The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-26
CROSS INEQUALITIES
SHOWN BY COMMISSION
Counties assess Property mt From
IL to BIB Per Cent Of True
Valuations.
RECORD OF SALES PRICES
some Startling Comparisons Are
Made in Preliminary Report Of
Body Now Studying Problem OF
Tax Reform In Virginia.
RECORD OF SALES PRICES

Statistics compiled by tho State Tax
Commission show some wide discrcp-
ancics between the ratio Of assessed
values and the true values OF tho
properties assessed for tax In dincrcn;
counties and cities or the Common
wealth.
The low record was found in Car
roll County, where the ratio OF as-
scssed values to true values is only.
t. IL per cent. In Craig County tho
ratio is 1872, ana In Russell. l5.e.
The average ratio for the counties
81 the state Is 33.5. and FOR the cities %.
Ihe commissioners are not set pre-
pared 10 give out amy final conclusion
or comparative statements showing the
relations or the CAPABILITIES or ineouali
ties between the rates on, or the
revenues from. the difrercn; lax sources.
some Interesting data, however. was
given out in bulletin form yesterday.
single subjects
This iirs' bulletin ISSUED by the com
misSioners reads rs follows:
III Lf.!:'TIN ISSUED DI
STATE TAN COMMISSION
The Special Committee on Tax Re
vision has prepared the following,
tables showing the ratio OF assessed
10 true value OF the real estate in the
several counties and cities. by tal;in.,
an sales made hi The year 1912. and
comparing the consideration received
With the assessment against the prop
crty sold. sales made ia circumstances
making the considerations a doubtful
expression OF the true value We're at
TEN pied to he excluded. The tables
were broken into saleSpTiccs of various
sizes in order to determine whether or
not properties of different values were
bearing equal assessments:
Ratio OF assessed 10 true value:
90 Gouniles- -Accomac, $40; Automatic,
3"i AieNandria, 3l,5: Allegheny, 35.:
Amelia, 33.2: Amherst. 3i.3: Apporint-
tox, 35.7 Augusta. ae3: bath. $50:
Bedford, 33.l; Bland. .0.1: Botctourt,
go; brunswick. j1.3: Buchanan @3a;
buckingham. $50 Campbell al9:
caroline. "".S: Carroll 1913; Charles
City' l:"; Charlotte, 800. Chester
reid. 3d.; Clarke. 26.,: Craig.
10: Culpeper. 3G.S; Cumberland. 1872:
Dickinson. 22.3: Dmwiddie III; Eliz-
abeth city, AIS: Essex Sa.7. Fairfax.
IT'D: Fauquicr, 39;7: Floyd, $50: Flu
wanna, $40: Franklin, Ell: Frederick
96.i: Giles. 25.2: Gloucester. ass:
toochiand. rs; Grnyson. 1872: Greene
100; Greenesville. $50; Halifax. $50.
aaanover. 900; iienrico. $50; Henry.
SSSS.SS:: Highland. i$;5; Isle OF Wight.
George. 80, Stafford. 25.2 King
g ana Queer Queen, s55.!!: King William.
= g., LANCASTER i4b, Lee, 90: I.oudOun.
40: Louisa. 37.l LuncnburG, o9.5;
Madison. 3i.0; Mathews. 297: Neck
lenburR, 3i.5; MiddlescX, 24.0; Mont
gomery. $50. Nanse,nond. 800: Nelson.
21d; New Kent, 3f.i; Norfolk 4o3:
Northampton. 23.7 northumberland
S5.0; Nottoway, 43.3; orange. 4I.5: Page
27.l; Patrick, 2e.3; Pittsylvania. 32.G;
Fowhatan, So: Prince Edward, A4.E
Prince George. a2.9; Princess Anne.
2S.@: Prince William. 363: Pulaslli
23.l; Rappahanmock. 800: Richmond,
5OS: Roanoke. Sol: Rockbrige, 3G.3:
Rockingham. 3a.7: Russell, 1T.2; Scott.
200: Shenandoah. 800; Smyth, "a;
429: Spotsylvania, An:
Surry. 5I.2: Sussex. 564: TazewcIl. eI.2:
Warren. 32.4: Warwick. 500, washing
ton. %; Westmoreland. 562; Wise.
29.7: Wythe, 800: York, $40. Aver
age for counties. 3S.5.
Cities-AleXandria. Sis: Bristol ~.
Buena Vista, $50; Clifton Forge, 4G.5:
1872; Danvillc. G3.S:
76.j: Lynchburg. 56.2:
Newport News. 7o.2; Norfolk, 5i.4:
Petersburg. 62.9: Portsmouth. 36.7
Radford. 5o.7; Richmond, 54.7; Roanoke.
i2.l; Staunton. AZ; Suffolk, 47.4; WIZ
liamsburs. 70.6: Winchester, 40
Average for cities E2