The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-12
STATE AUDITORS
 BOOKS CORRECT Examiners Find Office Has Been Well Managed
HOW THE MONEY WENT
Total Receipts From All Sources for Year Were S5,463, 63,566.70-Largest Source of Revenue Was
 From State Taxes

Montgomery, February 11.-(Special)-
 The state of Alabama from October 1,
 1910, to October l, 1911, paid out $491 s2l. 16
 more than was received into the treasury
 during that period. These figures are in
 accordance with the report of Examiner
 of Public Accounts W. F. Wilkinson on
 the books. accounts and vouchers of State
 Auditor c. Brooks Smith. which has been
 submitted to Gov. Emmet O'Neal.
 The examiners report shows that the
 state auditors books were iH excellent
 shape, and that the affairs of the office
 had been we'll managed.
 The report contains a full statement of
 the receipts and disbursements for the
 fiscal year. and comparison of the dis
 bursements with the previous fiscal year
 shows an excess in expenditures for 1910-
 1911 over the preceding year of s161, 2ss.
 The total receipts from all sources which
 were certified into the state treasury as.
 shown by the auditors books from Oc-
 tober 1, 1910, to October l, 1911, were s5,-
 463, 566. 70. The total amount of disburse-
 ments during that period was s5955, Ss7 .s6, an excess of s4e1 ,s21 IS over the receipts The receipts for the previous year We're s5, ,Ses, IA. "A, while the disbursements were
 8, ,6sS, ,4a2 .52, an excess of 3So.2ss.2s According to the examiners report the largest sources of revenue were from state taxes, 1910, which amounted to s1,- 233, 5331 19; special school tax, 1910, which
 amounted to s1. .4S1 ,075.94 and the convlc. fund, from which the receipts were s. 0S5,S54. 20.
 A st,tao,ap+ or tba disbursements he tween October 1, 1910, and October l, 1911, shows that the executive department re- celved sss, ,949. IS; the judicial department, $256, ,543. 1T; the legislative department, $ll5,- S6S IS. The other disbursements, includ- ing Confederate pensions, interest on the states bonded indebtedness, and the eX- pendture3 for the cause of education carry the total amount up to s5,95o, 3S7.S6. The statement of the receipts and dis bursements, according to the examiner S report, is as follows:
 RECEIPTS.
 Amounts received and certified into the state treasury, as shown by auditors books from october 1, 1910, to october 1, 1911:
 From state taxes, 1910. ......... .N, ,2s3, 5ss 10 Special soldier tax, 1910 .......... 493,505. .04
 Special school tax, 1910 .......... l. 4S1 ,075. 34 Poll tax, 1910 ..................... 143,lB.o2 Insolvent state taxes, 1910 .36 Insolvent soldier tax ............ 1l2. .3l License tax from the several counties 34,o57. 9s Recording mortgages ........... 94S44.l l3 Solicitor fees standardization. 32,917. 52 Insurance department ........... 242, Al Corporation franchise taxes ...,. 36,236.7 l Convict fund .................... 0s5,So4.2 20 Department of agriculture and | industries 1b4,OfZ.1i l Department of pure food ....... 10,095.SS | U. s. Treasury, credit A. & N. c. arts 5oooo.0l | Inspecting oil for transfers..... 24937. 33 Game and fish fund ............. 6943.9 .99 l oil companies. privilege license. 562l 43 l Foreign corporation license .... 6095.0o | Fees collected by examiners county teachers ................ 12592. 5s Supreme court cost ........ ss7s. 76 | Oyster protection fund coco. 2045.95 Excise commission ..........,... 100000 | All other sources ................. s4716.5i Total ....................... .S5, ,4s3, ,566. 70