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THE STATE DEBT.
The State is indebted as follows:
| Five per cent. certificates, Stale stock | $14,469 99 |
| Two and one half per cent. certificates, State Stock | $12,355 13 |
| Five per cent. bonds, payable in New York, due December 1, 1998, but payable at the pleasure of the State after April 1, 1884 | $585,000 00 |
| Twenty-four internal improvement bonds, past due | $24,000 00 |
| Six 5 per cent. internal improvement bonds, due July 1, 1886, held by the United States | $6,000 00 |
| Total | $631,825 12 |
The accumulated interest upon the twenty-four old bonds above mentioned should be added, but the precise amount can not now be stated.
The indebtedness of the State to the school fund is evidenced by five non-negotiable bonds for the aggregate sum of $3,904,783 22, bearing 6 per cent interest; and the indebtedness to Purdue University is evidenced by one bond for $340,000, bearing 5 per cent. interest.
