The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-01-12
$5Oo,0Oo BEHIND IN
Cash FUND ASSERTS
n. D. AUDITING BODY
Report Is Presented to LeQisIa.
tors Who May Get No
Pay January 20
INSTITUTION FOLK UNPAID
Authorization to Anticipate Tax
Collections Given to State
Auditor

More than 100000 in unpaid state
bills. which amount inc reases
daily" creating a situation that CON
stitutes an emergency" brought
request Wednesday from the state
auditing board for legislative con-
sideration.
A letter signed by Governor VII
liam LANCER. Robert Byrne, secretary
OF state; Berta E. Baker, state audi
tor; Alfred s. Dale, state treasurer,
and Gilbert Semtngson, state exam
liner. as members of the board, was
presented to the house by Majority
Leader Herbert F. SWEET, Kidder
county.
The board called attention to an
overdraft Of $l6,273.29 on Jan. 5, to
vouchers presented on the following
day for $25,l22.29, and to the unpaid
December payroll of state schools.
It said that aid to rural schools.
due in September, amounting to
1921 9l867, and $77,914 for high
school aid, are still unpaid, and that
provision has not been made for pay-
ing legislative expenses on Jan. 20 Of
approximately $31,514.4O.
The letter said:
IN order that you may be advised
as to the financial condition Of the
state at the present time, the state
auditing board submits the following
information.
Refers to Past Action
"On August IS. 1882, Hon. John
Steen, then state auditor. presented
the following request to the state
auditing board which request was
approved:
ITO the state auditing board Of
North Dakota. Bismarck, North Da-
kota:
Whereas paragraph II OF Chapter
26l Of the 1891 session law provides.
that IN case Of emergency, and IA
anticipation Of taxes levied and IA I
process Of collection, the auditor. with
the advice and consent of the state
auditing board. may issue warrants
IN payment Of duly authorized
vouchers. which warrants so issued
shall be paid by the state treasurer
out OF any funds in his hands. other
tnan sinking funds and funds the
use OF which Is limited by the consti-
tuition OF this state; and
Whereas, the general fund Of
this state due to slow tax collections
Is almost depleted: and
Whereas, there was on July /.
| 1882, due the general fund OF the
state from uncollected taxes the fol-
lowing sums:
Due from 1929 taxes IS l73 .sa4 as
Due from 1880 taxes BOYS 30
Due from 1881 taxes 1869 .488. 81
Iotal ............. 81, 346, 448.52
thereby request the consent of
the state auditing board to overdraw
the general fund to the amount Of
$780, 900. Which amount I deem suf-
liclent to meet the current obliga.
tons Of the state.
Respectfully,
John Steen,
State Auditor.
Bismarck, N. Oak. -l932
Request approved.
George F. Shafer, governor.
Gilbert Semingson. state examiner.
Portion Has Been Refunded
"A portion Of the authorization
was used, which sum was refunded
through subsequent collections. At
the meeting Of the auditing board on
January s, 1888, Hon. Berta e. Baker.
state auditor. presented q similar re-
quest to the state auditing board,
which request was approved in the
sum Of 100000.
ON January 5th, there was an
overdraft Of $l6,273.29. The vouchers
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