The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-30

IOT the Q1IIeroQL 1unQS:
Soldiers relief fund. .................... .OOO1
running TAX ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .OO02
Revenue fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .0015
This is the sam cas- last year. In adj
dition to this is the state school tax of
LIB mills, making the total state tax
a trif1e over mills.
The total valuation of the property
last year was 1858, 945 663. This year
the returns from the county boards
fell shortsa couple of millions, but this
will be brought up to the standard by
the state board of equalization
A statement has been prepared in
the auditors office, showing the
changes on personal property made by
the state board of equalization, from
which the following. figures are CLEAN
ed, showing the per cent of raises or
reductions:
Ramsey County-Raised Gold and silver
and plated ware, SO 1-3; diamonds and lew
cry, 70; franchises, ETC., 10; goods and mer-
chandise, Is; credits of banks, SO 1-3;
moneys other than bankers, SO 1-3; credits
other than bankers, Is; bonds and stocks.
80 1-3; stocks of. saloons, so; elevators, ware
houses. etc, 100. Reductions: Horses, one
year oio: 70, two years old, 20; cows, 20;
shares of bank stock, 6.
tools and implements, 10; franchises 10;
goods and merchandise, IS; shares of capital
STOCK In companies outside the state 80 Is
stocks of saloons, 20; elevators, warehouses;
ETC., %. Reductions: Horses two years old
20; three years old, Is; cows, 80; other cattle
Except oxen), three years old, 20; sewing
stock, G.
St. Louis-Raised: Agricultural imp.e-
ments, %; diamonds and jewelry, 10; steam
boats axa other craft, %: elevators and ware
houses, %; dogs, so. Reductions: Cows, 1O
sheep rs; sewing and knitting machines. 90
Washlngton-Raised: Working oxen, 20;
household and office furniture, 20; agricult-
ural implements, Is; goods and merchandise,
8; stocks Of saloons &C %; elevators and
warehouses, 80. Reductions: Horses, one
year old, 20; two years old, 25; three years
old, 20; COWS, Is; cattle over three years old
Except oxen), 20; sheep, 20; shares of bank
stock, 8.
In general, the saloon men seem to
have come under the eyes of the board,
they having suffered a very decided
raise in nearly every county In Sher-
burne county their increase of assess
ment was 500 per cent, and a similar
raise of five fold was made in Winona
county.
In the item of horses the sheet shows
"a general reduction. ranging as high
as SO 1-3 per cent. The assessors fig
ures 5on dcattle, have been Increased in
nearly every county.
ss1nIl onlyU two counties, Ramsey and
Hennepin, ewas any change made in
the item of franchises, ann.li titles. roy
alties, etc. and the board in zach case
thought the assessment should be
higher. In .
Possibly the Minneapolis peopl4 are
the only ones holding shares of cap
ital stock in companies not of the
state" for Hennepin is the only coun-
ty showing up under that heading
and that was for an increase.
Of dogs there must be no end, and
the board went right down through
the list making an increase of valua-
ton in nearly every county of from
10 to 400 per cent.
Shares of bank stock are not such
valuable property as they once were,
thought the equalizers, and in only five
counties were the assessments in
creased under this heading. In eighteen
others they were reduced from to so
per cent.
In conclusion, the auditor notifies the
county auditors that all changes in
valuations must be made before max
ing deductions for exemptions. Per-
sons cannot have more than S100 eX-
emption. though their property may be
assessed in different districts. Any di-
vision of personal property among the
members of a family for the purpose
Isof securing more than one exemption
is illegal