The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-11-25
WELCOME NEWS TO
OUR TAXPAYERS
TAXES ARE LESS IN QUAY CoUN.
TY UNDER THE NEW LAW
ANNOUNCEMENT COMES
AS A SURPRISE

The proof of the pudding is in the
eating, and now since the tax sitna-
ton In Quay county has been straight
ened out we will give few facts as
we see them verified by the books nj
the court house.
The state and county taxes will be
Ol276s; city of Tucumcari. together
with the school taxes will be .O2f4As
for the valuation Of SiOO.
Cattle indemnity is " mill.
Sheep Sanitary Is 3 mills.
The taxes in the country last year
was $41.00 per $1,000 on one-third val
uation. This year the taxes are sl2. ~
per thousand OH full valuation, or II
the assessment were made like It was
last year it would amount to S3s.8I
on the $1,000 at one-third valuation.
thus IT Is plain 10 see that the taxes
will be less this year. To figure IL all
out or to be exact, il your land has not
increased in value and is assessed the
same as 1t was last year your taxes
will be$2.60 less per $1,000 this wear
than last, saved by the new way Of
giving in the property ut full valua-
ton and making IL look like the citi-
zens of New Mexico are not be over
taxed.
Under the old method new comers
did not like the one-third assessment
because 1t made their taxes SO high ON
the value given, which was in reality
only one-third of the actual value. AS
II Is now the rate has been cut down
less than one-third and the valuation
given IN its fullness. This will give
the correct impression now TO easterp-
ers who desire TO invest in New Mexi-
co properties. The rates here are less
than that in some Of the old states
and as the land is proved up and more
OF It made subject to taxes the rate In
bound to decrease unless too much
expense is incurred by the state legis-
lature.
In the country IL will be noticed
that although the term of school has
been increased to seven months in
stead Of five at no expense to the pa
irons Of those schools. In fact. the
taxes will be less this year than last.
The city of Tucumcari will be made
to pay about 6ls mills for general pur-
poses, interest on Sewer bonds; and
for Sinking Fund for Water Works
Bonds. This added TO the State and
County taxes will be only a fraction
less than last year.
Nine school districts will have spe-
cial levies this year for building and
equipment, and general Interest and
Sinking fund. These nine are /, IL,
32, 33, "a, so, "a, 1903 and LOG.
Now is the time for the calamity
howlers who cried "high taxes will
drive us from the state" to draw in
their banner and apologize to the as
sessor James Briscoe, who has proven
himself one Of the very best assessors
in the state. The people cussed him
for his high CD assessments and the
commissioners tried to please the peo-
pie by cutting off 90 per cent on farm
property; then the state raised it 25
per cent or 8 per cent higher than Mr..
Briscoe put 1t in the first place.
We were scared to death about our
taxes when we listened to those who
claimed to know, but now we see for
ourselves and are glad to announce
that nothing could have worked out
better for the citizens of Quay coun-
ty than IL has. We are proud of Mr..
Briscoe and his work as assessor and
believe the county and state need more
such men in charge of the offices of
the county and state.