Tipton County IN Archives History - Books .....County Finances 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 8, 2007, 2:56 pm Book Title: Counties Of Howard And Tipton, Indiana COUNTY FINANCES. The first money received by the county was on the 5th of October, 1844, when Daniel Crull was taxed $4.17 for a peddler's license. The second money was received November 4, 1814, when Silas Blount paid 50 cents for a license to vend merchandise. The third money was a fine of $1, for assault and battery on John Welshous, paid by Joseph McMurtry. The County Auditor's report from June 1, 1844, to May 31, 1845, inclusive, was as follows: RECEIPTS. Clock peddler's license $ 4 17 Merchant's license 1 50 Fines assessed 21 10 Liquor license 3 87 Revised statutes sold 2 00 Sale of lots 38 00 Seminary fund interest 1 77 Bank tax and saline fund 14 25 Interest on same 1 00 County revenue 277 14 For road purposes 105 67 Total $470 47 EXPENDITURES. Locating county seat $159 00 Assessors 18 75 Election returns 10 87 Specific allowance 114 67 County officers 186 02 Roads, special 73 00 Laying out roads 49 67 Jurors' fees 53 25 Bailiffs' fees 4 00 Public buildings 10 00 Seminary fund loaned 21 10 Saline fund, etc., loaned 14 25 Total $714 58 470 47 Apparent deficit $244 11 Yet due for locating county seat, 121 00 Actual county deficit $123 11 The following settlement was made with the State for the year 1844: STATE OF INDIANA, ) TIPTON COUNTY, ) ss. I, Newton J. Jackson, Auditor of Tipton County, do hereby certify that Jacob Whisler, Treasurer of said county for the year 1844, received a duplicate of taxes, amounting in the whole to $1,574.93, and that said Treasurer has assessed the sum of $107.72, and that the final settlement for the year 1844 with the State is as follows: Deaf and Dumb Lunatic County Road Total Taxes State Tax. Asylum. Asylum. Tax. Tax. for 1844. Amount of duplicate 443.42 $2.88 $16.71 $528.59 $584.27 $1,574.93 Assessed by Collector 23.27 0.14 1.16 29.59 53.79 107.72 Total 466.69 3.02 17.87 558.18 638.06 1,682.65 TOTAL FORMER TOWNSHIP DELINQUENCIES Madison 66.85 0.42 2.5 79.45 81.82 230.93 Cicero 49.84 0.32 1.8 59.7 43.64 155.41 Jefferson 78.08 0.27 2.36 91.8 87.31 259.82 Total 194.77 1.01 6.66 230.95 212.77 646.16 Amount collected 271.92 2.01 11.21 327.23 425.29 1,037.66 Due State Treasurer after deducting Co. Treasurer's fees 243.77 1.85 10.33 301.06 391.27 954.66 For the fiscal year ending June, 1846, the total receipts were $1,197.40, and the total expenses $1,443.54, leaving a deficit for that year of $246.14, which, added to the deficit of the previous year, made the total deficit $369.25. County officers this year cost $285.24, and $18 was paid out for wolf scalps. The deficit of the county existed in the shape of county orders, which began to depreciate considerably in value. At the end of the fiscal year ending June, 1847, the county orders in circulation amounted to $462.51. The county officers cost $346.44. The cash receipts this year were $1,478.57, the total expenses $1,311.28, and the county orders received in payment of dues to the county amounted to $442.43. For the year ending June, 1848, the county officers cost $423.05; wolf scalps cost $46.50. For the year ending June, 1850, the total receipts were $2,155.62, and the total expenses $2,221.02. County officers cost $429.85, and wolf scalps $67. For the year ending June, 1853, the receipts were $2,734.71, and the expenses $2,206.36. The county revenue amounted to $1,916.61. County officers cost $689.52, and $200 interest on railroad bonds was paid. For the year ending June, 1858, the total receipts were $5,261.64, and the total expenses $5,775.03. The county revenue amounted to $4,432.93. County officers cost $1,833.43. There was a balance remaining in the treasury of $1,456.04. For the year ending June, 1859, the receipts were $13,447.04, of which $4,000 had come from the sale of county bonds used to build the court house. The total expenses were about $11,000. The State tax was $3,142.09; school tax, $2,094.87; school fund tax, $378.92; county tax, $9,192.57; road tax, $4,533.76; township tax, $935.11; special school tax, $1,400.52; total tax, $21,677.84. For the year ending June, 1863, the total receipts were $10,254.78, and the total expenses $11,596.23. County officers cost $1,930.66. The county revenue was $8,638.24. For the year ending June, 1867, the total receipts were $25,794.05, and the total expenses $30,797.64, the deficit being $5,003.59. The county revenue was $12,526.96, and the county officers cost $5,742.52. In December, 1867, county bonds to the amount of $10,000 were issued to refund old bonds that been issued to build the court house and the jail, and to take up what outstanding county orders there were. For the year ending June, 1873, the receipts were $29,274.76, and the expenses $41,759.95, the excess of expenses being $12,485.19. County officers cost $4,942.97. For the year June, 1876, the receipts were $21,693.06, and the expenses $23,208.13. The total deficit at this time was $11,387.99. This deficit-continued to increase until June, 1878, when the County Board passed the following: WHEREAS, It appearing to the Board of Commissioners that the debt of the county of Tipton incurred in building a county jail and a county asylum cannot be paid off from the revenues afforded by reasonable taxation; therefore, for the purpose of funding said debt, it is hereby ordered, that bonds of the county of Tipton and State of Indiana for the sum of $25,000 be issued of the denomination of $1,000 each, to bear date June 10, 1878, to bear seven per centum interest, and to be payable at the banking house of Winslow, Lanier & Co., of New York City, etc. These bonds were issued and sold, and the county indebtedness was placed in a definite shape. For the year ending June, 1880, the total receipts were $34,655.14, and the total expenses $27,412.46, the excess of receipts being due to the proceeds of the sale of county bonds. The county officers cost $4,375.41. Additional Comments: Extracted from: COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL. ILLUSTRATED. CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/tipton/history/1883/counties/countyfi425gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 7.9 Kb