COUNTY CLERK’S REPORT
OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
_ I
Report of amounts appropriated, amounts expended, amounts re- j
maining on hand, and amounts used in excess of appropriations, for ;
account of the several expenses of Independence County from the
first day of July, 1907, to the first day of July, 1908, to-wit:
FUND
AMOUNlS
APPROPRlAT D
AMOUNTS
EXPENDED
County general _$15,400.00 $22,157.36 $6,737.36
County pauper_ _ _ 2,645.69
County bridges ..4,160.00 7,192.53
Road tax _ 15,131.31 15,131,31
Special road . 1,500.00 990.00
County examiner __ 381,92 381.92
AMT. U3C D IN
EXCESS
AMOUNT NOT
USED
2,645.69
3,032.53
$510.00
The circuit court, justice courts, jail, public record, drainage dis
trict No. 2, and stationery funds are all classed and included in the
County General Fund.
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES
A statement of the receipts and expenditures from the first day i
of July, 1907, to the first day of July, 1908, and a detailed statement of j
the indebtedness and financial condition of Independence county, to-vvit:
RECEIPTS
From County Examiner’s fund_$ 426.00
From redemption of lands_ 239.81
From County General Taxes for 1907_ 13,694.61
From County General (other sources)_ 106.32
From County Bridge Taxes for 1907 _ 4,886.09
From Pauper Taxes for Year 1907_ 1.00
From lines, forfeitures, jury and stenographer’s tax assessed
by tlie Circuit Court of Independence County_ 798.82
From fines assessed by the Justice of the Peace Courts_ 662.67
From Ferry License__ 95.75
From Tax on Deeds, Deeds of Trust, etc. _1_ _ 604.35
From Tax on Marriage Licenses_ 146.00
From Overplus of Salaries_ 2,327.43
From Road Tax for 1907_ 14,660.95
From State Treasurer_ 278.66
From Show Licenses _ __ 10.00
From Collector’s Commissions _ _ _ _ 2,547.97
From Special Road Tax for 1907_ 2,443.38
From Pedler’s Licenses _ 25.00
From Treasurer’s Commissions_ 800.00
Amount on hand last report_ _ 35,702.50
Total Receipts
.$80,457.31
EXPENDITURES
Allowance July, 1907, Term ___ _$11,826.53
Allowance October, 1907, Term ___ _ 17,367.26
Allowance January, 1908, Term 8,147.21
Allowance April, 1908, Term . 11,137.81
Paid by Treasurer on Redemption Land 262.57
Treasurer’s Salary_ 800.00
Collector’s Salary ___ _ . 1,000.00 —
$50,541.38
Amount of Receipts Over Expenditures_ $29,915.93
DETAILED STATEMENT
Warrants outstanding and unclaimed July 1, 1907_ $ 5,562.73
Warrants issued from July 1, 1907, to July 1, 1908 . _. 48,478.81
Total . $54,041.54
Warrants redeemed and cancelled to July 1, 1908 $53,724.74
Warrants outstanding July 1,1908 000.00
Warrants unclaimed July 1,1908 __ _ 316.80
Total $54,041.54
Amount of receipts for the year, not including balance on
hand at beginning of the year _ _ $44,754.81
Amount of warrants cancelled and redeemed_ 53,724.74
Treasurer’s and Collector’s Salaries __ _ _ _ . 1,800.00
Amount paid out by Treasurer on redemption of lands 262.57
Balance of funds in Treasury July 1, 1908, Road, Bridge,
Pauper, County Examiner, Redemption of Lands,
and County General ..._ __ _ 26,727.03
RECAPITULATION
ASSETS
Balance in hands of Treasurer_ . $26,727.03
LIABILITIES
Amount of unclaimed warrants _ __ 316.80
Amount in hands of Treasurer over all liabilities of Road,
Pauper, Bridge, County Examiner, Redemption of
Lands and County General Funds _ _26,410.23
ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY
Assessed valuation of lands, town lots and Rys for 1907: #3,097,739.00
Assessed valuation of personal property for 1907 _ 2^055,465.00
Assessed valuation of both real and personal property #5,150,204.00
Financial Condition of the Various Fence Districts of Independence
County July I, 1908
Fence District Nos. 1 and 2 (Big Bottom) amount on hand $340.54
“ “ No. 3 (Oil Trough)_ “ “ “ _ 507.90
“ “ No. 4 _ “ “ 255.78
“ “ No. 5 _ “ “ “ 6o
“ “ No. 6 _ “ “ «""3 107.34
Estate of E. J. Wilson.__ . _ 5.00
Estate of Bogan Walden_“__ 5.50
Town of Sulphur Rock__30
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Financial Condition of the Various Road Districts of Independence
County July I, 1908
Dist.
1
Township
Ashley
Barren
Black Iliver
Big Bottom
('hristian
Fairview
Gainsboro
Greenbrier
Jefferson
Amt. on hand
$151.40
4 4*. 80
ii'. it 1.78
], 10G.4B
475.81
189.22
252.9.8
541.02
118.88
Dist.
10
11
12
14
15
lti
17
18
lit
20
Township Amt. on hand
I-liberty 154.'.'0
Logan 1511.55
Ruddell .1.452.48
Salado 451.18
('ushman! overdrawn) 2*.4'.'
Washington 1154.8(1
White River 189.OH
Relief 149.S9
Oil Trough 719. 8
Magness 5*2.90
Financial Condition of the Various School Districts of Independence
County, July I, 1908
No.
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Distrct
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83.ooti.32
109.72
2.')..‘>4
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10
11
12
1.1
14
15
Hi
17
18
20
21
:ioi.
202.
87.
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58.
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no.
22 (Overdrawn)
24
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20
28
29
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175
.177,
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1,070
5.
114
280,
180,
115
112,
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128,
102.
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20
70
84
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42
47
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51
35
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78
18
00
82
05
87
82
40
No. Dist.
On hand
34
:$5
(Overdrawn)
780.24
1.132.21
30
17 or 71 S. (,'o.
38
30
40
41
42
43
44
45
40
47
48
40
50
51
53
54
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50
57
58
50
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02
03
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020.58
110.32
7". 88
220.04
70.13
10.1.04
45.04
15*. 70
00.04
100.81
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34.00
17.73
2.10
147.57
213.04
152.00
380.00
115.40
385.03
105.21
27.12
115.37
230.34
381.01
153.35
210.70
331.11
81.00
No. Dist. (>n hand
05 (Overdrawn) 00.51
0.7
08
70
71
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74
75
70
78 or
70
12 S. ( o.
80
81
82
83
84
85
80
87
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80
90
01
02
03
04
05
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07
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310.10
828.01
800.50
102.02
178.44
07.40
102.25
40.22
00.18
On. 40
54.04
257.00
100.42
131
57.14
388.03
08.34
203.02
85.30
118.40
07.45
212.23
57.24
333.48
402.41
00.01
43.34
70.54
305.38
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103.11
Total amount of School Funds on hand
Amount of Poll Tax not pro-rated.
. $24,045.22
. 4,300.00
The Poll Tax and State Apportionment are yet to be pro-rated
and added to the amounts now in the Treasury to the credit of said
school districts.
Total amount of all funds now in the hands of County Treasury, July
1st, 1908.$56,295 26
STATE OF ARKANSAS )
COUNTY OF INDEPENDENCE )
I, Albert Sims, Clerk of the County Court in and for the County and
State aforesaid, hereby certify that the statements set forth in the
foregoing REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION of Inde
pendence county are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Witness my hand as such Clerk this 21st day of July, 19i)8.
ALBERT SIMS, Clerk.
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