The Jones County news., 1922-07-25
To the Taxpayers.
10 THE PAYER

~ lbt IA Ek:
ne Supervisors ave eauired by ia,
o ,qDalize aseasments OF property
atJn'S meeting; and 10 bear obi
io assessmeo al leir a
7st mc tn. Unl Won complain
nat t'hai. he law denies you
ightio do 80 al rwards
The 1sA Commission wapts ,on
so before The Board Of Supervisor
With obiectlons-as as 10 The assessment. (.
pf hose who trying to eget by''
i1py Of ibo-e, who with to csca .,
axatlon, 20 before the SUPERVISOR
with their complaints; yet none do &C
20 protest against the tax dodgers
ssessment. The Board Is usually
eil alone to resist the onslsugh. OF
The Tax dodgers. The Supervisors
not only need your moral support,
but they need also your Information
as TO what property Is no, listed on
the rolls and as to What properly Il
listed al 40 unde valuation. Exam
iue the roll and point out 10 ihe sop
ervisors who Is about % yet ny and
how,
There lre several hundred thousand
CHI ldreu ia Mississippi to be educated
ihf Gallautry OF the Confedera
soldier is TO be commcratcd by Con.
iederate pensions. The rayages OF tub
sfeliosis and other malIgnantdi ease
are 10 be halted, II possible. The rfillci
"a A.s to be { sated The Insane are
10 be cared for. Good roads are 10 be-
constructed and malulai4ed Many
oihse things OF the kind are to be pro
sieed for. This cannot be done except
by taxation. Taxation Cannot be Just
unless the Supervisors equali1e the as
sessments fairly These things cover
nInty Eve percentum of your taxes.
II the tax dodger success, either
these things viii bs mesgerly proyld
ID for; OF the tax rates will be 10
creased, and the taxpayer who has
gwen 10 an honest assessment, made
TO pay more than his Just share OF
axes Tux rates are very high in
Mississippi The explanation 81 this
= thui 80 much property Us not nsses,
"a on he rolls aud SO much property
IS nndcf valued that the Supervisor
a.s compelled TO increase the tax
rates TO make up for the shortage 10
the total revenues to be collected
Such penalties honesty and patriotism
II would certainly be falrer to Increase
the tax dodgers assessment, and col
lect the needed funds by forcing him
TO pay his just portion OF The tax hut
dep, los ad OF burdeuing the honest
taxpayers with hia her tax rates
9y giving in yorr assessments iol
less thea ise value Of your proper
and nS um.tung elppefty rom your
tax list maybe YOU can save yourso
len or tesn dollars or even more, o
taxes; 0ut just think what you will /
dolue You viii be giving your SIP
port and endorsement 10 trxdodgins
such practice ties the hand OF you
Government, which Is doing so much
for her citizens projecting your pron
erty, the life and Liberty of yoursel
and your dear ont e1ucatlng yopr
children; and doilg many more things
for your welfare. Your dodg.ng your
just share of taxes wall enatle the big
taxpayers to do so too, and they will
cheat your State and County Govern
ment out of thousands OF taxes The
expences OF keeping three or four chill
dren in school during the free school
term would be far grea sr tran the
axes OF the average taxpayer, II such
expeuces were born by private sub
scrip,lou. Do you feel that you can
ancrd TO cripple such benehcent Go
rnnent TO save so littley
Some Supervisors explain TO their
friends I'VE did not want to increase
your assessment; but the State Tax
Commission compelled us to do So
lf YOU viii examine the law, you WI
lind that the Tax Commission has not
been given the authority 10 fix he
assessment sgains. any individual;
b0t that such authority has been er-
tn ted only to the Supervisors. The
State Tax Commission has control
only over the total sessmens of
each class OF property. We have no
control over the amoun, Of money sx
pended by the Government. Tnis and
the tax rate for 1t are liked by the
Legislature. We have no control over
the amount OF money expended by
The county. This and the tax rates for
IL are fixed by the Supervisors. We
are charged only with the duty OF
|equslizlng tire total assessm mt of
each class OF property, one county
COMPARED with the others. Do not mis-
take ihisas an apology to the tax
dodgers because we would be too glad
o make every tax dodger toe the
mars, IL we had tue authority OF Law
TO fix assessments against individuals
We urge you to co operate us IN our