Show BE 71 11 MILLS ll The e assessed valuation of the statE of Utah Uta l Jor or 1922 making al allowances allowa allowances al- al lowa ces for the changes ordered by the state bo board rd of equalization is On On On this total the board fixed a state tax levy of 71 mills as compared l with 69 mills for last year The state tax levy is made up of 24 mills hulls for the state general fund purposes purposes 2 of a mill for high school pur purposes oses and 45 mills for district school purposes These rate rates are the maximum allowed by the legislature ture of 1921 They are the same as pre- pre last year lex ept that the state general fund levy was then 22 mills Of this general fund levy 28 per percent percent cen cent is divided among mong the University ty of Utah the Utah Agricultural college oleg On the basis of 10 l per r cent of unc un l f ere r g wll b b ba a net revenue to the state general fund for the current year from general general general gen gen- eral property taxes of This Is practically the s same me as the estimated receipts for state administration administration administration admin admin- purpose from the state general property tax for the year 1921 set at ait In other words although the state tax levy has been increased by 2 of a mill roUl the lie revenue to the state general fund is not thereby appreciably in in- in creased There will be bo some slight Increase to the three educational In Institutions Institutions institutions in- in which share the general fund receipts Schools Lose The decrease in the states state's valuation valuation valuation means that it will be practically practical practical- ly impossible to raise for the lie schools during the present school year the constitutional maximum of 25 per capita of school population tion in each district The maximum leyy however however however how how- ever was determined by the state legislature and the state board does not consider empowered to go beyond that figure 5 4 5 mills According to estimates presented to the state board of equalization by bythe bythe bythe the state auditor with the revenue from general property taxes as fixed there will be a deficit in the state general fund at the close of the present present present pres pres- ent biennium of close to This may be cut somewhat if the time various departments are able ahle to save savo money on the appropriations allowed allow allow- ed to each by the legislature Those appropriations it is acknowledged were cut quite severely and Mark Tuttle state auditor estimated that the total of or amounts that would not nol be sent ent by the close of the biennium would he lie about J. J H H. Glenn state stale director of finance and purchase however this amount may be increased to in which event according to Mr Tuttles Tuttle's estimates the deficit in ill the state general fund at nt the close of or the biennium would be about Deficits Permissible Departmental deficits however may be allowed by the state administration administration administration admin admin- In a few v cases between now and the close of the biennium Such deficits have been allowed in small amounts in a few instances al al- al ready Every effort it is announced will be made to avoid the necessity fo for allowing any more Inasmuch however as they are are arc not of record in the state auditors auditor's office they cannot cannot cannot can can- not be included in the listing of ot the unexpended balances in ill 4 Roscoe Hammon secretary of ot the lie state board of equalization and Miss 1 Rebecca chief clerk yesterday yesterday yes yes- esterday es figured out the changes made in the assessed valuation of each county in Utah by the action of the state slate board in equalizing as between counties It Il was found that tho the net result was an Increase of only in n the assessed valuation of the state Tho The totals had been increased ed in fourteen counties in varying amounts the largest increases being In Morgan county and in Rich county On Ou the I other hand the lie totals had been increased In Increased in- in J in-J creased in ill eight counties of the state in Tooele county by Increases Made Ind By Dy classes of property there were increased as as follows on grazing lands on range cattle on ll cattle on s sheep Bother other than range sheep heep on the valuation of banks There was a decrease of on the valuation of the range sheep of the state The following tabulation shows n 11 the first column the valuation of the counties as reported by the county auditors after the county boards of equalization had completed ed ell their work and in tho the second column olumn the valuations of the same counties as fixed by by the state board of of equalization The latter valuations valuations valuations will stand except for such er errors errors er- er lOrs or additional assessments as asi i maybe ay be between now no and taxpaying time The tabulation Beaver i 1 Boxelder Cache Carbon Davis Duchesne Daggett Emery Garfield Grand Iron Irol Juab Kane Millard Morgan l 2 Piute Pluto Rich San Juan 4 Salt Lake Sanpete 12 1254 4 SO Summit 11 Tooele Uintah 69 Utah Wasatch Washington Wayne Weber Totals |