Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-14
REAL ESTATE
BONDS DEMAND
OVER $;l00,oO0
Little Raise in Amount er,
Be Paid Returned
Soldiers.
STATEMENTS SENT
OUT BY WALLACE
Makes Explanation of Why
Government Expenses
Are Up 100 Per Cent.

Bismarck, N. D., Oct. .14.-The
state general fund tax levy for
1921, the ensuing year will be 100
per cent higher than last year.
1t is proposed to raise $3,14l,-
$40 for the general fund, out of
which the general expense of run
ming the state government is paid,
in comparison to a levy of 81 $685.
555 in 1920.
The total levy in mills for 1921
is 1888 as compared to 1.9 last
year. The total to be raised bv the
state tax levy, including the gem
eral fund, real estate bonds and
soldiers bonus, is, $4,656, $3.50 as
compared to $2,s47, 1856 contem-
plated to be raised by the levies of
last year.
The levy for 1921 as announced
by MIR. Wallace will be: General
fund, 2.2s mills; interest on real
estate bonds, 10 of mill; sol
diers' bonus, mill. Last year it
was: General fund.-. 1.O44 mills !;
state bond sinking fund, .05 mill !;
state board interest, .056 mills !:
soldiers bonus, rs.
The amounts to be raised this
year are: General fund, $3,141,-
04O; real estate bonds interest,
SlS7, 1855; soldiers bonus, $1,377,
800. The amounts last year were !:
General fund. $1,566,555; state
bond sinking fund, $71,791; state
bond interest, $83,840; soldiers
bonus, 81 ,125,000. Soldiers bon
US nets but little more in 1921 than
last year although the rate in
creased because of decreased valu-
alton.
Wallace Gives Figures,
me state tax levy has not been
lSed oy the state board of eaualiza-
; !lon out Tax Commissioner George L.
wallace is certifying out the figures
to the county auditors so .hat thcy
may begin work on their tax lists tho
aAlns OF the levy had been DELAYED
by the state board. composed of Gov
ernor Frazier, Attorney General Lem
ke Commissioner Hagan, Treasurer
Steen and Commissioner Olsness
When three of them started out on
campaign tours. not to return until
after election. many county auditors
became exercised because if the levy
were delayed much longer i, would
pc impossible for them to complete
the work of listing assessments of tax
eS In time for the treasurers to make
the December collections promptlr
Tax Commissioner Wallace based his
| levy on the expectation of what the
board would do when meeting atter
the election. through telephone con
versations with some of the members
An interesting sidelight on the state
tax levy for 1921 is that the tota
amount to be raised is s1.S7l,s4S
more than would be permitted under
the house bill No 25, tax limitation
bill on counties. cities, etc. The state
is not affected by this law which now
is in litigation.
Wallace's Explanation.
Commissioner Wallace. in discus
sing the raise in the levy. said as fol-
lows:
The levy for 1921 has Increased
over 1920 for various reasons The
legislature at its last session appropri-
ated more money than had ever been
appropriated before in the history of
the state. No party is responsible for
this because the power was divided.
the house and the senate being OPP
posed to each other politically. The
1921 legislature appropriated practic-
ally 1000, 600 more than the preced-
ing legislature.
In addition to this. the deflation
period which has overtaken the
whole civilized world, caused a. ma
terial slump in the income tax coll
lections, both OF persons and corpora
tons
The capital stock tax law is In it-
igataon and is now awaiting disposal
| In the supreme court Of the United
States, The railway companies have
failed to pay several years taxes I'M
der this law, awaiting the decision OF
the courts. s ss5
Taxes Paid slowly. s
Tn addition to the above. there
| has been q general failure 81 coIiec-
tion OF taxes, which in some parts OF
tho state. has seriously embarrassed
the local government. AT this time
there - approximately 80 per cent OF
the real property taxes unpaid. alDo,
the taxes on bank stock. with few
exceptions. remain unpaid az this tifnS
and arc In litigation. These conditiona
made II necessary to 1eSy l1S per cent
Of the amount which e<herwiee would
|'be levied. In tiR6 ~ roufse when
these real property taHea are paid. II
WI mean redncta0n tn taxataun
some time In the future. Hxperience
has tanGht that there, A. always . icss
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