Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-30
annual Report
OF TRE
SECRETARY OF STATE.

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Annual Report
TRE
SECRETARY OF STATE
SEcRETARY's OFFICE.
Madison, Jan. !, 1851.
+ Sill herewith transmit, through you, to-
The Legislature, my Annual Report, as Seere<
Eary Vi STATE.
Very respectfully.
y our obdient serv't,
WM. a BARSTOW.
To his Excellency, NeLso& DEWEY.
SECRETsRY's OFFICE.
Madison, Jan. /, 1851.
To the LegizIqf1irs.
The law defining the duties Of Secretary Of
State, provides that he shall report annually
10 the Legislature in connec ion with his Re-
port As Auditor, any matter pertaining TO his
ONCE IS Secretary. not embraced Ia such re-
port as Auditor" Also. 40 exhibit 10 the
Legislature, at ITS annual meeting. complete
statement of the funds of tie State, Of lis
revenues, and Of the public expenditures dur
ing the preceding year, specifying therein
each object Of expenditure, and distinguish
ing between such as are provided for any per-
mdnent or temporary appropriations and such
as are required 10 be prov .ded for by law. and
showing tie means from which such expendi-
lures are 10 De betrayed.
The following are the funds Of the State:
Is The General Fund, which is formed
mainly If the state taxes levied and collected
in the several counties, and pavable annually
INTO the State Treasury, against which the or
binary experiments Of governmental charged
The amount credited to this fund is as fol-
lows, VIZ:
For the STATE tax OF Is4s s5S,533 81
Tor Is44 .Q S4s a
l5s,355 y
Against which has been charged as follows:
For appropriations in - and 'Ig, Sq0.154 So
TOT lS31, c2,746 20
$4,000 75
Show n balance 10 tie credit Of this
:unL 2n lie 3lsrol december OF Sass q7
Ana state TAX Of 800, $3.50 y
Total balance o. - Janulry, 1881. s5O,3II 70
2a-7He judiciary Fund.
This Fund IS created by ii tax Of one dollar
on each suit commenced in the several Circuit
Courts, and Is by law set apart as a separate
fund, known the judiciary Fund and
appropriated towards the payment of the
Judges. The amount reported By the Clerks
81 Court as taxed on suits from the time the
Law ProFItIug for Ihe same took effect To the
present time, IS -. .090 O0-whicli amount
appears to tie credit Of said fund.
The amount Is supposed 70 fall fl- short Of
the real amount that shegld have been report
cd. In some instances clerks have entirely
iiIed 70 make any report y, hateesr. while in
others ~ has been partially omitted. The at
teniIon Of the clerks has been repeatedly cali
ed % the law, requiring quarterly reports TO
oe "stae 70 this oliice, aHd the payment Of the
tax ciii!eT 30 the Judges or State Treasurer
estimated that MT mar. st,a. e,,-o
Of Tie amount taxed has been reported. Of
which amount. about the same proportion has
been paid as required by Law.
ID obvlate he difficulty. it is suggested
i"7t some action Of the Legislature is neces-
Sar} Ia the premises.
3d-7,ie ScAool Fund
Iai7 Fund IS created by the proceeds aris-
lug trum the safe II School Lands. the FIVE
Per centun of the nett proceeds Of the sales
OF government lands 10 which the State Is
entitled, aud the fines collected in the several
counties, for any breach Of the penal laws
the income Of which. is by law annually ap-
PortIoned by the Superintendent Tor the sun
port 1T common schools.
The books and records in this Office on the
Slsi ot December, exhibit rAe following con.
aected with ibis fund.
Amount uufad on lands sold and
dra.'lng 4.'eleStat the rate If per
'-H,, FII4,499 10
Reed fr5m Z $. Treasury
an ac ef the yer c., 22.537 81
From ali other sources, s13 0r
Total amount Of School Fun. Jauu-
airy L. 1885, s5as.oa4 Al
Loans have heen made of money received
as follows, viz
Of the amt reed from sales o. Ianl
or bond and mortgage s35 $50 Il
10 tie >ts-e Uni. ersltv, under act d.
1880, the amount resolved from the
L. s. OIL account of tie 3 LEI. c., =. .537 IS
Total amoul: loaned. ss.sgt ~
Leaving balance in the treas.Irv. sub
l~rt 20 IJaH under he provisions OF
chapter - Revised Statutes Of 52q3 IS
The receipts into the Treasurv on account
# the income Of the School Fund, have been
as fyiious, viz:
For interest on money loaned in Ra-
cine in 1859. s5ss 90
r"r interest on money loaned and
sales Of laHl 10 Jan. /, lsal. 2a.5Is IS
Total receipts 24Is6 -
Payments out on account Of ssms ara .&
f-llgvs:
tla aapPortlouInrut 0fState
>HpsunrenuI 10 Counties
l1 lN"a, s!q4 sl
By commissioners. for
i'rlu,-ug, Books. Station
er- &c a. per report, ISIS 73s22.2I3 81
Balance IE 1He Treasury on
III jan Is5i' -, ,g22 u
Amt due on appoTtion-
n1sn- OF 1850 5l93 10
ANT collected on act OF
in.es-- due In 1851 and
H-st1ded above, LOIS % 1871 4s
III we 4FedsuFy, sut9ectto aPpOrt.On-
Iceut IN 1881. 206s1 A
To which NAV IL added the amount
81 iutere-t t-ae during t.se present
Hel.as on i1i1s sold, 27,O65 IS
Total amount subject 70 apportiou-
Iuent IL sal by Superinte1IIent for