The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-08-12
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PRESENT RELIEF


The Executive Committee of the /
Monroe County Taxpayers League
met at the court house Tuesday |
afternoon. II was composed of
representative taxpayers of the
county who eyinced interest In
solving the complex tax problems |
put up to them by the taxpayers
mass meeting last week The COM |
mittee found nothing could be done |
to lift the present excessive tax |
burden fixed by existing state and |
county legislative officials, but in
trospectiOn that looks to abate-
ments in expense of future state
and county governments found ex
preston in the following resolu-
tons. which were unanimously
adopted:
We. the Executive Committee of
the Taxpayers League of Monroe
County. hereby suggest and request
that the Board of Supervisors pub
lish for the benefit of the taxpayers
a short summary of the gross reve
nue. and expenditures for the county
and each supervisors district for
the fiscal year just ended. Also, |
give the taxpayers the benefit of
any contemplated reductions they
hope and expect to make in the add
ministration of county and district
affairs for the next fiscal year.
We suggest that if the tax COM
mission should refuse to approve
the tax rolls as approved by the
board. that they take steps to APP
peal from order to raise the land as
sessments, and show the commits
sion that the financial affairs of the
people are in such condition that
the tax burden imposed on the tax
payers. especially the farmers. are
heavier than they should bear.
That the total taxes, state. coun-
ty, district and city, imposed for
last year amounted to and exceed
ed the total value of the cotton
crop; that the condition this year
will be little better. if any; that the
cotton crop is the main source of
revenue; that the hog and cattle
crops exported amount in the ag
gregate to very little; that the tax
commission in placing valuations on
the land of the county should con-
slider that fully two-thirds of the
county is hilly, poor land. the value
of which is very little; that much
of the so-called prairie land is not
at all as valuable as generally SUPP
posed, and as a matter of fact,
much of it does not pay taxes;
that the total cotton crop for the
past six years has fallen to a low
figure and will so remain on ac-
count of shortage of labor; that
the negro population. the main la
Dor supply, has decreased about
20 per cent in the last five years;
that there is vast amount of land |
lying out for the lack of tenants;
that the board ask for a fair, Just |
and thorough investigation of the
true condition in the comfy; that
the true economic condition of the
county is not near so f1attering as
the real estate dealers and land |
spectators would have you be-
lieve; that the condition of some
of these land spectators is tragic
in that they are broke" most of
their land being mortgaged for
more than its value; that the farm
ers of the county only ask for JUS
tice in the valuation of their land.
Also committee was appointed to
investigate with the Board of SUI
pervisors and county officers and
see if they can get along without
some of their help an said offices
and reduce some of their salaries.
Committee adjourned subject to
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