Event
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- Saint James
Summary
The April 1963 Beaver Beacon published a St. James Township explanation of the tax notices issued the previous December. It says a State Tax Commission spot check led to a $49,205 increase in the township’s total figure and explains that higher assessed values were accompanied by reduced millage, so the tax dollar was reported to remain about the same. It also describes appeals to the Township Board of Review, county assessment office, and State Tax Commission.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper reprint of a township explanation, explicitly not a legal opinion. It does not provide assessment rolls, individual parcels, millage tables, or an independent tax calculation.
Open questions
- Can township and county assessment records verify the aggregate figures and appeals process?
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 1963, “Your Taxes and Mine.”Explains the State Tax Commission spot check, the $49,205 increase to St. James Township’s total figure, assessment appeals, and the relationship between higher assessed values and reduced millage; it is not a legal opinion or tax ledger.