucero, of Rio Arriba, VIII
liam NJ. Atkinson. of Chaves. Manuel
r. Springer. of Bernalillo; Jose Y
Pine. and Allen f. Heard, Of Eddy
Damian Tafoya, of Mora; Edward
Dickinson, of Grant; G. V. Harris, Of
Roosevelt, and IT, A. Miera, of San
doval.
At the general session held at >
o'clock this afternoon in the court
house, Chairman Lucero presented the
following report:
Mr.. Chairman:-We your com
mittee, appointed TO confer and to
recommend to this meeting plan of
procedure, beg leave to submit the
following:
we believe it is the sense of this
gathering that for the object sought
to be accomplished better andmor,
EQUITABLE assessment of property over
the territory--better results can be
nj - nv h.. nv
passing resolutions and agreeing to
bind ourselves thereto To the effect
that on all such classes of property
on which the territorial board at its
January, 1903 meeting fixed values
for tavation purposes that such scales
Mlll ~ uA us atllered ~ tu nul res-
pective counties In this connection
We would say that II is our under
standing that the scale Of values as
fixed the territorial board except
on railroads, telegraph and telephone
lines, are the minimum values; and
that each board Of county commits
sionors ana assessors can at their
discretion, fix higher values. not to cv-
coed an agreed percentage Of the real
value that We at this meeting may
agree upon.
with the reference to the placing
or value on other classes of propertv
ed by local conditions entirely such
AS town and city property, we would
recommend that percentage of
values be agreed upon at this meet
ing and that the seVera boards OF
county commissioners and assessors
be guided and governed by same, and
that each board hold special meet
ing. if possible before the first day
of March, next. and fix scale of
"a IN, l.llt ffah il
their respective localities. in accord
ance with the per cent of value that
may be agreed upon at this meeting,
as basis of assessment on this class
of property.
we would further recommend that
in the case of the assessment of so
called grazing lands of which, accord
ing to the last assessment, there
were ten million acres and a large
Of which should have been
classed as timber. coal mineral or
agricultural lands. that we insist that
under tho provisions of section 4
chapter 22. laws Of 1899. that the
holders and owners of large tracts Of
land be required. when making re-
turns. to properlv classify such land. |
ana that assessors in accepting such |
returns b. required to sec that the !
provisions of the above mentioned |
section are fully complied with"
We further recommend that the |
above section referred to be amended !
to the oxtenf of recurring the holders |
and owners of more than + 900 acres !
of land IN file with their tax returns |
4 plat of srch land showing the num- |
hcr of acres of each class Of land and |
that in the failure of such holders to |
lo SO The hoard of county commits |
,ioners shall he authorized to procure |
such nlats and classify such land ac- |
cortlinu TO law. and thar i'm the event |
that Tho owners refuse to furnish |
such Mat and county commissioners !
are obliged to a., 80 the cost Of such |
plat shall he charged to such owners |
and extended on the tax rolls and he |
collected tbe same as other taxes
Tbese resolutions we're taken under |
aonsideration and Mr.. Lucero then |
nr..ssntaa rho fo1loU-inp resolutions |