Financial Statement For Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1919. Balance on hand July 1, 1918.... Total appropriation and balance available.. Amount lapsed and transferred to rebates...... Total appropriation and balance available.. Total expenses of department for year ending June 30, 1919... Balance July 1, 1919.... Total amount received from liquor tax certificates, transfers, fines, penalties, volume tax, etc., for twelve months ending September 30, $27 892 92 415 945 33 $443 838 25 39 201 86 $404 636 39 379 926 75 $24 709 64 Leaving a net balance for the certificate year of $20 667 679 80 Of this amount the State's share was... $5 166 919 95 The cities' and towns' share was 15 500 759 85 During the same period the expenses of the department have been as follows: For the certificate year beginning October 1, 1918, and ending Net balance distributed to State and localities..$21 467 779 20 Of this amount there was paid into the State treasury..... $5 366 944 80 Distributed to cities and towns. 16 100 834 40 Net revenue over and above county treasurers' fees deducted, rebates and expenses of maintaining department COST OF COLLECTING REVENUE County treasurers' fees.... Salaries, expenses, etc., of special deputy commissioners of excise... Total expenses of collection.... $20 826 803 50 $24 500 82 104 686 36 $129 187 18 Ratio of expense of collection to gross amount collected 6/10 of one per cent. Prior to May 1, 1896, the control of the liquor traffic in the State rested entirely with local license boards, under the Statute of 1892, and nearly five thousand officials were employed. One hundred and seventy-six are employed under the Liquor Tax Law. The total sum collected throughout the State during the last year under the old system was $4,172,376.58, and the cost of collection was $252,782.77, or more than eight per cent upon the sum so collected. |