The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-12-12
HOW THE STATES MONEY GOES.

HOW STATES GOES
: Report of State Treasurer for Fiscs
Year Just ended Disbursements Xxx
coed Receipts by $54,3I5
Every North Carolina tex pave,
ought to know for what purposes hi
tax money il US ID, fr3m what othel
sources the State receives additions t
the public FUNDS and ina general con
dition OF the Stare Treasury. The Pro
gressive Farmsr, therefor9, takes pleas
ure in publishing here with the r port
Of the State Treasurer for the fsca.
year ending November Both, which
was made public last week.
The years disbursements exceeded
the receipts by S54 315 81 The total
receipts were 81 545. III SO and the dis.
bursemPnts 81, 900 O33 80, as shown in
the T~reRsurer's report.
The disbursements exceeded those
during the year 1897 by over $500, 900,
and those of the year 1898 by over
1850, 900. The receipts this year, how
ever, show an almost corresponding in,
crease.
The disbursements in 1892 we're 81,
294 725 "a and ia 1898 they amounted
TO 81 254 592 90 The receipts for 1897
were$1 3O8 69I 81 and in 1898 amounted
to 81. 337, 552 40.
A noticeable feature among the items
ia a decrease in the amounts received
from insurance companies. The Craig
law is, in ell probability, responsible
for this.
The derived from the tax
on corporations were almost doubled.
The public printing cost $24, $50 35.
In 1897 it cost 500 497 OF, and in 1898 1t
cost s. $40. 26.
RECEIPTS.
Additional State taxes s % rs
Alexander county bonds 1000 90
Atlantic & N. @ Railroad
dividends 81 998 90
Banks, licenee tax on 4723 70
Banks, tax on stock in, gen
eral purposes 10, 527 so
Banks, tex on stock In, for
pensions l, 619 SO
Bonds. prison debt 100, 202 so
Bonds, farms SIS, $50 90
Building and loan Rssocia-
tions license 1,OO5 90
Building and loan associa-
tions, tax on stock in, gen.
eral purposes 1912 IS
Building and loan Rssocia
tions, tax on stock in, pen.
eions 2O6 AZ
Contingencies, refunded 40 80
Corporation tag 3.672 SO
Express companies 3 per
cent. tex, etc ga IS
Fees Corporation Commits.
sion 81 so
Fees Insurance Department 6.868 so
Fees from Private Secretary 9O4 40
Fees from State Depart.
ment 1917 65
General Assembly, refund'd 81 90
INDECENT pupils $3.50 so
Interest on deposits and
cash items 156 "a
Interest on bonds belonging
to the State $40 90
Insurance Cos license 25 ,454 So
Insurance companies 2 per
cent tax "a 662 SO
Laws and Journals, sales Of 81 %
Mercantile agencies 755 90
N. @. A. & M. @ )llege, (col) 8.765 90
N. @, College Of A. & M.
Arts 16, 1856 90
N. @. Experiment Station Is 900 90
N. Q. Railroad dividends 1885, 13 90
N. Q. STA res prison earnings "a 7O7 30
Postage and stationery 81 %
Public printing, refunded lab SO
Railroad property tax, gen.
eraI 70 937 81
Railroad property tax, pen,
sions II. 22O Al
Roster N. Q. State troops 2 90
Seal tex Private Secretary 979 10
Seal tax, State Department 233 26
Seal tax, Treasury Depart
ment 1 so
Sc wing machine license 2,543 so
Sbellhsh fund 2,167 80
State and Colonial Records so 90
State Guard, special 19, 704 SO
Steamboats, and canals prop.
erGy, general $40 %
Steamboats, and canals prop.
erty, pensions 95 43
Supreme Court Reports,
sale of 4.473 "a
Taxes from the counties, for
general purposes 56O,135 90
Taxes from the counties, for