The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-07-18

State Board of Eaaalissfs. 10 =.
work in this county. with head.
quarter. in the Baker Building.
Quite a number oil Witnesses
from the various districts os ths
county have been summoned bsicre
him this week 10 ,esl,iy Ia regard
to real estate valus,ioa sn their
respective districts and ws undes'
stand that large per cent ot toe
real estate ,hfeughoa. the eoan.
ty ia being considerably raised la
assessed valuation. in fac. ia msny
cases more Than doubled, This
new assessment does notitaks eHec,
until next year,
The following article appeared in
the Nsshyiil@ Tennessesn July :.
That property in Tennessee IL
taxed from one cent oil ito value to
40 high 40 l25 per cent 10 the start
ling statement given out by A. v
Iouthan, Ssatisti6ian oi the State
Board u Eqasliasrs Millioas ol
dGIiafs saftR ii property i also
escaping taxation, according to the
statement, but the state board IL
working on the matter and hopes
10 reach a better and more equitable
rate in as short sime as possible.
The percentage table Of counties
shows that In one Middle Tennessee
County the tax rate IL 81 per cent,
whie In another II is ~ low ~ u
per cent The various percentages
run from Is ~ high N So par cent.
the general avsrass beins about ~
or ~ per cent,
Mr.. lou.hsn also takes occasion
TO make brief comparison soi the
old tar law With the new. and says
that before criticism IL made IL
should be given chance 10 prove
whether il 10 beneficial or not, as !,
has not BEEN tried, and .ttaarslorr
the real value esnnot be told.
PROOF IL Cuari.gT1D.
We have now completed the
proof ia abou, fifteen counties. and
The inequalities between individuals
are equally 40 sIasins n the in.
between the various
euan.irs and the civil districts with.
in the counties. In lac.. cuF records
show ths, property in Tennessee 10
assessed from pc, cent OF its
value TO Us per cent of its value.
TO say nothing OF the millions oi
dollars worth Of property which Ia
entirely escaping taxation.
The amount ot tsxea paid TO
the state government a. present
and the amount 10 be paid under
the new system arr not the Ques-
tinns oi serious concern 10 the pep-
pIe. bu, the lack ni uniformity in
the distribution of the burdens OF
our state governmen. and the mil
lions of dollars worth OF property
wnich ls bearing no part Of the
burden are the pressing problems
Tor immediate solution. The In.
crease IN state takes on the average
citizen will te inconsequsntial. and
sill not be equal to toe increase
~hlch was provided by The Acts oi
lal,,
Tennessee has nov the moe,
economically administered state
government In the Union. being
one %! three states only. the cost O!
whoes sovernnsnt to iss ci,iseas i.
iess than ,~e dollars psa capital
annum. Toe other two states are
40, near 50 progressive ~ Ten
nessee aud have not contributed
near 80 lieersily 90 the cause OF
education aud the peosioning ui
Confederate veterans. Muse thar
three iour.ks ci The rsrenue raised
ior s,a.e purpoe~s - eIpended !a
the cause oi education. for the con-
struc,ion Of highways and ios the
psnsioninR ot Ccutederate scidisr,
which means that the runnins oi
the nscainecy N the state govern
ment proper cests less ,han FIFTY
cents per capita pet anuuna. and II
must be horne 10 mind tha, ,snt el
this remaining soe fonrth o. to-
state revenue has to Be paid annn
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