The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1902-02-01

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FINANCES of NORTH DAKOTA.
Prison Irvine Factory Sells $4,000
Worth of Irvine. s

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Prison Irvine Factory Sells $4,000
Worth of Twine.
The sen1i-annual report Of State
Treasurer Mcmillan has been filed with
Sow. White, showing the receipts and
disbursements of the state for the six
months ending Jan. /. The statement
shows balances in the various funds Of
the state June 20, 1901 Of $247, 1856. 80.
Receipts during the six months have
oeen S205. 34S.S9 from miscellaneous
sources; SILT, O95.47 from taxes from
counties to the general fund Of the
state: $7,663.S3 for the payment Of the
asylum bonds, which r to be taken up
fund Of the state.
The receipts Of state funds are differ
emily noted now than in former years,
owing to the changes that have been
made in the method Of levying taxes.
Taxes for the educational institutions
IF the state are now levied in q special
fund, and the expenses Of these institu-
lions are not now paid out Of the gener-
al fund, but out Of this special tax
fund, which is. levied at the rate Of 1
mill on the dollar Of taxable property
n the state.
Receipts to the wolf bounty fund are
t5,969.9S, and this amount of outstand-
ing wolf bounty certificates have been
aiken UP by the state auditors Office.
There are still about 2 5000 of these
certificates outstanding, to be paid be-
Tore the wolf bounty slate will be clean.
Receipts Of fines, penalties and for
FIXTURES for the six months were $1,274.
The interest and income fund Of state
schools yielded $39, 624.S6 during the last
elk months. +
The total receipts from the sales Of
and were s212. 650.78. which is one-ffth
Of the total purchase price, so that the
sale of lands for the past six months
has added a total of over $1,000 600 to
che state school fund, to be paid in five,
ten, fifteen and twenty years.
Among the items of miscellaneous re-
:eipts are enumerated the fees OF the
various state departments and the re-
:eipts other than those from direct tax
ss. The Irvine and cordage plant at the
state penitentiary. reports nearly $40. 900
from the sale of binding Irvine. Fees
from the various state departments gag-
sregate about 5000. The total re-
:eipts from all sources during the six
months were $62S, 121. 40.
OF the items Of expense, aside from
che salaries Of department officials and
clerks, some are as follows: Aid to
nigh schools, $1,256.57; conductors of
teachers Institutes, $1,75O; expense Of
state militia, $5,469.S5 rewards for the
conviction of horse thieves, $500; care
Of refractory boys at the South Dakota
school, 5 / ,729,37; transportation
Of convicts to the state p~enitentiary,
e1.735; transportation of patients to
state insane hospital, 1854; expense of
Pan-American exposition, $3,O2S.36.
Other expenses are the maintenance of
state institutions and various current
expenses Of the state, the total pay
ments from the general, fund by war
cants being $206, 4O2.
From the permanent school fund OF
the state, $685. 73 was paid out for the
purchase Of school bonds. For the op-
expenses of the Irvine and cord
aga plant at the state ~penitentiary pay
OF. $685. 1923 were made. The total
expenditures for all causes were $685.
l72.
The total amount Of cash on hand.
Jan. 1, was s46O,0OG. OF this amount.
ee4, Sss.26 was in the general fund, and
the remainder is sn the various other
state funds. In the permanent school.
fund there was a balance Of $126,347 In
sash awaiting investment. -