, 1925-01-15

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,hot~ er,-ts Tbo, Tho stnte
sovornre,, ttsslf might ha nm ex.
,mnlo ~ economy and efficiency to
'ocaI coy,rntnr bodies exnlicit
nIrec,,ons wore sen, bv the execu-
~ 10 .vorv nnnointive odlcer that
Inc nrovisiop Of the law forbiddiug
lbe incurrlnr of "A deficit must be
sfr,ctl,. Conserved The seventeenth
To-gfsioture ro-opsrntinr with the
-,xecutfve reduced appropriations
10 the minimum. In some cases the
sppropriatious were Inadequate to
meet ali demands. but | feel sure
tho tn1pavers will be more tolerant
NJ excessive than Of undue
expenditure. II is due to the OIL
GERS and department heads who CO.
operated in this ogr Of reduced
expenditures 10 say that. sven with
such Limitation of funds. they have
discharged the functions OF their
respective offices with splendid eff
cheney and loyalty.
For some years prior TO the as
semb'age OF the Seventeenth Legs
lature in 1928, there had been an
overdraft on the general fund rang
Ing from approximately S~9O,OO0-OO TO
$3.50, 100000 During the year 1898
several circumstance, combined TO
increase this overdraft. First, a do
olsion of the courts required the
state to reimburse the various u
ties in the sum OF $S25,OOo.OO tSr
taxes improperly collected on prop
erty non-taxable under the Soldier s
Exemption Law. A salary Increase
Of approximately slO0,OO0.0o per an
mum had been voted by the Sixteenth
Legislature which, however. did Q
become effective until the year 1873
At the same session a special tax
was authorized for the use OF the
State University, but owing to an
oversight. levy was not made'
the 5000. 10000 which would nave
accrued and which was necessary TO
meet the needs OF the University
was borrowed from the Highway De
partment and was restored to that
department at the beginning OF TINS
administration. Unauthorized dell
oita in some OF the departments
amounting to $3.50, 100000 added fur
ther to the difficult situa-
ton which confronted the Executiv
These items. carried over from pre-
vious years. increased the overdratt
TO S659. 969.09. On September d.
1924. according to the books OF the
State Auditor. this amount had been
decreased to S549.S23.36 but delin-
quent taxes due the state on that
date amounted to SSbl,Olo.5o' when
II collected woul nave the
o%vordraft to Si9I,s4s,O6' The ad'
m~inistration has not favored a levy
sufficient 10 meet this overdratt un'
Ill such time as u state snhl nave
reacted from the stress OF depres'
HASH
passing. but rather by the aooption
OF the policy OF utmost IN
all departments ana the pay as
you 60 SYSTEM II mas peen ehaoiep
not only to prevent further increase
In h o~verdraft' b TO reduce inc
state tax levy. rms levy Tor isz'
was 2'Sl62 mills, the lowest levy
ever made since the state was auinil'
ted to the Union 1t was In erect
a reduction otSo per cent below that
Of the year 1879
The governor recognizing the re-
OF equitaple assessHen's
10 OF revenue anu 70
the distribution OF the ourueh upon
the people vas not content 10 secure
reduction IN expenditures n lo"
erlng OF b state levy nut car p