Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-01-13
Interesting Official Virginia Statistics
for The Year Ending Sept. 80, 1887.
[From the Richmond Wing.

The total revenue of the State for the
past year was $2 569, 33S.73; disbursements
80, 626, 1902, the excess being drawn
from balance of 1891, 848.06 on hand at
beginning of the year.
The amount of coupons rendered in pay
ment of taxes during the year was $225,
856.47.
Eighty three counties and cities have re-
ported sales of delinquent land r taxes
from '65 to SO, aggregating $63S. 9o3.03, OF
which sum the treasury realized IN cash
only $79, $685. from which must he de-
Quoted $11, STA "a, expenses of sales).
$3o3, 297. 16 being released by courts md
barred by act of Assembly, and the bal
ance, $175, SO2.02 bought in by the State.
From the hire of penitentiary convicts,
$42 900 was received.
The disabled soldiers of Virginia re-
ceived ST., 8OOSO, and Lee Camp Soldiers
Home, $4,000 additional.
1t cost $6, $50 SO to register the births,
deaths and marriages last year.
The amount paid for criminal charges
and court contingent expenses was $685.,
SOS. 43--a little more than one-tenth of
the whole revenue.
The fuel, gas and ice for the Capitol and
Governors mansion cost SO, 57o 80.
The indemnity board paid out Sl3, Az =
II in suits against treasurers.
The commissioners Of the revenue were
paid $5S, 1926. OS in commissions.
For the support of lunatics in jails and
asylums and new buildings $780, o.
was expended, besides $4,000 expended
by the Deaf Dumb and Bind Institute.
The amount expended for public schools
and colleges was 1928, Sl2 3S. More shan
fourth of the whole revenue.
The amount of Interest paid on the State
debt was 1892, 469 81; add to this amount
1925, S56 At coupons rendered and not re-
ceived, and taxes not collected. we have a
total of $71S, 325.81.
There are eighty banks in the State,
which have an aggregate cash capital, at
market value, of nearly $500, 600, and
pay tax of 1929, 96O08. Nine of the eighty
are located in Richmond. The First Ma
tional of that city pays one-nlnth OF the
| Whole tax.
| The seventy-seven insurance companies
| doing business in the State pay $3l, o2O. At
in taxes, in payment of which only $751;
| 80 tender of coupons was made.
The revenue or the State is deposited IN
three Richmond banks, and one in Char
| lottesville, and one in Winchester, which
paid the State 81, 460.o5 IN interest.
The nine sewing machine companies do:
ing business in the State paid $2,Sl5 e
taxes last year, the Singer paying nearl
| 5000 of it, the balance being ABOUT equal
| " divided between the other eight compa
| MES.
There are 423 notaries public in the
| State, 10 of which do business IN Stauntof
and SO in Augusta. The tax on their la
Dor was $6,999.45.
The oyster tax yielded $13, 1921, ane
the expense Of collecting the same wa
$16, 712 35, bringing our oyster fundum II
debt to the treasury several thousand dol
lars. There are SO inspectors employed b.
the State. :,
The gross income of the several railroad
in the State was $13, 554, 797.09, on which
they are assessed 81, 100 to pay the Rail
road Commissioners salary and expenses
of office clerk, &c.
There are $50 miles of railway track II
the State. valued at s2S, 900, 600; depots
machine shops, lots, and all other propert.
Gncluding 81, 900, 900 rolling stock, valued
at Sc, 800, 900. Total value of ali railroad
property, 1884. 600, 900, on which is palt
S137, 340.97 taxes.
The eight steamboat companies within
the State pay So, 1000 tax.
The nine telephone and five TELEGRAPH
companies pay 81, 1864. Aggregate yalu
of property in the State, $250, Alb. The.
have 2, S55 miles of wire and nearly lo,oo
miles Of wire in excess of one line.