The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-06-29
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n~puhIIe~n Commissioners of E<mp~l
500 Coanxy H~dnre Taxes fo~ Cuan-
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ConsparS~on-
Clinton. - g. June 20. 1911
Editor cauczsian. Raleigh. -. c.
Dear ssr:-Thls county. through
It's commissioner. has reduced the
tales for county purposes from - Is
cents o. 400 valuation. the Old rate.
10 % cents on 800 valuation for this
year They do this in view Of the
fact that the county Is out % debt,
except q small bonded debt for good
roads, which bonds are not due. and
We now have . large surplus In our
county treasury. Ii the Repuhise
County Commissioners had desired
10 give the people . taste Of the fail
force Of the new Democratic assess
ment law and played some politics.
they would have let the old rate
stand. and therefore the peoples tax
On would have been greatly increased:
but since they reduced the RAE. they
showed a spirit TO help the rc"nle In
stead Of playing politics.
know OF no Democratic county
In the State that 10 in as good finan-
ri Co nd
OF none who have reduced the tax
rate this year. although there may be
some.
The Constitution permits levy OF
! sc go cents on 500 for all purposes,
county, State and schools, ETC., and
no more can be levied for all pur-
! poses, except by special tax, sane
toned by legislative enactment. For
merly, the counties got 80 cents of
this &C 2-3 cents, but the State grad
ually demanded more and more of
this Sc 2-3 cents, and that reduced
the counties part; SO the county then
got IS cents, later &c cents, and so
on until they now get only % 2-3
cents. AS the State increased the tax
Idtt IOI SthoOiSt pCAoloAS dAu olh-
er purposes, that encroached upon
the county's part and reduced their
rate, but for a great many years the
rate has been % 2-3 cents for county
purposes, and where this rate failed
to defray all county expenses, 1t
forced the counties to levy a special
tax to make up the deficiency, so
there are q majority of the counties
in the State now levying a special
taI-
Since Sampson got through paying
Off the old Democratic debts, she has
made many public improvements, new
buildings, ETC., all paid for, and now
has surplus in the treasury, and no
bonded debt except for roads, which
is not due, and a smaller tax rate, I
think, than any county in the State.
! A comparison should be made be-
: tween the management of the county
affairs by Republicans and the educa-
tional affairs in the county by Demo
Gratis They have increased the taxes
in the county by special taxes for
: schools, while Republicans have re-
uuCcu II. IASy nave Spent hlol
: money each year for schools, and be-
sides borrowed each year from the
State; still they never get the four
months required, but keep raising
taxes and keep borrowing money.
Last year they demanded a special
tax levy of 3 IL cents to give them
four months in addition to the State
levy of Is cents, and in addition to
their share of the 100000 State ap-
preparation, and yet they do not get a
four months term and their school
fund is practically three times what
it was under County Superintendent
Brewer and Butler and Republican
Board of Education; and this year
they demanded of the commissioner
} to give them another special tax fol
schools, to give them four months
3 and the commissioners refused to dc
5 1 hear the school officials, through
: their chairman, A. F. Johnson, pub
lished to the world last election that
l Sampson was "pauper county" at,
+, tempting to reflect upon our Republi
can county, when it was made SO BY
the extravaganza of the Democratic
} Board of Education borrowing from
the State, thereby getting funds they
did not need. The people ought tC
3 know the facts, therefore I hope you
( will publish this short statement.
4 A TAXPAYER