The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-12-12

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aud means Ia meet the expenses Of gov
erp.nent
| The sum uf riglltecn thousand on. hun
dred aud fifty two dollars oiasty-ccnis had,
during the last fiscal year, been paid into
! the treasury on account al the revenue ui
/ 1873. An unusually Large amount of ar
rears Of taxes has also be.n received during
lhe same period, aud a considerable sum
lrom other suIrcVs) not lorulug part 81
the ordinary revenue.
/ Ol The balance nu hand ON the 5Oih Sep
iember, l842, the sum offaenty i've thou
tand foar hundred aud SIXTY four dollars
tap ntY-ninr ceutS, was at tie credit of the
/ Literary Fund the SUM of twenty-five
thousand five hundred and elghty.fprlr dot
IA seventy seven cents, at the credit OF the
Board Of Public Works aud the balance
AT thescfedit nl he commonwealth, inclu-
ding the sum of thirteen thousand sixty
three dollars aud ten cents, abo,eneDtlpn-
ed
! 2'he receipts and disbursements Of the
Literary Fund, and Board OF Public Works,
up IL the Grstof March last, are included IN
gIlr ? first quarters OF the general statement,
~ orilef IN make II agree With that ot the
first auditor, who kept their accounts until
the appointment aud qualification of the
srruud auditor the undersigned hos, how
ever, always kept the accounts OF these two
funds III separate books.
TIN total amount of receipts in the trea
suy, within the last fiscal year, on account
of thr Literary Fund, IS one hundred and
righty-so ven thousand five hundred and
ski, .four dplldls aud thirty three cents,
which added 10 the balance Oh hand on the
S0lh September 1872, Of twenty five thou
sand, tour hundred and sixty -four dollars,
eighty nne cents makes an aggregate "i
two hundred and thirteen Thousand. TWEEN
ty.nine dbl rs, tnsnty.ts cents the DIS
bursemcnts during the samr period, amount
In one hundred aud slsty.fuur thousand,
teo hundred aud flty-one dollars, fifty
ses.n cents, leaving balance IN ,hetr' tsu-
~, On the goth September, 1873, Of totty-
rtght thousand seven hundred aud seventy
seven dollars, sixty -i'e ceats. see state
meot b
The total amount of receipts, on account
of the Board Ut Public Nerh,, during the
LAST fiscal year, Is eIbhiy Sousaud, niue
hundred aud thirty. Gvrs5ollars, ~ h,y three
cents, Which added ,r tn, balance on hand,
on the 5Oth September, 1922, of twenty
Two thousand, five hundred and eighty four
dollars, seventy seven crnts, mak,s an az
gr'gatt of one hundred aud three thousand
f,s hundred and twenty dollars, sixty
cents thu d -hurselnents for the same pc
rod, amount 10 eighty-nlae Thousand, four
hundred aud seventy one dollars, ninety
three crnts, leaving balance ou the 30lh
September, 1879, of fourteen thousand,
forty eight dollars, slxty-se, en- cents. (See
statement ~
From the first day of March last, to the
3Oih September, 1928, each day inclusive,
the receipts of the treasury, on account of
the James River Company, amount to one
hundred and eighty seven thousand, two
hundred aud lorty-fye dollars, eiehfy-four
cents, and the disbursements 10 one hun
dred and forty eight thousand, seven hum
dred and scNenty-elGht dollars, twenty-five
CENTS leaving a balanc,' on the S0th Sep
tgmber, 1923, of forty eight Thousand, four
hundred and sixty seven dollars, fifty. hine
cents. See statement D.
The payments in redemption of thcpub-
lie debts, with the last fiscal veal, amount
10 ninety seven thousand, eight hundred
and twenty nine dollars. twenty seven
cents. aud on account of interest to forty
five thousand, six hundred and thirty -six
dollars, ninety two cents. tSrc statement
e. and r
Should II be the pleasure Of the Legi5)a
'nre, 10 put the Penltrntlary idto com
picte state ofrepair aud security, il is very
probable that the funds of thu governmen;
will not he sufficient Tor that purpose, with
out a reduction in some of the appropria-
tons, or an increase of the taxes. The
latter measure, il is presumed, would he as
disagrseahle to the Legislature, as it would
BE- intonveniont to the people. l. there
fore, tak' the liberty of suggesting a'rcduc
ton III the appropriation 10 thr Sinking
| Fund, sufficient 20 meet the above object
For several years past there has been AZ
annual appropriation of one hundred thou-
sud, and the last year of one hundred aud
/ fifty thousand dollars 10 the payment OF
interest and gradual extinSuishment ofthc
| principal part of the public debt: much
! the larger portion of which is held by the
! president and directors of the Literary
| Fund, aud yielding generally a greater III
teresl than could be obtained by an invest.
menl in any other stock, the president and
directors Will have'ao cause to complain
| that its eHtinguishnnnt il deferred
Very respectfully, your obt servant,
JERMAN BAKER, Treasurer.
The Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
The Speaker laid before the House the
! following communication from the Cover.
nor
Council Chamber, ia December, 1898.
Slit have the honor Ia lay before the
General Assembly, a letter from the adjn-
tant general, together with the annual re-
turn of the militia for the year 1928, &c.
c"mpanied with an account OF the public
arms, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, sc.
have the honor to be, with great re