The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-01-23
MISSOURI FINANCES.
Annual report of the state Aaditor-stats..
ment of Receipts and Expenditures Of
Public Moneys During the Fiscal Year
Ended December 81, 1891.

Annual report of ths state AHditor-statss
ment of Receipts and Expenditures Of
Public Moneys During the Fiscal Year
Ended December 81, 1891.
State Auditor Seibert has delivered
TO Gov. Francis his annual report show
ing the receipts and expenditures OF
public moneys during the fiscal year
ended December 81, 1891:
With regard to particular funds the aggregate
receipts and expenditures for the year are sum.
married as follows;
Balances January /, 1sgi =. j.. ...S e0l. 40 81
Receipts during year ls91. 9,e49,l ,ls2 ii
Disbursements during year 1891 4,tS6-0 g
Balance in treasury January !, 1s92.- 97,+5 10
Ths report shows In detail the receipts and
expenditure on account of each particular
fund but as the revenue and interest funds are
the ones in which public interest is most CEN
tered, they alone are reproduced here
STATE REVENUE FuND.
Balance January !, 1891 80. -. IS 1s0,eN %
Receipts during year lsel..--- .-.-. ,l6e,5 ,5n "
Disbursements during year 1891 ,ll6 70
Transfer for beneft public schools. 6eo,Ro @
Balance in treasury January i, lSs1. n.udS W
STATE INTEREST FUND.
Rsshee RsceSs. Ssan%ary snrnry YEAR = l'v is aaa s.
Disbursements during year 1sglw w 16.l.3 g.
bonds " ''..a.4' ' I .1....,..i ~ S7l.s3I 81
Transfer to school moneys to meet
interest on certificates of indebted
hess teprus' W
Transfer to seminary moneys to
meet interest on certificates OF IN
Balance January /, lsss ............s........-
OF the amount transferred from this fund to
the sinking fund there still remains TO- the credit
of the latter, after the retirement Of all bonds
maturing during the year. the sum of S289osS3,
while the other transfers have been only SUM-
cient to meet the annual interest on the school
and seminary certificates Of indebtedness
Concerning the management Of the state debt
during the past year. the auditor calls attention
to the fact that the bonds and interest have
been promptly met when due; that during the
year 81 5000 Of the 3ie-per-cent. $50 bonds
were redeemed; that of this amount slnOO
was not subject to call until March l, 1872. The
holder of these latter bonds agreed to sell at par
and accrued interest. and there being sufficient
money in the sinking fund to pay them, the
purchase was made, which resulted in saving
to the treasury of the interest on the amount
from August Is, 1891. to March l, 1892, to-wit:
81, $3.50
BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
The bonded debt of the state on January
1891. exclusive Of school and seminary fund GER
tifcates held in trust by the state for benefit OF
these funds. amounted to s., $500 and on jan
uary l. lsa2. to S.,OS3OO. During the year the
bonded indebtedness Of tine state as evidenced
by school and seminary fund certificates has
been increased s65l a5s.2l This is due to the ap-
plication of the S646 as q OF direct taxes refund
ed by the national government in 1891 as per-
manent endowment Of the state university. and
to the issuance of certificate for S. paid into
the treasury by R. B. Price Esq. treasurer Of
the board of curators Of the university, to the
credit of the seminary fund. The aggregate
amount Of these certificates outstanding on jan
uary l. ls2 amounts to 81 33l q. the interest
on which is devoted to the educational interests
OF the state.
Concerning the revenue fund, the auditor
gives table showing the sources from which
its receipts are derived and the amount received
nm acconnt of aach which is M follows.