The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05
Gov. Hanna issues
Financial Statement.
Reason for Vetoes

lowing statement has been issued by
the governor:
/ have had many letters regarding
my veto Of appropriation bills passed
by the state legislature. Most of those
who have written have commended
my action; some have asked why;
and, in order to make my position
clear to all the people of the state, !
hereby give to them a statement of
our state finances that each and all
may. Judge for themselves:
The first of the year there
was due to state institu-
tions, commissions and so,
forth, from appropriations
made by the legislature
two years ago, and which
had not been paid during
the past biennial period,
including $17s,045.0S due
sum of .............,..... .$s92, $50, OF
There were unpaid bills
amounting to ........... s6e6381
There were warrants out
standing against the gen.
eral fund amounting to-. 1O,55661
There was due the Ave agri-
cultural training schools
at Velva, Darlington, La
Moure, Beach and Grafton
the sum OF ..s,.......... 12,500.0O
Making total amount of. $501, 1898
TO. meet this there &c.
was cash in the ,'a
state treasury to .T All.
the credit of the .-.,. .,
general fund
amounting to ..S I,496.94
And 1t was eSti- ....
mated thatt there
would come in '...
from uncolIected
taxes due the -..-
state for the ....a...-
past biennial e.-.s aa. s..-
period ......, -. 100000 241, ,49694
~
Leaving a total deficit Jan. -
/. 1913, from the past BIZ
ennial period and which
must and will be paid and
taken care of this year !. sass, $50. .05
Two years ago there was t'-.
transferred by act of the
legislature from accnmu-
lati0ng in the oil inspec-
ti0n fund to the general
fund OF the state to help
the general fund out ~. $103 ,000. 90
/, And from the wolf bounty
fund there was transfer
red in the same way to
the general fund ~s...... 50,000.00
Making a total transferred
TO the states general fund $16S, GOO. 90
This year there was no such
opportunity to help the
general fund, and as a
matter Of fact, there was
too much money taken two
years ago from the wolf
bounty fund, for on Jan. /,
1918, there was registered
and unpaid wolf bounty
certificates amounting to.$ S,606.50
might add that Jan. /,
1918, there had accumu-
lated claims for the de-
struction of glandered
herses during the past two @
years, and claims which
were unpaid, amounting
These claims which have accumu-
lated in the past two years win be
paid this year, a deficiency bill having
been passed by the legislature, and
which has been approved; but remem-
ber. by reason of caring for these diff
ferent deficiencies this year, gives the
state just that much less money for
appropriations, and am sure we do
want clear financial sheet at the end
of this biennial period.
The claim has been made that the
people are not paying any more in
proportion for the states maintenance
per capita than in former years.
There was paid into the
general fund of the state
from all sources in 1900.$ 554, ,3615S
At that time we had no
mill tax as now for edu-
cational purposes, but all
Of our institutions were
cared for from the gem
eraI fund.
There was collected from
the people from all
sources in 1905, incIud-
ing the mill tax l,045, 1876
The people paid from all
sources. including the
state educational mill
tax in 1912 ....'.s. 49,. 81, ia, ,434.0S
The population has increased in the
state from 1900 to 1912, about 100 per
cent.
The amount the people pay to the
state from all sources and for all pur-
poses has increased over 200 per cent.
vetoed some appropriation bills
partially and some in full. The total
amount vetoed approximating about
100000.
In view OF the foregoing statements
have done right or wrong? I am
willing to leave the verdict to the
thinking taxpayers of the state,
L. B. Hanna,
Governor.
Bismarck, N. D., April 2, 1918.