The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27
HENR|COC|T|zEhS
PAY HONEST TAX
County Returns Show Up Well
in Comparison With Other
Virginia Counties.
SHEEP RATE BEATS CENSUS
Those Listed for Taxation AS
sessed Higher Than Gov
eminent Figure.
SHEEP RATE BEATS CENSUS

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Abstracts Of the tax returns Of all
counties and cities IN virginia. which
! have ben compiled by State Auditor
c. Lee Moore. show that the entire
amount of money on deposit Win
banks and individuals. which residents
/ of Henrico County declared for taxa
ITO, q, February, last. was s1os.4ss,
~ this sum were divided between the
% AL inhabitants Of the county, each
ono woull receive a little more thdn
si.S7.
There are no banking institutions
I I'm the county, and II is probable that
| most OF its residents place their funos
/ in Richmond banks, nose total De
posits on February 20 amounted 10
s45.a72.i9s15. The amount OF money
on deposit declared by Richmond peo-
! ple was 3749,345. The discrepancy is
not 50 great AZ might seem. because
certain classes of funds are exempt
from taxation, or listed under anothe'
! head.
The aggregate Of the 113 incomes in
Henrico Codnty. reported to exceed $a'-
600, was s554.S45. The proportion OF
! income taxpayers was consideta
| larger than that Of the entire state
| One person out OF 2o7 received an IN
come above the exemption unit In
Henrico County. while the ratio OF the
State was one out OF 5Ib.
Al to Watches 9nd Plate.
According to the figures. one person
out of every nineteen Is able 10 te"
the time of day without having to in
cuire Of his neighbor. In all, l,Z4S
| watches were declared In Henr'co.
Omitting timepieces. which are hsteo
separately, the total value OF al soia
and silver plate. together with ali
jewelry was given In at $5s.s4s. This
would allow each person to own
| ieweiry worth about $2.40. including
| the knives and forks with which ne
eats his three meals day.
BY allowing 1--WE persons to each
! family. az Is the rule In such estimates.
| the average value Of each famiiys
household belongings abproximates
sl1s50. The total value OF the furni-
ture returned was $550.2ss. and the
number of families obtained By d.
viding 2s.437 by ave is 1851.
Books and pictures are not included
| In the totals for furniture The en-
tire assessed value Of these articles
| is S1s,s7s, an allowance OF less than
81 for each resident Of the county.
In his letter to the circuit judges.
Mr. Moore calls especial attention 10
| he returns made on carriages. wagons.
automobiles. and other vehicles. to-
| al OF 3.007 vehicles OF all classes was
| reported with a valuation OF $l2o'1As'
and an average value Of $40.l5 each
| Mr. Moore says the price OF auto
| mobiles ranges from $3.50 upwards
sheep Rated High.
| A comparison Of the values returned
On sheep, hogs. cattle. and horses In
| genrico County shows that In many
1 instances these animals are valued
! more highly than In other counties o.
The state. In company with the coun-
| ties OF James City and Southampton
| denrico enjoys the distinction u snow
| ing q higher average valuation OF
| certain classes Of live stock. than Is
shown for the same counties. In the
| United States census OF 1916.
In 1910 the census takers ascer-
| tanned that the average valuation OK
sheep in Henrico County was $4-l0,
while the 37s sheep listed for tax
I alton this year were estimated on the
average to be worth $4.33. 50 that
| Henrico sheep owners pay taxes on
higher valuation than they furnished
| the government two years ago. Sneep
| have increased in value since 1917
! however. and 1t 10 probable that the
rise In price about compensAees ZOE
/. the added assessments
The average resident Of the county
| has the sum Of about tweuty-one cents
| invested N firearms. according % the
| returns on those articles
I The value Of all guns. rihes ana pie
I tolls reported Is fixed at $S.03S, which
! allows each family less than one doi-
lar for the protection such instruments
AFFORD
| C~rreetinx Their Returns.
! The special grand Jury which has
i been inouirtnS into the tax returns
of Henrico County Will reassembie on
I November, for the purpose receiving or
rejecting corrections on individual as
isessments The citizens OF the county
; have been awaiting themselves OF the
opportunity offered to make their list
jinss right since the jury adjourned on
Monday.
In the Offices Of J. A Leach ana w. b.
Frayser. commissioners Of the revenue.
has been steady since the announce
ment OF the grand jury that citizens
might correct their returns. Other
cfYicers Of the county have been sub
itected 10 numerous questions as TO the
meaning OF the inquiry and the ma
ture Of the laws
The completely Of the taxation sys-
tenn Sr Virginia As in other states.
makes il dificuit to arrive At just
amount for individual assessments, and
, the universal opinion Of county oficiais
4. that no taxpayer desires TO defraud
the county OF It's just revenue, but that
any inequalities that may exist in the
original returns have arisen from
ignorance % the law.
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