Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1914-01-16

sessment on the land acreage from 1918
to 1914 increased si30,073, but on the
town lots, while there was an increase
OF three lots in number returned, there
was decrease in valuation Of $40.
The personal assessment book shows
1920 entries, the total personal assess
ment being $500, 0,263, against $S58, 1857,
in 1918, or an increase OF SS2,O96.
In the listing of personal property the
returns for the year 1914 are as follows:
Number Horses, l,22S Value $ POT, ,2O6
Mules, 1856 f0S,O2O
Cattle, tl,847 1884
Hogs, lS,474 30,6S2
All other live stock 6,j39
The returns OF 1913 gave the follow
ing on above named stock
Horses, 3,624 Value s 20S, ,S47
Mules, 1854 $500
Cattle, it,O22 1859
Hogs, 1880 26,97O
III other live stock 1910
This gives an increase In the number
Of horses returned Of 6O4, but decrease
in the total valuation Uf 81 1854,
Inlhe number OF mules returned there
was an increase Of 432, and an increase
in valuation OF $ii, ,li0.
In the number Of cattle returned there
was an increase OF S25 head, and an ia
crease in value of $t7, $40,
In the number of hogs returned there
was an increase Of ILL, and an increase
in value OF S1, 706,
On all other live stock, snch as sheep,
goats, etc., while there was small in.
crease in the number Of animals return-
ed, there was a decrease IN valuation OF
$77l.
There was $i67 ,002 returned in money
and notes, as against Sll7,Ol6, returned
in 1918, an increase Of Si9,yS7,
On all other personAl property other
than bank stock, there was $iS9, 40 re-
turned as agains, $l99, ,S76 in the ASSESS
ment of 1918, being decrease of Sl0,-
tO6,
Bank stock was returned at Sl3, 400
and in 1912 at $35, 5,275. an increase of
s,i25.
The total valuation OF the real and
personal property assessed for 1914
amounts to $3,8i0, 400.
The total valuation for the year 1918
aggregated s., 3,44S, ,329, or an increase Of
1914 over 1913 Of $l62 ,08O.
Upon this assessment the Board OF
Equalization has yet to pass and ii is
not likely that the total amounts will be
reduced to any extent.
Upon this assessment there will be
collected taxes aggregating about Sl5,-
600. While the tax rate seems high to
the average taxpayer. a very larger
number OF those who pay the taxes do
not realize the fact that the major part
of the total amount OF the taxes paid
into the county collectors office does
not come within the purview OF the
county court, and that that body has
absolutely no control over the disposi.
tion Of the major part OF the taxes paid
Taxpayers are prone to kick, or com.
plain about the high taxes, and blame
the county court toD the extravaganza
and earelessness, wheA, IN fact, the
court in this county, and II is the SAINT
in all other counties, has nothing to DE-
with the expenditure of more than hal
the money collected 10 the county, bul
the greater portion Of the tax money |,
expended by the local boards of educa'
tion for the maintenance Of the school,
In the county, The schools OF thil
county costs the taxpayers oil of $25,,
900 per year and this money Ia expen,
ded for paying the teachers, and all OF,
} her expenses necessary TO keep th'
schools In operation. The county cour
has nothing whatever to do with III,
expenditures Of the school money. Tn
court controls the smaller part OF th
county taxes, and under recent enact
ments Of the legislature will be put h
II 10 make all ends meet on what the,
have TO expend, as the following in
creases have been made within the pas
few ysaFs BY the legislatures, for whicl
the county court is ia no viss rsspOn