The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-09
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
COMPTROLLER of the STATE OF NEW YORK.

CoMPrRoLLERs OrFscE. !
Albany, December 80, lSA9.
In obedience to the requirements Of law the Comp.
troler respectfully submits to your honorsby body his
ANNUAL REPORT.
The nrst section of title g. chapter and part Of
the Revised Statutes Il r. s., page 1922 declares
that
Il shall be the duty Of the Comptroller,
lst To superntsnd the fiscal concerns Of the State,
and to manage the same In the manner required BY
'2d To exhibit to the Legislature at its meet.
ing complete statement OF the funds Of tho STATE OF
its revenues and Of the public expenditures to be de-
frsysd from the Treasury for the ensuing year, sps
oifyiEg therein each object Of expenditure and dis
tipguishiDg between such provided for by per-
msDent or temporary appropriations and such as
Quire to be provided for by law; and showing the
from which such expenditures are to be dsfray
I'D. To suggest plans tor the improvement and ma
nsgsmept Of me public revenussn
By section LIST Of chap $50 Of the laws of 1847, the
Comptroller required to complete his annual report
for the previous fiscal before the expiration Of
tho L. gs AZURE In ediaely after the commencement
OF its annual session.
ysw OF promoting certain objects thu property Of the
State has long been divided into different funds, tho
principal Of which are the following; -
/. TIE General Fund.
3. The Literature Fund.
The Common School Fund.
s. The I'm ted States Deposits Fund.
And thefo.lowingitrust funds
/. The Bank Fund
2. The Free Bank Securities.
3. The Mariners Flu nd.
The Sinking Funa. of the Auburn and Rochester
g. The Sinking Fund Of the Tonswanda Railroad
8. Ths Sinking Fund of the Hudson and Berkshire
Railroad Company.
:. The Sinking Fund Of the Tiosa Coal, Iron' Min
ing and ManufscturinglCompany.
g. The Sinking Fund Of tho Long Island Railroad
O. School and Gospel Fund of the stOckbridgs In
dams.
10. Indian Annuities.
ID
These several funds will be treated Of in the order
In which they are above specified.
GENERAL FUND.
This IL the fund out Of which the general expenses
ofths government betrayed tsgeneral nature and
objects will be best understood by references to the
statute defining and regulating it. Il r. s. part l,
Chap. 9, title !, page 1887
The following synopsis presents general view Of the
finances Of the State the operations Of the treasury
for the past sca year. and the estimated revenue and
expenses for the current year
REVENUE OF THE GENERAL FUND.
Amount of warrants drawn
the Treasury, remaining un-
paid on the 30th Sept, 1847. $467 &c
Amount Of warrants drawn
the X: 1 osase. 4 Fun nsS'S aas,n 81
tho yesr ending 3oth Sep
TENDER, 1SAS. ......".... 1854 $50 IA
Surplus Of revenue on the
30th Sept, 1S47. ........... Sill ,oe5 %
Amount received into the tree
eury on account OF the gene
raj fund, during the year
ending 30th Sept, 1913. 80. 1929 81
Amount transferred from the
general fund debt sinking
fund, for one years interest
on $1l1,33 ~, advanced
from the general fund
nue. In 1877 for demands on
the sinking fund.......... 6,679 b
Amount Of caeh transferred
from the ssheoA fand, fsr
bonds received during the
year, belonging to tbs gene
raj fund and tranMerred to
the school fund. II, 498 80
Amount Of warrants drawn
the treasury, remaining un-
paid ON the s0th Sept, 1913. S7H