The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-07-31
BIG INCREASE
in ASSESSMENTS
RISE MORE THAN HALF MILLION
Increase in Personal Property s17S,-
OO9, and Increase in Realty $s74.-
1856. Means Better Pay for County
officers.

Mr.. D. B. Coor, who has just COM
pIeted re-balancing the personal and
land assessment rolls after the same
were equalized by the Board Of Su-
pervisors at their July meeting kindd-
ly furnished the Reveille with the
following information which should
prove Of much interest to the tax
payers Of Claiborne county.
The increase in valuations for the
year 1919 over 1918 is as follows:
Personal Property.
Assessed valuation for 1919 81, ,428, ,273
Assessed valuation for 1918 1,250,264
Increase over 1918..,....-.$ 178,009
Real Estate.
Assessed valuation for 1919S2, ,803, ,085
Assessed valuation for 1918 2,428s599
Increase over 191s................ ,486
Total increase in yaluations$ 552, ,495
The above figures do not include the
assessment Of the Public Service Corr
pcrations, which as yet have not been
assessment of the Public Service Cor
porations for 1913 were in round num-
bers 100000.
There are 698 white persons and
1854 negroes assessed with a poll
tax; 1878 persons assessed with road
taxes.
The following is summary Of the
Assessment Rolls. There are:
1852 Sheep and Goats, Of which
number 1875 are exempt, leaving
2577 which are valued at $8,226.
4758 Hogs Of which number 6388
are exempt, leaving 1880 which are
valued at $15,915.
17,306 Cattle of which number 7091
are exempt, leaving 1927 which are
valued at $257 ,405.
121 Oxen valued at $6,890.
3472 Horses of which number $40
are exempt leaving 1852 which are
valued at $254,630.
20l0 Mules and Asses, of which
number 249 are exempt, leaving 1761
which are valued at $212,725.
81 Jacks and Stations S6,205.
1856 Automobiles, 6,100.
5l4 Motorcycles, Hearses, Carri-
ages, etc, $19,S05.
1888 Wagons, carts, drays, ETC.,
e44,S63.
1853 Pianos, SIS, ,855.
46 Vietrolas, 81 $50.
104 Organs or other musical In
struments, 5000.
33 Guns, S400.
80 Pistols, bowie knives, etc, $682.
21l Watches, $4,559.
Diamonds and diamond Jewellery,
1920.
jewellery other than diamond jewell
cry, $1,325.
Colo aud Silver plate or ware SER
vice, S2,758.
Household Furniture, S13,7s6.
Heating, lighting, water systems,
etc, S2,7S5.
Office OF store furniture, fixtures,
ETC., S18,021.
Machinery, $63 ,653.
Merchandise, drugs, groceries, etc,
$167, ,765.
Lumber, shingles, etc, $10,235.
Timber, pyrites, metal, etc, $l2,-
AIS.
Tanks, vats, containers, etc, 1886.
Debts due party assessed at over
6 per cent interest, $7,225.
Money on hand, $3.50.
Bank Deposits, $25,368.
Shares or certificates of stock Of
any corporation out side Of state
$4,000.
Telephones, telephone lines, ETC.,
not otherwise assessed, $50.
Corporations and joint stock conf
panies excess Of market value OF Cap
ital Stock over tax assessments and
exemptions, S25, 1902.
Banks-Capital Stock, surplus and
profits, $l24695
Total Personal Assessed Valuation
$1,428, ,273.
Real Property.
84,970 acres Cultivatable Lands,
$77S,915.
Buildings and Improvements there
on, 1852 ,535.
24,534 acres Timbered Lands tex
cluding timber), $97,275.
1914 thousand feet board measure
$42,
194,948 acres Uncultivable Lands,
1891 ,375.
Real Estate In Cities, Towns and
Villages, S167, ,450.
Buildings and Improvements there
IN, S433, ,140.
10,056 acres state lands, S36,65z.
Total Acreage and valuation 5o4,-
A52 acres, 81, 1905, ,085.
Total Assessed valuation, not IN
Guiding Public Service Corporations
s4,231 1858.