The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1895-01-19
THE MISSOURI TREASURY.
The Annual Report OF State Treasurer
Lon v. Stephens.

mai period of time from January I,
1893, to December 81. 1864.
There was a balance in the treasury
January 1, 1893. of S562,277.4s. The
actual receipts from all sources during
1888 were 50, $50. 1913. 90. Warrants paid
in 1898 were S3,497, 9O9. 10. The actual
receipts from all sources during 1894
were 81, 422. 10. Warrants paid in
1884 were s., 2s5, 500. 90. leaving n bal
nce in the treasury at the close of
business December 81, 1894, of S719,-
9a5.43.
The greater part of the balance of
S71o, 725.43 on hand December 81. 1854,
belongs to the various funds as fol-
lows:
Ntn.a Si eLGna u g
School moneys. lsS. 10. %
Seminary moneys. 34.Ofs 95
insurance department fund ........... 1861 0j
Executors 27d administrators fund. 35.S:s Is
The treasurer then details where
the funds are deposited-in various
banks and state treasury yaults-and
the security and bonds given by the
various banks CHOSEN a der cc't""ies
for state funds, all of which has beer
made public heretofore in his monthly
report.
The receipts into the revenue fund
from current and delinquent tag books
in 1898 were 81, sO4, O72. &c: in 1894, ST.
7s4,Ol4.24. The tax received in 1895 for
tax on organization of new corpora
tions was SS4. 400: in 1894. S54, 10. The
receipts from interest on state deposits
for 1893 and 1894 We're S25,05s.62.
The various counties Of the state. in
Guiding the city of st. Louis, paid in
state taxes during the year 1898, So
T2S, 1851, and S2,s15, O57.43 in 1894.
OF these amounts. the city OF st. Louis paid
in 1898 s9Os. 49,. i3, and in 1894 81, Il6.4s36S.
jackson county. including Kansas City, paid
in state taxes in 1888 s!T5.9lI05, and in 1884
s&3yS2S13.
In 1893 Buchanan county paid in state taxes
500 2l0.50: in 1894 S7S.l1511.
St. Louis county paid SsO,TO4.94 in 1853, and
sG9.55I. 70 in 1894 in state taxes.
In 1893 Saline county paid Si0,929.0T. and in
1894 p. as9.9l.
In 1883 Greene county paid s36.sG9.62 and in
In 1893 Jasper county paid s3O.s6a. 10, and in
1894 1885, %.
In 1893 Pettis county paid in state taxes $751;
O7O.2 . and in 1894 s2s ,s39.Cl.
In 1893 Lafayette county paid s25 .sS5.6s, and in
1892 32OS1.9S.
In 1853 Marion county paid s2I.9lS.1s, and in
1924 s3l .a97.4.
In 1893 Macon county paid sci ,676.78. and in
1894 S2l .23i.6S.
In 1898 Audrain county paid 81, 1868. Il, and in
1894 sI9.993.s5.
In 1898 Cooper county paid sl7,679.lO and in
1884 $2i.42I91.
In 1898 the express companies paid in taxes
into the state treasury s~s,541.I3; in 1894 they
paid s. .25s.36.
In 1888 the secretary OF state paid IN ices
sL.I49.30: in 1894 S629I.G5.
In 1898 the secretary of state paid from notary
public commissions into the state treasury So
20: in 1891 $3.50.
The taxes paid into the state treas
ury by the foreign insurance companies
doing business in Missouri in 1898 were
1 O5,4s9.sl; in 1894, S12l, 10000. The
state treasurer says that within the
last four years the state has lost by
companies Withdrawing from business
S4.51S.93.
H recommends to the legislature that all
foreign insurance companies before allowed TO
do business in Missouri be required to execute
a bond to the state. conditioned that they will
nav all taxes due the state by November l of
each year. He recommends also that II 1t Is
possible the legislature should Simplify the
work and render the assessment and collec-
ion of this tax less cumbersome and compii-
cated.l
There was received from the United
States treasury for the more complete
endowment ana maintenance OF col
leges for the benefit of agriculture and
mechanic arts appropriated by con-
gress for the year ending June 80, 1894,
SO. 600: for the year ending June 80,
1895, so, 900. Of this sum, S33. $3.50
has been paid to R. b. Price, treasurer
Missouri state university, and 81, 1oi 90
has been paid to A. Brandenberger,
treasurer Lincoln institute.
On the subject of bond investment
companies the state treasurer says:
The Pettis County Investment Co. Of Sc
dalia. No. has complied with the law and left
with the treasurer securities which Mr.. Adam
Itfcl, cashier of the Bank of Commerce. of Sc
dalia. Mo. says are ample security The 81.
Louis Bond Investment Co. deposited a note
signed by J. w. Ayior. for 100000, secured by
first mortgage on real estate. and a collateral
deposit of $4,000 OF Webb City and Carterviile
bonds. Said company has also on deposit with
ne treasurer SLIGO in cash. The Guarantee
Investment Co. of Nevada, deposited a note
executed by ID Z. Slattery. w. II. Stevenson
and J. B. Johnson. of ST. Louis, for slOO.o0O. Sc
cured by mortgage on real estate considered 10
be worth SaOO.U1O: also, $1,000 in cash"
The state treasurer says, with ref
erence to the bond investment COM
panies:
L have received many thousands OF letters
from the investors of bonds in the three above
named bond investment companies. After the
required deposits were made and receipts
given. inquiries came from all sections of the
United States AZ to whether or not the deposits
had been made. Many more came from par
ties who wanted to know if l considered the
companies sound and solvent. and il the in
were safe. OF course. in most in
stances. 1 was unable TO give the information
wanted. The companies have had 4 stormy
existence. and / think are now still engaged in
business. but two OF them under different
names and on somewhat different lines. l