The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-02-16
CIRCULAR
OFFICE OF Sur. PUB. DESTRUCTION,
Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. IS, 1853.

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Iowa City, Iowa, Jan. IS, 1853.
send you herewith statement of the appor-
tonment of the interest ofthe school fund for
the year 1852. The 9Th column indicates the
amount to which your county is entitled for
school purposes. This sum, together with the
county school tax and all other funds appropii.
ated to the county for school purposes Except
6nes) should be added together, and the aggre-
gate amount apportoned on the first day of
March next, among the school districts Of your
county, which filed their reports with you on the
first day Of October last. The law requires that
fines for breaches Of the penal laws and exemp-
ton from military duty, shall be apportoned
separate.
In case you have collected any interest which
was not reported TO me In time to be included
in this apporionment as shown by the 5ih col.
umn, you will have TO retain it on hand and in
clude it in your report ofinterest on the first day
Of January next,as no interest can be apportion-
cd to the districts until it is first reported to the
Superintendent and apportioned by him among
the several counties. This shows the absolute
necessity of having the interest promptly paid
and reported. By reference to the 9Th column,
it will be seen that the sum delinquent for the
past year, is s4 ,5o5 AZ. am forced to believe
that this would not be the case, if Fund Com.
mission .rs were TO deal promptly with those in.
debted to the school fund; and this conclusion
is warranted by the fact, that in those counties
where such course has been adopted, the total
amount due, is promptly collected and reported.
Allow me to repeat that Fund Commissioners
should show no leniency in making collections,
save that which the law allows, otherwise they
will lay themselves liable on their official
bonds.
In the event you have an excess of interest,
you will first deduct the aggregate of the res5
pective sums required for salary, contingent ex.
penses and school purposes as shown by the Sd,
4th and S,h column, from the amount reported
or estimated as shown by the 9Th column, and
pay over the remainder on drafts drawn on you
by the undersigned in favor OF other coup,es.
These drafts are to lie Cancelled when paid, and
filed with your vouchers. if you have collect
ed no interest, or if the amount collected is in.
sufficient to inset The demands of your county
for salary, contingent expenses, and school pur-
poses, the deficiency will be made up by drafts
enclosed herewith on other counties or the State
Treasurer. When you receive the money on
these drafts, either from the persons on whom
they are drawn or Of any one to whom you may
transfer them, you should be careful to endorse
them officially. If you do not succeed in COL
lecting them before the first Of March, you
should nevertheless include the amount in your
apporticnment and collect them so soon there
after as possible. The drafts on the State Treas
ury may be readily transferred 10 the county
treasures, or to persons wishing TO use funds at
the land office in this place, as the money will
be paid on demand in specie. In case you find
it convenient to make such a transfer, il will
simply be necessary for you to endorse the
draft
| would ado that the amount allowed Tor con.
tingent expenses, can only be used for the iegit.
innate expenses Of the Office. Ii is the property
Of the office and not Of the Fund Commissioner
and in case tits not expended during his admin.
stration, it should be transferred to his success.
or. Every Fund Commissioner should open
regular contingent expense account-enter each
TEN Of expense incurred and credit the account
with the amount allowed Yoa will deduct your
salary and contingent expenses Us shown by the
Sd and 4th columns before making your apror
comment and file the certificate Of allowance, re-
urned herewith, with your vouchers. Where
-wo or more officers have held The Office during
he same year, the salary should be divided be
wecn them III proportion to the time each has
served.