The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-20

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Making total of Ii mills on the dol
lar. In organized townships the County
Commissioners levy on road taxes which
is AZ in the unorganized. Consequently
II minus AZ would leave 1913 which
would be the rate of county taxes in the
organized portion of the county. For
instance a person assessed for $1,000,
would according to this rate of levy, pay
$3.50 to the county, in organized town
ships. In unorganized portions of the
pay Sl7, the rate of levy being II mills
on the dollar. The difference in levy is
the 40 road tax which the commission
ers are not allowed to levy in organized
townships It must be borne in mind
however, that the organized townships
cities and villages must maintain their
own roads. In the unorganized portion
the county maintains the roads, hence
the AZ road levy. In addition to this,
there is a school tax of one dollar assess
ed. And also two mills school tuition
This is levied by the County Auditor.
Said taxes are for the benefit of the
common schools of the county. School
taxes are levied by the directors of each
district and the taxes so levied are for
the benefit of the schools of the district
for which they are levied.
Township taxes are levied by the
voters of the town at the annual town
meetings, except road tax which may
be levied by the board of supervisors
Taxes in cities are levied by the city
council, and taxes in villages by the
board of trustees And all the money
collected by the county treasurer for
for all those different comparisons, is
sent to the treasurers of the different
corporations, for the benefit of said cor
porations As soon as said taxes have
been levied by the boards of the differ
ent corporations, of the county, it be-
comes the duty of the clerks of the
different corporations, to make certi-
fed statement of said levy to the county
auditor. 1t then becomes the duty of
the auditor to spread said tax levies on
the tax list and as soon as said tax list
is completed, which must be within a
certain time, prescribed BY law, the tax
list is turned over to the county treas,
who is then by law compelled to collect
said taxes and to turn them over to the
treasurers of the different corporations
of the county as we'll as to the state.
Here is an example. The city of Mi
not, understand, pays abt ut six per
cent taxes which would be $50 on ST.
600. OF that the county would get only
$3.50. The balance, $47.2O, would 20
to the city of Minot ana to the state and
schools. In Harrison township the rate
Of levy is about three per cent which
would be $50 on each $1,000. OF that
the county would get Sl2.6C and the
balance would 20 to the township and
to the state and school School dis
tricts are authorized to levy as high as
thirty mills and many of the school dis
tricts levy to the limit. Let us suppose
that school district included in a civil
township levied tax of thirty mills on
the dollar which would be the limit.
Let US also suppose that township
levied ten mills which is frequently the
case. This would make q township and
school.
Mills.
Levy combined of 40.
County tax 1928
County school 20
State SIS
Total 6O.3
! This would make a consolidated tax
of 6O.3 which would on 81 600 assessment
with s1.OO school pool make tax of
S6l.3. do not know what rate of levy
they have where the writer in the Pat
terson Advocate pays taxes, If he pays
any, but If this is about the rate Of levy,
is it any wonder that taxes are higher?
And how can the county administration
help it? And for my part, fail to see
what Major Murphy has to do with it.
1t must be borne in mind that l have
for the sake of convenience token $1,000
as basis on which to figure. The fact
| is that the average tax payer is assessed
about $500 which would make tax to
che county Of $40.
Why do not those slanderous news
paper writer's contine themselves to
facts? Here are some figures which will
help to show where the money goes. T.
p. Kulaas Lumber Co., received from
Ward county since January l, 1901, for
lumber only s6,G48.78. All other COM
panies for the same time, S2,441.43.
Amount paid by Ward county for con-
tract work in said time for which Kulaas
Co., has furnished the bulk of material,
81, 22O.13. The Kulaas Co., are now de-
nouncing the administration, calling
them thieves and robbers. Well If there
is any robbing in the deal it must be in
the exorbieant prices charged for their
lumber. For jury and witness fees,
Ward county paid out since January 1,
1901, s9,8536. Attorney by order Of
court, approximately $3.50. All other ex-
penses such as bailiff, etc, s2,88O Since
January l, 1901 Ward county has paid
out for contagious diseases, S6,446N.
Ward county has for tho last two years
boarded from ten to twenty prisoners at
IS cents per day. These are only some
Of the expenses. It has cost this county
Just to repair roads and grade new ones,
and 10 pay the road overseers. We have