The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-08
IN THE MATTER OF THE
SAM LEMLY FARM
In Which II is Noted That The
State Tax Is The Lowest
Of All
Special to Daily Leader.

Special 10 Daily Leader.
Pawnee, Okla, Jan. S.-The Cour-
ierDispaica says Possibly no man
in Pawnee county IS more generally
known, because OF his 800 pounds OF
bulk and Of mis- prominence as a Re
publican politician, than Sam Lem
ley OF Cimarron township, Because
OF his prominence his statements are
taken by great many as having
great deal of weight. But there is
one statement he has been making
quite frequently throughout the coun-
IL thai we would like to consider
just little, and that statement IS
that he had 10 sell his 1860 acre farm
in Gina ron township. because the
taxes are SO higl in Pawnee county
that he would be compelled 10 move
out.
The following facts are taken from
The records al the court house: First
that this quarter section lying in
l5-20-s. school district number 5S, was
assessed at SO, 200, this assessment
was later raised by township board
to $4,000 Second. The lax rates IN
Cimarson township are as follows:
State ZIP mills, county mills,
township mills and school 6 mills,
making total tax rate in Cimarron
township and school district number
IS of Is IL mills.
Third. that the deeu recorced SHOWS
that this farm was sold on November
1 for a consideration of $4,000.
Now this quarter section assessed
In the name of Florence S. Lemley
but better known as the Sam Lem
ley farm Is one OF the best quarter
sections In Pawnee county, and wei
worth the $4,000 for which II sold.
Let us see what the tax receipt ol
this quarter shows in figures.
State tax, $l2.
County tax, $ly ~
Township tax, $l4 40.
School tax. SIS so.
The first two items, the state ant
county tax. are the only items taa
Sam can claim are the result of Dem
ocratic administration in state an'
county, as the other two items wen
fixed By local authority, the TOWNSHIP
tax BY the township board and tn
school tax by a majority OF the ia'
z PAYERS of the school district No. 9S.
( The total of the state and count
tax on this quarter section Is S3l Y
I this amount alone is due to the Den
/ ocratic administration in state an
county while the remainder OF h
+ tax on this quarter section th
township and school tax, a total {
s43 20--was voted by The townshi
board and the taxpayers themselve
OF the school district. and no doul
Sam. as progressive citizen, vote
for the school tax Notice that q
combined state and county lax @
ceeds the school TAX alone by on
81 40. while the combined sta,c al
county tax is s12 90 less than ii
combined township and school e
voted by the board Of Cimarron tow
ship and the taxpayers OF school di
trict No. 5S
Notice. TOO. that The total OF a
taxes on this 100 acres is but SI4 4
just about half what il should ha'
been If il had been assessed at
real value, which the deed says vi
SO, 600
The records for 1908 upon til
same quarter section show tnat il w
assessed at $1,000 but lowered
81, COS and that he paid total tax
$7S 30, o. just 80 cents less than ih
/ years lax.
You see that Sans statement th
] L.. 1Il 20 Z
: taxes in Pawnee county are SO his
! Is without foundation. the stateme
would be more to the point If
would say that he had an opportnni
! 10 sell his farm assessed at S4,S
4 for $4,000. and took It, Knowne tb
/ he was going to leave the county
+ took his chance 10 slap The DeM
cratic administration in state al
county. while he knows full well u
+ the total tax OF $74 40 on his /
acres Of fine land. every acre of whi'
can be nut in cultivation. is reaso
T able. His only purpose in makt
/ the statement he has been makii
4 so frequently is TO turn a polite
trick. thinking that he could fo
+ s somebody into believing t..
DO YOU know that Pawnee coua
has The lowest tax levy in t3e stat
Foe all county purposes the levy
/. Just four mills while the four con
lies that border on Pawnee, Mob
Pasbe Creek and Osage. each h
eight mills for county levy. doul
that Of pawnee
| Do you know that The board
| county commissioners Of Pawn
| county Is seaping the EXPENSES
| the county strictly within the amou
| raised by this levy and are noi p
| iine The county penny in debt
defray he eountv's expenses?
Il II You don't know these facts t
! books are open-read their reco
| for yourself