The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-14

state az NhlOfGm TAX scl, hoio
state revenue poll tax ..'. ..'"''.''' la5 Loo
school poll taX.,,,.,., .......,.....'.'' 2'o,oOo
1917, 900
Occupation taxes. Observation-Disclosures. osS,CJO
Totai ................. -..,.....s2.2 iO.O 90
OF the above amount, land in round iig-
ures, is assessed ~ $4,000, 600; city and
town lots al SO 900, 900; railroads, $50, 000,-
900; horses and mules, $4,000 600 cattle,
$il,000,000 sheep, 5000 90; goods and
merchandise, S22,OlO,0O0 miscellaneous
property, $23 900, 900; the balance is made
up of suudry things such as carriages,
money on hand, ETC., the total footing
amounting TO an assessed property in the
state OF Sil2 100000.
OF these occupation taxes there is col
lected from liquor dealers, in round figures,
some SlOO,CJJ; from merchants, some
$4,000; the balance coming from
various other sources. D! these same occu-
patiol taxes ! note that Galveston county
pays the most, viz: $4,000; Bexar
county pays 32S .0tQ Dallas county, $25 900;
Harris county, $4,000; Tarrant county,
$4,000 Travis county, $1,000 McLennan
county, $4,000.
In view of the cash balance on hand, in
creasing valuations in Texas property all
around, and about a stationary expense &C
count, II will thus be seen that our ad val :
orem tax can be reduced, or this can re-
main the same, and let the reduction fail
on the occupation list, or let all stand as
now and keep uselessly large reserve
fund.
That our property assessed values have
already largely improved may be observed
from the fact that in 1871 they were only
1922 100000; in 1873, $4,000, 900; in 1879,
S30i 100000; in 1851, 1857 100000 in 1882,
$40 U00,0 900.
The ordinary, necessary and usual annual
expenses OF the state government are COM
posed Of substantially: For the executive
department Gncluding payment of rewards,
attorneys fees, etc, $4,000 some 100000;
for the state department, including public
printing, $4,000 for the treasury depart
ment $4,000; for the comptroller's depart
ment $1,000; Tor the general land office,
S55,0OO; for the adiutant-genera's depart
ment, S96 1000; for the attorney-gencral's
department, Sll ,0O0 for the judiciary de-
partment, S3S5,O00, Of which $4,000 are
Tor fees and costs OF sheriiis clerks, district
and county attorneys, and $4,000 for pay
OF Is district judges. The deaf and dumb
asylum, S27 900: the lunatic asylum, $780,
0OO public schools onelourth the revenue
$1,000 quarantine, $4,000; interest on
public DEBT $4,000 sinking fund, $50 900;
while various minor incidentals make up
. the figure Of Sl,6t7,00O as above stated.
For the next two years Il possible increase
of 100000 may be neCessitated.
append the following table, which will
especially interest certain class of the
HERALD'S readers:
Summary of special occupalion taxes received at
comptroler's ONCE, from September |, 1850, to
August 81, 1881:
From September /, 1880, TO August 81,
1881, from merchants who paid for
privileges of their commercial travel.
ers, AS merchants NJ 800 each per
annum. .,...;,;... .....S 5000 90
F'om Commercial travellers, from Sep
TENDER l, 1850, to March p, 1881, 46
licenses at eco each. -, 80: -. 900 on
From commercial travellers, from
lSo2 licenses At $50 each, $50 65,loo 90
From clock peddlers, from September
l. 1850, TO March 81 1881 .......... l05 co
From sewing machine canvassers
from September l, 1880 to March "a
1851 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. SO 90
From railroad companies for tax OIL
passenger travel. ....,,....;..~, 2i,Os9 81
on passenger travel. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 35l
From steamboat companies, tax on
passenger travel. Observation-Disclosures. ~ a.
From stage companies, tax on passen-
ger travel. neutrality-suspicious., $50 80
From telegraph companies. tax on
messages ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500 9s
from insurance companies, licensotax 1896 65
From express companies, 1882. o.
less e25s deposited 10 county tax &C.
count. ;,..,,."...,,,.,......, LOT 05
From palace car companies. ......... $50 ~
Total. ...,,,........,........... Rios All 40