Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1913-04-24
Gov. Hanna Speaks
Some psaia and Truthful Paragraphs
BY North Dak0ta's Executive
Officer.

Gov. Hanna recently issued
statement covering the question of
legislative appropriations vetoed by
him. showing that the states eN-
s,enses require curtailment. He
shows deficit that was faced by the
present administration when il took
charge Of affairs that is almost as
great as the total of the bills vetoed
by him. Here is the statement:
4 have had many letters regarding
my veto or partial veto of appropria-
ton bills passed by the recent legisla-
ture. Most 0. those who have written
have commended my action. but some
have asked Why And, in order to-
make my position clear to all the
people of the state, | hereby give to
them statement OF our state
finances, that all may judge for
themselves.
The first of the year there
wSs due To state institutions,
commissions, 80 from appropria-
tons made by the legls,>.nre two
years ago and which had not oee..
paid during the past biennial period.
including the sl7S.ni5.0S due the
| Ninot normal school. the sum Of
$500 .s6o.n77.
There were unpaid bills amount
| ing to $50, 0eS.Sl.
There were warrants outstanding
agains. lie general fund amounting
to Slo.o5s.6l.
/ There was due the FIVE agricul-
/ tura ,ralnnA .~'.-e!- :: :,
Carr:ngt, n. LaMoure. Beach and
Grafton the sum Of Sl2, 10000.
Making total amount due of
S5al i7a.sa.
To meet this there was cash in the
state treasury to the credit of the
general fund to the amount Of
! ana = was es,...a,eu mat tier,
twous come in from uncollec,..,
'ue the state for the ms.
Is taxes period $4,000 90. Max.
n biennia. Of s2ll 800 81 available
g ing tot. total deficit Jan.
: Leaving past biennial period
: 1913. from the II will be oaid
: and which must an go aen *
: this year. amounting to s-.,s,..e,,. )
:. Two Years ago there was tran
:. fered by act of the legislature frol
:, the accunulations in the oil-inspe
/" ton func to the general fund of II
!" state. to help out the general fun,
: the sum of Slo3.OOO.00. And fro,
the wolf bounty fund there VS.
transferred in the same way to III
general fund $50. 900. 90. Making
total transferred to the general fun
of Sl53, 10000.
This year there was no such OK
|. portunity tn help out the sene~.
fund: and. as a matter Of fact sner'
was too much money t','sn eW'
years ago from thu "olt-oount.
: fund. fer. on. Jan. :. 1918, there were
res sstered an.' unpaid wolf-bount.
certificates amounting to Ss.6o6.5o.
u alight add that Up to jan. |
lois. there had accumulated IN
paid claims for the destruction OF
glaniered horses during the pas,
two wears the sum of 1916 00
These clains, which have accumu
lated during the past two years
| xiii be paid this year. a deticienc,
bill having been passed by the legis
la.ure. which has been approved
| But, remember. by reason Of carint
| for these different deficiencies thi.
year, the state has just that much
money less for appropriations. ant
| am sure We do not want to run be
hind again, but want a clear ,inan
cial sheet at the end Of this biennia
period.
The claim has been made that tn,
people are not paying any more il
proportion for the states mainten
ance per capita than in former years
There was paid into the genera
\ fund of the state from all sources i,
/ 1900. 1854 .2611 IS.
i At that tine We had no mill tax
as now. for educationa! purpoes. bu
all our institutions were cared fol
from the general fund.
| There was collected from the PEG
| pie from al, sources in 1905. includ
ting the MIL tax the sum Of Sl.0J5.