Virginia Argus (Richmond, Va.), 1802-01-15 00:00:00

The Virginia Argus extra
Friday, January 15th, 1802.
Virginia Legislature.
On the 25th of December, 1801, Mr. Booker made a report from the committee appointed to examine the treasury accounts. By these it appears that, on the 30th of September, 1801, there remained in the Treasury a balance of Dolls. 96,722 65.
The following extract, with which the report concludes, contains every thing material in it.
DR.
THE PUBLIC TREASURY,
CR.
Between the 1st day of October, 1800, to the 30th of September, 1801, inclusive.
   To balance per settlement on the first of October 1800 99,041 2 By amount of disbursements   Received from that period, viz. From and discounts from the first   Sheriffs on account of the arrearages 353 87 of October 1800, to the 352,333   of the revenue tax of 30th of September 1801,   1782 both inclusive,   1783 868 23 Militia and military certifi-   1784 4,437 40 cates and warrants for sup-   1785 1,223 30 plies admitted in discount 4,578 52   1788 5,425 97 for the arrearages of the   1789 810 46 certificate taxes,   1790 2 49 Loss sustained on the sale of   1792 324 16 the public tobacco made   1795 32 12 under the direction of the 815 93   1796 1,316 57 Executive,   1797 4,079 88 Tobacco admitted in discount   1798 20,682 60 of the arrearages of the   1799 95,628 64 revenue tax (since the sale   1800 136,321 19 on the 2d of July last) 1,360 5   And on account of the revenue of which at the rates at which   From sundry persons on account of the purchase of 1,672 77 said tobacco was received   unappropriated land, by law, amounts to   Clerks, 10,417 43 Balance due from the Treas-   Inspectors of tobacco, and on account of tobacco fav- } 26,417 40 ury on the 30th of Sep- 96,722 65   ed at the burning of Robert Bolling's warehouse, } tember, 1801,   Sundry persons for composition on Surveys, 53 34   Sundry persons for the redemption of their land re- } 604 65   turned for the non-payment of the taxes due thereon, }   Sundry persons on divers accounts, 36,853 6   The Register of the Land-Office on account of fees, 2,878 16   Sheriffs on account of militia fines, 890 32   Do on account of the arrearages of the certificate taxes, 4692 52   Nett proceeds of tobacco received from T. Lee for rent, } 782 60   sold under the direction of the Executive, }   Dollars 455,810 15 Dollars 455,810 15   Tobacco received of Thomas } 17 hhds. 17,482 lb. Tobacco received } 17 hhds. 17,482 lb.   Lee, agent for the state, } of Thomas Lee, }   agent for the state }  
(Errors excepted)
WILLIAM BERKELEY, Treasurer.

In the House of Delegates, Friday the 8th instant, General Scott reported from the committee appointed to prepare an estimate of the expenses of the Civil Government for one year, that the committee had according to order, discharged their duty, and had directed him to report as follows:
Estimate of the Expenses of Civil Government, from the 30th September, 1801, to the 1st October, 1802, and of the Debts payable.
   Dollars. Cts.     For the General Assembly, 40,000   Officers of Government, 61,000   Officers of Militia, 4,500   Contingent Expenses, 12,000   Criminal charges, 12,500   Slaves executed, 6,000   Slaves transported, 2,000   Expenses of Guards, 4,000   Lunatic Hospital, 5,000   Commissioners of the Revenue, 13,500   Pensioners, 4,500   Appomattox Canal Company, 1,000   Dismal Swamp Canal Company, 2,000   The Guard to be kept at Richmond, 14,000   Completing the Arsenal and Manufactory of Arms, 21,000   Tools, 7,000   Artificers' pay, and materials, (except the tools) for carrying on the said Manufactory, 39,000 67,000   Penitentiary House, 4,000   Penitentiary Buildings, 20,000   Penitentiary Criminal Charges, 2,500   Public Warehouses, 7,500   Public Services of Clerks of District Courts, 1,700   Interest on Paper Money funded, 230   Ditto on Military Certificates, 3,000   Ditto on loans, including interest on certificates issued for repayment of money paid into the Treasury for British debts, 25,000   Contracts by the Executive for arms, to be fulfilled subsequent to the first of October, 1801, 63,773   Collecting and preserving public ordnance, 1,000     Balance in favor of resources to meet this estimate, 377,703   155,062 42     Dollars, 532,765 42  
Resources to meet this Estimate.
   Nett amount of taxes according to taxation for the year 1800, on lands, lots and other property, 255,181 98   Surplus on Tobacco exported, 18,000   Tax on Law Process, &c. 2,000   Ditto on Register's fees, 2,000   Cash in the Treasury on the first of October, 1801, 96,722 65   Arrears of tax for the year 1800, 118,860 79   Arrears of Specie Tax prior to the year 1800, amounting to 201,211 26   Ditto of Certificate Tax, prior to the same time, 87,550 05     288,761 31   Of which it is probable will be received only 40,000     532,765 42  
Your Committee beg leave to report, that they are unable from any public documents, to ascertain with precision, the amount of the debt now due from the state, but from the information of the Auditor of Public Accounts, they believe the same to be about the sum of 85,000 Dollars, including every description of liquidated debt, exclusive of interest—which sum if it is deemed expedient to provide for its payment, must be taken from the above balance in favour of the resources, leaving then the balance of 70,062 Dollars, 42 Cents.
And as on the first day of October last, no more than the sum of 136,321 Dollars, 19 Cents, had been received into the Public Treasury of the tax of the year 1800, leaving an arrear of 118,860 Dollars, 79 cents; your Committee presume, that about the same portion of the tax of the year 1801, will remain unpaid on the first day of October 1802; which sum, when deducted, will leave a balance against the resources, of 48,798 dollars, 37 cents, but presuming that all the estimates will not be called for prior to that period, they are of opinion that the taxes to remain as for the last year, may be sufficient to answer all the public demands.
Your Committee beg leave further to state, that as the public manufactory of arms, appears to be nearly completed, and that the state may thereby receive all necessary supplies of arms, they think it inexpedient to make provision for any further purchase of arms, and recommend that the act directing the Executive to purchase a certain number of arms annually, be repealed.
Your Committee are of opinion, that provision ought to be made by law for the appointment of a Surgeon for the Public Guard, and for the Prisoners in the Penitentiary House, with a moderate and adequate salary per annum.
On motion, ordered that the said report be referred to the committee of the whole house on the state of the commonwealth.