Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-10-21
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STATE sKfeniilaTrs were mais isF To-
grars,
Ne hni fram an sKsmiusiieR 81 lh'
laHs, ihai ihs 9ih l.eEisla'ure aPprePria
tri, 10 b. paid frsm lhs state tFra,aTs -
ihs srlinsTy expenses " ihs sisls ueEsTh
meat iar Ihs yssrs 1855 aEi ln3s, the snm
of SSi3, gi0. Til. gives eus half of the
amouni, " SsIa,s5 as lhe ordinary sI
psusss for saeh u the years laas ahd
lNg,
uhs sAiiTs appropriations u that l-sgis'
lsiurs for al purposes for The !sars lN''
anl -lSis, including the above, also Tor tue
ola dsbl u the RsPublie, ironlier isIshss
etc, amOueisl only 10 ssE',HHs ~.
We Tad from the same source lhsl the
llIh Legislature agPTopriaiei, for the ~
lihary expenses of the State uoNeThmShl
for ihs years lSdI aud ISIS, the sum Of
SIsl,aJ1, This gives one half that amount
oT sail6i0 as tbs or,lihaTy expenses Tot
each Of the years 1897 aud 1858,
Il Sill be rseolleeisi that there VAS no
session of the Legislature during either ol
these years,
The entire appropriations made by the
llIh Legislature, that met In 1890, Tor all
purposes for tho expenses Of tho years
is6i aud 1858, for the Legislature Of 1860
aud ih. expenses of the government from
she 18th Of August to the S,st Of December
lsJG, amounted only TO the sum Of s'oo,'
$50 II.
We 6ni from the same source that the
appropriation. made 10y The Legislature OF
1870 ior the ordinary expenses Of the state
Government, for the iiseal year from the
first Of September, 1916, 10 the lsI oi sep
tember, io7l, was SI56,3sj.
The entire appropriations Ufthat lesis.
ln,ure for all purposes, exespt the subsidy
10 tue
10 the sum OF 81 ,e32,.'O 30.
The arpronri.iion. of thu Legislature that mot n
the Early IaTt ufihi, year lsIl,l for tho ofdina'
rysXprn.rs fthr Government h'r Tue h'1h !'Ht pr'
ginning on the LIT u September lh'l' .-...,. -,
~, s,I",i ~ ,,y,c wear. ...,......... jUI 800
yur dr6riri,lu, ioT tho hscal yeas rhd' ~ .
Ing 3ist August. ls'l..',.','''...''.' So''''' IN
f"' ", I,", I7SGo9 81
Making the entire appropriations py
that Legislature, exclusive utsub' . ~.
siIics TO railroads. s,l-p'""' ~
Twill he rccol lecied that the Legisla'
tme Of 1870 also voted nsubsidy OF SlO,-
900 mile to the International railroad,
which will impose upon our people debt
of at least SS,0O0,0 ,000 if the company com
niles with the terms OF the law, and the
Legislature Of 1871, granted nm additional
subsidy of $4,000, 900 TO the Transconu-
mental and Southern Pacific railroads.
We Hnd that the cost the Legislature Of lSlI,
That Of 1863 W..
That Of 1871, was. ......... . ...."..'... sS''on
While the number Of members, the per
diem and mileage we're the same for that
of 1896 as for the Legislature of 1870 and
1871.
We find that the nd valorcm tax upon
property in the years 1888 and 1889, was
for the State one eight OF one per cent. for
the COUNTY one.ha'f that rate.
In 1867, the rate of taxation was IN
creased for tho State TO fifteen cents on
each huulred dollars, and for county pur-
poses not exceeding half that rate.
The Legislature Of 1871, increased the taxes m
follows, Wv: =.
Ad yaor,m State Tux upon property one-hhli oi one
prr cent onc-fourth of which Is for schools. "
Adj ynlorem county tax upon PROPERTY one-i'uf'h
uf one per cent. ., -
Ad yalurcm road ana hridge tnN n.oh pT"Pc'yi onc-
fourth of one par cent.
Ad vaiOrcm tax for school houses upon property
oneeighth of one per cent.
Tax for building school houses and maintaining
schools per cent.
A uol tax OF one dollar for sch oOls.
A poll tax of one dollar or rOads and bridges
Besides, the occupation and license tax
es, and the tax. for the frontier bonds,
which is understood to have been fixed by
the Comptroller at five cents on each hun
ared dollars, from which it will be seen
that our present rate of taxation for State
and county purposes is about two dollars
and seventeen and n half cents on each
hundred dollars, besides the poll tax and
and license taxes.
The follow ing il AN estimate OF tho taxes levied
from the poopier the present year. The estimated
value of the property subject to taxation