Nevada County picayune., 1890-08-07

pcnditures of the State Government of Arkansas under Republican and Democratic Administrations, com. piled from the official records:
 REPUBLICAN. Rate of taxation in lS13.......... 12.5 mill, Expenses of State Government
 '72 to '7t,..............,........... 5 2,529,6st State debt, lS7l..................... 17,3O2, ,G7i State debt increased in six
 wears, '6S to '74...........~.... li,OjO. 27t Expenses of the General As
 bly, ls73......................... 86O,20C Expenses Penitcntiary, 1870 to
 1s7l........ ...................... 2Is,G0C State printing, 1870 to 1871 .... l50,00C Pay of Registrars, 1872 ........... 50,00C General revenue fund in T'reas-
 ury Currency 1874..,"..... e School fund in Treasury
 (bonds) 1871 ........... ........ 3i,00O Expense of Auditors office,
 1872 to lS1I................,.... 12,3lO Fee- paid Registers and Re-
 ccivcrs of L. <. Land Office,
 lSt.......................... ...... 2OO2S Blanks, books and statements,
 1872 to SIl.....................,. l3S, I65 Expenses of preparing and s
 suing Treasury certificates,
 lSi3....... ...... .................. 4S, l2l Publication, Journals, General
 Assembly, ls73................ i3,675 Tax on railroads, 1874 ........... 0 Expenses State Land Office,
 '72 to '74............ ............. 5l,675 Expenses Secretary of State,
 '72 to '7i.............. ............. 2G.125 Cost of State Government
 1868 to ls74........... .......,... .s,532, 232 Militia, ls6S to lSG9............. li5,000
 DEMOCRATIC. Taxation in ls9O................ mill, Expenses State Governm ent,
 1888 to 1890..................... 5 100000 State debt, 1890 .................... l,G95,00O State debt, decrease in ten
 years, 1880 to lso0....... zee. 15,ll2,5O0 Expenses General Assembly,
 lSSf ......... ....,.......... ...... 9llbs Revenue from Penitentiary,
 1889 to l890......... ............. l79,97o State printing ...... ......"....... 10000 Pay of Registrars, 'S6 to '90.",. Q General revenue fund in
 Treasury, 1S90......,..,......... 3lS,9ll School fund in Treasury, 1890 29G,3lO Expense Auditors Office, 1888
 lo l0!o...... ....,........... ll,bfU Fees paid Registers and Re
 covers of [. $. Land Office
 1888 to lS90....... .............. 900 Blanks, books and statements,
 lSSS to 1890 ......... ........,... S,G61 Expenses of preparing and is-
 suing Treasurer's.. certificates,
 lSSS.to 1890 ,.............. ...... l,s00 Publication journals of Gener-
 al Assembly, lss9. 9.............. 3,7Gi Tax on railroads 1890 mills on lo,li3, ,323 State Land Office, receipts
 above expenses, 'Ss to '90..." 23i,3iG Secretary of States Office re-
 cciptS (estimatcdD above eX-
 pcnscs. 1880, to 1888 to 1890 ll,200 Cost of State Government,
 1881 to 1890 ....... ......... l,675,0W Militia, lS7i-5 ..................... l3,S52
 From 1868 to 1871, under Repub- lican administration, the sum of SC, = G74 4,5ll was collected in taxes from the people of the State. The bonded debt was increased So, 1000, ,OO0, and a floating debt of Sl ,S64, ,72l was created. The public improvements, including buildings, etc., during that period need not have cost exceeding Sl00, ,000. In six years, 1880 to 1886, $500, ,000 was expended for needed State buildings. The tax on railroads and the receipts from the lessccs of the Penitentiary amount to more than one-third of the expenses of the Government under Demo- cratic management.