The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1910-12-23
STATE TREASURER
SUBMITS REPORT
II Delinquent Taxes Were Paid Okla
homa Would BE Free Except for
Old Territorial Debt.

Guthrie, Okla, Dee 2l.-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.
100000 of coupon bonds issued to take
iup old territorial indebtedness. This
sum also would be greatly decreased
if the bulk of delinquent taxes on the
state books should be paid.
On November 80, 1910 the state
treasury balance was 1854, ,629.S2, the
total amount of general revenue war
rants outstanding and unpaid $2032,-
1880; the total amount of state taxes
delinquent running back for twenty
years, 81 64,S75SS. Adding together
the treasury balance and the delin-
quent taxes are for the year 1910, and
mos. OF this item, which is $1,145, ,4S8.-
O5, will be paid. The year 1909, is de-
linquent 1928, ,S46.41; 1905, $99,524.57
The total receipts Of the state treas
ury during the past two years, within
the period covered by the report, was
So, 1921 $50; total disbursements, $6,944,-
016.42; balance on hand two years ago
$I134, 1864; balance two years ago
! $1,134, ,796.24; balance on hand Novem-
ber 80, 1910, 1854, 4,629S2.
The general revenues received dur
ing the two years, period totaled $S,-
1856, ,4S8.44 and consisted of S2,470,-
97707 of state taxes; $1S4,t44.25 earn
ed by the Office of secretary of state;
$349, ,85614 earned by the office of in
suranee commissioner; SIT, ,604.37
earned by the gross revenue tax; $685.
351.49 of interest received on daily bal
ances; $50, 5,21S.41 earned by the oil and
mine inspections; $4,594.93 from the in
heritance tax; premiums on bonds and
warrants $13,Ss1 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 were as follows: war.
rants redeemed, s2,919.21S.66; interest
on warrants 56,44473; coupons paid
$126, ,266.67; balance on hand STA
I358.38.
The public building fund is the next
in size. The receipts were 81, ,413,105.-
II, including balance of $649, 9,739.39
on hand November 80, 1908; $159,18864
rental from section 80, $100, ,30450
sales proceeds $49S,OO0 from the sale
of public building warrants, and $5942
of accrued interest thereon that re-
verted to the state. The disbursements
of this fund included the construction
price of the many educational insti-
tutions built since statehood, $64, 4,954.15
for penitentiary construction work and
other items. The balance on hand is
$40 1929. The common school fund
receipts were $1,4O3,2 ,295.64, and the
common school levy totaled $1S3,054.
The remainder of the six million-odd
dollars receipts were made up by the
special funds of the educational in
stitutions, etc
The report shows that seventeen
series of public building warrants, of
$4,000 to the series, have been issued,
making total issuance of $1,275 900,
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 $f56, ,35834 has been
called but not presented for payment
The state treasurer's balance of a
little more than 100000 is on deposit
in ITS banks and secured by security,
amounting to $1,OSS,SOS The de
posits are well scattered, only two be-
ing over $4,000 and the highest being
$4,000.
The list of delinquent taxes and the
years due from is as follows:
1914 ...................$ 40,440.97
1895 Observation-Disclosures. 47,9S6.04
1896 .................. 2,639.90
1897 Observation-Disclosures. 21,7795O
1898 Observation-Disclosures. 1S,S9O.0S
1899 Observation-Disclosures. l2,22191
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