The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-30
INCREASE FARM
LEVY Il PER CENT
LATAH ASSESSMENT BACK TO 1922
FIGURE-MERCHA TIM
BER UP 10 PER CENT

The valuation of Latah county farm
land for tax purposes for 1928 will
be the same as in 1922, according tc
definite reports received here Of the
action of the state board o. equaliza-
tion, while the valuation on timber
merchandise and business and resi-
dence lots has been increased
Latah county agricultural lands
were assessed by County Assessor
Gemmil and his deputies this year
at 10 per cent below the 1922 as
sessment. The state board, notwith-
standing the arguments made in be-
, half of the Latah county farmers,
raised the assessment IL per cent
over the valuation placed by the coun-
ty assessors office, which brings it
back to within a very small fraction
Of last years figures.
Lumber, merchandise, business and
residence lots and standing timber
were assessed practically the same as
in 1922, but were raised by the state
board. The valuation of merchandise
for assessment purposes was raised
10 per cent; lumber, 10 per cent;
standing timber, 10 per cent, and busi-
ness and residence lots, 5 per cent.
s Latah county received a 10 per
cent decrease in valuation on mules
and Is per cent decrease on COM
mon cattle.
State Levy Reduced
Boise, Idaho-Idaho's state board
of equalization has fixed the state
tax levy for 1923 at .47736 cents, ap-
proximately 48 cents on the $100 of
valuation. This is a reduction of 6
cents under last years levy.
In making out the tax notices the
collectors will use somewhat higher
figure to allow for delinquent taxes,
because each county must pay the
state its allotted amount, whether it
is collected or not. In other words,
if a county is charged with $4,000
of state taxes and only $4,000 is COL
lected, the county must make up the |
difference until the delinquencies are
paid, it is said.
North Idaho Changes
ShoshOne county's smelters and
concentrators were increased 10 per
cent, timber land 10 per cent, cut
over land 10 per cent, and business
lots per cent. There was de-
crease of 10 per cent in milk COWS
in Shoshone.
Clearwater Timber Valves Up
Clearwater county's standing tim
ber valuation was increased 80 per
cent.
In Lewis county business and resi-
dence lots were increased in assessed
value by 15 and 10 per cent, respec-
lively, while hogs were lowered 20
per cent.
Bonner county sawmills were in
creased 5 per cent, residence lots
per cent and milk COWS went up
10 per cent Common cattle were
raised Is per cent.
Nez Perce county horses were
raised in value 10 per cent, while
residence lots went up per cent.
SaWmill Values Boosted
Idaho county's valuation on horses ,
was increased Is per cent and timber
and increased 10 per cent, while ag-
ricultural land was decreased per
cent
In Boundary county, horses were
lowered 10 per cent, while agricul-
ural land and timber land were each
increased 20 per cent.
Benewah had the value of residence
OTIS boosted 10 per cent and sawmill
property went up Is per cent and
imber land 10 per cent In this
county there was a decrease of 10
,er cent in milk COWS.
KoOtenai cOuntys sawmill property .,
vas raised 80 per cent above the re- : :
,orted value. Here an increase of 5
yer cent in residence lots and 10 per
ent In grazing lands is shown, while :
decreases appear for dry land, milk !,
ows, yearlings, and common cattle :
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