The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-08
STATE AUDITOR SUBMITS HIS
 ANNUAL REPORT TO GOVERNOR

solvent credits, which the Supreme Court held as unconstitutional. and which was refunded under act of the Legislature of 1903. and the tobacco tax which was refunded; this, of course, was not an expense for the previous year, and was paid back into the hands of those who had paid 1t. An excess of $235525.7 was paid on account of schools and institutions of learning. and the care of old soldiers in the way of pensions. etc.
 Tt will be seen from a careful sum- mary of the above items. that when the foregoing deductions are made from the disbursements of the fiscal year ending SeDtember 30. 1907. that it Is about $1O.000 less than the year pre- vious The figures being for 1907, $4,- 00S. .32961. less above items set forth
 $63S.011.s1, making ss.37o,31S.S0. and for 1906. $3.379.691.9b.
 "It is impossible at this time to make anything like an accurate estimate of the income of the State for next year, as the laws enacted by the last Leg
 islature in the main have not vet be- come operative, and only small amount
 of revenue. at the time of this report has been raised under these new laws.
 My opinion is that under these laws the receipts of the State will be largely increased Is the way of taxes for 1907, as the abstracts of assessments on file In this office show an increased valua- tion from all taxable property of s75,- 40, 900 in excess of the previous year. From this source the revenue will be larger than ever before in the history of the State.
 Anticipates Prohibition. . "The revenue from the licenses or special privilege takes will be dimin- ished, as present indications seem to show that there will be little or no
 revenue from licenses heretofore grant, | ed for the sale of whiskey. The State Tax Commission is endeavoring to equalize the taxes in all counties of | the State. and to put large interests on the tax books of the State which have heretofore escaped taxation. or only partially assessed their holdings. | And to their untiring efforts is due the | increase in values shown by the as- sessment made. The assessment of in- | tangible assets alones which amounts | to a little more than $21.000,0o0, shows l how faithfully their duties have been | discharged"
 The Auditor further says:
 q desire to call your attention to | the pension laws. and to the amount l that will be expended for the care of | worthy Confederate soldiers and their widows. No more worthy cause could engage the attention of the State. and | rom dtl SOuTCGS dDOhtf ptSV.NVV "NA' be expended during che coming year
 for this purpuose. This is payable | quarterly as follows:
 ''To pensioners of the first class $2s | for each quarter: to pensioners Of the second class. SEQ for each quarter; te pensioners of the third class. $16 foI | each quarter, and for pensioners of the The State Board passed favorably upon the applications of about 5000 new | pensoners this year, and these are l added to the roll. Under an act of the Legislature, pensioners over 80 years l of age are advanced to the first class | The new pensoners placed on the roll and thoee advanced will make increas-
 ed demands on this fund. and I am oi | the opinion that the fourth quarter; warrant will not be as much~as antic' | ipated by the law. as the funds will | be insufficient. owing to the increase
 in numbeM of pensioners. and those | advanced from the fourth class to tht | first class on account Of age. Int amount paid for the quarter beginning October~1 of the current year is $225, 595.50.s and this will be increased by those who are advanced for the com | ing quarter. I call your attention tt
 this fact so that no fault will rest oi | this department in case the sum Il
 insufficient to meet the last quarter'i payment as contemplated by the law.
 "The State is doing more for edu | cation than ever before in It's history Out of the revenues of the State there
 will be paid for the coming fiscal veal i for education alone tine sum oE ss.' l 426.977S7. That you may know where I this sum is applied. give below de- tailed account of the apportienment fol | this year and appropriations made by Il the last Legislature. This fund vii [ be increased next year getting tht 1 benefit of the mill tax on raises of tax
 values. The statement follows;
 l School ApwortiOnment.
 To public schools (inclnd-
 ing poll tax). <. .. .. ..$1,555.00T .si
 Rural school houses .. =. 67.000.0t
 High schools estimated.... 134,000.0(
 University of Alabama. 161.000t0(
 Alabama Polytechnic .. .. 93,57O.OC