The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-01-15
FLORIDA FINANCIALLY.
STATE TREASURER FILES RE.
PORT WITH GOVERNOR
Showing Total Receipts and from
Whence They Came-Disburse-
ments and Amount on Hand.

Tallahassee. Fla. January 12.-(Speciall
Hon. James II. Whitfield. state treasurer,
has just completed and filed with the
governor his annual statement. showing
the financial condition Of Florida at the
close Of business on December 81. 1899,
and giving an abstract of the business
done in the treasury department during
the year 1899
This report shows that the total We
ceipts in the general revenue fund dur
ing the year were 1851. 2J6.G6, which in
cludes the balance on hand January !.
1899. of $2l4. S39. 50. The disbursements from
the same fund amounted 10 s6i3. $3.50.
leaving a balance on hand January l,
1900. Of 217.31S.27. OF the receipts in the
general revenue fund. $262 S.97 was de-
rived from direct taxes; $l54 ,95S.4S from
the general license tax; $6,036 from the
corporation charter tax: and $4,000 from
the hire Of state conVicts. The sum of
SS,522G5 was derived from interest on
state deposits kept in banks during the
year 1899 and secured by the bonds in the
hands Of the state treasurer. as provided
by law. Insurance companies doing bust
ness I'm this state paid into the treasury
for the year 1888 for company licenses
Sl9.6J0. for agents licenses $9.7i5, and for
premiums on the gross receipts in the
state SIG. l630S. making "A total of $iS, sos 0S
paid by insurance companies. The re-
cepts from the department of acricul-
ture for the sale of fertilizer inspection
tags amounted 10 $6,00 .0l. There was
also paid into the general revenue fund
by the bondsmen Of the defaulting eX-
state treasurer. g. b. Collins SIG. 225. IS
on the amount due the state by the eX-
treasurer.
OF the disbursements from the general
revenue fund. the majo- portion consists
largely in the payments of salaries and
expenses of the several departments of
the state government. but S65. 04 was paid
on. as interest on the coupon bonds of
the state of Florida issued in 1871 and
1873 bearing per cent and per cen:
interest, respectively. OF this s65oAi,
SIS, 1870 was paid TO the common school
fund, SS.1G to the agricultural college
fund S5,937 to the seminary fund and
SD 430 To individuals.
on outstanding notes of the state of
Florida. issued under an act of the legis-
lature of 1891. bearing . per cent interest
and all held by the common school fund,
interest TO the amount of $69O2.7S was
paid 10 the common school fund. This
makes a total Of $71, 9i67S paid as interest
on the public debt of the state during
the year 1899 of which S49.6l67S was paid
The general revenue fund, amounting
TO S2l7.37S27 is the only fund from which
is paid the general expenses of the state
government, including the assessment
and collection of revenue, the interest
on the state debt, and the appropriations
made by the Legislature for The main
tenance of the several state colleges,
the insane asylum. the Deaf Mute in
stitute and for jurors and witnesses end
other expenses authorized by law
The payments due for the preceding
at arter to be made during the month
Of January, 1900, from the general reve-
nue. fund alone will amount to over $ll5-
900 which will greatly reduce the amount
to the credit of that fund at the close
of business December 81, 1899.
During the year 1899 the receipts in
tie tax certificate fund. arising from
sales by the state of certificates to lands
bought in by the state at tax sales,
amouned to s120. 25226 OF this araount
SIS, 1880 was RENTED ito the counties
as their share of the tax money due
from the lands involved. and the re-
mairder. 500. 1886. was distributed to the
several state funds. as directed by law.