The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1924-07-31
MARYLAND RULE COST
EACH RESIDENT Sl4.Sl
Total Expense for 1923 Set at
$22,231,S24, According to De-
partment of Commerce

State government in Maryland cost
S14.S1 per capita for the fiscal year
ended September 80, 1923, as COM
pared with per capital cost of only
1913 for 1917, and S12.06 for 1922.
These figures are published by the
Department of Commerce, which has
just completed its survey of the
financial statistics of the State gov
eminent of Maryland.
The department shows that the to-
tai cost of such government for the
last year was S22, 231 1924, but the re-
venues from taxation, earnings of gen
eral departments and business licen-
SEES amounted to S20,026,244. The
shortage was met from the proceeds
of bonded obligations of the State.
The assessed valuation of property
in Maryland subject to ad valorem
taxation on September 80, 1928, was
approximately S1,7S2, 100000.
1HS announcement CARRIES lLe lOl-
lowing detailed figures:
Total payments for expenses, in
terest and OUTLAWS for the State gov
eminent for Maryland for the fiscal
year ending September 80, 1928,
amounted to S22,231, 1924, or S1481
per capita. Of this total S14,419,244
represents the expenses of operating
the general departments of the State
government, SS7,636 expenses of
operating the public service enter
prises, S1,360,101 interest on debt,
and S6,364,S43 out lays for perma-
nent improvements.
In 1922 the total payments for the
State were S17,912,835, and in 1917,
S11,143, 404, a per capita of S12.06
and 1913 respectively. The totals in
clude all payments for the year,
whether made from current revenues
or from the proceeds of bond issues.
"The total revenue receipts of
Maryland for 1923 were S20,026,244
or 1884 per capita. This was S4,-
159,263 more than the total payments
of the year, exclusive of the pay
ments for permanent improvements
but S2,205,5S0 less than the total
payments, including those for perma-
nent Improvements. These payments
in excess of revenue receipts were
met from the proceeds of deft obliga-
tions.
"In Maryland property and special
taxes represented 31.8 per cent Of the
total revenue for 1928, 37.2 per cent
for 1922 and 43.1 per cent for 1917.
The increase in the amount of prop
erty and special taxes collected was
SIT per cent from 1917 to 1922.
There was a decrease Of To per cent
from 1922 to 1928. The per capita
property and special taxes were S424
in 1928, S462 in 1922 and S3.10 in
1917.
Earnings of general departments,
or compensation for services render
ed by State officials, represented 1877
per cent of the total revenue for
1928, 21.8 per cent for 1923 and 1863
per cent for 1917.
Business and non-business licen-
ses constituted 37.6 per cent of the
total revenue for 1923, 30.2 per cent
for 1922 and 1928 per cent for 1917.
Receipts from business licenses con-
sist chiefly of taxes exacted from in
surance and other incorporated COM
panies, while those from non-business
licenses comprise taxes on motor We
hicles and amounts paid for hunting
and fishing privileges.
"The net Indebtedness (fund and
floating debt less sinking fund as
sets) of Maryland on September 80,
1928, was S23, ,431, or $3.50 per
capita.
For 1923 the assessed valuation of
property in Maryland subject to ad
valorem taxation was 782,212,0S4,
the amount of State taxes levied was
S4,914,733 and the per capita levy
1927"