New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-10

in each year thereafter The Comptroller mas
prepared and furnished the County Ireasurers
! full and elaborate instructions, forms, &c calcn'
lated. as he believes, TO insure accuracy and ant
| formity in the execution of the law. de IS also
! Of the opinion that the new system Will prove
| conducive 10 the public convenience and adyanta-
| geous to the interests of the treasury. without
! producing the Irregularities or any Of the evils
which were apprehended by many, as the result
! Of departure from the former plan Under the
old system, it was found impracticable to prepare
! for and bold the sales for taxes, more frequently
than once in four or five years. The annual sales
provided for by the new law will secure earlier
and more regu ar returns OF the advelces maze
from the State Treasury.
Another sale. under the provisions Of the pre-
vious law must be held by the Comptroller. OF
non resident lands returned and still remaining IN
this office for the taxes Of ls45, 1876, ls47 and
ls4s
In preparing the necessary lists and compute
tions for this final sale, some additional clerical
force will be needed and moderate appropriation
is recommended for such extra service as may be
required.
RELIEF TO PURCHASERS OF LANDS IN ONEIDA
RESERVATION.
The act passed April 6, 1880, for the relief o.
certain purchasers OF lands in the Oneida reserva
tion in ls40 and 1871, ." made it the duty of the
Commissioners OF the Land Office to cause an IN
ouiry into the pecuniary condition and RESPONSE
| bility of the purchasers, and q reapprasal TO be
| made of the value of the several lots, "at the
/ present value Of the same, exclusive OF the ln-
| provements made thereon since the SALE This
dutv was discharged by the appointment of Will
! liam j. Cornwel, Orville l.. Holley and Albert ID.
! Freeman to appraise the lands thereon. A new
nppraisemcnt was made by those gentlemen, and
| subsequently, confirmed by the Commissioners OF
the Land Office 1t appears that the lands were
sed at extravagant prices, aud most OF the pur'
chasers are unable TO pay the original purchase
! Il ,nfpr makes
of the COMPTROLLER to cancel the original obllga.
tions and TO receive new bonds according to the
new valuation. This operation Is now going for.
ward and will result in a loss to the state OF
about $4,000.
AS the bonds are held for the school fund.- and
form part of it's capital the deficiency when as
certained) must be restored, by transferring to
that fund an equal amount from the revenues OF
the general fund. For this purpose an aPpropra'
tion will be required.
STATIONERY FOR THE PUBLIC OFFICES
The annexed statement marked u contains
detailed account of the stationery furnished to the
| Legislature and the public Offices during the last
fiscal year The amount expended was S4664 50,
of which S3,l96 49 was consumed by the last Leg
isature.
CLERKS IN THE PUBLIC OFFICES.
The annexed statement marked j gives the
names and salaries Of the several clerks IN the
State Offices
The Comptroller avails himself of this occasion,
to express his grateful appreciation OF the assldu
ity and fidelity of bis subordinates, In the dis
charge of their varied duties. The slerks In this
department are required to render arduous and
constant service. The heavy labors imposed
upon them performed with GA 40.
Uboih merits public acknowledgment ana aP-
proval.
PROCEEDS OF HALF MILL TAX.
The annexed statement marked w shows
that the net proceeds of the bali mill tax, the
valuation Of real and personal estate for the year
ls49, including the returns OF taxes on non resi-
dent lands was S324,352 3d.
STATE TAX AND VALUATION OF REAL AND PER
SONAL ESTATE.
The tabular statement hereto annexed marked
" shows the assessed valuation of real and per
sonal estate, and the amounts levied for State
County and Town taxes. The COuRtes marked
having failed to forward their returns in time for
this statement the amounts returned from those
counties for the year l649. are adopted
II appears that the Total valuation of real es- 80 80 -
tate 'o'V'oV w
The total valuation of personal estate, In
GLIDING capital of banks and other corpo- $500, -, =,
rGuons, is lo) o'too W
Total s72l87l283 90
A uations 7z4si5s3 OC
State and county taxes .................. 4s9l9S d
Town taxes lt%Ub'o %
Total taxation. s8,3l27s7 IS
The aggregate valuation exceeds that OF the
previous year, (l549) SOL 43, SAC.
circular letter (of which a copy is hereto an.
nexed, marked X, was issued from this office to
the town assessors, explanatory of the manner OF
estimating the capital OF Banking Associations
and individual bankers, and intoxicating the duty
of appraising real and personal property at its full
value according to the requirements 0lthe statute.
In some localities, the Assessors have perform
ed this duty with commendabe firmness and yigi-
lance In the City and County of New. York. the
intelligent Board of Tax Commissioners have
made vigorous and successful efforts to reach all
forms OF personal capital, legally subject to tax.
alton and in assessing the real estate they have
appraised it at its value, In compliance with the
statute. But in many of the Counties, the preva-
lent custom of differentiation is too generally
continued. The Comptroller would again repeat
his conviction that this evil can be remedied, and
just equality attained, as betweenindivdua alt tax
payers, towns and Counties only by an essential
modification Of the laws prescribing the duties OF
Assessors.
Some further provisions of law are required to
regulate the manner of assessing the capital Of in
dividua bankers, and to prescribe the mode OF pro-
ceeding to enforce the collection of the tax, in
cases where its payment is evaded or refused.
The act of December 4, lS47, section 4, chapter
4l9,) is vague and indefinite in this respect, aud
has given rise to much perplexity, Injustice and
litigation. The general provisions oflaw regulat-
! ing the recovery of taxes against corporations,
should be extended to the capital Of Individual
bankers by express statute and all other RENE
dies failing to secure the payment of tax, legal
imposed, it should be made the duty of the Comp
troller to pay it from the accrung interest the
securities deposited with him under the general
banking law.
The whole subject of assessment and taxation
is earnestly commended to the attention of the
Legislature in the hope that such revisions may
be made as will remedy the Irregularities so uni
versally and Justly complained Of
All of which is respectfully submitted.
| WASHINGTON HUNT, Comptroller.
! COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
! OFFICIAL Board of Aldermen.
STATED SESSION WKDNEsDAY ban &