The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1924-01-04
OUR CITY AND COUNTY
l924TAXES AND VALUES
Property Values in County Gain Only $142,5lS;
City Valuations Slightly Lower Than
Last Year

Final figures on the proper
ty valuations of Pasquotank
County showing a gain of only
Sl42,slS during the past year,
may mean that property own
ers are becoming very cautious
in listing their property and
fearing what are considered
high tax rates arc putting very
conservative valuations on
what they own. These figures
are from the offices Of the
Pasquotank County and Eliz-
abeth City auditors and tell the
story.
The 1922 valuations In Pasquo.
tank County tOtalcd $lS,036.722.
The valuation Of property for 1923
amount to $l0,07O,3iO. In Eliz.
abeth City proper, the total valu.
alton IN some over $40, ,i27, 900. Last
year. Elizabeth City's property was
SO, O,592,37O.
The total county taxes will bc
greater this year. White people
will pay $2O7,OO7.22 In taxes and
negroes $l6,G7S.52, making n total
OF $223, ,GS5.74, ns against the total
Of $2O2,153.23 collected last year.
The poll tax In the county this year
Is 81, So for general poll and 81 for
road poll. Poll taxes amount to
$S,354.
Pasuuotnnk COuntys wealth IL
tabulatcd as follows: White real
and personal property. $lI.3i3,4l4:
white domestic corporation and
public utility stock, $3.2Gi.4lD:
white bank stock. $3l0, 400; negro
real and personal property, S1,128.-
2iS; negro bank stock. $23,S50. The
total white property valuation IL
$l7,027,2i2, and for negroes, ST..
1921 ,00S.
In Salem Township, the white
real ahd personal property Is ,
worth $1,4S8,330. Domestic cor.
porations are worth $35,5OO. The
total property owned By whites
amounts to $1,52l 1886. Negroes
have property worth $1Gs,822, aud
the total valuation for the entire
township Is $1,e0O,45S. The taY
levy for the township Is Sl.23. ~
Nixonton township has a totnl
valuation OF $l,!s'i. .023. OF this,
$1,778,7S0 Is owned by white peo-
pie aud $157.23I by negroes. The
tax pnte is S1.03, With 30 cents
extra for the, Weeksrillel school dis
trict Rnd ten cents for the Nixon
ton school district. n
Mt. HcrhOn township has a total
property valuation Of $1.6J0, ,3S2. OF
this white real and personal prop
erty amounts to S1,l2G,331: dOmes-
tic corporations Sill. 100: and negro
real and personal property $S2,352.
The tax rate In this township Is
$l.03, with an extra school tax
OF one cent for OkiskO district and
% cents for Providence district.
Providence township has a total
valuation Of S1,13i,720. White real
and personal property In this town.
and personal property In this town.
negro real and personal property
$l1,G The tax rate is $1.O3 witt
% cents extra for the Providence
school district.
In Ncwlnnd township the total
valuation Is $051,OGS. White real
nd personal property In this town.
ship amounts to $S2G, ,3S6; domestic
corporations S7,131; and negro real
and personal property $l17,5iS.
Elizabeth City township IL the
largest township In Pasquotank. It
has this year total valuation OF
$l1,7iS,GS3. White real and per-
sopnl property amounts to $S,I71.-
3l3; domestic corporations and pub.
lie utility stock $2,3I3,305; banl;
stock $40, 400: Negro real and
personal property $59O,SOG, and
bnnk stock S.3.S5O. The township
tax rate for Elizabeth City town.
ship Ii $l.O0.
Elizabeth City's Property.
While the property valuation In
Elizabeth City township is S1i,-i
71s,GS3, the taxable property In the
Concluded on Page 3.