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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...Kent County, Philip Arnold, Apponaug. Finances For the Year ending April 30, 1854. Principal Items of Expenditure. Chief Sources of Incom- Salaries, 9 7,752.00 Balance on hand last year, .. 817,177.00 4,700.00 45,933.00 25,515.00 559.00 5,487.00 5,518.00 Senators, 3,103.00 Peddlers, Representatives, .... 5,701.00 Banks, tax on capital, . Expenses of Courts, ... 15,450.00 " " on increase of capital, Orders of Governor, ... 5,859.00 " " on reserved profits, . State Prison 2,500 00 " honus for new charters, Orders of General Assemhly, Puhlic Schools, ... Teachers'Institute, . Deaf, hlind, dumh, and idiots, Invested for Schools, . Militia, ..., .. Miscellaneous, .... Balance in Treas., April 30,1853, 29,044.00 Insurance companies; 35,414 00 From Courts 5,525.00 300.00 Dividend on School Fund, .. 4,270 00 1,334.00 Interest of U. S. surplus revenue, . 11,55900 5,987.00 State tax, 18,451.00 1,855.00 Pawtucket Turnpike, ... 1,592.00 1,023.00 Miscellaneous, .... 3,51300 35.979.00 g 163,327.00 9 153,327.00 The United States surplus revenue received hy the State was disposed of thus: --Loaned to cities and towns on hond, - 70,402.50 Invested in hank stock, 117,533.57 Used hy State for State Prison and Dorr war, 194,245.88 Not funded 48.08 Total received from the United States, -382,335.23 The State owes no deht except what it has used of the United States surplus revenue. There are ahout -40,000 of disputed revolutionary claims which are sometimes called the old State deht. Banks in Rhode Island, Septemher 13, 1853.--Numher of hanks in the State, 77; of which 31 were in Providence. Capital, $ 15,945,895.77. Circulation, - 4,895,529,75. Deposits on interest, - 352,729.14. Deposits not on interest, -2,184,232.58. Dividends unpa...
