Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-08-30

Washington. Special.-In % OF The
4S states of the union the excess OF
expenditures for governmental costs,
including interest and OUTLAWS for per
manent improvements. over revenues,
during the dscai year 1915. was 500.
2bS. 4O4. or Sc cents per capita. Ia the
remaining ~ states the excess of rev
enues over expenditures amounted to
$1S. COS. 9lT. or 81 cents per capita.
Taking the entire As states as a whole,
the excess OF expenditures owe reve-
nues was S3G. 674, 4ST. or ?? cents per
capita.
These and other important facts are
brought out in 81 eport. Financial Sta
tistics of States. 1915, soon to be is
sued by Director Sam j.. Rogers. of the
bureau OF the census. department Of
commerce. This report, which was
compiled under the direction of MIR.
Starke M. Grogan. chief statistic.an for
statistics of states and cities, gives Dc
tailed data in respect to the revenu
and expenditures. the assessments. iit"
taNes, and the indebtedness and ass"i
Of each Of the rs states of the union.
Revenues.
The aggregate revenues Of all the
states during the year We're Si5S,232,-
oo7. the aggregate expenditures for
current governmental costs. including
interest. S399.ffA,2S5. and the aggre-
gate OUTLAWS for permanent improves
ment. sos. o.. 199.
OF the total $685.. a.. T97.
~ about four-fifths. represented re-
' 5 from the various kinds of taxes.
- half of this mount. SiS5.S SIG, 319.
derived from the general property
Z made zap of taxes on real estate
al personal property. OF the emain-
Dr. the largest item. sS3.S7o.SS2. was
eontrlhuted by special property and
ether special taxes: s5T.931,ll6 was
Used from business taxes other than
IN the liquor traffic: 500. 1a9. OIL came
from the liquor traffic: Sl4.S6S.25 was
derived from license taxes other thai
on business; and sc,1aS.155 from poil
taxes.
The largest sources of revenue uNs
side OF taxes are found in the earniM-a
Of general departments n in interest.
fhe earnings of general departments
arc made up of receipts from fees.
chores. minor sales. etc. by the vari-
or - partments and offices of the
st"H governments exclusive of the
80" service enterprises. These WELD
81 during the fiscal year 1915. $780,
s32,3sS in Receipts from in
ferest on current deposits and on the
various state funds amounted to $22,-
49,? G. other sources of
special assessments and special
charges for OUTLAWS; fines. forfeits and
escheats: ~subventions and grants from
the federal government; donations:
pension assessments: highway privi-
teges. rents: and earnings OF public
see. 500. e5e.
For all the states taken as a group,
the per capita receipts from property
taxes were $2.73: from other taxes, SO
cents: from earnings of general de-
partments. 81 cents; and from all other
sources combined. IS cents.
The highest per capita property tax
pE, XIX. are shown for Ariyopo. aud
the lowest. ~ cents. for Missouri.
Expenditures.
The expenditures during the year for
governmental costs, which aggregated
1898. o7.OS4. were, in the order of their
Importance: For expenses Of general
apartments $379,o30.0 94: for OUTLAWS.
S9b. 1872. 1893: for interest, SIS, 545. 955; for
expenses OF public service enterprises
Sfaliroads. toll bridges, ferries, canals.
COCKS and WharveS, etc, maintained by
nine states only s2.13s.23 e Expenses
OF general departments comprised pay
ments Tor education SCHOOLS and libra
riesl. $l41 .247: for charities. hos
pitfalls and corrections, $50, 1S9. 400; for
general government" LEGISLATIVE,
executive and judicial branches), $44,-
SOC. 4l1. for protection to person and
property Cpoiice and fire departments:
Hiiiitia and armories; regulation of cor
porations. professional occupations.
labor. LIQUOR traffic, sale OF certain
commodities and weights and meas
measures: protection OF fish and game.
etc.. s26.294,691: for highways. $22,-
I67. 166: for general and miscellaneous
items. including pensions n gratui-
ties. s22.214.563: for development and
conservation OF natural
Sl6.55S.6S5: for conservation OF health
ana sanitation, $9.453,673; and for edu-
cat'onal and general recreation. parks
ana reservations. and monuments,
$$TS. ftS.
TIE average per capita expenditures
TOT al governmental costs, including
Interest and OUTLAWS. in the As states
were $500. The highest figure shown
under his head for any one state.
3l2.17. is that for California;; and the
lowest. $1.S7. for South Carolina. The
average per capita expenditures for all
governmental costs, including interest
but excluding OUTLAWS, were $4.06. The
n figure appearing under his
head for any state is that for Nevada.
NO: and the lowest Is shown for
( frlth Carolina. 31.S1.
That the cost Of maintaining the
light burden on the shoulders OF the
tax ayers is brought out clearly by a
comparison OF state and municipal tax
alton n governmental costs. For the
2O4 American cities OF over 90. 900
population the average per capita ex-
nenui1nres Tor ah government costs,
including interest and OUTLAWS, during
ne fiscal year 1915. amounted to
$S4.6b: the corresponding figure for the
states is but $500. For the cities the
AVERAGE per capita expenditures for all
governmental costs, including interest
u excluding OUTLAWS, were $24.O8: for
Cigars and the Pine.
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