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Show '.'-" ' ' ' ' - . tax- Collection Record BroCiGru STATE GOFFERS GETS4,000,000 duriiigj.:o:itii January Revenue Tops Old Mark Set in " . , December, '39 ; A record breaking month In the amount of revenue collected by tha state was reported for January, when nearly (4.000,000 came into the state's coffers. - This was shown In report made Thursday by R. E. Weight, chief accountant in the office of State Auditor John W. Guy. During the month gJ ,822, 9997 we collected from all sources. Total To-tal property taxes turned In by counties were 11,269,49X96, the report re-port revealed. ' Other revenue sources yielded $1,299,515.'. 1 , ' .. OU aboard Fan;.,' Tha previous record for collection collec-tion was established In December, 1939, when total of $3,439,939.30 I was shown. ' ' - Disbursements for January also gave the state's financial picture more favorable outlook because the state's bonded indebtedness was reduced from 11298,750 to $2,155,-000 $2,155,-000 through completion at a sinking sink-ing fund to can for refunding bonds. A warrant to pay the first aerie of refunding bonds, amounting to $50,000, has been Issued, Mr. Weight said. ' Apportionment of the property taxes collected also was announced.: The general fund will receive $227,-088.07; $227,-088.07; the district school fund, $793,52&09; high school fund, $32,-594.10, $32,-594.10, and - school equalization, $21,879.87. " Sale Taxes l ead " Sales taxes led other special taxes In amount of collections, yielding $723,696.35, the report disclosed. dis-closed. Gasoline taxes brought In $306,778.28; motor vehicles registration, regis-tration, $128,755.38; cigaret taxes, $30,164.55; Income taxes, ' $17,-840.04; $17,-840.04; beer taxes, $8220.79. Disbursements totaled $2,025,-499.45. $2,025,-499.45. Chief Items were: Gen-oral- fund, $295,289.61; emergency relief, $665,384.28; roads, $289,-843.97. |