The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-01-18
'NEW ASSESSMENT LAW
/. WILL Give PUBLICITY
7 TO YOUR TAX RETURNS

January Is usually assessing time,
Spuc owing to the extra work which
mas been put upon the tax assessor bv
the state commission, Mr.. HenSon, as.
SCISSOR of Carter county, states that Il
Will be at least two months before he
Will be ready to begin the active work
or assessing for ensuing year An.
nouncements of date and places where
and when he will meet the property
owners will be made out by Mr.. Hen.
don and published for the information
Of the public.
In the meantime there is much food
for thought for each individual tax
payer over assessment data to be con.
hded to the county assessor this year,
lor 1t Is going to be quite different
f1om anything heretofore.
The last legislature declared its in
tention of inquiring a little more close
~ into the affairs of the various count
les OF the state and passed several
new laws which are intended to keep
IN little better touch with the do.
ings' OF taxpayers of the state.
Among the new laws passed by the
legislature, along these lines Is that
y of publishing the lists of personal tax
assessments in some county newspaper
OF general circulation.
The purpose OF this, is to make ev.
cry one familiar with every other
ones personal assessment, 1t makes
no difference about your liking II,
lnats the new law and the state law
fnakers had faith in il and believed
the results will be interesting reading.
So, the assessor advises that vol,
oone forget when you give in your
property this year that it Is not to
remain secret between you and your
lax assessor, but that this year and
every year hereafter, everybody is to
Know the exact amount OF property
you render. But while your burden
~ only % be publicity, the TAX assess
or himself has whale of n Job added
10 his duties as an assessor. The state
board or agriculture is to act through
The assessors Of the several counties
and they are required TO gather lots
OF data from the farmers, including
u careful list OF farm resources OF
the state. The assessors will have nc
choice, neither will the farmers, and
AL this will add much additional
work to this office. qs20 candidates
take notice.
Should the tax assessor fail TO com
ply with this new law, lie may be
prosecuted and his job taken away
from him. Should property owner
fail or refuse to make these return.
to his assessor, in accordance with
the new law, he subjects himself tt
fine of from s25 to 800.
\ looking at the new law from an
agricultural standpoint. it is mean
10 help, rather than to handicaI
the farmer in any way. The data a,
given by the farmer. Is not for taxa
ton purposes but in order that the
state may know its farm resources ant
have some knowledge from which t
work when future matters appertain
ing to the farm and livestock interest.
come before the legislature.
Your county assessor will have {
special book which he is required tt
fill out and return to the state boart
Of agriculture, on this work ant
your duty is to help him make it a.
complete as possible.
Following is a list Of the thing!
you will be required to furnish hin
Information on:
Your name, post office address
whether renter or owner OF the farm
you cultivate, location Of farm, tota
acreage. acres in cultivation, acre
in pasture. acres unimproved
In 1919 how many acres OF corn
winter wheat, oats. corn, barley, rye
broomcorn, kafir, milo, feterita, othet
sorshulns for grain. potatoes, swee
potatoes, peanuts, COW peas, water
melons, cantatopes, sorghum for syrup