Washington telegraph., 1848-11-22

every measure calculated to aid in the nc.
eomplishment Of this imortant object.
Having been notified by the Comms.
sioner Of the General Land Office, that IN
accordance with an act of Congress ofthe
18th June, 1910 the Office ior Surveyor
General lor the Stu.e Of Arkansas would
he terminated on the first June. lsl9,-
l. Is provided IN the act referred to, that
the Surveyor turn over 10 the Secretary Of
State, or such other officer as the author.
lies ollha State may direct, all the books,
maps, plats and papers pertaining 10 his
office, Should the Secretary of State be,
come the recipient OF these documents,
10 which an iutefmlnahle reference will
be made, both by the Government aud
individuals Interested III the domain, foe
centuries 10 come, it VII be apparent that
much additional labor aud of a diliercnt
character, to that which appropriately be.
Longs 10 tlmt officer, viii be added, which
may require the services OF clerk aud
dlailsman. whose compensation should
be made to depend exclusively upon the
fees OF the Office,
As the lasi Legislature abolished the
oilice of Commissioner OF Public Build.
iags, and charged the Secretary with u
portion OF the previous duties Of that Of
ice ! suggest the pfopaely Of clothing
Inn with sufficient power to make aud
enforce needlul aud proper rules aud reg.
ulaiious as veil ior the protection OF the
capital from lire aud other destructive
agents. as 10 determine the righliul and
appropriate occupancy Of each depart.
laent Of The building.
The revenue law OF Tie last session, has
answered fully the public expectation
Il has realized all the favorable results
anticipated By its most sangtine friends
IN ro.estahllshing the credit OF the State
The amouui OF S25, ,0p0 or S30.n00, de.
riYed from taxation under the act Of The
9Th Mach. 1855, has heen increased M.
der the provisions OF the act OF the 10th
December. fsl6, 10 sl0,igs y. during
the FIRST year oi IT, operation, and S7l,.
80 90 this year during the second The
amount Of outstanding treasury warrants
on the 30lh September. 1876. of sSf7sl
&c. which has been augmented by the
issues from that period To the 30th
September lsis, OF si07 .069 II, making
total OF Sill, 500 -. has been reduced,
by the redemplionof s22 037 50 Of them
with speeie s60.0s0 s0of warrants paid
into the Treasury by the State collectors.
and the sum OF Se9s.O l2 received by
the Stale Treasurer aud State Lnnd Agent
IN payment ol State lauas. 50 g29 81, re.
celyed ~ treasury warrants IN redemption
OF forfeited lauds, and S27 53 treasury
warrants, rs State tax by non-rcidents
making in all the sum OF Sll4.sD3 Il,
which being suinracted from the above
amount OF Slii,s50 90 leaves S2g. 957
81 Ia circulation AT the close OF the last
fiscal year ending 3Oth September, 1915
Tho grcai amount OF which. II is believed
hns been taken III by the collectors since
that date. andwill bepnid into the treas.
uy on ot before tle 10th December next
IL Will be seen by reierenco 10 the Audit.
oTs report 60 which | refer you with
groal coulilrucc) that on an exhibit OF
the o.dinary receipts and expenditures OF
the state government, that a surplus ol
about Sl73l 25 viii be remaining on
hand after the 10Th Dec, which may be
sufficient TO pny the entire expenditure
OF the present General assembly, without
re,oding to the Necessity heretofore i'm.
posed OF Issulng treasury warrants to any
considerable amount. The estimate pre-.
pared by that officer OF the probable re.
ctipl- aud expenditure forlsl9anl 1850,
incIudiug the iunds now subject 10 be
used ior ordinary expenditures, by refer.
enec to hi, reports 1t will be seen the re-.
eeipi, viii amount 10 Sl7Gls6 55 aud
lhe ordinary expenditures VIII amount to
Sl522i2 10, leaving "a balance uneX-
pended Of S33,yi7 ~
The revenue 10 he collected for the lat.
ter year. ead payable into the treasury by
collectors on the lOth December 1850
when added 10 the bnlanco estimated at
$4,000, wall make the sum OF Sl0s9i7
u to meet the payment of the sum Dor.
rowcd by the STATE Of the Internal i'm.
proycmcnl fund Of S20, $50 ~, and sill
lcgtmg asa Balance To meet conuugou.
cie> the SUN Of S79,l25.
The reports OF the Financial Receiver
Of the State Bank, aud OF tho Secretary
of the Board OF Trustees OF the Real e.
tate Bank, are referred TO with more than
ordinary satisfaction, rs they each exhibit
more successful course in the accom-.
pli-hment of the objects Of the act Of IL
quotation on the one part, aud Of assign.
mcnt oil the other, by the collection OF n
much larger amount than during the two
years preceding their previous reports =
II viii be borne In mind that the State
Bauk and Branches collected from the
9th Apnl, 1915, to the 30lh September,
1886, only Ss0567 30. but for the two
years ending the 3lsi October lslS,
there was collected, ia every description
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