The Coconino sun., 1923-11-30
TAX FUND
PAID TO COUNTIES

Out of a total revenue of $912,-
790.76 produced in the state through
the levy of 10 cents per $500 of as
sessed valuation and the three cents
a gallon gasoline tax as provided by
the provisions of the state highway
bill which became operative on June
g. 1923, the counties have received
either directly or through their rs
per cent road funds, a total of $685.
592.65 and the state highway depart
ment total of s228, 1881.
A report furnished by James H.
Kerby, secretary of state, shows that
from June 8 to October 81, total of
$215,788.78 in gasoline tax was coll
lected in the state. The levy of 10
cents per S100 of assessed valuation
produced S697 ,002, according to the
records of Richard H. Ramsey, state
auditor.
The counties received in the distri-
button of the $215,78S.76 of gasoline
tax, a total of S161, ,788.76 of which
S107, ,894.10 was remitted direct and
SIS, ,947.05 was credited to the rs per
cent funds of the counties. The state
highway department received $685.
947.61 of the gasoline tax or approx
mately one-quarter Of the total
amount.
The counties received through their
rs per cent funds a total of S522,-
751.50 of the levy made under the 10
cents per $l00 of assessed valuation
while the state highway department
received $174,250.50.
The highway bill provides that the
three cent gasoline tax shall be divid-
ed, so per cent of the amount coll
lected to be RENTED direct to the
county from which it was collected
and the remaining so per cent to be
divided equally between the 20 per
cent fund of the state and the 75 per
cent fund Of the counties.
Under the distribution Of SO per cent
of the tax remitted directly to the
counties from June to October 81,
the records of James H. Kerby, sec
retary of state, show the following:
Coconino, $6,62918; Cochise, $12,11T,
Gila, $8,591.18; Graham, S1,854.69;
Greenlee, $1,313.58; Maricopa, $34,-
63O.35; Mohave, $3,839.40; Navajo,
$5,549.43; Pima, $11 ,620.69; Pinal, 3d.
47975; Santa Cruz, $2,47368; Yava-
pai, $9,58524 and Yuma, S4,925.51,
making a total of $107,894.10 remit
ted direct.
The distribution of the remaining
so per cent of the gasoline tax coll
lected since June 8 was made by
Wayne Hubbs, state treasurer, as fol-
lows: State highway department, $751;
947.61; Apache county, $6452.21; Co
conino, $3,314.59; Cochise, $6,058.50;
Gila, S4,295.59; Graham, $927.35;
GreenIee, O656.72; Maricopa, S17,-
315.17; Mohaye, $1,919.70; Navajo,
$2,774.71; Pima, $5,810.35; Pinal, ST.
1887; Santa Cruz, 81 1,236.84; Yava-
pal, $4,792.62; Yuma, $2,462.76. The
amounts distributed to the counties
under this distribution were credited
to the rs per cent funds Of the coun-
ties.
The distribution of the $697,0O2
raised by the levy of 10 cents per 500
of assessed valuation in the state was
made by Richard r. Ramsey, state
auditor, and is as follows Apache
county, $7,016.51; Coconino, $751;
393.64; Cochise, $97 ,807.90; Gila, $780,
071.62; Graham, $9,299.86; Greenlee, !
9,039.35; Maricopa, $84 ,224.49; Mo-
have, S13,860.21; Navajo, $8,872.22;
Pima, SAL ,608.34; Pinal, $36,481.39;
Santa Cruz, S9,24209; Yavapai, $77,-I
794.71, and Yuma, $16,03917. These l
were credited to the rs per
cent funds of the counties, while the .
state highway department received
$174,250.5O.
No collections have been made as
yet under the mill taxes provided by
the highway bill, but steps are being
taken by the corporation commission
to collect these revenues from the
stage companies.