Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-30
COUNTY TAX ASSESSORS
Blanks Sent Property Owners
TO ASSieSt In Property
Valuation
INCREASED TANES CERTAIN
Total Tax Should Reach 4 B lion Real
" And pers0nalt, Separated

Active work i'm the several coun
/ ties of the State has begun by the
/ tax assessors in the several countic.
I looking 10 the reaSseSSment of real
and personal property in accordanc,
with the provisions of the General
/ Assessment Act, passed at the last
session of the Legislature.
The necessary blanks have been sent
out to the property owners to secure
the valuation of their holdings by
the several board of assessors, and
efforts will be made to push the work
through as speedily as possible But
it is big task. and it is likely that
many weeks will elapse before all Of
the returns are in.
With the work that far under way
there is much speculation rs to what
the reassessment will mean to the
State; that is, as to the increased
valuation of property in the various
counties. But to say what this might
be is like guessing at the age of Ann.
for the valuations will vary in all of
the counties.
An increase of about 10 per cent.
however, is thought by many to be a
conservative estimate, though il may
go much higher. In several of the
counties, it is said, the increased val
uation should reach as high as 40 per
cent. in others, it will be much less ;
while it is likely that in one or two
there may be slight decrease.
Certain it is, however, that on the
average there will be a fairly sub
stantial increase. which will mean
considerable additional revenue for
the State. Naturally, the greatest
increase will come from the counties
where land values have been given a
big boost in recent years. Notably
will this be the case with Anne Arun-
del and other counties having water
front property both on the Eastern
and Western shores, and in some of
the western counties.
Prominent residents of Frederick
and Washington counties say that
there will be a marked jump in valu-
ations there. In Washington county
particularly, it is said, that the in
crease will be something like 40 per
cent. One thing of great convenience
that will be accomplished by the re
assessment is the separation of real
and personal property. Under exist
ing conditions, i'm all the counties, the
valuations are combined, but the
blank sent out by the board of asses
sors call for the listing of real and
personal holdings on separate sheets.
Based upon 10 per cent. increase.
the States property valuation should
approach the $1,000, 600, 600 mark, for
the assessment as it now stands totals
$50, 635, 552. The figures Of Balti-
more city, Somerset and Worcester
counties will not be disturbed, as all
three of these sections are exempted
from the provisions Of the law. The
two counties are exempt through the
fact that a local assessment IN each
was made not long ago. Last year
valuation for Anne Arundel was
Value of real and personal property,
$14,513, 663; net stock assessment
of crop, $1,117,69 total value, $l5,-
631, 364.
In sending out the blanks to the
property owners memorandum is
inclosed as a guide to show what is
and what IS not subject to the as
sessment. In addition to stocks,
bonds, certificates or evidences Of
debts, etc. diamonds and other costly
jewelry not habitually worn on the
person are included in the personal