Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-02-01
MADISON ASSESSMENT
JUST ABOUT DOUBLE
IN Period From 1917 To 1921 As
Shown BY Figures of State
Tax Commission
Ia N.sncinted i,les.l


centagc OF increase on gross rev
cnucs paid the state il 1921 Is
compared with 1917. and Men,
ice county led in per ccntagc OF
increase ct revenue for county
purposes. according TO tabulatiOn
prepared by the State Tax Com
mission for tho General Assem-
biz. Harlan county's increase in
state revenue was 1917 per cent
and Meniice's increase ior cOun-
~ purposes was 407-9 per cent.
Harlan county was second IN
the per ccntage of increase for
county purposes with 1928 per
cent; Perry third with S4S.S per
cent. and Letcher fourth with
}26.Z per cent. Allen county
wa, second in the per centage of
increase in state revenue, with
l25.T per cent over 1917; Perry
county third with ll6.S per cent
and &C county fourth with I'LL
per cent.
EStill and Leslie counties had
decreases in state revenue for
1921 a compared with 1917. the
former dropp ng off 4.S per cent
and the latter 81 per cent. E>-
till showed and increase OF 100
per cent in county revenues and
Leslie lis per cent.
Alien county. which was sec
ond in increase cf state revenues.
showed an increase of IhI.} De'
cent in county revenues and Lee
county showed an increase o,
229.1 per cent. l.etcher county
fourth in increase i'll county rev
cnues. showed an increase of SS.S
per cent in state revenues. The
counties in lql7 were allowed Ia
tax the same items a. the state.
but in 1921 the counties were not
allowed To tax intanSibleS-~tock
bonds. etc. which right was re
tanned bv the state. The state
rate in 1917 was IS cents on the
S1OO and in 1921 was 10 cents un
the Sl00 for all except liyeStoc'
and bank deposits which paid 10
cents on the $lC0. The total
state assessment in l9l7 was
SOP. $50 4Sl and in 1921 it was
$500. .5O5.75S.. The county as
scssmcnt in lqlz wa~ the same
a, the state. but i'll lo2l it was
S1.527. .406.275. The revenues re-
ccivcd by the state in 1917 total
led S5.O70.S7S.60 aud those Tor
the counties $6,l24924.U, while
in 1921 the state received %.766.-
23l.47 and the counties Sl4,S5O.
S5Q.24.
The great monetary increase
for both county and state pur-
poses was in Jefferson county
where the assessment in l9l/
was S2l5.SS1.650 and in 1921
S5lo.l74490
In Fayettc county the assess
ment Tor both state and county
purposes in 1917 was S42. lO9.IS'
while in 1921 the assessment for
state purposes was Sll7,3C9.6S3
and for county purposes was $83-
404.l40. The assessment fOr
Bowie county in 1917 for state
and county purposes was Sic
1875 and in 1921 for state
purposes as $25.lSl .96S and for
county purposes SIS, 5,99O.94O. Rev
enues for state purposes in 1917
we're $55.9l4.82 and i'll 1921 $9O.-
065.45 and for county purposes
in 1917 S55,S14.62 and in 1921
S158.776.89.
The assessment in Clark coun-l
ty in 1917 was $13,434.353 forl
state and county purposes ard in
1921 was S33.14l.227 for state
purposes and ,$24.990.20S fori
county purposes. State revenues
in 1917 were S75,SS8.9S and in
1921 S114.9o5.29 and county rev
enues in 1o17 were so, ,D1.I6 and
in 1921 $159.65l.92. :
The assessment in Madison i'll
1917 was $14.O36.S50 for state
and county purposes and in 1921 i.
was S2o,769.o12 for state purpos-
es and S22.4o7,470 for county
State revenues in 1917
were ST POI 81 and in 1921 Sl05.-l
5000 and county revenues in
1917 were $9S,256.55 and in 1921 /,
/
County tax rates since 1917
have been changed as follows:
Boubron 90 to 95 cents: Boyle
IS cehts to 81; Breathitt $l05 to
Sl.30; Casey 20 cents to 81 |; Clark
so to "a cents; Clay 20 cents TO
ST; Fayette 20 cents to $l.40; j
Garrard 20 to 90 cents: Harlan