The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1915-12-23
COMMISSIONERS PROCEED
INGS.
Equalization Term.

County, Idaho, met as Board 0
z Equalization at their Clerk s oil
flee at the Court House in tn
Town Of Nezperce, Idaho, for tn
purpose of equalizing the Person
al Property Assessment Roll a
provided by Law. Present: N
B. Schlader, Chairman and |. F
: Raglan, Commissioner, and j, B
White, Clerk, by E. L. Schnell
! Deputy.
! The Board adjourned until to
morrow at 9 o'clock, A. M.
Second Day, December 7, 1915:
The board here proceeded to ex
anime the assessment roll of tn,
personal property assessments az
returned by E. H. Ratliff, assess
or, for the year 1915. After fully
considering and examing the as
sessments, the board here accept
ed the personal property roll as
returned by the assessor.
| Now at this time l.. N. Swift,
president of the Farmers State
Bank, of Nezperce, Idaho, appear
ed before the board and made a
verbal protest against the assess
ment Of the stock of said bank
for the year 1915, and the amount
paid thereon as taxes for said
year, upon the grounds that the
said bank stock was assessed for
said year at a higher valuation
proportionatly than other proper
| ty Of the county, both real and
personal, and demanded a refund
Of the amount paid by said bank
as taxes on its said stock over and
above the proportionate assessed
value Of said stock with other
classes of property in said coun-
ty. The board, after due consid-
GRAFTON, rejected said demand.
1t appearing to the board that
lots 6 and 7, section 4, township
33, R. 2 w. and lots 22-23-24-25-
26 and 81, section "a R. 2 W., as
sessed to A. A. Rogers were en-
tered on the real property assess
ment roll for the year 1915 as
being in School District No. 38
with a tax Of $84.51, whereas it
should be assessed as being in
School District No. 3 with a tax
of $2394, and it appearing that
the said A. A. Rogers is entitled
to a reduction Of $60.57, the Au-
ditor and Tax Collector are here
by directed to make the necessary
changes on the rolls.
1t appearing to the board that |
lot 1, section SO township "a, N.
R. 2 w. assessed to R. S. Harris,
was entered on the real property
roll for the year 1915 as being in
School District No. 38 with tax
If 1920, whereas it should be as
'essed as being in School District
No. 7 and a tax Of 1896, and it
appearing to the board that the
aid R. S. Harris is entitled to the
'eduction of 1924 in his tax, the
Auditor and Tax Collector are
Hereby directed to make the ne
essary changes.
1t appearing to the board that
here is a double assessment on
WIZ, NE14 section 81, township
4, R. 1 E. assessed to j. w. Hen
erson, and that said assessment
hould be reduced in the amount
f $4,000, it is here ordered e
nat the Auditor and Tax Collec- I
'r make the necessary changes in t
ne assessment roll. o
In the matter Of the transfer e
{ certain assessments from the "
arsonal property roll to the real t
roll: 1t appearing to e
lie board from inspection Of the e.
,rsonal property assessment roll :
at the assessment Of the Bank /
Reubens, tax Of $353.29 is a o.
N upon lots 9 and 10, block 90, p
wn of Reubens, the County Au- Il
tor is hereby directed to trans ).
r said assessment to the real L.
operty roll, and charge the Tax m
Hector Herewith. pl
Comes now E. Fl. Ratliff, assess
and makes to the board his or
port Of the collections Of the tr
rsonal property taxes for the Ia
ar 1915 in words and figures tn
follows:
the Honorable Board of Coun- mi
y Commissioners: TIC
herewith submit the following al
'ort of Personal Property Tax III
collected for the year 1915. uc
'otal amount Of tax on the per- MI
al property assessment roll BE
,643.54. Total amount of said Sta
collected to date-$12,290 Mi
cunt transferred to real roll We
3.29. ant
Respectfully yours, a I
E. III. Ratliff, Of
County Assessor Of Lewis