Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-04-27
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total of approximately 1000 miles
in the trunk road system of the state.
Real estate taxes may be paid quar-
terly beginning in 1894 instead OF
semi-annually as heretofore. The
payments will become due before
April list, June LIST, September LIST, and
December LIST. Penalties accrue only
at the half year period. Making the
last payment come due on December
1st instead of November list will be a
welcome change to many farmers, for
j much of the fall crops are sold dur
ing October and November.
Personal property taxes may be
paid semi-annually instead of once a
year, commencing in 1894. Half OF
the tax, if total is over $40, may be
paid before March list and the other
half before July list without penalty.
Homestead Assessments Lower.
Valuations on city, village and rural
homesteads will be materially cut for
assessment purposes. Under the plan
the present 1910 assessed valuation
of home plated property will be cut
to $3.50 and the unplatted rural prop
erty from 33 1870 to 2O1o. Both re-
auctions are effective up to $4,000
full and true valuations and on prop
erty occupied by owner. This will
!have the tendency to increase home
ownership.
Another relief plan valves the pen
| onI ;nkorocf nm 1921 roo1 oSt afe
taxes and permits the owner to pay
one-half this year and the balance in
1884, but the current taxes must be
kept up,
Conservatives in the Senate passed
a measure designed to make biz
Islashes in local taxes out over the
state 1t was heralded as a 1000,
600 tax saving program. The bill wa
introduced by Senator Mackenzie AM
provided for slashing the levies o
counties, townships. villages. cities
and school districts, certain percen
tages below that of 1881 levies. l
provided for an $50 levy of the 1913
levy for 1888; in 1894 the levy woul
be reduced to 500; in 1885 it woul'
be 1870; and in 1886 the levy woul
!, be but 1919 of that in 1881.
Know Their Own Business.
This would all have been beautiful
if such reductions were possible
, Without doubt there are some loca
municipal governments that coul
make such tax levy slashes withou
harming them, but to enact state
wide law compelling such levy slash
es is preposterous. A township Q
school district down in Rock count!
up to Marshall, Lake, or down j
Winona county know more about thei
: needs and will study their needs NOR
than the Legislature sitting in S
7 Paul. Many local municipal govern
ments have already cut to the bon
: and in fact have taken the lead in ia
Islashing.
Much propaganda was release
, with reference to taxes in an attemI
? to make people believe that reductio
of taxes would be the one and onl
thing to enable the country to SUI
: vive, but blanket bill covering MAJ
: imum tax levies to all local govern
? mental units whether they have bee
) economical or lavish in their exper
! ditures is entirely out of orde
= Therefore, this bill was not passe
t in the House. Anybody can save som
4 money tomorrow if he will deny hin
3 self food, but it is question If
will pay to do so.
The Bell local expenditure contr'
bill met the same fate in the Hous
e as did the Mckenzie measure. Bot
y bills would have taken away SON
9 home rule and were viewed by mo
House members as not being the kiI
e of legislation that should be enacte
Il into law.
4 The New Revenue Measure.
u The statutory state income tax b
S came law after much maneuver1I
I between the two houses and son
o amendments tackled on here al
there 1t is the biggest new revenl
producing measure passed by tn
e Legislature and will give conside
q able aid to the schools of the stat
: 1t is estimated that $5,0OO,00O Will
collected annually for 1888 and 10
through this form of taxation. T.
a benefits to every public school d1
II trict in the state will range betwe'
l. 81 and $40 per pupil. The provisio
g are such. however, that the revenu
go first for the retirement of bon