The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1933-04-20
PUBLIC, EMPLOYEES
HIT, HOME OWNERS
HELPED BY SOLONS
100000 Saving Made But
State Levy VIII Jump
From 8 to IL Mills
MORTGAGORS RELIEVED
Move to Liquidate Expensive
Rural Credits; Gas Tax
Boost Beaten


school employees who receive more
than $1,000 per year will be affected
by measure approved by the legisla-
ture Tuesday night, provided it is
signed by the governor.
AS sent to the Governor the meas
ure provides that salaries of all Of
fiicials and employees paid more than
$1,000 year out of public funds, ex-
cept those working for the county
governments of Hennepin, Ramsey
and st. Louis counties and for the
cities of St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Duluth, shall be reduced, ranging
from 5 per cent on $1,000 salaries to
20 per cent for salaries of $4,000 and
above.
The legislatures appropriations for
the state activities were reduced &c.
100000 from those of two years ago,
to reach a total of $37, ,349.
Despite reductions, the next state
tax levy was placed at So mills and
that for the following year 81 mills.
This is II mills more than the pre-
vious high mark, due to loss in rev.
enue and delinquent taxes. That means
the property tax mills next year will
contain a state levy of almost II
mills. 1t was a little more than eight
mills this year.
Small Homes Favored
The basis on which homes and
homesteads are assessed is reduced in
another measure. The assessed valu-
alton on homes up to $4,000 and on
homesteads to the same amount is to
be reduced next year by about Is per
cent.
Two bills for relief of mortgagors
were passed. The bills suspend pres
ent laws until May 1, 1885.
The mortgage bill provides that
the mortgagor or owner in possession
may halt a foreclosure by advertise
ment by applying to the District
Court, and the court then is to have
full jurisdiction. The court may ex-
tend the period of redemption one
year, or until May 1, 1885, and, where
evidence shows that a sale did not
net an adequate price, may order a
resale.
While the time remains for redemp-
ton, the court may permit the occu-
pant to remain, under terms of pay
ment to cover insurance, taxes, inter-
est and other obligations. Deficiency
judgments are not permitted until
after the time for redemption expires.
A separate act applies substantial
~ the same provisions to contracts
for deed, where payments are in de-
fault.
The lawmakers in their last night
also approved measure extending
the redemption time two years on
real estate sold for 1926 or 1927
taxes.
Bills Passed
Here is a list of other important
bills passed by the 1888 legislature:
Extending trunk highway system
1000 miles.
Compromising with national banks
to collect approximately three million
dollars in state taxes in two years.
Taxing oleomargarine containing
less than 40 per cent animal fat 10
cents pound.
Cutting passenger car license fees
from 20 to so per cent.
Cutting penalties for delinquent
passenger car fees so per cent.
Liquidating the Rural Credit Bu-
reau.
Requiring drivers licenses.
Per hitting state teachers colleges
to charge tuition.
Regulating industrial loan agen-
cies.
Handling Twin Cities sewage
through a disposal system.
Taxing incomes.
Compelling firms paying gross
earnings taxes to pay regular license
fees for motor vehicles.
Taxing chain stores.
Prohibiting court injunctions in la
Dor disputes.
Allowing s1,5OO,oOo for poor relief
next two years.
Regulating sale of beer.
Setting up machinery for consid-
ering ratification of Eighteenth
amendment repeal.
Repeating certain state prohibition
enforcement laws enacted since 1919.
Outlawing machine guns.
Granting relief on mortgagors.
Re-apportioning the state.
Postponing sale Of property for
non-payment Of 1881 real estate tax
es.
Permitting municipal power lines
to extend service beyond municipal
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