The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-16
Contributes $I,l34,654.9l In
lakes and Receives In Re-
turn $2l0,677.27
INTERESTING FEATURE
OF STATE FINANCES.
Out of Hundred. Eighty-six
Counties Receive ST. ,375,-
529.6l More from State
Treasury Than I hey Pay

Eighty six counties Of The state
drew from the state treasury St.375,-
629,6l more than they contributed
thereto the fiscal year ending Sep
TENDER so, 1917. according to the an
nual report Of the auditor Of public
accounts, G. Lee Moore, which APP
reared IN printed form yesterday.
Fourier Albemac)e. Ajexan-
tria. Allegheny. Bath. Campbell.
. Clarke E'>zaheth C:ty GFeeusvile.
14oudoun. Norfolk Prince George.
aappahaGnock Warwick and Wee
contributed to the state treasury
S175,2$5.27 more thau they received
fherefrom while nineteen cities OF the
STATE contributed s435S.438.69 more
Than they received,
When asked as 20 the actual sig
Hiacance Of these usegres last night.
Auditor Moore said that because Of
the fact that the state did not pro-
cure it& revenues from the physical
property to any considerable extent,
robbed the agures Of any especial sig
nncance, the classes Of property from
which The larger amounts arc secured
being principally found in the cities
On the other hand. rae state was
undertaking 10 PAN the county school
expenses Il likewise paws tbe cr1mi-
a. expenses and Il Ssria3fes pensions,
al ~ which are charged AGAINST the
counties "a which tLey are paid.
Required To Publish Figures.
The auditor - required ny resolu-
ton of the general assembly to COM
r3le Sa9 publish these figures
However, ti1e large surplus secured
from the cities Of the state ard dis
a L. h "A
creates enc az ta1Se ffseer estfag tax
situations uf O. pcciallv interest 10 the
jewellers III towns where the money
~ actual collected
The city Of Eiehmond. as a n tNaEtra-
fion, Is by far the greatest tax asset In
Virginia Yer the fiscal year ending
September 60 1919. Il contributed to
tss common fQnd az fhe STATE x1ls9 =
8@s-tl. aite~- received o5E,lc Sa4a,sTl.2i,
showing n net pratt to- tbs common
wealth OF sa24,tTfTe, or making good
approximately twn-thtrds of the debit
n the eighty six minus counties.
rhrcc cities ov~rbaiauce Deneit.
IN fact Richmond, Nerfela and
l.xuchburx by their credits largely
everpaid the debts Of these counties
Norfolk city paying into the treasury
s3T4bEf.ss more than IT, received and
I4vnchburR netting are treasury szeS,-
s53.l&
In some Of the counties t>e state dis
harses from three to toHr times as
sach money as IL receives.
Among the eouH.ses la watch the
discrepancies this Ne#r are marked ars
Amelia. Whtca contributes about SIS
see and draws CUT more than $25. 800 .
Amherst which gets back about three
times the sts.eoo Il pays IN; and Apo
r1Rttox> which contri butvs net quite
sf0.Nee and receives nearly So. 900.
Ecdfovd county gets back two f2r one.
receiving Ss6.on6 for not quite $4,000
ya4A The number Of counties in
which this proportion is maintained is
considerable.
A number ~ the counties Of the
southwest show very considerable
debit 10 the state treasury in this con-
nsction. among them being Dickinson.
Ffoya Franklin, which pays In SIS
etn and gets Ss9.0n0. and Grsyson.
which contributes Just one quarter Of
the $50. 600 II secures. Washington
county secures about s7o,0o1 and con-
tributes $4,000. but Wise shows a bal
xncs of s2.o0o. 10 the good in it's deal
'nxs with the state