The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-12-15
y REPORT.

AUDITORS Office, LIST December, ISIS,
5iR 1 nave the hanor 10 transmit 90 the
renr,al Assembly, nv ANIMAL Report of the
Public Finances, Comprised in the nccompa-
uying statements marked A, Il, {. ID, and l..
The receipts into the treasury for The lsual
wear ending the 3Mh September last, including
She balance or hand ~ the commencement OF
,he year. amount 10 foar hundred and m,nety--e.
,vn thousand. one hundred and two dollars aud
f~urty-two cents, and the warrants issued aud
pad dnginE the SAM period. anoun, - Tour
hundred aud fixiy. eieht thousand. nine ltrndred
md CIV sesrn dollars and twcniy-srven cents i;
leaving m unrxpendrd balance on the Isl of
October, ls25, Of twen'P-eight thousand Que
hundred aud lorty-hve dollars aud fifteen cents.
From this balance, however. Tust be deducted
IS h3 o., beiug so much of The sum unHCconni-
I'd lur bp The late Treasurer. os properly per.
famed 10 the Commonwealth. distinguished nom
the corporations, whose accounts are keut h,
the Second Auditor which reduction will leave
she actual sum in the Treasury On the lst OF DC.
trbrr last, $40 ls2 -.
When II IS remembered that the las, lie.
gislalu re authorized various expenditures not
connected with the usual operations OF the Go.
Sernu,rni add that bgsidcs the above drfci, al,
IS & CD, the Washington Monument Fund, a.
mounting to Sl3,o63 10. was also Withdrawn
from the Treasury, snd invested in loaas before
the LIST of 0c'obrr, II will be prrceiv ed that
ihe state NJ the fhauees is high, prosperous.
Still iaore encouraging Is the prospect for the
current FISCAL year, ! have estimated IN state.
,uent f.. that without smhfaeing in the REGENTS
the balancehue from the late Treasurer and
making the most liberal ~allowance for ,he usual
disbursements, there will in all probability b, a
surplas in the Treasury on the ist NJ oct. 1929.
sf nenriy SIS eco. Whatever extraordinary
expenditure. ihereiote, which The Legislature a,
us present session may think proper 10 author
Zee, VIII require no additional b%urlhcnS,. either in
fhs shape of loans or taxation.
The excess OF estiniaied rec, ipts far tho eur.
rent yee~. over those of the last. may in a great
measure be ascribed to the bcnefcial oneration
of the law OF the last General Assembly. g, "a
mcnding the several acts concerning the taxes
on licenses 10 merchants aed oilers In order
TO give greater effect TO its provisions. recon-.
mend that the Commissioners OF the Reycnue
he authorised to perform the duties prescribed
by the second section, NJ the third Quarterly
Court holden for each county, as well M at thc
second. IN some counties the second QuaIter.
~ Court occurs sooner than The period when
She penalties Of The eci can be enforced.
les <t.vsrcicd the present wear from niliti,
lines than usual, the Ierrifis ION the Ipib re-
gimeni 10 this city, which are Considerable. bay.
ing Deen suspended ioi " oi n clerk. Hav-
ing taken some pains 90 ascertain Ihr labors OF
that officer particularly, ! am satisfied sound
policy requires that his compensation shoold
be Increased. Think il probable that in SOM
other regiments also, the public interests
would be benefited by a small advance IN the
pay ofthe clerk. As the expense Of the mill
fla does not now exceed the revenue derived
from fines, the small augmentation suggested,
will no. he felt whilst without IL. the tucom,
from that source u IS feared will be diminish
cd.
The tax on licenses alone in this city, amounts
TO upwards Of $4,000. Its due collection do.
ponds materially on the vigilance and industry
ri the Commissioner Of the Revenue. whose ar.
liaary ,iuiirs IN assessing the land aud property
AK. are also tery iaboIious am not as
serl informed Of the labors Of other Comuis