New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-05
NEW ORLEANS:
THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY

EEronr STATE TREAsuRER.-Thc report of the
Hon aeorgc McWhorter is document of commercially
brief dimensions and drawn up with marked clearncss
and precision On the December 1851 there remained
in the Treasury the of $30S 1856 81 resulting from
various funds follows: General Fund S7656S O3; Mill
Tax Fund $1546T1 "a Poll Tax Fund 1888 S. Inter
nal improvement Fund s51 1872 Road and Lcvec Fund
1864 81 Total S3Os,SS6 81.
The receipts for 1850 Sl00S175 o. and for
1851 SS36247 A. The total expenditures for 1850 were
1851 45 and 1851 SS527S7 53 The balance Of
100000 remaining in the Treasury arises from the fact
that when Judge cWhortcr elected in 1850 he found
the S2Gs79o 81 to the credit of the department
During the last two years the disbursements in the aggre
gate been exceeded by the receipts, that the bal
thousand dollars.
The bonds issued by the State in favor Of the Second
Municipality faithfully met until July 1850 when the
Stale placed under protest through the failure Of the
Municipality to pay its obligations. No appropriation
having been made by the General Assembly the Depart
ment was without authority though not without means
10 pay the II further appears that by act of
4th May 1si it is provided that in the Munich
paities comply strictly with the provisions of the law of
1885 by which the State issued its bonds in their favor
they shall be released from the payment Of per cent
per for the difference of interest The Second
Municipality, having violated this provision is presumed
have forfeited the per cent of interest the
for which the State protested The Attorney
General having been consulted gave reply entirely con
the Treasurer Of the Municipality has given
of the speedy settlement Of the claim.
By correspondence with the Comptroller of the U s..
Department claim Of the State for the amount due
the Road and Leyee Fund has been settled The sum
Of S472 was found due the State but partially
by the amount of S4a93 Or due the United States
pr excess compensation paid Louisiana in the settle
ent her claims with the General Government. for her
advances during the Mexican The deduction being
made the balance SALTS 81 received by the State.
The Report urges the necessity of appointing
examine thoroughly the accounts between the United
,states and the State Of louisiana
An of the Legislature requires collectors and
ors TO payment into the Treasury within the first
I'VE days of September and December. but provides
penalty for default Of payment in September In
1ence of this neglect the mandate Of the law has been
totally regarded In the latter part of September the
Department in critical position and the Treasurer
assumed the responsibility of borrowing twenty-five
thousand dollars from the Louisiana State Bank At this
lime less than hundred dollars in the Gen
rH Fund with every prospect of an immediate demand
Treasurer trusts that under the circumstances, he
sill not meet the censure Of the Legislature.
sherifS throughout the State allowed hundred
dollars services in criminal prosecutions The ptance
Is iseraby small and when they apply for it. they
told that the appropriation is exhausted The Report
suggests that the Tax Collectors in settling with the
Sherfs should be instructed TO allow their claims
deduction
Ample tabular statements appended to the Report.
bracing detail every dollar received and dsbursed by
The >ntc during Judge Whorers late term of Office.
Doe.