The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1960-01-08

In Dare County
Mas HEAD TOWNSHIP. MANIEo 3 NAes HEAD
DISTRICTS MRS. LUCY MIDGET. LISTER
Mays Head. Post Office Jan. 4-56; Man+eo. Court
Room Jan. 7-sII-3-I4-I5-25th.
MACS HEAD TOWNSHIP WANcHEsE DISTRICT
MISS DOREEN MIDGET. LISTER
Wanchese, H. L. DaNss Store Jan. As. Mrs. Lillian
Daniels Store Jan. 3.
ATLANTIC TOWNSHIP
MRS. ELIZABETH sANDERLIN. LISTER
Kill Devil Hills Town Hall JAM So Kitty Hawk, School
Building Jan. lI-I2I3. CoIneton, Jan. ]. Duck Solo,
Wilson's Home Jan. 8.
CRoATAN TOWNSHIP
MRS. GERTRUDE WISE, LISTER
S+umpy Point School Building JAM 5-6-7. Mashoes
Sam G. Basnlqhts Home Jan. 8. MAINS Harbor Com
munty Building Jan. l-I2-l3
EAST LAKE TOWNSHIP
MRS, NINA BAsNIeHT. LISTER
East Lake. Post Office Jan. 2-9.
KENNEKEET TOWNSHIP
MRS. MILE EDWARDS LISTER
Avon, O. 9. Grays Store Jan. a. E. r. Searborouohs
Store JAM S. SaIvo. Post Office JAM 7. Waves A. H.
erays Store Jan. g. Rodanfhe. R. B. Paynes Store JAM
tATTERAs TOWNSHIP
MRS. EDNA CRAY. LISTER
Buxton. School Building Jan. 5-6-7 Frisco, Arthur
Stoves Store Jan. g. Hat+eras Community Building Jan.
I-i2-I3
ALL PERSONS So WHO FAIL to list their taxes either in
be charged an extra ten per cent of the tax.
PEOPLE THEY ARE REoG1RED 70 LIST THEIR
REAL AND PERSONAL PR PRoPER !N sPEcFcALIY
FOR IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION
LIST TAKERS Yours is the most important function in
the process of taxation If the information require
nnd efe cjsns r. there be equal levy Of taxes
Tax the Sheriff aed s all other JOB shs
dait WIN OF tax collection Is made more
The Board of Commissioners, in making its drive
collection of delinquent taxes has that
many errors have occurred in the past These not
De your errors but you assist preventing them
from occurring again.
FOR 1860: DO NOT COPY A LIsr-sit down with
what changes additions new rea estate 0y n
occurred during the year. Copying the list
fail mention, not asked about each Item on the
e TO go soP each hast e so n s
as the List Taker know that he has been reminded of each
REAL ESTATE-Many errors Implications releases
and refunds of taxes because of improper listing of
real estate When these happen it takes the time
oners and the County Attorney to get the
REQUIRE the lister to specify his real estate
where it is located, who it adjoins highways roads,
property sound bays, ocean, when in subdivision
Lot and Block No. and Name of the Subdivision when
inherited estate, how it acquired
FOR EXAMPLE-Many lists appear this way:
10 woods. DO NOT ACCEPT THIS FOR
1860.
REQUIRE TAXPAYERS to say:
10 acres of woods, adjoining Kitty Hawk Road, n
John Jones, and Bill Smith, bought from w. w.
Midget Deed Book ..-...... Page - or
inherited from Joe Midget, etc.
Lot Block Subdivision 10 beach
WRONG
RIGHT-10 of beach, sound, adj
joining Wood on the North and Beal the
South, purchased from Deed Book
highway to Ocean; or sound to highway,
whatever the particular circumstances
This procedure will insure that all property is
equally assessed and taxed and that each of pay only
fair share of the tax burden and Incorrect
tax listing makes individual either pay too much
too little; job to be that all taxpayers will
pay their equal share
We know that this is new, that it cannot be perfect
the first but effort should be made to improve
the details OF the listing as much as possible.
PERSONAL PROPERTY-Go over each item on the
list and inquire from the taxpayer his ownership of fur
nture, washers TV, radios, etc. right down each per-
sona property list.