Milford chronicle., 1924-05-09
GEORGETOWN
Roard of Assessment Makes Public
TOfoI assessment Of the County

basis for fixing the TAX rate snow LnaC
the total general assessment is $24,-
78O.716 and the special district assess
ment amounts to $7,238,415 or total
assessment of real estate for the en-
tire county of $S2,019,1S1.
The capitatiOn tax for this year will
he Sl.OO and in the Special School Dis
tricts there has been a separation Of
the general and special capitation, the
capitation of the special being sepa-
rated from the general or rural capi-
tatiOn.
Following is the assessment in each
of the twenty-five election districts,
the special and general assessment to-
gether with the capitatiOn Of each be-
First Representative District-First
election district, special, $1,5S9, IVA;
capitations 474; general, S1,168,955;
capitation, 312; Second District, gen
eral, 81, ,565, ,1O2; capitation, 642.
second Representative District
First. general, S972,25O; capitation,
2S6: Second, general, $1,676,0SS; cap
itation, 612; Third, general, $1,116,-
$50; capitatiOn, S97.
Third Representative District
First. general, $716,709; capitation'
go: Second, special, $456,625; capita
tion. 26S; general, $582,540; capitation
178: Third, special, $912,5S0; capita
tion. S11; general, $1,014,49S; capita
ton, 311.
Fourth Representative District -
The Election District, special, $2O7,-
969; capitation, II; general, $685.
5S2; capitatiOn, 68S.
nov-ogonfofixTo n niSfriNf-EITSt.
speciaI, s719,345; capitation, 27S; gen
eral, $492,919; capitation, Ill; sec
- Nd. general, S1,734,6S1; capitat1on,
564; Third, special, $76O,S5S; capita
tion, BAL; general, $565,457; capita
ton, 175.
sixth Representative District =
First, general, $1,1S5,94O; capitation'
ATS; Second, general, $1,174,OO8; cap
itation, 511; Third, general, $452'l9S;
capitation, 2S5.
Seventh Representative District
First, general, $1.174,15S; capltation1r
542; Second, general, $1,4S2,6lS; capl-
tation, 5S2.
eighth Representative District -
The Election District, general, S1,275'-
766; capitation, 445.
Ninth Representative District-The
election District, special, 81, ,O26;
capitation, SAG; general $S45'S00;
capitation, 282.
Tenfh Representative District -
First general, $2,OS5,971; capitationi
772: Second, special, $1,1S5,SSS; capl-
tation. 591; general, $S5,959; capita
tion. go; Third, general, Sl,S76'419;
capitation, 462. -
Using the assessed valuation, botn
sneciaI and general, together with the
canitation of each, the County Com
nissioners will soon fix the tax rate
and make up the county budget tor
the fiscal year.
Last year the rate was seVenIy-nVe
cents on S1OO of assessed valuation OF
real and personal property with par
canita tax Of S125 on each male clLl-
zen. the twenty-five cents being ap-
Dlied for school purposes.
The assessment last year was $S1,-
A7o. .271 but the increase this year VIII
exceed it by $5S9,86O.
.ulS---Tbe total amount of the budget last
ar was $2S6,O94.5S and was appor-
med as follows: General Fund, 30
r cent; general road fund.- 20 per
Mt: sDecial road improvement fund,
ner cent; bonded indebtedness funo
ner cent; poor fund, 2 per cent;
-itness and jury fund, 2 per cent.
evy COurt Fixes Tax Rate at IS Cts
AnDOrtiOnments Made to Different
Funds
At a meeting of the Sussex County
Law Court on Tuesday the tax rate
for the year was fixed at seventy-hVe
cents on every one hundred dollars OF
the county assessment, the taxable
basis being on $32,O21, 1856. The aggre-
ATE amount to be raised at seventy
five cent tax rate to run the county
government will be S240,16O.17. The
amount will be divided according tc
the following per centum: General
Fund. thirty-five per cent, $84,O56.O6i
General Road Fund, twenty per cent
S48.O32.0S; Special Road improvement
Fund, twelve per cent, $2S,S19.2l;
Bonded indebtedness Fund, twenty
seven per cent, S64,843.25; Poor Fund
four per cent, $9,606.41; Witness ano
Jury Fund, two per cent, $4,8OS.21.
All receipts in addition to those al
ready provided for will be placed in
fund known as the "Unappropr1ateC
Fund"
The appropriation Of the Specia.
Road Improvement Fund is in accord
ance with an act Of the Legislature
and amounts to nine-tenths Of one
mill on every one hundred dollars OF
the assessed valuation of real anc
personal property subject to taxatlo1
and is for the construction and main
tenance of permanent highways OF the
county.
The Commissioners have made 9
lew of twenty-five cents on every one
hundred dollars for the support of the
schools, amounting to $S0,O55.SS.
Some time ago the capitation ta1
was fixed at one dollar on each male
citizen of the county and plans were
made to tax all women. Decision, 1t Il
said. has been reached by the County
commissioners not to levy a tax OF
the women this year, although they
had a right to do so, it is said, under
the statute passed by the Legislature
at the last session. There are clever
thousand, seven hundred and forty
seven persons in the county subject u
-. 4 capitation tax of one dollar.
School Elections In Special District
At the annual school elections il
the Special School Districts OF SUSSEX
County, on Saturday afternoon tn
following were chosen: GEORGETOWN
Harry r.. Hudson, reelected; LeWes