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ship taxes and the assessed valuation in the township since 

 1884. No table can be given for the rate of levy of school 

 taxes, because the school district boundaries are constantly 

 changing and have no reference to the township boundaries. 

 ( However, from the amount of such tax collected within the 

 township, we can say that the rate averages about ten mills. 

 Putting all these taxes together, we find the average rate per 

 annum to be about thirty-three mills on the dollar of assessed 

 valuation. 



IV. RATES OF TAXATION. 



The assessments, however, are very low. During the first 

 few years after the settlement of the township, we find real 

 estate assessed usually at $2.50 per acre. In 1880 the as- 

 sessed valuation was $2.87 for unimproved land and $341 

 for improved land. Since then the average for improved 

 land in the township has been about $3.75 per acre, the assess- 



