The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18
STATE is BADII!|.L..
. IN NEED OF FUNDS
Treasurer Urges sheriffs Il
Make Prompt Settle
ment. IS
Especial to Tho Times-p,sp,ten.,

H. II,
Haleigh N. C., December 17.-Sfnts Is
Treasurer D. R Lacy declared to-day! 4
tnat unless tho shoriffs OF tho coun.S9
Ties como forward with great prompt
ness with settlements OF State taxes
lot lsIl within the next few weoks. the )
state Treasury will be seriously om-
oarrassed. Already thore Is an over
draft OF Sl2.t1s on tho general fund,
except for the 100000 In hand from
the sale OF s2bo.ooo bonds for the State
building. Tho contractors can only
call for this building fund as Il IL 4
Justified by progress on the building
80 IL can be drawn on now for ourrent \
expenses, which ls being done How
ever. In addition to current expenses
OF the State there Is now the payment
OF the $4,000 pensions to the Con.
federnte soldiers and tho warrants fop 4
these are being Issued. and are al.
ready coming In for payment out az Y
inc treasury. AS they como In S2f1y~
S87 balance In the treasury on Deoenls
Der ], and tho current receipts must be 4
depended upon to take caro- OF thIeH
Dig demand. IA announced yesterday.
tho total general fund receipts lase
year to December I, 1911. amounted to
S3,91t.224. and with increased tax ass
easements and advanced valuations OF I
all kinda OF property In the State, 4
the State officers are confident that
there Will be easy sailing for tho STATE
financially when tho new taxes begin
TO come In In earnest It Is for tho
next thirty or sixty deyn that tina
anxiety Ia felt. FL
Assistant Attorney General a. Ia
Jones. at The request OF the penitsf,a
tiary authorities made a ruling yoatsf>4
day on tho right OF a prisoner whoBs
sentence Is committed by the Cover
nor. but who has aome. timo previous
to the communication escaped and been
~ hns ~ ~ -
accumulated pay to which he would
DO entitld on the termination OF his
imprisonment. The convict In question
iH to be released December 30. The
ruling is that he would not be entitled
to any part OF tho pay. which ordi-
narily acoumulatcs under tho opera.
tion OF section 6f02 Of the revisal. giv-'
ing credit on terms Of sentence for
good behavior. both in reduction OF
time and In cash allowance, Estimated
In the tim credited for good behavior
Superintendent Laughinghouse Inform
ed the Attorney General that tho board
of directors was divided at it's recent
meeting es to the right of prisoner
with ouch a record to receive tho
money otherwise duo him when rs-
leased. s8#
The Corporation Commission is rca
ceiring protests from Sanford and
other points between Raleigh and
rioiiiet uBelnbt tH0 movement on tn0
part OF the Scaboard Air Idno for
permission to take of the Raleigh
Hamlet ehoofly. The inslstance ie that
the train is proving a great con-
venience and tho parties protesting In
sist. must BIO yielding a revenue for
tho company. The conference between
General Manager G. II. Xix and tho
commission es to the fate of tho train
Is to be held spme time next week.
The Carolina Company of Tarboro
was chartered yesterday with $780,
600 capital authorized and $4,000 sub
acribed by F. B. Lloyd and others for
real estate. farm products. Insurance.,
and other business. Another char
ter was for tho China Grove Club, Inc.
capital $1,000. by ]. N. Cline. ID. c. Os.s
borne and ]. Eddlerman and others,
for maintaining social club.
Governor Kitchin returned yesterday
from Dunn, where he delivered tho
address for the dedication of a new
municipal building on Thursday. Tho
building contains handsome theatre
In which the service was held. Mayor
j. g. Hooks. o. p Shell and J. q
Clifford headed a big committe that
met tho Governor of tho depot. and
with military company and brass band,
escorted him to the hotel.
Tho Raleigh contingent for tho leo
ture pnrty that participated In the
farmers Institutes that were held AZ
the towns winston-s Salem to wades.s
boro, on the winston Salem, south-
bound last week. returning to-day, re-
porting q most successful and bone.
fetal trip. There were stops by tho
special institute train at twenty points
on this fine new railroad and the
crowds and interest were quite crafty
Ing.