Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-06-06
AUDITORS STATEMENT.
A Good State Of Affairs.
estate OF KENTUCKY,
OFFICE AUDITOR PUBLIC ACCoUNTs,}
FRANKFORT, MAY 3, lSS4.)


FRANKFORT, MAY 3, lSS4)
"Hon. j. Proctor Knott, Governor:
DEAR SIR-In reply to your note of
this date, asking report of the present
condition of the Treasury, and proba-
be deficit, if any, at the close of the
current fiscal year, l respectfully sub
nit the following:
There was in the Treasury
at the close of business
yesterday. y............$l27O47 81
There is over due to chari-
tes... -. ............ 4o,45i
Leaving ......... $SS, ,559, IA
There is remaining unpaid by the
Sherilfs only about $4,000.
The expenditure for the remainder
of the fiscal year will exceed consid-
erably the receipts. The funding of
the $J09,0O0 due banks, lately author
lied by the Legislature, would leave
the State at the end of the fiscal year,
June 30, with very small deficit,
but for the appropriations which
have been made. There has been al
ready appropriated over $2500O0
counting the appropriation for flood
sufferers at $4,000 which the expcn-
ditGre will not exceed. OF these ap-
preparations $20l,0O0 were of an ex-
trat rlinary character and were moi
contemplated in the estimates for the
year. There are yet before the Leg
islature bills appropriating consider
able sums to certain charitable in
siitutiOnS. The appropriations of the
whole section may be set down at
100000. The pay Of the Legislature
will exec d the estimate $4,000.
The school bill now pending pro-
vides that the School Fund shall have
its prop0riOnate share of all taxes
has gone exclusively 10 the General
Expenditure and Sinking FUND.-.
Last year there was assess I'd ngains
this class OF property taxes to the
amount Of over $G59,000. The pro-
posed enactment would, therefore
take from the General Expenditure
Fund about $4,000. 1t will be nee
essary, therefore, to provide for
Appropriations, say..... 100000
Pay OF Legislature in excess
of estimates .......... 1000
Revenues with held from Cen
eral expenditure fund by school
bill, if passed ............. 10000
Deficit. -. ..........a $iS5,0O
If the contract with c. X. Mason 4
Co., for convict labor should not DC
renewed after September next, there
would be largely increased expen-
dilure on account of the penitentiary
to be met in the next fiscal year.
To meet this deficit | know of no
measure before the Legislature, ex-
cept one proposing to double the IL
ccnsc now imposed upon the sale OF
spirituous and malt liquors. The
revenue from that source amounted
last year to little over 100000. 1t
cannot be expected that doubling
/ the license will also double the rev,
i enuc, but, should it have that effect
II would put into the General Elk
penditure Fund. only about $4,000
which would be the pro rata belon,
ing to that fund.
, 1t will be impossible to proceed un.
der the act directing the construction
of another penitentiary, unless ta'
is imposed for that purpose. An in
crease of five cents upon the presen
rate would be necessary to produc,
the $4,000 voted by that act. Ifas
h sessed upon this years revenue, |
0 can not be collected and made avail
able before next spring; hence bu
little could be done toward the worl
until next year, in any event, anC
without a tax for the purpose the ac
must remain for the present, at least
dead letter. Yours respectfully,
FAYETTE HEWITT, Auditor.