Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-07-30
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THE TAX DISPUTE

that between the and the
county equazers and values for
unfortunate and will not greatly promote
good that happily has existed between these integral
of Sumter particularly of late The office or job OF tax
equalizer probably the unenvabe in community and
be taken certain at the outset that the gentlemen who compose
this county been doing their duty they have
Probably they have made mistakes Possibly they have
poses that unsound resulting the trouble that
ang any calm consideration of the subject should be
strictly adhered all times by all parties other attitude will
only aggravate existing division of opinion mjusces
The matter of arriving aus property values for taxation pu
ery make of the of taxation fixed by the county
evenly applied between city county Therefore would
appear that the board adopted fixed OF true values
on property in the county and applied this
centag other making there would be OBJ
whatever the of the city property Possibly that
what the board attempting do If differences judgments
of property values differ vastly.
For instance: Il have Just had session with the county
board of equaizers said Americas citizen this week own
farm in this and city residence The board placed
will sell for five times the mount OF the city property OF
couldn't mouth was satisfied with the valuation
of the farm and have kicked the city valuation and explained
the difference probably would have meant that the farm valuation
would have been raised in comparison.
Another city property owner said; have seen the tax books
and know what talking about piece Of city property
that worth probably 900 the market at liberal estimate
known Sumter farm which sold recently for S3UOO
cash. is valued on the county tax books at S4252 =,
To the impartial mind would that justice would
be done only by strictly applying the of valuations
market value be fairly closely property
10 miles from the city valuable the heart of the city
either place percentage
per cent per should apply Difference
opinion market value will but they will not be
The contention that advantages
than those outside of the city and therefore should be taxed
higher percentage of the value ridiculous when considered
with the fact that the city double taxed being levied by
the city separately pay for these advantages
Consideration of the problem always pepexng and
satisfactory and seldom there complete But
cuon stands the belief of the Times Recorder That is that
there will always be endless confusion dissatisfaction and nequa
until Georgias whole system altered Perhaps day
conditions will become mudded and ntolerabe that Georgia
will find necessary do what other decided long
do and that place property values for taxation
where 100 market valuation basis When this is
done there will be between property be certain
that they obtain low of valuation the other fellow
Then with budget applied the state county and city at
fairs the officials authority would advance each
how much money would be required and fix the levy
obtain it. The full valuations, would be dcuoy o
that there would be discussion of statuaory mla
tons for fixing the rate And the task the tax equazers would
be of the full value of each of property
the county-and nothing