The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
TAX COMMISSION
REPORTS FOR 1909
Jefferson Makes Best Showing
of All Counties.
PROPERTY VALUATIONS.
CARRIER May Yet Get In Race for Con-
gress-Seed VIII Fight to the
.Finish--WaIlace Goes to
New Orleans.

Montgomery. February 4.-(Special)-
The report of the state tax commission
for 1909 shows that in Jefferson county
raises and escapes returned by the county
tax commissioner amounted in taxes, to
the state and county, to the sum of $25,-
1896. with s23, 1854 from delinquent IL
censes. To Jefferson is proportional
franchise valuations of $5,77o,743, with
taxes of s57,509.83. Birmingham has fran
chise valuations of 81, es5,sso, with taxes Of
s16,9599o.
Mobile Is next to Jefferson, with taxes
on raises and escapes of s29,676.13, escaped
or delinquent licenses. s13,S4s.25. The
county gets franchise tax valuations Of
81, s13, $50, taxes 50, 9S459. Mobile city fran
choise values s1.07O. e25. taxes $1o,7o6.25.
Montgomery county escapes and Raises
ran to s5.1e95s; delinquent licenses, $3.50.
The franchise values are $85S,15. with
taxes of $5,9S5.SO. Montgomery city has
franchise values of $431, 705, taxes $4,S56.65.
Gain in Property Valuation.
The total gain in property valuation in
the state from 1906 to 1909 was AT per
cent. If this ratio of increase Is main
tanned during the present tax year the
percentage of increase will be larger than
ever before. From 1876 to 1880 the gain
was 0o2 per cent; from 1880 to 1885, 024
from 1856 to 1890. sol: from 1890 to 1895
there was a decrease of .064 per cent;
from 1895 to 1900 increases again set up
going to lib per cent; from 1900 to 1906, .2S
per cent
For the year 1909 there were total raises
as a result of the tax commissioners and
md $500. 584 on personal property. making
a total here of s6,4o4.s4. The state taxes
on this. less the commissions, Is 3s7, 1885.
The escapes yielded 35sS1,321 with state
taxes net of s3ss7s.e9. This is a total net
tax on these two items of 7,346.S3. Delin-
quent licenses brought In $42,TS.79 bring
ing the total net revenue to the state as
a result of the work of the tax officers
If s120,0e6.72.
On the intangible franchise assessment
of $20,017,3 1877 the tax is $50, So. This
was raised $54,47S, with additional, tax of
s354.07, making the net total to the state
on the entire lines covered by the tax
commission of $3.50, 5s3.4s. Returns for the
counties are as follows: On raises and
escapes, $S2,058.92; franchises. s137,so6.7 20;
delinquent licenses, s1s,sos3s; tax on COM
mission raises. $4,000. Franchise assess
ments were reported to cities and towns,
out of which they get s47.a249l making
the grand total of receipts to the state.
counties and municipalities 1851, $50. AZ
The commission is made up of Judge j.
]. Mitchell OF Lauderdale, ]. b. Powell
of Butler, and Col. Harvey Jones of Mo-
bile W. r. Lloyd of Marshall Is the
clerk An interesting part OF the report
is that which shows percentage of taxes
for the various subjects of taxation In
the state. Some run very low. For In
stance, jewelry and plate pay only .o6
per cent, while libraries run to .o6. Acre
age pays .3O18 and city property 1853
Road beds tracks and rolling stock pay
.15.73 Cattle. hogs. sheep and goats fall
below one-fourth of per cent.