Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-01-21
FINANCES OF VIRGINIA.


FINANCES OF VIRGINIA.
The Joint committee appointed " the Senate and House
oil Delegates to examine the Treasures Accounts have,
according to order, performed the duty assigned them, and
beg leave to present the following report to their respec-
tive houses:
The annual reports of the Treasurer and Auditors for
the last tscal year, terminating the Both September, 1881,
have already put the General Assembly in possession of
the state oil the finances of the Commonwealth and ex-
hlbited the real balance on hand on the morning of the lat
oil October last, the commencement of the present fiscal
year. The joint committee have examined every voucher.
both OF receipts and disbursements, during the year men
toned, wiz: from the LIST October, 1880, to the 3Oth Sep
TENDER, 1881, both days inclusive compared them with the
entries on the books of the Treasurer, found them TO be
regular, and to correspond with great exactness. The
committee repeat the remark made in their last report,
"that the books and accounts of the Treasurer, manifest
entire accuracy, as well as great simplicity and method of
arrangement" The joint committee have felt il obe their
duty, as usual, to ascertain how much money has been
paid into the Treasury, and how much discussed there
FROM, since the Both September last, up 10 this day, and
whether or not the proper sum is actually i'm bank 10 the
credit of the Commonwealth. The accompanying docu-
ments marked A, b, G., d, Z, T. and G., will show. that of
the ordinary revenue, since the Both September last, there
has been paid into the Treasury the sum of S32S,3IS %,
and that warrants have been drawn on the Treasurer by
the Auditor of Public Accounts, within the same period,
to the amountof $127,S0I ~: that on accoun, of the Lite
rary fund, there has been paid in the amount Of $7,423
ID, and warrants issued by the Second Auditor to the
amount OF S6,O6l 80: that on account Of the fund of In
ternal improvement, there has been paid in the amount of
and that on account of the James River Company, there
has been paid in the amount Of $Is,G3l 60, and warrants
issued to the amount of S25,030 %.
Hence 1t results, that there has been paid into the irea-
sury since the LIST of October last, 0hat day inclusive.) TO
the present time, the sum of 1890, 357 rs, and that within
the same period, warrants have been issued on the treasurer
from the Auditor and Second Auditor to the amount of
I$166,92I 81.
The balance on hand the 1st Of October last,
on account of the ordinary revenue, was, LOG 1896 II
Literary Fund, 59,527 so
Fund Of Internal Improvement, 5s,O2I 81
James River Company, 67,969 26
Aggregate 292,1l4 80
To which add the difference between re-
ceipts and disbursements to this day, 2O3, 1876 IS
There should now be actually in the trcasu-
~ the sum of 405 $50 q
The letters from the Presidents Of thc Bank
OF Virginia, and the Farmers Bank of Virginia.
exhibit the money now in bank to the credit of
the Treasurer, TO be SI96.342 ~
SO that It appears the sum of$792 IS sin bank more than
sufficient to meet the warrants already presented, and will
be adequate, no doubt, 10 pay of those which are anoat.
In conclusion, the joint committee remark that it clear
y appears that all the money of the commonwealth is duly
Of deposit this day.
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
l.. +. DADE, e. e. S.
THO. MILLER, {. {. IT, d.
December 22d, 1881.