The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-11-05


1870 as follows: County revenue,
SALT, 676.08; county poor, $127, 8O7.-
08; bonds and interest, other than
state loans, 500, 28S47; other coun-
ty taxes, $110,1S4.82, making a total
Of $755, 956.45.
In 1899, the sum of 1921, 1865 was
added as county road and bridge
fund, and the loaning of state funds
to the various counties caused taxes
to be levied for principal and inter-
est on state loans, for the first time
in 1915, the amount, at that time,
being $85 ,210.11. This item has in
creased to sta, 97O.O8 for 1880.
From a comparatively modest be-
ginning in 1870, when they aggre-
gated 1888, 812.49, city and village
taxes kept steady upward trend.
until reaching the pinnacle, in 1929
with $40,706, 761.6 Last year, city
and village taxes in Minnesota ag-
gregated $39, 1891, 335.95 for all pur-
poses.
While in 1870 there were but two
general items of taxes in cities and
villages, namely, revenue, $685., $685.
SO, and other taxes, $36.116.6O, the
year 1899 saw the addition of four
other funds; Road and bridge, $685.
626.92; poor, $20,37964; bonds and
interest, other than state loans,
$282, 1893, and local assessments,
500, 271.90, making total for that
year of $4,616, 358.61.
hn Ry,cf
I led for interest and principal on
state loans, this time amounting to
1922. 507.89. By that year, total city
and village taxes had advanced to
Sic, 987, 1852.
One interesting fact is that the
amount of taxes levied for bonds
and interest, other than state loans,
was incresaed the previous year.
The figures are: nearly two-thirds
in 1929, as compared, 1928, $780,
599. 40; 1929, $6,246, 1918. Last year,
the total levy for this purpose ag-
gregated $7,31S,435.77. On the other
hand, the total taxes collected for
interest and principal on state loans
showed a decrease of $64,227.21;
from $3.50 003.04 in 1928 to $415, IT'S
SO in 1929. For 1880, the taxes on
this item were increased by $5,113.-
OF to 1920, 88S.87.
Township taxes in Minnesota
starting with but $273,111.75 in 1870
(this amount being levied exclusive
ly for revenue purposes), have been
increased steadily, until this year
the munificent sum of $10080, 433.71
is collected in township excuses.
In 1880, taxes aggregating ST.
365.29 also were levied for bonds
and interest, other than state loans
and the total taxes, that year were
1921, 842.03.
Taxes for the township road and
bridge fund ($417, 738.98), poor fund
1897, 1870 and other taxes ($34,-
981.81), were added in 1899, and the
total levy for that year amounted
to 1851, 440.07. The final addition to
the sources of township income
from taxes was SIS, 184.40 in 1915,
under the heading of interest and
principal on state loans. The ex-
cises levied that year totaled S.
359, 904.8O.
The extent of taxes levied by the
various school districts of Mime
sofa was $766, 018.90 in 1870, as COM
pared with $43,048 540.01 for 1880.
In 1870 there were only two sources
Of revenue, namely, the local one
mill tax 164,637.76) and special
taxes ($601. 381.14). The first addi-
ton thereto was made in 1899,
when the sum of $102, 1927 was lev
led for interest and principal, other
than state loans. Total excuses for
that year aggregated $4,190, 403.67,
| as the local one-mill tax netted
1888, 94157, and the special taxes 3d.
500, 474.83.
: Following Inauguration of state
loans to school districts, taxes with
which to pay the principal and in
terest on this Indebtedness were
first collected in 1915, when they
amounted to $50 250.33. For that
year school district taxes totaled
$14,517, 1888, the other items be-
sides interest and principal on
state loans, being: Local one-mill
tax, 81, 492, 1926; bonds and inter-
est, other than state loans, $685.
"a, and other special taxes, ST., 1885,
252.06.
In 1910, the first returns from the
special money and credits taxes
were received, the total being $347,-
025.04, on an aggregate valuation
of $115,676.126. The state and coun-
ty each receive one-sixth Of the pro-
ceeds of this excise, while the
township, cities and villages get
one-third, and the school districts
also are paid one-third. The orig
inal distribution in 1910 was as fol-
lows: State, $50, 1888. II; county, $751;
840S6; cities, villages and town.
ships, $115,61.70; school districts,
$115, 674.36.
The highest point reached in in
come from money and credits was
in 1920, when it aggregated 81 ,329,-
35O.34, on a total valuation of $443,-
O92, 1863. The distribution was eff
fected as follows: State, $221, 569.37;
county, $221, 66025; cities, villages
and townships, $44S,OZl.oO; SchooI
districts, $443,114.22.
For 1880, the money and credit
taxes amount to $1,324, 929.33, being
within only $4.436.01 of reaching
the 1920 peak. These taxes, based
on a total valuation Of $441, 642, 083,
were divided in the following man.
ner: State, $220, 826.5S; county, $780,
S47.61; cities, villages and town
ships, ships, $441, 617.36; and school
districts, SAL, 637.78.
The following table shows the to-
tai value and total taxes levied on
money and credits in Minnesota
since 1910:
Var Total Value Total Taxes
1910 .........,.. $115 676, 126 5 347,O25.04
1911 ..--.-...... 1896 56S 404, Artist
1912 .....-...--. 156,242,274 1853, 760.45
1913 100000. 197, 625.914 592, 87S.41
1914 ..........-. 197, 1926, 914 592, 878.41
1915 ..-.-.-..... 213O78,632 639, 249.16
1915 100000. 223 $685. 1873 671, 831. %
1917 225 661 756 256 Qo2 10