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

StdIG AuQlIOf@ Dunn mas issued a
statement certifying that the rate of
taxation required to raise the amount
necessary for defraying the various
state expenses for the ensuing year is
Is mills, the following being the rate
for the different funds:
Soldiers relief fund. Observation-Disclosures. .0001
Fund1ng tax .......................... .0002
Revenue fund ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .0015
This is the sam cas- last year. In adj
dition to this is the state school tax of
1.23 mills, making the total state tax
a trif1e over mills
The total valuation of the property
last year was 1858, 945, 1858. This year
the returns from the county boards
fell short a 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-S; diamonds and jew
cry, 70; franchises, etc, IS; goods and mer-
chandise, 49, credits of banks az La.
moneys other than bankers. SO ia; credits
chandfse, 5;,credits of banks 80 Is; credits
otner than bankers, 10; bonds and stocks
50 10; stocks of saloons, so; elevators, ware
houses, etc, 100. Reductions: Horses, one
year old, 25,} two years old 20; cows. 20:
shares of bank stock, g.
to aenn spd Oxen 40 agricultural
goods and merchandise, Is; shares of capital
stock In companies outside the state, SO 1-3;
| stocks of saloons, 20; elevators, warehouses,
ETC., 20. Reductions: Horses two years old
9th lie
Except oxen), three years old 20; sewing
and knitting machines, 20; shares of bank
stock G..
ST. Louis-Raised: Agricultural imp,e-
ments, 25 diamonds and jewelry, 10; steam
boats aLd other craft, %; elevators and ware
houses, %; dogs, So Reductions: Cows, 10;
gton-Raised: Working oxen, 20;
household and office furniture, 20; agricult-
/ ural implements, 10; goods and merchandise,
warehouses, So. Reductions: Horses, one
year old 20; two years old, Is; 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 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 33 1-3 per cent. The assessors fig
ures on cattle have been increased in
nearly every county.
! In only two counties, Ramsey and
! :Hennepin, WAS any change made in
/ the item of" franchises, rannuities, roy
! alties, etc, and the board i'll each case
thought the assessment should be
higher.
Possibly the Minneapolis people 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 800 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
of securing more than one exemption
/ is Illegal