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S. D. Income For Past Fiscal Year Exceeds Expenses By Two Million
Pierre May 14 The expenses of South Dakota state government for the fiscal year ended June 30 1829 totaled 316 593 784 Deputy state auditor E D Hale reported in statistics for the federal census bureau Total receipts for the year were 18 256 74 per capita 25 61 The excess in revenue receipts reduced the state debt The general state departments operation and maintenance cost 9 081 338 or 1224 per capita Public service enterprises 703 318 interest on public debt 3 117 674 and permanent improvements 3 481 454 Highway costs 4809 793 with 1 19 for maintenance and 2 771 874 for construction Total revenues exceeded payments by 18 5 642H before permanent improvements and by 1 872 890 including them Property taxes 28 appear 1929 versus 27 1 in 1923 and 34 9 in 1914 Per capita property taxes 7 46 in 1929 7 43 in 1928 33 06 in 1918 Earnings of general departments 7 4 of revenue 1929 8 2 of 1928 Licenses 3 in 1929 31 in 1928 Funded state debt June 30 1929 57 299 700 net indebtedness 12 143 42 or 17 70 per capita Assessed valuation 1 755 062 160 state taxes 5 362 689 per capita levy 7 02