The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-10
STATES YEAR
 A GOOD ONE Auditor Carmichael Files
 His Report./ THE PROFIT OF $sS6,S54.ss Fine Showing Made for Jelks Ad-
 ministration. Assessments Are Too Low and An Kn- vestissting Board Is Recommend
 sd-statemsnt of BPnded Indebtedness.

The sum total of revenues from all sources for the State of Alabama due TTinag the year ending September go, SIS, ,ssi sS. leaving a net balknce in the State treasury over aud above the run nins. expsnsesw c9 the stAtsN govern
 These figures are contained in the annual report Of State Auditor J, M Carmichael, which was made to Gov er1cr Jslks yssterday: -
 best in the history Of the Gthtes save one. The present fiscal year, accord ing to the State Auditor. will show a Istration of the State, owing 10 irf- creased assessnnenta of property and to q reduction of the interest on the State
 TO investigate Ansesnuaenfa.
 Tn his report, Auditor Carmichael makes the statement that assessments of property throughout the State are declares. are seldom made to exceed 50 per cent of the real value of the property, and in some counties. it does not exceed from go to 40 per cent As law be passed for an Investigating board to be composed of the Governor, the State Auditor and the State Treas the assessments of the different eour- ty assessors, whenever a report shows a great falling off for any year. This plan. he believes. would clear away the back tax problem, which necesei- tates the employment of one officer this year to perform the work which should have been done by another of-
 A statement is also given fn the re- port Of the assessed valuation of lands in the several counties of the State. Jefferson County heads the list the ay- in It's boundaries being $121t. Mont gomery is second on the list, it's lands being assessed at s7:ls. The next Talladega, s5.eT. and Madison. ss.ee.
 The assessed valuation of ail rail- road properties h the State last year was s4'oVo'egs. me Auaisor draws M at- number Of corporations doing business during the last year, and suggests q touching up Of the license taxes of The total net revenue to the state from taxes, 1t Is stated. is &112,29e.09. The interest on the bonded indebted ness Of the state has been reduced to
 Aadifor's rsiI Report.
 The report of ths Auditor in fu1l Hon. Wm. D. Jelks, Governor:
 Dear Eir--I beg to submit the req port required by law for the year ter- initiating on September 30, l90Bs show ,ng a rseeiRS T asyv anS of
 
 audited and paid by the State byNitems, and all taxes and revenue collectSS and paid Into the treasury and from what
 Tn the first place, following these predatory remarks, will De found an exhibit showing a detailed or epito- miEed statement of receipts into the State Treasury, and the like statement of disbursements. These are followed in the report by statements ana sxhib- it's showing, all receipts and disburse- ments of revenue of every character, all claims audited and paid by the State, by items. and all taxes and rev- enS1es collected and paid into the treasury, and from what sources re- ceived
 A Circular Letter.
 'On the day following my entering upon the discharge of the duties of Auditor, I prepared and sent out to the persons to whom ft was addressed, a circular letter, a copy of which is in the following words, to wits
 Montgomefys October IT, 1905. 1" "To Judges of Probate, Tax Assessors
 and Collectors:
 Gentlemen--I trust you will per- init me, upon entering upon the dis charge of my duties as Auditor of State, to express the hope and belief that you, as loca1 administrators of tho