The Dickinson press., 1901-08-10
OUR FINANCES
Six Months Expenses and
Receipts.

a summary OF the Seml-annual report
of State Treasurer Mcmillan for the first
half of the present year contains some
interesting information. The cash bal
ances in all funds on the first of the year
was $I5S,l64.33. The receipts from all
sources during the six months have been
S833,ooo,.II. OF this amount the re-
ceipts from fees to the several state de-
partments, insurance taxes and other in
cidental sources OF revenue have been
s~2o8,23l-6o. The insurance companies
paid $4,000 in taxes during the semi
annual period.
The taxes received from counties for
the general fund of the state aggregated
S32r,237, and for the bond interest fund
S42,28I. The wolf bounty tax paid dur
ing the six months amounted to SI6,787.
Interest and income for the state tuition
fund amounted to rel $4,000. Some
$4,000 was received from the sale of
state school and institution lands.
In the disbursements Of the state
treasurer, aside from the salary and clerk
hire of the various state departments,
some of the payments are as follows:
For state aid to high schools, s4,l8o was
paid, under the state law which author
ICES certain financial assistance to high
schools through the state which have
complied with requirements Of the state
department Of public instruction con-
corning course of study. Conductors
and lecturers for teachers institutes re-
ceiyed about s2,75o. District and su-
preme court judges received about sl7,-
600. District and state veterinarians re-
ceived $4,I5o. Armorv rent and expense
of the state militia amounted to about
$1,000. Maintenance of the state capital
reached a little over $4,000.
Mileage and per diem of the last legis-
iative assembly amounted to s~32,52l.7o.
Per diem of the officers and employees
of the legislative assembly reached the
sum of $4,000. For the conviction Of
horse thieves, $500 was paid out under
the law which authorizes 500 reward for
the conviction of each horse thief. In
surance On public building cost 5000.
Incidental expenses of the Legislative as.
sembly were so,7o7. Some $1,000 was
paid out for expenses OF e~xtraditing
criminals. The sur of $4,000 was paid
for care of refractory youths at the South
Dakota reform school. To the fire COM
panies OF the state s6,57s was paid as
their two per cent of the insurance COM
panies tax, and $1,000 for aid of the state
iremen's tournament. Transportation
of %convicts to the penitentiary cost s2,254
and transportation to patients to the in
sane asylum cost $6,I54. For the care of
the blind the sum Of SLAB was paid. OF
the $4,000 appropriation for the Pan
American exposition exhibit, the sum of
$500 was paid.
The permanent school fund of the
state paid out $4,000 for the purchase
of bonds from school districts. The sum
of sIo,866 was paid out of the operating
fund of the Irvine and cordage plant
The state treasurer redeemed sI6,787 of
wolf bounty certificates during the six
months.
Other expenditures were for the main
tenance Of the several state institutions
and other current expenses of state gov
eminent. The total expenditures dur
ing the six months were s~743,238.57 and
the BALANCE on hand in all funds July !
was s~747,985.87.