FIRST REPORT

OF THE

North Dakota Tax
Commission

TO THE

GOVERNOR

AND THE

LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

UNIVERSITY
1912 | IBRARY

PRINCETON NJ.

KNIGHT PRINTING COMPANY

STATE PRINTERS

FARGO

To Hon. John Burke, Governor and the Legislature of the State of North Dakota:

In Compliance with the provisions of paragraph 13, Section 9, Chapter 303 of the Laws of North Dakota, passed at the Twelfth Session of the Legislative Assembly, the North Dakota Tax Commission herewith submits its first report.

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Property Between 1890, 1900 and 1910

Tables Showing Ratios of Gain and Loss of Personal and Real

Chapter III. Personal Property Tax

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Table Showing Personal Property Assessment for Twenty-two

Counties for 1909 and 1912..

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Table Showing Real Property Assessment for Twenty-two

Counties for 1909 and 1912

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Chapter IV. Assessment of Intangible Property

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Moneys and Credits

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Table Showing Number of Banks, Bank Deposits, and Moneys

Returned for Taxation from 1890 to 1912

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Provision Permitting Subtraction of Five Per Cent of Loans

and Discounts from Surplus or Reserve Funds and Undivided

Profits

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