The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1849-12-07


paid the previous year, $2S, 901 4S.
The assessment for state purposes for 1919,
! ESTIMATING the counties eff Cass, Fountain,
jackson, Lake, Pulaski, Spencer and Whit
| ley, from which no returns have been receiv-
ed, as they were last year, is S508. 537 81 ;
and for county, road, school. and township
purposes collectively, $500, $40 go; adding to
these sums the delnquencics of former years
uncollected, amounting to S163.092 IS, and
the whole ameuut on the duplicates for 1849
will be 81, SOP POP o..
The number of polls returned for 1S49,
! ESTIMATING lhe seven counties above men
toned, from which no returns have been re-
ceived, as they were last year, is 143, 72n,
being an increase over the returns of last
year, of 7,445. The value of the entire
property Of the State subject to taxation, as
returned for 1S49, ESTIMATING the counties
not returned. as theywere last year, )is Sl33,-
I41005o. which is an increase over last year
of S4,458070.
| The rate Of delinquency. in the collection
OF taxes for 1848. is about Sl5 IS on the 500
| or a one-sixth; the average delinquency
which has been continued from year to year.
on the duplicates, much of which will never
be collected The delinquency in a large
majority of the counties is small and the col
lectIons creditable to the people and to the
! Treasurers.
1t will be seen from the foregoing statement
that the increase on the number of polls tax
able property, and amount Of taxes, has been
greater for the past year than for many pre-
vious years.
1t is confidently believed that much i'm
lprovement might be made in our revenue
isyStem especially so as to embrace a species
Of property TO a large amount, which too
ton aad other stocks. money on hand or at
interest, and many other articles of valu-
able nature, thereby tightening the burden of
taxation, which now rests most heavily upon
the agricultural portion OF The community. +,
| respectfully submit for Your consider
Iation rs d matter oil justice to the Executive
land OF sound economy to the public service
! the proprieLy of reeStablishing the office of
Private Secretary to the Governor. with an
annual salary sufficient to compensate him
| for his services. An officer of tins character
can very materially aid the Executive in the
performance Of many official duties The
expenses which the executive is bound to
incur during the year added to the amount
very properly allowed at every session Of the
| Legislature to an Executive messenger.
would he Sullicent to procure the services of
4 gentleman amply qualified for the dis
charge Of the duties of the office, and in
whom the necessary confidence could be re-
posed.
In 1877, WHEN the arrangement of the
States indebtedness was made with her
creditors. the debt exclusive OF interest was
| $l1.04j000; there has been surrendered and
converted into new stock. 10 ISt July
/ last, $9539O00
Since July 1st, $4,000
Making, 50 500 coo,
leaving yet to come into this arrangement
I489 bonds, or $1.463 coo. These boods are
held in Europe and this country, and are
coming in gradually; the Agent Of State IN
! forms me, that he entertailis but little doubt
! thut all will be surrendered, so soon as ar
rangcnents can be made by the holders. TO
obtain the assent Of the parties interested;
ana induced to concur in opinion with this Of
! fcer for the additional reason, that the hold
ers must be satisfied tIat he State will not
soon.(f ever make any different arrange
ment for their liquidation.
| The semi-annual interest due to orr credi-
tors, under the two acts OF the Legislatures
| Of 1876 and 1917. providing for the settle
mcnt Of our State debt was puuctuaily paid
at the Indian Agency, in The City OF New
York, on the Isl OF July last. amounting to
! S95 800 4 portion Of this sum. say $4,000
was borrowed Of the Commissioners Of the
Sinking Fund. and OF the Banks-tle author
ty 10 make this loan is given by the Eth sec
ton Of an act Of the last legislature entitled
IAN act making general appropriations, &c.
for the year l849, and for other purposes
| (anproved January 1G. 1S49) to the Cover
nor Auditor, and Treasurer OF Stare, to be
exercised ia their SOUND discretion. There
was 10 diversity Of opinion as 10 the cxpedi-
ency Of exercising that authority-many con-
siderations prompted Us to adopt the course
indicated in the law referred to- some Of the
most prominent Of which, are LIST That
the State stock was then at u price, which
placed it by the side of the stock of the reg
ular dividend paying States; TO withhold or
postpone dividend would inevitably have
deprecated it, and impaired the re-establi>hed
credit of the State. I'd. The State was
and is now deeply interested in the compile
ton of the Wabash and Erie CanaI-more
particularly the citizens Of that fertile and
Improving portion OF it from Terre Haute to
Evansville, which has never heretofore re-
CeiYed the encouragement and legislative at
tention which It's Importance merits The
fund now available for that purpose will hard
" accomplish tiff our bondholdcrs by our
conduct are assured of the stability. intccri-
ty, and resources Of the State by having
their interest regularly paid they will not on
y be better prepared, but better disposed to
make up the necessary sum required of them
by law, TO bring that valuable work into com
pletc connection with the Ohio river at am
early day. Sd. There is scarcely any por-
ton OF our State, that was not then. as now.
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