The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-09
States Taxes from All
Sources S19,437,314

CHARLESTON. W. Va, Dec. S-The
biennial rcro-t Of the state tax depart
ment issued ny Commissioned MaItcr
S. HallnnRn for the fiscal year l?ii,ia,
shows total direct taxes IcEicd III tnd
state for all purposes in 1911 .moun5 5es
to s19.427,3I4. an increase of S3,5b";2os
over 1916. The increase was dirived as
follows:
For county and district road and
bridge purposes. sl.6SS.S72: TOT otner
county and road purpose. S2LoI2-' lGr
local schools. S902.S55; for municlpai,
ties S2o5.715: for state war defense funG
s275.2I9; and for state genera! 1und
$G9.sl9.
or each dollar of taxes assessed for
tho year 1917 II Is shown that 3D. cents
was used for local school purposes: GOV
for county and district road ana pllose
and district purposes: lis cents loE
municipal purposes: 6.4 cents for state
purposes and IL cents for state war
defense fund.
assessed for state purposes was PAID
hack 10 tho local schools MS state a'o,
, making the amount OF each dollar OF
assessed taxes actually used for local
school purposes 4l.3 an for state pur'
poses is cents.
An Indication Of what Is hoing done IN
Tie state on road improvements 10
shown I'm the fact that taxes for county
and district road ind bridge purposes
Increased frHn s3o04.623 In 1915 10
Si.G3S.495' in l9l7'an Increase or 81 per
cent.
Taxes for county. and district .rur-
poses other than for roads and bridges
increased from 'S2nS9.4iS In 1915 10
S".%35.200 in 1917. an increase or A'ne
/ percent Il is explained that in many
countries large expenditures are mace
from the general county fund fur ROADS
and bridges hence the amount expended
for roads and bridges is more than
/; shown above and that for other county
and district purposes corrcSpondlngiy
For local schools the taxes were IN
creased from $6,755.SS9' in 1915 10 "
f5S.74+ in 1917. an Increase or sao".h9o
! ar i3 percent. distributed as Follows;
/! SSl7.5GS: high school fund $4,000; in
t"r-st and sinking fund 3sS.Sl5' with
/ total decreases OF t63.2o3.
| Taxes for municipalities Increased ten
/ per cent. For state purposes the m
| crra:n Vas sl.l6S.710 In 1916 Ia Sl23S.-
| due entirely to incrcaee in property val
/ TIA ion, the rate OF levy being the same
rated In 1917. hence the entire amount
each year. The stnte war fund was ere
levied for that purpose. S275,2l9 is an
Tho report MISC shows that the total
assessed value Of all property in the
state increased. from s1,29S,55o.S52 in
1915 to Sl.378. Sass in 1917, an in
| crease of six percent "r 'Ii:9SS.9'6. me
! increased valuations were distributed as
follows: on real estate S27.0+S.712! on
personal property s37.3bI.l32: OH public
utilities Sl3.2S3.lS?.
For tho year ending Jun" 10, 1919.
| approx imatcly onc-third OF lhe Htatr
general revenue and. thrcr-flfths Of the
state war fund revenue whs collected
thrnugh the office Of the state tnX com
, missioner moro than double the amount
| it collected in 1917.
Excise tax on corporations in Guiding
| si22949.a1 for the war fund. amounted
! 10 i1.644.5I6.2S general license taxes
amounted to s22.362.6o; inheritance tax
| cs s33S.sS5.1T: and tax forfciturcs for
failing to return property for taxation
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