Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1917 — Re-appraisement Of Farm Land Will Raise More Cash [ARTICLE]

Re-appraisement Of Farm Land Will Raise More Cash

The ninety-two county assessors of Indiana have received orders from the state board of taxation to make a report of all acreage transfers made during the year 1916. The sale of the lands and the price paid will be used as a basis in reappraising the farm lands of the state. With the prohibition law becoming effective on April 2, 1918,,it necessitates raising money through taxation. Heretofore all money derived from saloon and liquor licenses have been paid to the public school fund. This source of revenue will cease and it is said . that " the reappraisement of all farm property will be raised in order to make “ up the deficit. - ' \