The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-03-26
SOME TAN FIGURES FOR NEW
MEXICO
Property in the State Subject 20 Tax
is Valued at S3SG, ,236,637; Schools
and Highways Greatest Expense

- Ndiutu ul HooO'1JO,OOls SCHOOLS
and Highways Greatest Expense
The Taxpayers Association OF
New Mexico has prepared and will
issue a series Of brief articles set
ting forth facts as to taxation and
public finances. The following pre-
liminary statement will prove of
general interest:
The total valuation of all prop
erty subject to taxation as such
property was entered in the tax
rolls of the twenty-nine counties of
the state for 1920 was 1886. .236. .637.
This does not include the value of
the net output of producing mines
which should be practically the
same as for 1919; that is, Si5, III, ,536.
Including this amount and the pri-
vate car companies assessment of
Sl,12S,J65 the total valuation for
1929 was. therefore. S4O3, ,676. 1888. as
compared with S377 .266,7i8 in 1919.
Excluding the consideration of the
value of the mine output the county
of lowest valuation was San Juan,
%,3i8,551, and the county of the
highest valuation was COlfax, $780,
2ii, ,l65. If the output. of mines be
included. San Juan was still the
county of lowest valuation, but the
county Of highest valuation was
Grant, $35,5iO5Ot, closely followed
by C0lfaX with a total valuation of
S32, 1889. The other counties with
a valuation of over S20,00OO00 each
were Bernalillo, Chaves, San Miguel
and Union. DOnat Ana, SOcorro and
Valencia had more than Si5.0O0O 600.
but less than s2O,0OOO0O. Counties
having valuations Of SiOOO0.OOO to
Si5,000000 were Curry Eddy, Quad
alupe, Luna, Mckinley, Mora, Quay,
Santa Fe and Torrance. The re
naming counties had valuations of
from S5,0000OO to Sl0000.0O0 The
total taxes extended upon the valu-
aliQns appearing on the tax rolls
amounted TO si0,926,2O6.i6 To this
amount may be adtied an estimate of
Si25000 levied upon the value of
the net output of mines and upon
private ear companies. The total
taxes levied for 1920 will, therefore.
approximate Sli i.3500O0, or about
81, 10000 increase over The previous
year
OF the Sl0926.20 is extended upon
the assessors tax rolls. S2,027.7ii SO
was extended upOn the state levy of
/ five and quarter mills. The gen
cral county levies, including the
3-mill federal aid road levy. amonnt-
ed to SL2i3OlS29. The special
school district levies amounted to
/ S6i6, ,i50.j5, and the city. town and
village levies to $6S2, 1888. The to-
tai of the state special livestock
levies was S9723i9i and of the
county special taxes and assess
ments, S229.63972. Approximately
10 per cent of all taxes levied were
for schools and nearly 22 per cent
for roads Il will thus he seen that
twO-thirds of all taxes levied are
for education and highways.
The 7.2i3,Ol829 extended by the
county levies was distributed as
follows:
Court, Si66.2iL26; general county,
Si06036.39; roads and bridges, 81
776.656.i6: court house and Jail, S3i.-
1920: wild animal bOunties, Si7,-
O5l67: indigency Si9819.l9: agri-
cultural agents, S32,0297i; interest
Si6933l 93; sinking funds. Si2082i.-
30; health service, Si8,76G20; trans
Icribng records, S2036f3l; schools
1888. .350.27; salaries of county Of
ficers, Sii5,73L59.