The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-26
AN 4 LISTING FORECAST or
cor roller FIN EX'S AN
-UAL REPORT
GOElI 0F TIE state REVENUE.
The Avail BE School Fund, the Taxable
VaMss I'D the Redemption of Lands
AMI Collection of Back Taxes
Fully Explained.

a ne LUl.fNlnS forecast VI NpIhpNiV'4'
Finlcy'> T Incoming annual report vii
prove exc. dinghy interesting reading a
.l.r.>rut. The forecast is as follows;
Executive Department.
Comptroller's Office.
Austin. Tex Dee. Is, 1898.
His Elc.lency, c. A. CulbersOn, Gov
eIuur O. Texas:
Daar Sri have the honor TO hand vol
herewith report of this department fol
tn. fiscal year ending August 81, 1893
showing che receipts and disbursements
or all State funds during that period OF
time, together with such other statements
and sratis.i al exhibits as should properly
b.. embraced in this report.
Tho accounts kept with the State treas
Hrar sad the statistical exhibits are ar,
ranged ia tables numbering from No. !
10 N1 81, each followed with Il con-
,lens-d summary, embracing the follow
ing subjects, viz:
General revenue.
Permanent and available school fund.
Permanent and available University
fuud
Agricultural and Mechanical college
fund
LunaJic. Blind, Deaf and Dumb asylum
accounts and accounts of other State in
sGiutiOus
Land sales. account act of July il. 1879.
Land sales, account act of March ~,
1881
Fscheltad and settlement of estates.
Organized and unOrganized county tax
account
RpGcInption of land in organized and
4 o1c cfa faf ant
showing erroneous sales to the State by
collectors, upon which cancellation GER
ficatcs have been issued by the comp
troll
Cost of advertising lands for tax sales)
urnrganiZed counties.
Interest and sinking fund, Bexar and
Uguison county railroad subsidy bond
account
lntert.. and sinking fund, Dallas, Sher
gnau. Tyler and WaXahachie city railroad
subsidy bond account.
Roudcu debt of the State of Texas Au-
gust u, 1895.
Direct tax fund.
Available penitentiary fund.
State bonds held by special funds and
individuals
Investment Of permanent school fund.
COunlv and city bonds registered by
COmptrOiar since September /, 1894.
Detailed statements showing all taxes
collected made payable by law to the
cDmptroI,r.
Statement showing the amount of each
series or lind of occupation taxes col
iected ia The State by tax collectors.
Statement showing the amount of Occli-
patton taA collected in each county by
tax collectors.
Assessln mt of rolling stock of railroads
in the state apportioned by the comp
iroller a. he several counties through
which they are operated.
Statement of warrants drawn by the
comptrolloJ on the treasurer, on account
OF general revenue and all other funds.
Assessment of all property in the State
If Texas tor the year 1895.
Amount of State school taxes charged
TO collectors, amounts uncOllected and
cost Of assessing, collecting and advertis
ing, net amount collected and deposited
in the State treasury.
Amount of eX-taX collectors for taxes
collected on 1894 rolls and occupations
. receipts.
Amount of tax collectors for the taxes
of 1894
Net amount of State and school taxes
collected n each county from all sources
compared with the apportionment OF
school fund.
Nl'I4NLhAlI NE EN I II.
On the list of August, 1894, there was
a balance in the State treasury to the
credit OF This account amounting to $685.
Receipts during the year ending August
81, 1899, S2,0S6,57S20.
Total r'ceipts, including balance, So
l25,O22,JJ.
Disburscd during same period of time,
S2021 ,60G.56.
o., Il
BETS.
Leayin@ balance on hand August 81,
1895, SIS 072.71.
At the beginning of the fiscal year, Sep
tember !, 1894, the records of this office
show warrants against this fund out
standing and unpaid amounting to 1882
313.09.
Warrants drawn during year ending
August 81, 1895, $2,329, 414.56.
Total revenue warrants, $2,7S1, 727.65.
Paid ny State treasurer during year end
ing August 81, 1895, $2021, 606.56
LeayinE. warrants outstanding August
81, 1895, $760,121.O9.
Thus It will be seen that if no war
rants had been outstanding at the begin
nius of he fiscal year, the expenses would
have exc eded the receipts $307,S sos. OF
coursc, IT is understood that the increase
IN the rate of ad valorem tax fixed by
INV INtilly -lOuTtH ltSlSl1IUfe could not
affect IT,, receipts at the State treasury
during ,le past year, as said tax rate ap-
plies to The 1895 assessment, hence nc
material gain in revenue receipts was ex.
pectrd until the collection of 1895 taxes
should begin to reach the State treasury
Using the receipts of last year cover.
ing the same months as basis. with the
incrca ed tax rate considered, appro.
priatiuus uneXpended and in force. it is
believed that all warrants drawn against
this fund will be cashed at the State
treasury between the first of February
and March, 1896.
The above analysis warrants the con.
clusion that it will require the present
tax rate of % cents on the 500 for 1S9.
and 20 cents for 1896. to place the State
treasury upon permanent cash basis.
Table No. "a is complete statement
OF all warrants drawn against the gen
eral revenue to meet the current eX
pcnseS If the State government during
the hsCa year, aggregating 81, 1929. 41456
warrants drawn an the same
..r. 'ering the same period Of tim,
ipr Ine previous year of S2,GOl, 1871 10
showing a decrease in the expenses of
the past over the previous wear of S2T2.
0226}. This decrease In expenses is
accounted for by a general reduction all
along the line in salaries in The various
State departments, hul more particularly
IN the expense of frontier protection and
expense Of shorif's, clerks and attorneys
and witness fees, as follows.