The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-08-25
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.


From comparatively modest
beginning in 1870, when they ag-
gregated $388,812.49, city and vii
lage taxes kept a steady upward
trend, until reaching the pinnacle
in 1929, with $4O,706, 761.61. Last
year, city and village taxes in Min
nesota aggregated $38,574 ,266.54
for all purposes.
While in 1870 there were but two
general items of taxes in cities
and villages, namely, revenue,
$685., 695.89, and other taxes, $780,
1850, the year 1899 saw the ad-
dition of four other funds; Road
and bridge, $35,626.92; poor, $780,
379.64; bonds and interest other
than state loans, $685., 299, and 10
cal assessments, $10O,271.9O, max
ing total for that year of $4,616,-
358.61.
In 1915, the first taxes were lev
led for interest and principal on
state loans, this item amounting to
$222, 507.89. BY that year, total
city and village taxes had adj
'vanced to 15,9s7, 1862.
One interesting fact is, that the
amount of taxes levied for bonds
and interest, other than state
loans, was increased by nearly two
thirds, in 1929, as compared with
the previous year. The figures are:
1928, $2,51O,559.49; 1929, $6,246, 1877
10. In 1880, this item had increas-
ed to $7,318,435.77, and last year,
the total levy for this purpose ag-
gregated $7,sO5,652.61. On the
other hand, the total taxes collected
for interest and principal on state
loans, showed a decrease of 1884,
227.21; from $4SO,OO3.O4 in 1928, to
$415, 1853, in 1929. For 1880, the
taxes on this item were increased
by $5,113.01, to 1920, 888.S7, and re-
duced by $2s,65794, to $780,, 23O.93,
for 1881.
Township taxes in Minnesota,
starting with but $273,111.75 in
1870 (this amount being levied ex-
clusively for revenue purposes)
have been increased steadily, I'M
til this year, the munificent sum of
$8,355,888.13 is bling 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, S42.O3.
Taxes for the township road and
bridge fund, ($417, 73S98 poor
fund 1881, 1920, and other taxes
1884, 981.S), were added in 1899, and
the total levy for that year amount
ed to 1851, 440.97. The final addi-
ton to the sources of township in
come from taxes was $65,1S4.4O in
1915, under the heading of interest
and principal on state loans. The
excuses levied that year totaled S.
359, 904.80.
The extent of taxes levied by the
various school districts of Mime
sofa was $766,O1S.9O, in 1870, as
compared with $40,310,6S8.14, for
1881. In 1870, there were only two
sources of revenue, namely, the
local one-mill tax $164,637.76) and
special taxes ($6O1 ,38.14. The
first addition thereto was made in
1899, when the sum of $102,987.27
was levied for interest and princi-
pal, other than state loans. Total
excuses for that year aggregated
81, 19O, 403.67 as the local one-mill
tax Melted $3.50, 941.57, and the spec
ial taxes $3,5O3, 474.S3.
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 $s10,250.33. 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, $1,492, 1926; bonds and inter-
est, other than state loans, $685.
1884, and other special taxes, SILL
826, 252.O6.
In 1910, the first returns from
the special money and credits tax
es were received, the total being
$347,025.O4, on an aggregate val
uation of $115,676, 126. The state
and county each receive one-sixth
of the proceeds of this excise
while the township, cities, and viii
lagos get one-third, and the school
districts also are paid one-third.
The original distribution in 1910
was as follows: State, 57,S38.12,
county, $57,S40.S6; cities, villages,
and townships, $115,671.7O; school
districts, $115,674.36.
The highest point reached in in
come from money and credits was
in 1920, when it aggregated ST.
329, 1854, on a total valuation of
$443, 092, 1863. The distribution was
effected as follows: State, $221,-
569.37; county, $221, 66O.25; cities,
villages and townships, $443,-
O21.5O; school districts, $443,114.22.
For 1881, the money and credit
taxes amount to $1,255, 098.64,
being within $74,266.70 of reaching
the 1920 peak. The 1881 money
and credits taxes, based on to-
tai valuation of $418,234, 420, were
divided in the following manner:
State, 5000, 1878; county, $209, Pill
o.; cities, villages and townships,
$418, 1886, and school districts,
$41S, 360.18.
The following table shows the
total value and total taxes levied
on money and credits in Mime
sofa since 1910:
Year I'll. Value I'll. Taxes
1910 .------ Sis, 676, 126 $347, 025.04
1911 .--....----..--. 134,826.568 04,477.5s
1912 .-----..----.--. 156,252,274 1853, 760.45
1913 -...---.. 1871, 625, 914 592,878.41
1914 .......-----.... 1877, 625, 914 592, 87S.41
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