Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-02-19

tiary 2O,o0t
From the sale of transported
slaves 5,00f
Militia fines 4,G0G
Registers fees 1900
UnapprOpriated land l,20t
Redemption of Land forfeited for
taxes 1,s0t
lSurDlus on exported tobacco 1906
Gross amount of taxes 578.0Cl
From which deduct $4,000 for
sheriffs' commissions, insol-
vencies and errors $4,000
And there will remain a nett re-
venue of 100000
Applicable to the expenditures of the
fiscal year, beginning on the lst of &C.
tober 1916, and ending Oh the S0th o.
ESeptember 1917.
The committee of finance have en-
deayored, in the application of The
Ip reeeding estimates, to correct an
Terror heretofore committed 10 con.
sidering those sums, as constlfut
ling the revenue ofthe current fiscal
year. which are net received into the
lpublic treasury, until after the ex-
Ipiration of that year 9 cannot there.
lore be applied to meet its necessa'
lry expences. 1oprevide for these,
Recurrence must be had TO the re
venue paid into the treasury, since
the sOth of Sept. last, and which
rose from the taxes imposed at the
preceding session ofthe General as
sembIy, and to such farther part
thereof as is yet in arrear, but may
lie collected before the S0lh Of Sept
next.
The committee end. the total
mount paid into the public treasury.
between the 1st iay Of Oct. last, and
the beginning of the present month.
to have been S692,2s2: that this
sum having been pledged for the re
Exemption ofthe loan from the Far-
mers' Bank of Virginia. authorised
b, the act Of the 29th of Dec 1914,
has been paid over to that Bank from
time to time, as it has been received
The whole amount of the revenue
actually collected, having been, in
this WAY absorbed, it has been neees
sary to renew so much of the loan
from that bank as would suffice TO
meet the current expenees OF the
commonwealth. Your committee,
however, confidently trust, that an
ample provision may be made Tor a
rein bursement to the Farmers Bank
of Virginia, of the whole Of this loan,
by applying to this object the first
sums received from the government
OF the u. States. in satisfaction Tor
the military expenses Of the com
monwealth, during the late "ar.-,
The accompanying documents mark
ed A. and b. will shew the grounds
Of this reliance.
The deficiency of the revenue al
ready collected, to meet the farther
expences Of the government, will DC
supplied. out OF the arrears OF taxes
in fifteen counties and the Borough
of Norfolk, and from the balance
which will remain CATER dischargipg
the debt due on account. to the Far
mers' Bank of Virginia.) of the sum
of 5000, 900, the immediate payment
whereof has been promised by the
Government Of the U. s. and is now
daily expected.
Should it be the pleasure OF the gen.
Assembly to lay the foundation OF a
comprehensive system of public edu
cation. ample means for the accom-
Of this laudabic pur-
pose, may be found ia the residue OF
the debt due 10 the commonwealth
from the government OF the u. B.
and the provisions which the com
mittee have presumed to recommend
for gradually extingnishing tue debts
Of the commonwealth TO the Banks
# Virginia.
If SO much Of the annual appro-
,riation of the ordinary revenue, as
is applicable to the discharge CT the