Iron County register., 1880-01-29
MISSOURI STATE NEWS.
State Auditors Annual Report.

On the 18th State Auditor Thomas Holla-
! day completed his annual report and sub
mitted it to the Governor. Below will b
found all its essential points:
Hon. John S. Phelps, Gorernor Of Missouri:
SIR-I have the honor to submit herewith my
for the year ending December 81, 1879. 1t is
gratifying to say the States finances are in q
pated, the receipts into the Treasury far ex.
ceeding the most sanguine expectations,
while the current expenses will be in the fu-
ture, by the retrenchmentS inaugurated by
the Legislature, diminished. The year 1873
was the most prosperous since 1878.
In my report rendered to you April II, 1879,
for the quarter ending March 81, 1879 / called
attention to the fact that the assessment OF
the general property as returned by the as;
deprecated S55 1913 317. as compared with 1878,
estimating the Counties of Boone, Miller and
New Madrid (their returns not then being inl
at their assessment for the previous year, and
that this would cause reduction in the state
revenues from that cause of sob 1874 sc per an
mum, or $447, ,7S9 y for the two years.
In subsequent report, made to the Legis-
lature, / rendered like estimate, basing my
conclusions on the decreased amount Oftaxes
for 1879 that would be charged against the
Collectors. When the tax-bookS were made
up, after corrections and adjustments by the
County Boards of Equalization the actual re-
suit was as follows:
Amount of State revenue and State
interest fund taxes charged on
naX ior 60 i1o 3i9 az oe
I,ll
Decrease in 1879 as compared with
The assessment of real estate vas ssoUs Insde La
once in two years, except in st. Louis, COM
mencing the 1st day of August, 1872. 1t was
supposed this rule would be adhered to in the
revised revenue law, consequently the as
sessment of the landed property for the taxes
of 1879 would be the basis for 1850, and that
owing to the then continued depression of
all industries, there would be no material en-
hancement in the annual assessment of per-
sonal property. The total receipts from rev.
enue sources in 1878 were So, 152, ,220 66, and in
1879 - 6S3 SSS 33 being falling off of sos }32 3
When the said $24s,025 "A of a reduction in the
amount of taxes on the tax books of 1879 is
taken into consideration, it become evident
that there has been a larger per cent of cur
rent taxes collected in proportion to amounts
sides, there has been an increase in the col
lections of back and delinquent taxes, stimu-
The following is a comparative showing of
the amounts of tax charged:
FOR 1873.
State revenue and interest on cur
rent DOCKS. ;....... S236o2l,oIo
On railroads, bridges, and telegraph
s246,47O, JIG
FOR 1879.
State revenue and interest on cur
rent tax books. .S2l1 DIS, ,996
On railroads, bridges, and telegraph
companies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1,I1O,oU4
sa22, ,3s9, 500
Reduction on tax books, S24s, OPS "A. and an
increase on railroads. bridges, and telegraph
companies of s. 22l 0S
CRIMINAL COSTS.
Costs in criminal cases which accrued in 1878
amounted to S20I 722 81. Warrants to the
amount of SIG0,61S 30 were issued, and the de-
ficiency of Sal 014 62 came over; $2i9 $50 50 of
warrants We're issued last year, embracing the
said Sal .044 81. BY excluding this last amount
it will be found that the costs were sos, $50 20,
making an excess over 1873 of s., ,1l3 %.
On your special recommendation the Legis-
lature provided in the revision that board
bills in felony cases should be paid by the
counties. Mileage of witnesses was reduced
from to- cents, and the per diem was also re.
duced as well certain fees of the clerks.
Grand larceny was raised to $50. All of these
will decrease the demands against the State
Treasury thousands of dollars annually.
The following exhibits the condition of the
revenue fund. to- wit: