The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
AUDITOR REPORTS
FINANCIAL GROWTH
Treasury Shows Gains Amount
ing to S370,739
HIGH SCHOOL MANUAL
state Democratic Committee Meets To-
morrow to Consider GooIdsby-
spenney and Harwood-Coilier
Contests-Other iI-sss
HIGH SCHOOL MANUAL


duced from the report of State Auditor
w W. Brandon, which has been sub
mitted to Governor B. B. Conner The
report, which covers the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1910, shows that
the receipts during the period ex-
ceeded the receipts during the same pc
riod the previous year by s66o,S98.96,
while thea disbursements of 1910 ex-
'ceeded the.1909 disbursements by $780,
1864. Despite this. however, balance
of $370,73s.34 in the treasury at the
close Of business September 80 shows
that considerable gains have been re-
corded during the, year.
Total receipts of the auditors Of
fee during the fiscal year amounted
to $5.S6S,144.24, the disbursements for
the same period aggregating $685.
432.52 or an excess in disbursements
over receipts of $3.50. 2sS.2S. The total
receipts in 1909 were s4.7o7,245.2s, as
opposed to disbursements during that
year OF $5.S7S.046.Ss.
Excess of receipts during 1910 are
accounted for by the auditor by the
fact that there was a noticeable In
crease in property assessments during
the year; in the same ratio the excess
in disbursements was due to additional
school appropriations.
Under the head of taxation the audi
tor explains that from the property tax
levied during the current year there
was raised $2.9s6,4o7. while from the
convict system there was raised ST.
0S5,o4S,90. Moneys received from the
agricultural department aggregated
$128, 110,G1; from the insurance depart
ment, $206, 942.61; from licenses or priv
ilege taxes, $11S,211.63 from all other
sources there were raised 1851, 0S7.67.
In his report the auditor says: There
is levied upon all property an ad va
loren tax of " mills, divided as fol-
lows: Education, 8 mills; to pensioners,
1 mill; for general purposes. "a mills.
From the above tabulation of receipts,
accordingly, it will be seen that from
the 2h mills for general purposes.
when the appropriation of $4,000 for
education is deducted, and 100000 for
pjensions, there is but little attached
to the report of the aditor is a num-
Der of recommendations which he Of
fers in order that better equalization
may be effected.
Among these recommendations are
the following
amend privilege tax on corporations
by striking out the words not other
wise specifically taxed
Repeal foreign corporation franchise
tax and place them on&the same basis
and make them pay the same tax as
domestic corporations to comply with
the decisions of the courts.
"A law giving authority for the purg-
ing of the pension rolls; creating a COM
mission to take charge of same.
"A law placing all state lands in
one department and establishing land
commission to look after same.
"a law governing assessments and
placing a penalty on failure to make
assessments.
"A revision of the entire revenue
laws
General Brandon expressed himself
as being gratifed with the report
which he was able to make, and said
he was much pleased with the increase
in receipts. which he thought might
be taken as indicative of the growing
wealth of the state.
The report will probably be in the
hands of the printer within the next
day or two and will be ready for dis
tribution in few weeks.
Democratic Committee Meets
Two contests are to be decided by the
state democratic committee at its ses-
sion which is to be held In Montgomery
on Friday. The first matter to be given
consideration will be the GooldsbySpen
ney contest in Autauga county, over the
spring shrievalty primary, and the Sec
ond question to be given prominence will
be the Harwood-C Collier judgeship contest
in the Sixth judicial district.
The Autauga contest Is the one which
was remanded to the county committee
of Autauga for settlement, by the state
committee at it's session which was held
in Montgomery in September. At the
spring primary Spenney was the nomi-
nee of the party by majority of one
vote, Goolsby contesting the election on
the ground OF fraud. A recount of the
ballots, however, gave Spenney major
ity Of "a ballots and 1t is from this county
directly that the complainant Is coming:
Mondays election in the Sixth judicial
circuit will be canvassed by the commit
tee to name the successful candidate for
the 1udgeship. At the spring primary
Judge Collier was elected, the question
coming up to the state committee on
allegations of bad ballots, as preferred
bv HARDWOOD A canvass of the votes by
the state committee led to the formal
declaring of another election, which was
held on Monday, the voters being ordered
to the boxes on the ground that fraud
was evident on both Sides
Other matters are expected to engage
the attention of the committeeman when
Chairman Tyler Goodwin calls the body
To order. but an official docket has not
vet been announced.
Accounts Correct
Books of the treasurers of seven state
schools are found to be correct by State
Examiner of Public Accounts Judge Puri-
foy. who has submitted reports to the
governor. The following schools were re-
ported upon:
st. Clair County High school. Oden-
Vile. w. ]. Hodges, treasurer; Madison
County High school, Gurley, w. A. Wal
ker. treasurer; Lamar County High
school, Vernon, DIR. Joe F. Lacy, treas
,urer; Franklin County High school. Rus
sellville, Foster Gavin, treasurer; Law
renee County High school, Moulton, o.
T.. Judy, treasurer; Winston County High
school, Double Springs, d. f., Guitars,
treasurer; Florence Normal college, Flor
ence. d. S. Burbon. treasurer.
Presented with Horseshoe
Capitol officials, in paying respect today
to CYRUS b. Brown, the popular former
clerk of the state department. who is
now the secretary of state. presented
him with horseshoe drawn from a foot
of Nancy Hanks Gen. w. w. Brandon,