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Thursday, Jan. 8, 1931 COUNTY TREASURER‘S OFFICE BUSY IN 1930 Varied Duties in Addition to Collection of Taxes, J. B. Morse Reports It is a duty of â€" Our State inheritance tax account is perhaps the next largest and durâ€" ing the year we collected on 52 esâ€" tates the sum of $344,599.67. Two per cent of this amount was retained as commission for this office, while the balance was transmitted. to thc| state treasurer, ‘ Another very active account is the‘ bond â€" road account, _ We received $300,000 from the sale of bonds of the 4th bond issue and we have paid warrants on the 3rd and 4th bond. issue which total $163,000, From the state motor fuel tax uc-‘ count we received the amount of $13,â€" 020.75, all of which was used to pay‘ interest due August 1 on the. 4th bond issue bonds. Accounts for the nonâ€"high school, dog tax, detention home, the state‘s attorney and for the road maintenâ€" ance, have also been active. From the county bond fund we have paid . $212,252.34 for bonds and inâ€" terest due. Of (the smaller. accounts mention may be made of the heirship fund, which includes payments held for unâ€" known or minor heirs, miscellaneous fund, which includes payments made on condemnation suits, back personal property collections and various other items. . The institute fund is also handled by ‘this office, all receipts and disâ€" bursements being. ordered by the county superintendent . of schools. Unclaimed® witness fees are also a record of this office. We are proud of the our offi‘i'.‘ After paying we transferred to the as excess fees, the sum We q:tl proud of the earnings of r officen After paying all expenses e transferred to the county fund excess fees, the sum of $150,000. Thisâ€" report is respectfully submitâ€" Lake Co. Forty & Eight Reports Good Year and Excellent Prospects the Fort pleted .« years. times re of the 4 bers wh standing In ad In additi real fellow bers, the taken a pro real fellowship enjoyed bers, the organization taken a profound intere welfare movement, conc ticularly on the childre exâ€"service men,. _ Nume tions were made during to the state organizati in this work. Under the leadershij Under the leadership of Chief de Gare M. Talcott the Voiture increased its membership to a new record â€" double its previous high, markâ€"and the Voiture now has a membership from nearly every American Legion post in Lake county. A replica of a French boxcar, from which the orâ€" ganization derives its name, was built and made its first appearance at the state convention at Aurora. At this convention the Voiture was again honored when Chef de Gare Talectt was elected a Grand Chemâ€" inot of the state. Talectt was elected a Grand Chemâ€" inot of the state. The newly elected Chef de Gare H. Garnant has already. made plans for the new year and the memberâ€" ship will witness its first initiation by its own wrecking crew with new equipment, early in February. Dr. II. E. Ct. Antoine, medical officer in charge at Veterans Bureau hospital No. 105, is in charge of the degree work. WE CAN ARRANGE A LOAN 24 KHOURS $10 to $300 708 * EVANSTON, ILL+ * ike with best wishes for the coming1 . by who orty one / This referre Amer work. c the le . Talcott nbership ounty â€" and ie of service ERS O N A L FINANCGE CO. 2nd Floor, CHURCH STREET BLDG. h vic Av org to an to €HHURCGH S7T. PHONE: GREENLEAF 6081 pe Voiture Zight h its mo it, concentrating children of disi Numerous â€" cont during the past anization to be dership . of the Voiture to a new ous high n to the ight has s most anization as the : Legion. rformed County Treasurer the B. 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