Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-21
CUT IS MADE IN
TAX BURDEN IN
STATE IN 1922
Total viii Be Reduced Ap-
proximateIy Two Million
Dollars as Compared
With the Year 1921
Special 90 The Journal,

Santa Fe, Nov. 20.-The burden
of taxation in New Mexico, for the
year 1922, will be reduced approx
imately 100000, as compared
with the year 1921, it was an
nounced by the state tax commits
sion today. This extraordinary
saving will be due, not only to the
reduction in assessed valuations,
but also to the fact that expenses
are being pared down, making pos
sible a substantial cut in tax levies.
Tax levies have been fixed by
the commission, and are being GER
titled for all the counties except
Guadalupe, Harding, Rio Arriba
and Santa Fe. The four counties
last named have not yet submitted
their rolls. a reassessment of all
valuations has been ordered by the
commission for Guadalupe county,
and is now being made.
Getting the property on the tax
rolls at its real value is the most
difficult and important problem
confronting tax officials and the
taxpayers, in the opinion OF j. g..
Saint, chief tax commissioner.
"The tax levies. which we are
now certifying for the year 1929,
are materially lower than those for
last year. If we could get all the
property in the state on the tax
rolls at its actual value, we would
be able to reduce the new levies
about 40 per cent Mr.. Saint said
A striking example OF what ii
has been possible to do in the mat
ter of reducing expenses, is found
in the county of Otero. In spite
Of a loss of more than $1,00O,OOO
in valuation, the total levy for
state and county purposes is 1874
mills, as compared with 27.l6
mills for last year.
Real Estate UndevclOped
How real estate is being under
valued for taxation is shown in
s. rveys which have been made by
field representative Of the tax
commission, and tax experts OF four
railroad companies.
The FL Paso and Southwestern
system made the survey covering
the counties of Dona Ana, Hidalgo,
Lincoln, Otero and Quay. This
survey shows the real estate on the
tax rolls is assessed at less than 90
per cent Of its actual value. as In
dicated by sale and loan transac-
tions.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe surveyed the counties Of Ber-
nalilln, Curry, Guadalupe. Roose-
welt. San Miguel, Santa Fe, Soeor-
ro, Torrance and Valencia, and the
town Of Fort Sumner. Bernalillo
county shows the assessed Valua-
tion is 81 per cent of the actual
value the other eight running un-
der so per cent.
The ColoraGo and Southern eX-
amined Union county, and reported
the assessed valuation is under 30
per cent of the actual value.
Field representatives of the com
made the examination in
Grant Mora, Sandoval and Taos,
finding the assessed valuation un
der so per cent.
Icvles Beng Certified
The new leVies that are belng
certified include state. county,
school and regular road-every-
hing. in fact. except municina
and special. The levy for the
several counties will be as fol-
ows:
Bernalillo, 1898; Catron, 1854;
Chaves. 22.32; Colfax, 1878; Cur
", 1867; De Baca, 1853; Dona |
Ana, 2O.SS; Eddy, 25.14; Grant !
I7.12; Guadalupe, missing; Hard
ng, missing: Hidalgo, 1920; Lea
,1.90: Lincoln. 1904; Luna, 1888;
1852; Mora, 1896; |
Otero, 1894; Quay, PASS; Rio |
Arriba, missing; Roosevelt, 29.O0; |
21.31: San Juan. 2S.20;
san Miguel, 24.07; Santa F'e, miss
ng; Sierra. 21.35; Socorro, 24.O4;
Taos, 25.75; Torrance, 24.5S;
Union. 24.6S; Valencia, 17.S2