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Page 6 THE CHOWANIAN, CHOWAN COLLEGE, MURFREESBORO. N. C. Thursday, January 17, 1924. FINANCIAL STATISTICS NORTH CAROINA Expenditures Washington, Jan. 10.—-The De partment of Commerce announces that the costs of government for the state of North Carolina for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1922, amounted to $25,364,112, which was a per cap ita cost of $9.58. In 1918 the per capita cost was $2.19, and in 1915, $2.12, the totals for these years be ing $5,407,381 and $5,003,902, re spectively. The per capita costs for 1922 consisted of expenses of general departments, $5.43; payments for in terest, $0.28; and for outlays, $3.87. Of these the largest were nearly $6,000,000 for highways and $2,500,- 000 for schools. Revenues The total revenue receipts for 1922 were $13,164,249, or $4.97 per capita. For the fiscal year the per capita ex cess of governmental costs over re ceipts was, therefore, $4.61. Per capita expenses for general depart ments and payments for interest ex ceed the per capita revenue receipts by $0.74. In North Carolina property and special taxes represented 41.6 per cent of the total revenue for 1922, 50.2 per cent for 1918, and 51.7 per cent for 1915. The increase in the amount of property and special taxes collected was 22.0 per cent from 1915 to 1918, and 84.7 per cent from 1918 to 1922. The per capita property and special taxes were $2.07 n 1922, $1.20 in 1918, and $1.03 in 1915. Earnings of general departments, or compensation for services rendered by state oificials, represented 13.7 per cent of the total revenues for 1922, 20.4 per cent for 1918, and 24.1 per cent for 1915. Business and non-business licenses constituted 33.9 per cent of the total revenue for 1922, 19.4 per cent for 1918, and 14.7 per cent for 1915. Re ceipts from business licenses consist chiefly of taxes exacted fjom insur ance and other incorporated compan ies, while those from non-business licenses comprise taxes on motor ve hicles and amounts paid for hunting and fishing privileges. Indebtedness The net indebtedness (funded and floating debt less sinking fund assets) of North Carolina was $12.59 per capita for 1922, $3.85 for 1918, and $3.77 for 1915. During the current year over $19,000,000 bonds were is sued of which $10,500,000 were for highways. Assessed Valuations and Tax Levies Taxes shown as collected for the current year were from the 1920 levy. Since that year there has been no general property tax for state pur poses. Spreading Beauty Tramp—Would you please sub scribe half-a-crown to my fund for beautifying the village?” The Vicar—But, my good man, how are you going to beautify the village? Tramp—By moving on to the next village!—The Passing Show (Lon don). C. H. CHAMBERLAIN DENTIST Offices in First National Bank Building MURFREESBORO, N. C. DAVID COLLIN BARNES Attorney-at-Law Practice in all Courts MURFREESBORO, N. C. MURFREESBORO BUS LINE Fare one way $ .75 1-2 fare for children .50 Fare 2 ways return same day__ 1.00 Trunks with or without pas sengers -25 Suit cases and packages with passengers no charge Fare two ways return same trip .25 Lv. Murfreesboro PostofBce 7:30 a m Lv. Conway S. A. L. station 8:20 am Lv. Murfreesboro Postofiice 7:00 p m Lv. Conway S. A. L. station 8:05 p m WE FIX FORDS AND REPAIR AUTOMOBILES HARRY HILL Expert Workmanship Guaranteed Murfreesboro, N. C. Toilet Articles Ice Cream Candies and Fruits Chas. L. Revelle Free Delivery MURFREESBORO, N, C. Chowan College Invites you to Write for Catalogue 2nd Semester Begins January 22nd New courses just beginning A. B. & B. S. Degrees CHAS. P. WEAVm, Ph. D. PRESIDENT Murfreesboro, N. C. V* ■' ■ ' The Popular Drug Store In every town there is “The Popular Drug Store” —in Ahoskie it is Copeland’s. For the shopper knows he can get what he or she is looking for here; we have it to suit you, no matter what it be. Our stock, which is popularly priced, includes Toilet Preparations, Stationery, Fountain Pens and Pencils, Rubber Goods, Smokes of all kinds, complete line of Proprietary Medicines and Drugs. Unexcelled Fountain Service—Ice Cream Registered Pharmacist in Charge COPELAND DRUG CO. The Prompt and Efficient Pharmacy We have the only Registered Druggist in Ahoskie or Hertford County AHOSKIE, : ; NORTH CAROLINA ^■1
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