The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-01-17
THE STATE TREASURY.


of business December 81, 1894, of
s7l9, ,725.4S. -.. ...... ...
The greater part of the balance OF
S7l9, ,725.43 on hand December 81,
1894, belongs to the various funds as
follows:
Revenue fund. .... ................ SiiI .t35. =
State sinking fund. ................ .2S6, I3s. Is
School moneys. ......... ....... 1sB, ,lG2 %
Seminary mOncys....... ..-.,.,....... "a ,OGs ,9t
Insurance department fund. ......l7 .g6i .O5
Executors and administrators fund 35, ,32S IA
The receipts into the revenue fund
from current and delinquent tax
books in 1893 were 81 ,SO4, ,072. 90; in
1894, 81, ,O14.24. The tax re-
received in 1898 for tax on organiza-
tion of new corporations was $84 400;
in 1894, S54, ,1l0. The receipts from
interest on state deposits for 1893
and 1894 were S25, ,O5S62.
The various counties of the state,
including the city st. Louis, paid i'll
state taxes during the year 1898,
81, 72S, ,S9S.41, and S2,Sl5, ,O57,43 in
1894. OF these amounts the city of
st. Louis paid, in 1893, s9OS, 1872 .43,
and in 1894, 81, l16, ,4S3.6S. jackson
county, including Kansas City, paid
in state taxes in 1893, S275,91IO5,
and in 1894, 1928, ,S28.13. In 1893
Buchanan county paid in state taxes,
500, 9,210,50; in 1894, S7S,175.11.
st. Louis county paid $50, 7O4.94 in
1893, and S69, ,554.40 in 1894 in state
taxes. In 1898 Saline county paid
$40, ,929.07, and 1894, S2l, ,98g.9l. In
1893 Greene county paid $50, S60.G2,
and in 1894, S34, ,OS5.91. In 1898
Jasper county paid $50, 1863. 10, and in
1894, S37,S05.73. In 1893 Pettis
county paid, in state taxes, $751;
070,22, and in 1894, $2S, ,S39.O1. In
1893 Lafayette county paid S25,
835.G8, and in 1894, S32 ,06l 80. In
1893 Marion county paid S21, ,913.1 10,
and in 1894, S3l, ,297.4l. In 1898
Macon county paid S2l $40. rs, and in
1894, S21 ,234 .G9. In 1893 Audrain
county paid S25, ,3G3,41, and in 1894,
$40, ,993.S5. In 1893 Cooper county
paid $l7, $40 10, and in 1891, $24, =
424.92.
In 1898 the express companies paid
in taxes into the state treasury,
SS,547.13; in 1894 they paid
S7,25S.36. In 1893 the secretary Of
state paid in fees 81, 4,149.3 80; in 1894,
S6,201,G5. In 1898 the secretary of
state paid from notary public com,
missions into the state treasury
S6,470; in 1894, S6,2SO.
lhe taxes paid into the state treas
ury by the foreign insurance COM
panes doing business in Missouri in
1893 We're $lO5, ,4S9.Sl; in 1894,
1921, 700.02. The state treasurer says
that within the last four years the
state has lost by companies with
drawing from business S4,579 90.
He 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 pay all takes due the state
by November / of each year. He
recommends, also, that if it is pos
sible the Legislature should simplify
the work and render the assessment
and collection of this tax less cum
bersome and complicated.
There was received from the
| United States treasury for the more
complete endowment and mainten-
ance OF colleges for the benefit of
agriculture and mechanic arts
appropriated by congress Tor the
year ending June 80, 1894, $40, 900 ;
for the year ending June 20, 1895,
$4,000 OF this sum S33, 1896. OF has
been paid to r. B. Price, treasurer
Missouri State University, and $2,-
104. .03 has been paid to A. Branden
berger, treasurer Lincoln institute.
On the subject of bond investment
companies the state treasurer says
"The Pettis County Investment Co.
of Sedalia, Mo-, has complied with
the law and left with the treasurer
securities which Mr.. Adam Ittel,
cashier of the Bank of Commerce OF
Sedalia, Mo-, says are ample security
deposited a note signed by J. w
Aylor, for 500, 900, secured by first
mortgage on real estate, and g
collateral deposit of S36, 900 of Webt
City and Carterville bonds. SaiG
company has also on deposit witt
the treasurer $1l, 100 in cash. The
Guarantee Investment Co. of Nevada
deposited a note, executed by ID. P
Slattery, w, II. Stevenson and ]. B
Johnson of st Louis, for 100000
secured by mortgage on real estat,
considered to be worth 5000, 900
also, $4,000 in cash." The stat,
treasurer says with reference to tn,
bond investment companies: I"
have received many thousands O