Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-03-24
little Rock Democrat.l

Ihat there Is IorLlle Lelu Ill .luc
state for equalization of tax assess
ments, and that many counties are
paying less than an equitable share
of state taxes, while others are pay
ing more than their proportionate
share, is indicated in reports of 70 of
the Is counties of the state to the
state tax commission giving the total
assessed valuation of property in the
respective counties. In the q coun-
ties that so far have reported there
was a net decrease in the total as
sessed valuation in 1915 under 1914
of $3,539,75S.
In several instances counties where
the assessment is lowest on real valu-
alton of the property there are de-
creases in the total assessed valuation
of 1915, as compared with 1914. On
the other hand, several counties max
ing higher assessments than the av-
erage show material increases in last
years assessments.
Basis Of Assessments.
Woodruff and Logan counties, for
instance, in 1914, assessed their prop
erty on a basis of 267 and 27.1 cents
on the dollar ON real value, respect
| lively, and both counties for 1919
show decreases in total assessments
| under those of the previous year. The
| assessments in Woodruff county de-
creased $52252. and in Logan coun-
| ty S295113. Property in Arkansas
is supposed to be assessed at so cents
on the dollar.
| Perry was the highest assessed
county in the state in 1914. showing
an average assessment of 74.6 cents,
and in 1915 the total assessments in
the county lacked but $4,000 OF
! equaling those of 1914. Because OF
! stringent business conditions through
out the country in 1915 general de-
crease in assessments was antlclpat-
ed, although few believed that the
cuts would be as large as occurred
in some counties. st. Francis county
shows the largest increase-S2.635,3 9l
but this county can not be con-
pared with other counties, In 1911
l Eugene Rolfe. county judge, cut the
assessments in the county right II
half, and last year a majority
them were raised again.
BOOSTED Assessment.
Crittenden county, already assessed
on an average of AL cents on tn
dollar in 1914, boosted it's total assess
ments in 1915 by $505,02S, while chi
cot county, with an assessment OF on
ly 31.3 cents on the dollar in 1919
, reduced its aggregate assessment II
1915 by S1S4,473. Lawrence count.
reduced it's assessment $347.945 whel
i. it paid on basis of only 36.6 cent
on the dollar the previous year.
Sebastian took the biggest down
ward jump of any Of the counties
? The county in 1914 was assessed OF
: basis of 1856 cents on the dollar
but in 1915 s1,544,939 was sliced frof
the total assessments. The blgges
pairing was done in the Fort Smlt
district, where the reduction was 81
C69,679. In the Greenwood dlstrlc
the reduction was $475,260.
Normally Pulaski county can no
boast of paying taxes on high as
sessment basis. In 1914 the count
was assessed on 1928 cents basis
but last year the total assessment
showed an increase of $442.675.
:, :, Assessments by Counties.
:? The following table shows the IN
creases and decreases in the tots
" assessments of the respective cour
ties, comparing 1915 with 1914, an
give the 1914 assessments basis, tn
E. 1915 basis not being accessible:
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