The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-07
Revenue $50, ola Over That
Of Last Year.
EQUALIZATION BOARD BOOSTS
Returns S22,605,O25 - Strong
Advice Is Offered To Asses.
sors OF Kentucky.
THE ROAD TAN YIELD S5.6.1

Frankfort, Ky, June with an
equalized valuation of property
S11, 522,S35 greater than last year,
the estimated State revenues from
general property assessment this
year will exceed those of last year
by $57,614.04 and the scent road
tax will yield S5,761.41.
The State Board of Equalization,
which has completed its work. raised
the total assessments returned by
County Assessors 22,6O5,025. TIE
total equalized assessment is $685.
663,954, which will yield $4.493,-
319.64 on the State tax rate of 80
cents on the 500, while the road
fund will receive $449,331 .G5.
All the counties were raised ex-
cepting Anderson, Boone, Bourbon,
Boyd. Bullitt, Galloway, Campbell,
Casey, Christian, Clay, Franklin,
Garrard. Graves, Harrison, Hender-
son, Hickman, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jessamine, Johnson, Kenton, Knott,
Letcher, Madison, Mercer, Lincoln,
Martin, Monroe, Perry, Pike, Rus
sell, Shelby. Trimble, Warren,
Wayne and Woodford, all of these,
save Anderson, Bullitt, Galloway,
Monroe, Trimble, Warren and
Wayne having returned an assess
ment this year in excess of their
equalized valuation last year. AS
sessments returned by the last seven
were practically the same.
The total increase over last year
was made up in varying increases in
nearly all the counties, only Ander-
son, Barren, Bath, Bullitt, Butler.
Galloway, Carlisle, Crittenden, Ell
lott, Estill, Hancock, Harlan, Hick-
man. Knox, Larue, Lawrence, Les
lie, Letcher, Madison. Meade. Menu
fee, Monroe. Morgan, Ohio, Powell,
Pulaski, Rockcastle, Trimble, War
rem, Wayne and Wolfe, showing re-
ductions from 1915. These We're
negligible except in the case of
Letcher, which returned $3.655.520
this year as compared to S4,S03,-
7S9 in 1915.
In its report to State Auditor
Greene the board said it accepted
without change the assessments of
irtx Nv to-
of from to 25 per cent. in eighty
four. OF this number nineteen ac-
cepted the raise without protest.
The board reported that it did not
reduce the assessment of any coun-
ty.
1t stated that County Judges, ap-
pearing before the board, were
urged to appoint as supervisors only
such men as would help secure a
proper assessment and TO join with
this board in an effort to reduce the
tax rates and equalize the burden of
taxation by requiring every person
to assess his property at its fair cash
value.
To "the County Assessors the
board sent a letter calling attention
to the requirements of the law and
the oath they take, and stating:
"The Board of Equalization has be-
come convinced that If the laws are
literally enforced by the assessors
the burden of taxation can be prop
erly equalized and the tax rate Of
counties, cities and the State mate
rally reduced.
"The Constitution and the stat
utes require you to assess all proper
ty, except such as is exempt from
taxation, at the fair cash value OF
such property. The tax laws are
sufficient, If enforced uniformly
throughout the State. TO produce all
the revenue to support the city.
county and State goYerrm ats on a
rate much lower than the present
rate. This uniform assessment can
be obtained only through the COOP
Grafton of the Assessors. We urge
you to join this board in an effort to
reduce the tax rate and eCul lie the
burden of taxation by recurring ev-
cry person to assess his property at
ftc fair