Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1916 — INHERITANCE TAX BRINGS COUNTY $862.75 [ARTICLE]

INHERITANCE TAX BRINGS COUNTY $862.75

<Esla,te of Hippolyttie Conrard Appraised For Tax—Goes to Five Sons and Daughters. County Assessor G. L. Thornton, as provided by law, the past week appraised the lands of the late Hippolytte Conrard, of Metamora, 111., whose death occurred there some months ago. Under the provisions of the inheritance tax the county gets 1 per cent where the property is heired by direct offspring as in this case. J. D. and Charles Conrard, sons of the deceased, were here and accompanied Assessor Thornton in his visit to the lands in this county, which are in Carpenter, Jordan and Gillam townships and an appraisement of $86,275 was made on the lands, the values ranging from SIOO to $l5O per acre. The county, therefore, gets $862.75. The land is heired by five children, namely, J. D., Charles and Victoria Conrard, Mrs. Mary J. Findh and Mrs. Blanche J. Mason. Each receives one-fifth of the total amount or $17,255. Where the money goes to more distant relatives or to persons not related at all the per cent of inheritance tay is greater than one per cent, varying according to the remoteness of the relation and the size of the estate.