The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-08-06

Script issued by this office prior to 1915 The.
amount of the Warrant Stubs was Outlines left
blank as was also the time the Jurors serveds
While not handling any of the public funds the
records OF this office should be kept perfect in
its every detail With the Jury Script hopelessly
mixed with other Warrants paid by the Treasurer
1T would be a herculean task to go through the
Ireasurers vouchers and compare the Warrant with
the stub left blank referred to above. We found
only two commissions for 1915, and they were
promptly supplied by the present incumbent
Income and Expenditures
This exhibit is comparative state
ment of the income and expenditures for the years
1912-1s13 and 1914, and is submitted simply for
your information. 1t will check against the /
Treasurers record is it intended that it should
1t presents to you in form the total
amounts of the Warrants issued each year (wheth-
er paid or not) together with what you actually
receive from the Advalorem Tax Accounts (wiAa
the exception of 1914, which is not finally So
tied, and in which deductions are estimated) and
from other sources.
You will the statement that
Ior the past three years your expenditures have {
run considerably above your income and you find
in that condition, the for the Indebtedness
of your County today.
Your attention is respectfully called to
the fact that from Jan. L. 1915 to March l. 1915
your expenses amount to $31 3O6.O7, more than
an average of $4,000 per month. On this basis
your expenditures for the year will exceed $780,
10000
On the other hand allowing you 4 n
proport1onate increase in taxes comparable =
with 1914, your income will be something like =
$llOOOOOO This however must of a necessity =
depend very largely the rate of taxation fixed
for 1915. AZ
From the above it is quite evident that
any very great reduction of your Countys indett-
edness will be obtained only by the practice of
rigid economy IL
General:-
The condition of the records of all the
officers examined, found to be good all things 1
considered
While exceptions were noted in
all of the records under investigation they were
either the result of clerical errors, of the mis-
construction of the law governing the case
Proper directions for eliminating these
conditions have been given, and wherever need y
for change in system appears, it has been sug-
gested to and fully discussed with the official in
terested.
(EXHIBIT "A-1") II
w. P. Stephens, Tax Collector Cobb County Ga
COUNTY TAX 1911.
DEBTS
Gen. Tax on Digest $7381555, at S.. so Se2 74322
Corporation Tax 10O1412
Cen Tax Not on Digest 3,25O.29
Total -S s76OO7.63
CREDITS E
Amt paid County Treas. as per receipt $7424154
Insovents S10S75 G
Errors 397-63 5O6SS
commissions -. 12O1.26
D"'iN0 oA0 Noop CouHIy i. 5S45
Iotal @47gs 76OO7,63
EXHIBIT "A-1') E
W. P. Stephens, Tax Collector Cobb County Ga
STATE TAX 1911.e,a
DEBTS .
Gen. Tax Digest $7,9S1555 at So. OO$S6 SO777 l.
Professional Tax Digest 700 90
Total $37,6O7.77
Polls Digest 367e 90
Dogs on Digest $4,000
General Tax Not Digest 1918
Professional Tax Not Digest 5000 194193
Polls Not on Digest 527.OO u
Dogs Not Digest 400 G.
Total $44,766.79
CREDITS N
Paid State Treas per receipt s425565O
Insolvents:
Gen. Tax 1857
Poll Tax 146OO P
Dog Tax 31OO $50 81 B
Errors and Releases:
Gen. and Prof. Tax 2639O
Poll Tax $500
Dog Tax $500 35AoO
Commissions
Tax Receiver 7S5O5
Tax Collector S09.38 1,59443
(EXHIBIT "A-1") P
w. P. Stephens, Tax Collector Cobb County Ga
COUNTY TAX 1912
DEBTS P
Gen Tax on Digest $7,67179O at $500 $69,O4611 G
corporation lax 10,52S37
Gen. Tax Not Digest 3367 AZ G