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394 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1952-1953.
Expenditures, First Half, Fiscal 1951.
Following is a summary of the State Gov-
ernment's expenditures for the first half
(September-February) of the fiscal year end-
ing Aug. 31, 1951. Only expenditures for
actual government operation are included.
Expenditures for purchase of bonds, tax re-
funds, etc., are not included.Function-
Legislative ..........
Judicial ... .. ......
Executive and adminis-
trative .............
Protection of persons and
property.
Regulation of business
and industry .......Sept. 1
to Feb. 28,
1950-51.
$491,363
1,376,300
2,341,643
3,103,753Sept. 1
to Feb. 28,
1949-50.
$180,527
1,357,164
2,444,372
3,030,486Function-
Conservation of health
and sanitation
Development and conser-
vation of natural re-
sources .............
Highway maintenance and
construction ........
Payment of road debts .
Eleemosynary and cor-
rectional ......
Educational .......
Parks and monuments
Public welfare . . .
Payment of public debt .
Miscellaneous ..Sept. 1 Sept. 1
to Feb. 28, to Feb. 28,
1950-51 1949-50.7,458.703
3,920,970
5,424.640 2,534,857
62,960,582 56,068,377
14,016,611 9,122,176
14,534,878 11,858,361
122,042,070 118,658,714
202,394 179,741
61,384,831 64,353,353
133,377 240,543
...... 60,2602,151,005 2,049,598 Total expenditures .. $297,622,150 $276,059,499
State Government Receipts-Sources-Funds
A detailed statement is given in the following table showing amounts received from each
source of income (taxes, fees, sales, etc.) to the state during the fiscal year ended Aug. 31.
1956, according to the State Comptroller of Public Accounts. Under each classification of
revenue sources is a breakdown of the funds into which the revenues from this source were
paid.
Note that the state's receipts are classified as "revenue receipts" and as "nonrevenue
receipts." "Revenue receipts" are those from taxes, fees and other sources of income that ale
to be applied to actual operation of the government. "Nonrevenue receipts" are those from
sale of bonds (to be reinvested), tax and fee overcharges (to be refunded), etc.TAXES AND LICENSES
Source and Fund- Amount.
Ad Valorem Tax:
General revenue fund............ $9,398,116.18
Available school fund. .......17,547,990.28
Confederate pension fund ....... 1,030,294.81
College building fund ... . 2,446,475.72
Total .......................... $30,422,876.99
Inheritance Tax:
General revenue fund......... . $5,232,515.07
Poll Tax:
General revenue fund .............. $663,888.56
Available school fund ......... 1,329,538.98
Total......................... $1,993,427.54
Store Tax:
Comptroller's tax clearance........ $956,848.08
State hospital fund ............... 16,056.54
Total .............. ......... $972,904.62
Gross Receipts and Production
Taxes:
Boxing and wrestling enforcement
fund .................... ...... $33,216.53
Gas utilities fund............. 269,584.48
Comptroller's tax clearance account 1,624,705.29
Omnibus tax clearance account .... 105,623,128.13
Total .............. ......... .$107,550,664.43
Insurance Co.'s Occupation Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance fund. .... $11,803,326.94
Occupation Taxes-Miscellaneous:
Comptroller's tax clearance account $1,141,192.32
Cigarette Stamp Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance fund....... $29,108,248.35
State hospital and special school
building fund .................. 238,992.48
Total .......................... $29,347,240.83
Liquor Stamp Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance fund...... $10,274,622.93
Less: Refunds .................... *46,103.30
State hospital fund............. 173,507.92
Total ...................... $10,402,027.55
Wine Stamp Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance fund...... $763,121.57
Less: Refunds .................. 897.70
State hospital fund ................ 10,927.33
Total .......................... $773,151.20
Highway Motor Fuel Tax:
Available school fund ............. $21,274,551.87
State highway fund .............. 42,549,103.80
County and road district highway
fund .......... ... . 21,274,551.87
Highway motor fuel tax fund (un-
prorated receipts) ............. 18,162,641.04
Highway motor fuel tax enforce-
ment fund ..................... 1,033,378.84Source and Fund- Amount
Refund filing fees deducted from
claims ............. 158,854 00
Total collected .........$104,453,081.42
Less: Gross refund claims..... *17,173,722.86
Total ........... $87,279,358.56
Ale Stamp Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance account., $94,603.05
State hospital fund ...... 1,074.04
Total ...... ..... ..... ..... . $95,677.09
Prescription Stamp Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance account ... $305 58
Less: Refunds ................. 4 *6 16
Total .... ..................... $299.42
Franchise Tax:
General revenue fund.... ......$8,180,929.57
General revenue appropriated .. 648.90
State hospital fund ............ 450,325.27
Total $8,631,903.74
Automobile Sales Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance account .... $13,922,136 55
Radio Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance account... $524,580 56
Cosmetics Tax:
Omnibus tax clearance account $332,366 27
Playing Cards Tax:
Omnibus Tax Clearance Account . $40,852.76
Radio Cosmetic and Card Tax:
State hospital fund ... ......... $31,332 29
Maintenance Taxes:
Motor vehicle insurance fund...... $100,702.03
Fire insurance division fund....... . 441,221.36
Compensation insurance division fd. 99,265.39
Casualty insurance fund. .......... 45,563.37
Burial association fund .......... 6,355.32
Total .... ... .......... . $693,107.47
Omnibus tax clearance account . $4,100703 89
Less: Refunds .................. *76,025 09
Total (net) ...................$4,024,678.80
Automobile Licenses:
General revenue fund. . . .. ......... $2,326.50
State highway fund .............. 28,212,889 90
Total ........................ $28,215,216 40
Electric Co-operative License Fees:
,General revenue fund........... $920.00
Telephone Co-operative License
Fees:
General revenue fund. ....... ..- $80.00
Commercial Fish and Oyster
Licenses:
Game and fish fund. ..... ...... $171,012.03
Other Fishing Licenses:
Special fish and game fund....... $495,640.30
Medina Lake fund .............. 6 75
Total ......................... $495,647.05
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