The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-20
WOULDN'T OWE A CENT
IF COUNTIES PAID UP
Biennial Report Of State Treas
uTeT MGDeiee Contains
Interesting Data

The biennial report Of State Treas
ufer J a, Menelee is now In the
hands OF ttc priuter II exhibits the
receipts and disbursements OF the
state treasury between November 80,
1908, and November 80 1910 and
shows the present conditions Of the
slate dnances
Tie report as submitted shows thnt
the state Of 0klahoua would be al
most out oi debt today, cxcent for ST..
100000 of coupon bonds issued 10
take ND old territorial Indebtedness.
This sum also would be greatly 10,
Cleased u tac bulk OF delinquent
taxes on the state books should be
paid
Receipts Ard Disbursements
On November 80. 1910. the state
treasury balance WIS SG54G2s,S2, the
total amount OF general revenue war
rants outstanding and unpaid S2,O32f
1880: the total amount OF state
iaxos delinquent, running back for
twenty years, Sl,SGi,S75.SS. Adding 70.
geiher the treasury balance and the
delinquent taxes. the total ls more
than ihe outstanding ind thiedness
The larger portion OF the delinquent
taxes are for the year 1910. and most
Of this item, which Is sl,ll5, 1880,
viii be paid the year lD0g, "a dc.
iinquent S329,SlG41; 1908, s90,52tbl
The total receipts OF the state
treasury during the past two years
within the period covered by Che &c.
port. was $G,iC2,65J, total dlsbursc'
mcnts, S6,94i,OiG.42. balance on land
two years ago Sl,l3t70G.24; balance
on hand November 80, 1910, Sd5i-
G29.S2
Sources Of Revenue
The general fevegues received dur
Ing the two years period totaled 81
sSG4Ss44, and consisted of s2,f71.
97707 Of state taxes; slsi,1if2o
eafned by the office Of secretary OF
state; $3ip,S6Gll earned by the Office
OF insurance commissioner. Si7fr
G0i37 earned by the gross revenue
tax. S5S,35l 40 OF intereRt received on
daily balances. S35,2iSll earned by
the oil and mine inspections ST.
52433 from the inheritance tax: pre-
miums on bonds and warrants si3bsl
and man.. lesser sources OF revenue
including a 81 marriage Iee earned by
Associate Justice Hayes of the SUI
preme court
The expenditures from the general
revenue fund were as follows War
rants redeemed, S2.9i9,21SGG. inter
est on warrants si5G,i44f5. coupons
paid sl2G 26G.67. balance on hand
s174.35s.3S.
Public Building Fumes
The public building fund ls the
next IN size The receipts We're ST.
412.i051l. including balance oi
SG49 1889 on hand Soyember 30
1903. si59,ilSGl rental from section
80, sl10.s04.50 sales proceeds s49s,
coo from ihe sale Of public building
warrants, and s5,942 OF accrued int9r
est thereon that reverted 10 the state
The disbursements OF this fund In
Guided the construction price Of the
many educational institutions built
since statehood, s6A,s54.i5 for pen
tcntlafy construction work and Other
Items. The balance on hand is sf9,
lGo29. The common school fund re
repis were 81 ,403i2956i, and the
common school levy totaled slSSO5i
The remainder Of the SIX million-osd
dollars receipts were made up by the
special funds Of the educational in
stltntl0ns, etc
Outstanding tsate Warrants
The report slows that seventeen
series Of public buiIdidng warrants
of S75.e00 to the series, have been Is
sued making total issuance OF 81,
47s.090. Of which s770,Q0O are still 81
band
I OF the outstanding state warraUu
on the general revenue fund, Sl,s7G
1876 has been registered and unpai'
lior want OF funds, sl56,35s.St ha'
been called but not presented 70
payment
l8fifhe state treasurers balnnce of
little more fhan 100000 Is on dc
Irosit in rs banks and secured by 50
carlfy. amounting to s1,0ss.S0S. q
J'he deposits are we'll scattered, onl
two being over $4,000 and the htgf
est being $4,000
What Counties Owe
The list OF dellnquents taxes am
the wears due from is as follows
1874 ........s... ........s ae,fio,s
1885 47,9S6,O
= tls,f. a