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Show SHEEP BOARD HANDS IN BOOKS Financial Report Shows fell, . More Than $3000 Turned Over to the New Board. Expenses Llttlo More Than. Ona-Hnlf i tho Amount Appropriated for New Board. Handing In their report to Gov. Cutler, the old Board of Stato Sheep Commissioners Commis-sioners turned over their books and ofllco to tho Incoming members appointed by tho Governor. Tho financial report shows that tho old board has $27S5.-IG on hand and JS2S.30 duo from somo of tho counties. This makes a credit of J3G15.7G that tho new board has to start with. Makes a Good Showing-. The report shows that tho old board, although consisting of flvo members, spent only J1S91.G5 in salaries and expenses ex-penses in two years. Tho new board, which consists of only three mombers, has appropriated for salaries, In addition ad-dition to traveling expenses. Tho members of the old board were: John C. Sharp, president; James L. Wrathall, vico-presldenl; .1. C. Maekay. Ed Koarns and Wilford Day. Tho Ilrst threo named were present whon tho books wero turned over to tho now commissioners, com-missioners, John E. Austin, president, and L. B. Anderson and Josoph S. Ostler. Commission's Hoport. The report to tho Govornor Is as follows: fol-lows: Upon retiring from the office of Stato Sheep Commlsulonvra wo respectfully submit tho following fol-lowing report. Wo havo held fifty-eight meetings of the board during tho years 1&03 nnd IJnM, and up to March 17. ltOS. on which dato wo turned tho office over to the Board of Sheep Commissioners Com-missioners appointed by your Excollency. Receipts. Amounted collected aa special toxes and Inspection fes for tho years 1003 and 1SKM f 2LW2.ED Amount of 1SOI taxes duo from counties coun-ties S20.30 Total receipts $ 21.S70.S3 Disbursements. Paid deputy Inspectors 1X5-'01 nnd to Mnrch H. 1003 $ I5,5o.a3 Paid tho flvo Sheep t'ommlnsloners, Ealary nnd expenses for years 1003 and 1501 1.831 Paid In cauo of Glncs . Garff vs Inspector .and deputy M9 -10 Paid refund of Inspection fees Sj CO Paid counties for collecting tax. flP i:rror 75g Total disbursements rjL5Bfjl Cnuli on hand March 17, 1505 " " '" (Amount duu from counties, i'"' 'Jjffi Contingent Expenses, ''l1 Appropriation lW3-'0-l ...... . f R Paid expenses of State Pheep W Inspector j 17J . . Paid officii expenses, printing ! r nnd suppllen , , j 0u C.' Balance on hand January 1, " ft 1003, reverted back Into Stato i treasury 76M l Contingent Expense, f Secretary's salary K Amount of appropriation ... '', j Paid eecretary, 1903-'0l 4 ;s "1.5 W Balanco on hand January 1, ' W 1S03, reverted back Into Stato l treasury 412.C0 iUU.TS uJ: Whon the sheep lr.w went tntn s,,, tho spring of 1W thr first lnpctlon W that thero was 62 per cent of the Bhtm W 1 In tho Stnto that wero d!pased Tho ri u' i spcctlon showed that there, was nntr 1 . ' cent of tho sheep In thn Slate difM,' rt all thoe sheep wero dipped twico J-f ; last inspection. Respectfully. ll JOHN C. SHARP. PrMM,,. I , JAMES L WRATIIALV r I JOHN C. MACKA""14 f ED. J. KEARNS. I fc ti |