The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-12-31
PROPERTY WILL
Be ASSESSEDAT
ITS FULL VALUE
TAX ASSESSOR RICHARDS ISSUES
STATEMENT IN WHICH He Elk
PLAINS AIMS or THE STATE
TAX COMMISSION.

That all the property in Escamoss
county must be assessed at It's fun
value Is the statement OF Tax Assessor
w. w. Richards, who viii commences
work at once in placing new valuations
on all property within the county.
In this he will be assisted by four
deputy assessors named BY the board
fax commission. created by the last
legislature, has taken ND this work and
proposes that every county in the state
alton and furthernore win insist that
assessors conform 30 the law Tax
Assessor Richards yesterday issued
the following regarding the new as
ssThe legislature OF the state of
Florida at it, session for 1913 passed
a. law creating q tax commission and
prescribed their duties, giving them
authority over assessors and boards
so1utes with power to Institute pro
cs@dfnw and cause complaint to be
made against assessors or members
OF boards 0f county commissioners
when acting a. tax euualizers, to the
governor for reraOval from office for
neglect OF their duty, as they may
1mtAPnre6 the law.
About the 10th o. December the as
SCISSORS throughout the state received
circular letter from the tax commits
duties and authority, and further stat
ing. We notify every tax assessor
that for the year OF 1914 each one OF
ycu n1Mst comply with the law as
slye: Of chapter 1856 OF the laws of
rns state Of Florida FOR 1907, and assess
property at Its true cash value.
In the law noted II ~ made the
trolling property, subject TO taxation,
to return the same for taxation at
les true cash value, and IL Is made the
duty OF county tax assessor to ascer-
tain BY personal inspection, when not
euf1Icient1y acquainted Herewith, the
value Of the lands and assess them at
the full cash value.
~Ishe law conte1nplates that one man
cannot accomplish this alone and pro-
vides for assistance and authorizes the
county commissioners to pay for this
assistance should they find that it Is
10 the best interest Of the county to
do SO.
@As assessor. have selected ana
had appointed BY the board OF county
commissioners four men to assist me
II obtaining information for the 1914
assessment roll I VIII appreciate the
assistance OF AL taxpayers in trying
to make the duties OF these men and
mzTsf Il e P say e Po s;s a. = ~.
trict 5; W. /. Morgan in district 4.
north OF city limits L. r. O'Neiii In
district 5. north and west OF city
limits. and III. l. Brooks VIII be gem
eral assistant. giving special assist
aTlce in the city.
THE tax commission further SAYS
that they viii insist on the boards
OF county commissioning decreRsing
their n1lllage IN proportion to the in
crease In valuation, and shall insist on
the same proportion for state taxes.
The county commissioners are said
hy resolution that they win reduce
the nafllage In proportion to the in
crease I'm valuation and the governor.
who controls the six mills OF the seven
mills levied By the state has said that
II the Increase 5ustifies," he will re-
once the state naillaMe
The tax commission claims that it
10 not an increase OF taxes they want
20 eee. excep4 where Il is necessary to
squalizes but an increase of values.
That the state may make more creit-
able representation.
They further say that If they fail
% set other counties up to cash value
thsy VIII notify In time to enable the
assessor to make such changes as they
deem best"