The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-12-21
STATE TREASURER
SUBMITS REPORT
II Delinquent Taxes Were Paid OKLA
homa Would Be Free Except for
Old Territorial Debt.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec 21-The bien-
nial report of State Treasurer ]. A.
Menefee is now in the hands of the
printer. 1t exhibits the receipts and
disbursements OF the state treasury be-
tween November 80, 1908, and Novem-
ber 80, 1910, and shows the present
conditions Of the state finances.
The report as submitted shows that
the state of Oklahoma would be al
most out of debt today, except for ST.
ACC, 900 of coupon bonds issued to take
up old territorial Indebtedness. This
sum also would be greatly decreased
il the bulk of deliaaaent taxes on the
state books should be paid.
On November 80, 1910, the state
treasury balance was se54, ,629.s2, the
total amount Of general revenue war
rants outstanding and unpaid $2,OS2,-
1880; the total amount of state taxes
delinquent running back for twenty
years, $1,S64,s7h.as Adding together
the treasury haiapceH and the delin-
quent taxes are for the year 1910, and
most of this item, which is $l,145,4SS.-
los, will be paid. 1heiyear 1909, is de-
Ilinquent $S29.s4e.4i; 1908. $s9,52457
The total reseipia pfthe state treas
Jury during the past two years, within
the period covered by the report, was
$6, ,462,S5O; total diebprsements, s6,944-
l016.42; balance on hand two years ago
$,134, 1864; balance two years ago
$1,134, 1864; balance on hand Novem-
ber 80, 1910, $6hA,62a.s2.
The general revenues received dur
ing the two years. period totaled 49,
3S6, ,4SS.44, and consisted of S2,47O,-
977.07 of state taxes; 1884, earn
ed by the Office of secretary of state;
$349, ,S56.14 earned by the office of in
Isurance commissioner; $177,604.37
earned by the gross revenue tax; $685.
351.49 of interest received on daily bal
ances; $95,21S.41 earned by the oil and
mine inspectionsi $4,524.SS from the in.
heritance tax; premiums on bonds and
warrants $13,SsI. and many lesser
sources of revenue, including a SO mar
riage fee earned by Associate Justice
Hayes of the supreme court.
| The expenditures from the general
revenue fund we're as follows: War
rants redeemed, s2,9iS.21S66; interest
on warrants $156, ,44473; coupons paid
$126,266.67; balance on hand s174,-
1888. ..,s -
The public building fund is the next
in size. The receipts were 81 ,413, ,105.-
IL, including balance of $649, ,7S9. .39
on hand November 80, 190S $159, 1864
rental from section SO, $100, ,S04.50
sales proceeds $49S,OO from the sale
of public building warrants, and S., 5,942
of accrued interest thereon that re-
lverted to the state. The disbursements
of this fund included the construction
price Of the many educational insti-
itutions built since statehood, $64, ,954.15
for penitentiary construction work and
lother items. The balance on hand is
l$49, ,160.29. The common school fund
Ireceipts were 1,4O9, ,295.64, and the
1common school levy totaled $183,054
The remainder Of the six million-odd
dollars receipts were made up by the
Especial funds of the educational in
tstitutions, etc.
The report shows that seventeen
series of public building warrants, of
$75,0O0 to the series, have been issued,
making total issuance of $1,275,OOO.
of which $4,000 are still on hand.
| OF the outstanding state warrants
on the general revenue fund, $1,S76,-
1916 has been registered and unpaid
for want of funds, 1856 1854 has been
Icalled but not presented for payment.
The state treasurer's balance of a
little more than 100000 is on deposit
lin 175 banks and secured by security,
tamounting to .s1,0S&,sOS15. The de
posts are we'll scattered, only two be-
ling over $4,000 and the highest being
1880. .0o0. 500 ~ ito lR,
The list of delinquent taxes and the
Iyears due from is as follows:
l1891-4 Observation-Disclosures 40,440.97
l1Ss5 ............. 47,sS6.O4
1886 2.639. 80