The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-09-01
HOWE ANALYZES
F|GURESFOR
TAX LEVY

Editor Douglas Daily international,
Douglas, Ariz.
Dear Sir:
nave been requested by a number
of taxpayers to analyZe the State Bud
get provided for in the 1916 Tax Levy.
and inasmLeh as it is matter of con-
siderable importance at this time,
would request that you give same pub
location in the columns of your valued
paper.
The 1916 State Tax Levy was fixed
by the State Tax Commission sitting
as a board of equalization, at four
mills on the $1.0O or forty cents on the
$4,000, depending on the state you
hale from.
This levy is the lowest in the his
tory of the state and is based on to-
tai state valuation of $4S6, 100000. 90
taxable property. The total sum OF
money raised by this levy will be ST.,
944 900. 90, which is some 1924, 100000
less than was raised by the 1915 state
levy. Despite this great reduction in
the total sum raised all of the state
institutions were amply provided for
and no state department will be short
of funds during the coming fiscal year.
The budget also contemplates and
makes provision in the general fund
for the expenses of one session of the
! legislature. This is a little matter
that in the past has never been pro-
vided for in advance, and in conse-
quence always caused deficit in the
general fund that had to be made up
the following year. This will not
be the case in 1917.
The budget is further itemized and
classified as follows:
Educational-(in Including university,
normals free text books and state aid
to common schools, 1888, 1858 90.
State Institutions-Gn cluding Asy,
lum for Insane, State Prison, Reform
School, Pioneers Home, Staff Fair,
etc y 100000. 90
1921, S12 90.
Miscellaneous-(in cluding legisla'
ture, salaries for county judges, in
terest, etc. 01,025. 90.
Y Total, 81 ,944, 100000.
The levy of forty cents on each one
hundred dollars valuation is divided
as follows:
Educational. ..... ........ 2O2 cents
Roads and bridges. -. ...O65 cents
Administrative and depart
mental. go. .... ..05S cents
State Institutions. ..... ....O54 cents
Miscellaneous. $500. OH cents
Total levy. 4O cents
The total amount of new buildings
and construction provided for in the
levy totals slightly more than $153,
000,. 90, including new mining build
ing for the State University at Tue
son. During Territorial days all ex
penditures of this nature were taker
care of by bond issues, thus keeping
the current tax levy as low as posi-
BILE. No bonded Indebtedness has beer
incurred since statehood, though il
would have been possible to have
lowered the state rate materially eact
year had bonds been issued for the
large amount of new construction thai
has been found necessary for the state
institutions.
: The different classifications o.
property in the state pay taxes that &c
to make up the total amount levied
in the following percentages ant
amounts:
Mining property of all description
~. GA. 40 per cent? sS64,SS5. OF
Railroad property of all descriptions
800. 1S.75 per cent? 1864, 500. OF
Town and city lots and Improvement
49,. 13. 50 per cent? $685. 1928. Oh
Lands of all description and improve
ments OPS uer cent? $179,S20 0,
Live stock of all description,
i 49,. Is. SO per cent? $110,613 g.
Merchandise of all description
H.. (2.49 per cent? $4S,405 g.
44nks E. (1.33 per cent $25,S55.0
n Sic service property
{...Q.29 per cent? $25,077. o.
Telephone and telegraph property,
..... (0.46 per cent? $S,942 4