Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-12-08

permanent credit Of the State having been .burse from
time to time by authority Of law. The residue $2i2
OiO % may DO regarded temporary deposit i'm the
Treasury for the use OF such OF the claimants as have re-
covered Judgments against the State these judgments
have not been satisfied because by an existing law spe
cine legislative approp Is required The cases are
moreover still pending in the Court OF Appeals aud unit,
hnay disposed OF by that tribunal, the judgments them
selves are necessarily suspended. In OF the cases
the fact Is demonstrated be possible doubt that the
parties recoveredin the rtbel what rig htuy
due TO others. Whether this mistake in the important
ONT oil ideny,is confined TO these cases extends
TO others am not fully prepared say; but the fact il
sell suggests The expediency Of securing by sau,ay
provisions the proper and legitimate application OF the
nnd In the settlement Of such portion OF the claims as
he act oil Congress- conhd.d the Secretary OF the Trea-
suy mat ocer has prescribed various important regula
tons copy OF which will be found among the accoInpa.
nying documents, marked +.
In the estimates for the year. will be seen that
the sum OF Sl6O711 81 cents is expected be i'm the
Treasury the LIST OF October next III from this be de-
Quoted $l395i3 &C, the received from the gener-
al government, and which properly belongs to the Com
monwealth the balance anticipated will be reduced 10
$2ll77 55 AS the ordinary expenditure of the State alb
serbs its regular income at the present of taxation
follows that any material reduction OF the founded ON
the existing state OF the finances would only be Temporal
ry and that without some corresponding abatement the
permanent expenses the amount OF the reduction would
nave 10 De replaced hereafter by additional taxation. IL is
true, that the gradual of wealth and population
VIII annually produce small addition TO the revenue
although the rate of taxation should remain unchanged
but the sum to be derived from this too ncon
deable TO be relied on brought into the general cacu
lation of the finances
The of 1882 has been paid into the Treasurv
with the usual punctuality
cannot iobear 20 urge te necessity of placing the Of
nee oil commissioner OF the revenue upon more perna
nent and useful footing Experience has fully convinced
me that the practice which prevails in some parts of the
Commonwealth Of devoving its duties annually upon
new incumbent is extremely injurious the public in
terests.
beg leave also to recommend that the delinquent land
laws be so amended 10 require that copies of the
iahds winch are sold TO individuals well those which
are bought for the commonwealth should be transmitted TO
ms ohce by the clerks OF the cOuny COURTS and think
but an act OF justice to suggest that the additional duties
required oil those officers by the laws referred should
title them TO some additional compensation.
Should IT be the pleasure of the Legislature TO reform
the militia laws respectfully recommend the revision OF
so much oil the system relates 10 the and
lection OF flnes and TO the payment of claims upon the
militia line fund Some provisions the existing laws up
their operation.
am, sir, with high respect and consideration,
Your obedent servant JAS l.. HEATH,
49, auditor Of Public accounts.