The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-04-20
COUNTY FATHERS
HOLD A SESSION
IMPORTANT BUSINESS is TRANS.
ACTED AT THE REGULAR
QUARTERLY MEETING
ASStSSAlNl VALUATIONS ARE FIXED
Board n Auditor Meet With Coun.
ty Assessors and Discuss AS
sessment for the Year

800 'N'is oCoSlOI, ADIll lLn..
1911.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Brookings County, South Dakota
me in regular quarterly session at
the ollce OF the County Auditor at
the court House in the city of Brook
ings at II O'Clock L. NJ, Tuesday.
April 4th, 1911.
Members present: Lewis Johnson.
Chairman, District No. A.; C. II. Davis,
District No. /; j. l.. Jarvis, District
NO. z; r. o. Tollefson, District No. 3;
Ihos. Kidman, District No. s.; o. ].
Bitterness, County Auditor present
as clerk.
This being the day fixed by the
law for the meeting of the assessors
of the county with the County Com
m~issioners, the meeting was called
to order by Commissioner Johnson,
and on motion j. H. Simmons was
elected Chairman of the meeting and
the County Auditor was elected
secretary.
The Auditor gave a report of the
meeting with the State Board and the
various auditors of the counties in
the state, and a report of the SEIZED
ules as adopted for assessment pur-
poses for the year 1911.
AIT " a discussion of various sub
jects in regard to the duties oe the
Assessors n making assessments Of
the county for the year 1911, a motion
was made and carried thai the CLASH
fication of lads for assessment pur-
poses for the year 1911 be tn same as
for the year 1910, viz:
Class a." lands to comprise the
Townships of Alton, Argo, Aurora,
Parnell, Elkton, Sterling, Trenton, AL
ton, and sections I, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10. II,
II, Is, IA, Is and 16, Brookings Town
ship.
Class 3D." lands to comprise the
Townships of Volga, Preston, Eureka,
Sherman, Lake Hendricks, Winsor,
Lake Sinai and Richland.
Class &C." lands to comprise the
Townships of Laketon, lakewood, Os.
10, Oak Lake, Medary, Bangor, and
that part OF Brookings not included
in Class "a"
On motion the following schedule
OF valuation for assessing lands was
adopted, viz
Class a." lands to average $11.O0
per acre.
Class 3D." lands to average $1,000
per acre.
Glass &C." lands to average $500
per acre.
On motion the following general
basis for assessment purposes was
adopted in conformity with the in
structions OF the State Board
Glass a." Horses to average $500
per head.
Glass 3D." Horses to average $500
per head.
Stations and Jacks to be assessed
at twenty times the service fee.
Class "A" Cattle to average $500
per head.
Class "B" Cattle to average $1,000
per head.
Class &C" Cattle to average $500
per head.
Mules and Asses to average $500
per head.
Sheep to average $3.50 e head.
Swine to average $500 per head.
Wagons and Carriages to average
each.
Automobiles. One-Third Of their
value.
Melodeons and Organs to Average
$500 each.
PianofOrtes to average 5000 0 each.
Goods and Merchandise to be as
sessed at 33 1-3 % Of invoice price.
Shares of Bank Stock 20 be as
at 33 1-3 % of Value and the
value Of Bank Stock to be determined
by adding to the capital stock of sur
plus and net undivided profits.
The assessed value Of real estate
by the Bank to be deducted
rom the assessed value of Bank
Stock.
Structures on lands and lots to
,e assessed at One-third of their act
ial value according to the assessors
Judgment.
Gold Watches and Gold and Silver
to be assessed according to the
'aluation of ether prop rty.
Money and credits to be assessed
It 33 1-3 %.
There being no further business to
.ome before the meeting, on motion
he same adjourn ed. The Boar then
convened as a Board Of County Com
n~issioners and on motion adjourned
o 9 o'clock A. NJ, Wednesday, April
tn, 1911.
April 5th., 1911: The Board met
pursuant to adjournment at Q o'clock.
|. NJ, April 5th., 1911 with all members
# the Board and the County Auditor
IS clerk, present.
The Board was called to order by
he Chairman and then proceeded to
cad the minutes Of the regular jan
lary meeting of the adjourned
of February 18th, 1911 and
o. chack the warrants Issued with