Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 200, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1913 — State Auditor Sends Notice That New State Levy is 40.1. [ARTICLE]

State Auditor Sends Notice That New State Levy is 40.1.

Auditor of State O’Brien has sent letters to all county auditors in the state calling their attention to the fact that the legislature last winter fixed the state tax levy at 40.1 cents on each hundred dollars of taxable property in the state. The levy is made up as follows: State revenue, 7 cents;- benevolent institution fund, 10 cents; state debt sinking fund, 1.5 cents; educational institution fund, 7 cents; common school fund, 13.6 cents; vocational common school fund, 1 cent; total 40.1 cents. . In addition to this there is the state poll tax of 50 cents and the state school poll tax of 50 cents for each taxpayer. The law and order league at Remington is offering SIOO reward for evidence leading 'to the conviction of any one selling liquor contrary to law. It is said that "blind pigs” have been flourishing In Remington for some time and the league is determined to put a stop to it by paying SIOO for each conviction. Old maids are better life insurance risks than married women, according to delegates attending the convention of the American Life Insurance association at St. Paul.