The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-28
NORTH DAKOTA MONEY.
SHOWS NEARLY THREE QUARTERS
OF MILLION RECEIPTS IN
- SIX MONTHS
LIBERAL BALANCE ON HAND
State Distributed Liberal Sums to
State Institutes and Volunteer
Firemen, Besides Over $225,-
900 to School Districts.

BISMARCK, N D., July 27.-The semi
annual statement of State Treasurer u
w Driscoll has been filed with the gov
ernor. showing the receipts and disourse-
rnents Of the state treasuTer's ONCE for
the term ending July l. 1900 It shows
a total balance In the various funds Jan.
1 Of S209. SSS.79, of which $59.06O.1S was
in the general fund. The total received
from all sources In the six months period
was S7O3,1474 and the total disburse-
monts for the same period, $736,Ol013'
leaving a balance on hand July l, 1900
of &176,426 OF this amount, $4O,2 S.S6 was
in the general fund. The miscellaneous
receipts from various sources of revenue,
including fees of state officers and similar
sources, was $13SS50.76. OF this amount
there were g, 40 fees received from the
office of the secretary Of state for cor
pOration. brand. notary and other fees
The fees received from the office Of tie
commissioner OF insurance were T,703s2
Taxes charged against the insurance COM
panies and collected during the six
months gave a total of $S2. 57025 Interest
on the public funds added $2,1l99O to the
total receipts Convict labor at the state
penItentiary turned in 4,265 to the re-
ceIpts- This was from the sale OF brick
and other products Of the labor Of the
state penitentiary. The 20 per cent OF
the fees paid in the state for hunting per-
nits brought SST1-10. The sale of certif-
lcateS for the operating fund OF the state
Irvine and cordage plant brought 20
to be devoted to the purpose for which 1t
was authorized by the state.
The total receipts 10 the general fund
from taxes. paid In by the counties, was
&Sl.oSSS& OF this amount the largest
single amount was paid by CaSS county,
81 ZSg-1& Grand Forks comes second with
S.Eai Is Rchland Is third with 81, $50. q,
and Trail fourth with so, 69453 The small
lest amount paid was by Mercer county,
SSG-S5 he total receipts to the bond in
terest fund were S7-TO, and to the spe-
eisl fund for the payment of wolf bounty
tax Sl7.Sl64
The state tuition fund, distributed for
the benefit Of the schools of the state,
received 81 :S6.4G from fines through the
state The largest single sum comes from
6aTgent county. s. 2W. Wells county Is
EscoCd with $3.50
From the interest and income fund,
turned into the state tuition fund from
interest paid on state school funds, land
contracts. etc, the total receipts are $751;
SA6sA CSss county pays over $4,000 Of
this sun: Grand Forks, 4,cC0; Richmond
$&.e&E, Trail. &14.GG0. and Walsh, 81, 600.
Tne interest on bonds held by the per-
E1Eme1t school funds of the state a9gre-
gates 81. 4ss-1 4, and the interest on mort
gag9s ST. $50 "a The total receipts from
tnSJa1meuts on farm loans made on az
nCuAturl lands through the state from
the permanent school fund, were f8,417,
and the redemption of bonds aggregated
A6Dlt $1,000 The sale Of government
lands IN the state, Of which by recent
2w the state receives per cent, brought
In E21a28
Some Of the Items of disbursement are
interesting The state paid out during
the six months S1GO for the conviction
CT horse thieves by the law authorizing
TIE payment OF this amount as a reward
for the capture Of a horse thief; $50 was
PAID for flags for public buildings: $l-
N6-60 was paid for the return OF fugitives
from JUSTICE s5s9 was paid for the pro-
motion OF immigration; $.i641S was paid
Tor tie care Of refractory boys at the
South Dakota reform school; $40 was
paid for tine burial OF old soldiers and
sailors <d-SGIse was paid out for starch
bounty $6s1G1-T was paid to the voIun-
teer hremen Of the state az their uer
cent Of the tax paid by insurance compa-
csss, transportation Of cOnvfcsS to the
state penitentary cost Gz72H, and Of
patients to the hospital for the insane cost
&ss114S6' S5n40s was paid as expense of
the state militia and 81 go To the state
fair al Mandan-
Of the state institutions E5, 1855 was
paid out OF the apprOpria ton for the state
university at Grand Forks for current
expenses for the hospital for the insane.
45Ssl2a Is was paid; for the state peniten-
CaIy. 50. 4S-13: for the stata school for
tlle aeaf at Devils Lake. 81 SSl. 40; for the
soldiers home. $S.6H-T; for the aRrfcul
tuTal college, Sl2,G7.57; for the Valley Cftv
normal school. l0,5s1-7e: for the Mayyflle
normal school, E,S67.S, and for the state
Industrial school, the new state instttu-
hon al EllendAle. s., 91055.
The sum Of Hz9,S3l-9S was apportioned
during the six months to the school dis
t1cts OF the state from the interest and
income fund; the sum of A.2l6. 70 was an
portioned from tho fine and penaItiss
fund.
The aggregate amount of school district
bonds purchased by the state board OF
university and school lands in the six
months was &52.1OO. OF the wolf bounty
funo l4,W6 was paid out on the redemn-
ton Of certificates; some 1880 was paid
In interest on the public debt; $I3.6S3 was
disoursed In payment OF building expense
at the state hospital for the insane: S1O.-
SS5 was paid out on the establishment e,
pense Of the Irvine and cordage plant ar
the state penftentiary, and S4S61O in op-
Grating expenses, purchase Of materials.
ste. -''-"'
The statement Of balances shows $40. 2ee
in the general fund. s6S,SO2 In the bond
interest fund. I'll 900 In the state schooI
fund. $4,000 in the state tuition FUND ii
Do In the wolf bounty fund, $4,000 in the
establishment fund for the Irvine and
cordage plant. $4,000 in the operating
fund for the same institution, and other
amounts in the minor funds,
There was total of SIS. OSS in suspended
Panks Dec. 81, 1899, and of this s., 95s 70
pas been collected in dividends during the
nix months. OF the balance shown in the
general fund. the amount in suspended
banks is included.