The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-06-05
GOVERNMENT
COST HIGH IN
N0RTHDAK0TA
Near Top of List of Forty.
Eight States in 1928,
Figures Show
$27.43 PER CA PIT A
State Revenue Receipts For
Year Was $16,O67,143
or $24.O4 Per Capita
$27.43 PER CAPT. A

Washington, June Sit cost the
government of North Dakota $27.43
per capita to function in 1928, the
Department of Commerce announced
today. North Dakota is near the top
Of the list Of forty-eight states with
Nevada leading with $500, Della
ware next with $3205 and then Wyo-
ming with $2754. Arkansas with
$429 had the lowest governmental
expense.
The total for state revenue re-
cepts for 1923 was $16,067, 143 or
$24.O4 per capita. This includes $4.-
842.2l8 in general and special prop
erty taxes, $5,223,5 $50 in earnings OF
public service enterprises and So
OOl 1863 in other revenues. The total
of assessed valuation in property
subject to general property taxes
was $1,308,315,404
Department Expenses
All payments for 1923 amounted
to $l8,334, 27O. Expenses and inter
est totaled $16,O1O,322; expenses OF
general departments, $8,l85,696; ex-
penses of public service enterprises
$7,3l1,919; and interest, $5l2.707
Total OUTLAWS amounted to $2,323 ,949
Total net debt amounted to 1851, )
374 or $5.79 per capita.
1t cost the state govc1
$11.95 per capita to function in 1923
Total payments of state govern
ments in that year for operation
maintenance, interest and OUTLAWS
amounted to $1,31O,332,793. Of this
total 1896 ,953,782 represents the ex.
pense Of operating the general de-
partments. This sum includes 1928,
242,ll9 for appointments for edu'
cation to the minor civil divisions
of the states; $l0,354,743 for oper'
ating public service enterprises;
$5O,446,3l3 interest on debt; anc
$3.50, 577,955 in OUTLAWS for permanent
improvements. OF the payments fol
OUTLAWS $274 9l1 ,l89 or tbs percent
Of the total payments were for high.
ways and waterways.
1922 Payments
In 1922 the total payments for the
states were 81 ,2sO ,3l9,93l and in 1913
$565.4s5,e37, a per capita Of 1882 anc
$5.47 respectively. The totals in.
whether made from current reve-
nues or from the proceeds Of bond
issues. Proceeds from the issuance
cred revenue receipts.
The total revenue receipts of the
forty-eight states for 1923 were ST.,
PAT ,3O4,821, or $1l.83 per capita. This
was $290;549,983 more than the totaI
payments Of the year exclusive Of
the payments for permanent I'M
provements, but S63,027,972 less thar
the total payments including those
for permanent improvements. The
revenue receipts included $352,5O3,.
1896 from general property taxes;
$218,777,523 from special taxes; &c..
668,552 from poll taxes; $338, ,77l
from licenses; $102, 426,344 from sub.
ventions from the United States
Government; $9,69s,175 from earn.
ings of public service enterprises;
and $2l8,488,560 from special as.
sessments, fines, forfeits, escheats
interest, rents, privileges and pen.
sion assessments. The per capita
revenues were $lO.7l in 1922 and
$500 in 1918.
Net Indebtedness
The net indebtedness, including
funded and floating debt less sink.
ing fund assets, of the state govern
ments amounted to 1856, 584 Jos OF
Yo.dA per capita. Inc per capita mel
debt in 1922 was $8.12 and $4.86 in
1918.
For 1923 the assessed valuation Of
property subject to general ad val
orem taxation for state purposes was
$10S,675, 661 .403 for all states. The
amount Of taxes levied was $343, SCI,
052 or $3.l3 per capita. The pei
capita levy on property subject t.
general property taxes was 1927 in
1922 and 1926 in 1918. In 1923 ne
general property taxes were levied
in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and
California.