Loudon free press. (Loudon, Tenn.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-09
From the Franklin fTen. ! Rexiem.


REPORT OF THE CoMPTROLLER.-We are in
debted to VIM. NJ Mum, Esq, for copy ofthe
Report ofthe Comptroller of the Treasury, made
to the Legislature on the 18th of October last
From that report we gather the following items
which may prove interesting to our readers.
The whole amount of money received into
! the State Treasury, for the two years ending on
the Sd day of October 1853, was 81 ,202,857 on.
The whole amount paid out for the two years
ending Sd of 0etober last, was ST ,2lS,387 04;
! Showing disbursement of $l6,34O more than
hwas received. q
The total Liabilities of the State, including
& he bondsfor Internal Improvements, drawing
interest attha rate df 81 per cent; Internal I'm
provemeas bonds, edrawing 5 per cent; Union
Bank bonds drawie per cent; Bank of Ten
s Gssies ss;,5 Rss sss sonnt nnd b bonds 4ss
which sueais S205, ,66f,37.
The number of acres of land in East Tennes-
see, subject to taxation, is 9,539,527. The val
ne Of land is $2l, ,763887. The value of town
lots in all East Tennessee, $I,883, ,479. Tie
number of slaves in East Tennessee, is II, ,sa9
The value of all other taxabes in East Z Teiil.as
see, issSl $685. The number Of Polls SUB
eet to taxation, is 30,488 Thewhole gross
tax of East Tennessee, for 1859, $39, ,765, ,93.
The number of acres of land in4Iiddle Ten
nessee, subject to taxation, is 10, 0,3f9, l07. Tbe
value of the land is $5l,4l4540. The >yalu6
of all the town lots in Middle Tennessee, is
709,56S. The whole number of slaves in Mid
die Tennessee is 62, 1882 The value, Of the
slaves is $33,S30, ,156. The value of other tax
ables in Middle Tennessee is $5,765,623. The
Number of Polls subject to taxation is 46,352.
4he gross tax of Middle Tennessee, for 1852
is $l21f09 OF. - e - -
The number of acres of land in West Ten
nessee, subject to Taxation: as shown by this re-
port is 6,520,029. The value of the landais
S24,38l,ll0. The value Of all town lots IS S.,
1906. Hhe whole number.ef slaves suoject
to taxation, is 1869. The value of the slaves
is S23, ,935,23l. The value of all other taxa
bles in West Tennessee, is put down in round
numbers, at $I,75O;O59. The numberof taxa
bic Polls is 26, So; and the gross tax of Nest
Tennessee is SOS, 8,667,90.
The whole number of acres of land in the
State, subject to taxation, is p, ,436,563 The
whole value of land in the State is $50, $3.50. .537.
The value of all town lots in the State is Sl6-,
723,052, The whole number of slaves in the
State is lis, ,l72 The value of all the taxable
slaves in thaEHIate is $63,O27,7 The total
value Of all 4Is6z taxables in the State, is $9,-
2OO,Sr4. hole number of Polls, subject
taxation, IN Tie State, is lO3,523, and the gross
amout of taxes levied in the State is $3.50 As 85.
Scott county, East Tennessee, contains the
smallest number of taxable slaves viz: 10
Morgan county contains the next smallest num-
Der, viz: 43. Scott county contains The least
valuable land in East Tennessee. I'll.
Morgan next, viz: $lSS.797.
There are three counties iii MiddIe ennessee
which have very few slaves, vizs hkaepn, GO;
Franklin -, and Humphreys 79. H alue of
the land in Van Buren, county is od]} ,979.
Perry county IT. West Tennessst <8ntains
only 16l slaves; and Benton county only l85.
Fayette county contains 7,454 slaves, and Shell
by county, including Memphis, coLtains 1850.
Knox county levies taxes to the amount of 49,
76l So. That is the largest amount levied in
any county in East Tennessee; nine others levy
over 1000 and five others over 81 900.
Davidson county levies the heaviest tax of
any county in Middle Tennessee, viz: Sl9,1 173 25;
Maury, SlO,558l7; Williamson, $9,7O6 "a.
Shelby county levies the heaviest tax of any
county in West Tennessee, viz; Sl5,3S5 80:
Fayette, sS,G79 q. ~ =
The following taxable exhibits in brief
space, the value of the taxable property in the
State; the average value Of the land per acre, as
rendered BY. the revenue commissioners from
1886 to 1852, inclusive-and which shows that
the land is. not now valued as high, by Sixteen
cents peIidclr asit was in 1886, throughoutlthe
the average value of slaves for the
last sixteenEears.
- talue of Arerage ralae Of Arcruge ralue
laaVpertg, LGndpsfQere Of Stares.
1886 &l17 7,4S5,l36 90 90 584 90
1888 sl25,0ls:756 90 3S2 $40 90
1910 122,aH,624 90 B 81 543 90
1912 IlS,S51,672 90 Sc 5O9 90
1874 109.17s,l2l 90 50 42Q 90
1916 Ills, 1889 90 3 03 413 z
| s. la ,O43 90 06 467 A