Warrant ledgers, 1850-1924.

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Warrant ledgers, 1850-1924.

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State Treasury disbursement entries show running daily balances for various appropriation funds and include warrant issuance date, amount and number; warrantee name; disbursement reason (e.g., services or labor performed; supplies or equipment provided; fees refunded). Disbursements are listed chronologically under appropriation titles and include headings for state officials and agencies; and code departments (1917-). Other appropriation funds include convict conveyance to penitentiaries and reform schools; fugitives from justice; Governor's contingent fund; Executive Mansion; State House construction and maintenance; county interest funds; public printing and binding (e.g., Supreme Court reporter and reports; Revised Statutes); printing paper and stationery. Funds from which appropriations were made include General Revenue; Interest; State Debt; Military; School; Kaskaskia Common School; Teachers' Pension; Illinois and Michigan Canal; Fire Prevention; State Aid Road; Federal Aid Road; Vocational Education; and Social Hygiene.

ledgers 76 volumes.

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