Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-02-23
State FiRances-RepOrt Of the Sec
rotary OF state.
70 The Ssaote and assembly cfMe State


II ME Senate and assembly Of the Stat,
ofWISconsin:
The first section of art. 2, of San ac
prsscGbing the powers aud duties Of the
Secretary of State" declares shat it shall
be the duty Of the Secretary of State, to ex
hibit to the Legislature atits annual meeting
acompetc statement ofthe funds ofthe State
of lis revenues, and OF the pubic expendi
lures during the proceeding year. with de
tailed estimate OF the expenditures TO be de
lrayed from the Treasury for the ensuin.
year, specifying therein each object of ex
pendture, and distinguishing between sucl
as are provided for by permanent or tempo
rary appropriations, and such as require Il
he provided for by law, and showing The
means from which such expenditures are tc
be betrayed" ....
There is as yet no state fdnd; the only
source of revenue being the tax levied il
the several counties. The amount of state
tax levied from the year ending Dec. 3
1913, amounts to 359,G95 90.
1t appears, however, from the returns of
the assessment in the counties Of Washing.
ton, Portage, Rock, Calumet and Dodge
that the State tax in those counties was lev.
led only upon real estate, and that no seper.
ate assessment was made of merchandise and
stock incorporated Companies. Those
counties are therefore charged with the Al
mill tax upon the assessed value of the real
estate.
Should the Legislature make provision at
its present session for an equalization Of the
TAX and the payment Of the arrearaee due
from those counties for the last fiscal year,
the revenue would be increased probably
$500, which would make the whole rev.
enuc for the tax of 1913, S60,G95.
The ammount due from the several coun~
ties 10 the state for arrearages of territorial
revenue is $l0,JS5 1s, as appears from the
books oflhs late Territorial Treasurer. In
the settlement with tlle county CT Brown for
thcanoarago, il was discovered that in May,
1916, the sum of 1915 had been paid over
to The Territorial Treasurer, Mr. I.arkin, for
The tax of the previous year which had not
been credited to the county or ACCOUNTED for
by lhat officer 10 the Territory. This sum
has since been paid into the treasury by MIR.
Iarkn, and reduces the amount Of arreara-
gcs to SIO,32I rs,
For detailed statement Of the tax and ar
rcaragcs see abstract marked f. A resolu-
lion was passed by the Legislature tits last
srss sion, authOrlslng the Hon. NJ. {. Dar~
ling, orr Representative in Congress, "to
apply for and obtain from he Treasury De-
parimcnt the amdntn Of money due on ac-
count of bonds and script, which were au-
lhorizcdhy aclol Congress, of August, 1912,
to be paid by the United States, and redeem
cI by Territorial Treasurer.
Having no means of distinguishing be-
tween such as were authorized TO be paid
AMI those disaIowcd by the Department,
forwarded to Mr.. Darling by mail, bonds
aad script Amounting III the aggregate to
&Il,S.5 90; detailed statement the nam
Der amount Of Ibis script will be found in
ahst.art marked G.. Select Committee
al The Senate reported during The last session
Of the Legislature, that the balance III the
hands OF ,he Register and Recci' er Of the
MUwauhtc and the Rock River CanalIanls
yas &!48o7 CT.
The ABOVE snms, together with the
amouH, transferred by the late Territorial
Treasurer to The Stale Treasurer, amount
~ 'o53691 So, which constitutes the whole
revenue OF the Stale for the last fiscal year,
Since lbc qualification OF the State Ttca>n-
r'r and up to Dee. q, 1919, lie cXpcHdi-
tar,s amount to 33I,4G2 2J.
Appropriations have been made, and War
rams issued for the sum Of $32 ,G97 -,
having 25,305 Oh, for which apPropria-
toms have vet to he made. For a detailed
statement Of expenditures of last year, see
abstracts \, b, and G. The estimated cy.
pcu>es Of the State Tor the fiscal yea: com
mcarng Jan. |, lSI9.as per abstract mark
ed d and L is provided for by permanent
approprialion- &23, $50 90
Not provided for by permanent
appropriation, S33,o3O 90