The Ohio star. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1830-1854, 1854-01-11

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ment of life. stfg rt
Under these influences. the organic laws under
which the State Government was first established,
have been superseded by new Constitution, in
which private and individual rights believed to
be better defined and more securely guarded.
The people have retained in their own hands,
the selection of their officers, we'll in the Judc
ial in the Executive departments of the Govern
ment; private properly has been rendered truly
involate and all increase in the public liabilities
except very limited extent, and for extraordi
nary purposes, has been efeetually prohibited.
The General Assembly has been restrained
from passing any law, either of general or private
nature. except by the recorded votes of majority
of the members elected to each House, and from
granting any privileges immunities that may
| not be revoked, amended rePeaied by subse-
quent Legislature.
/ Corporate powers only be conferred under
general laws; aud no bill be introduced con-
sidered, for any purpose which shall contain more
than subject, to be clearly expressed in its title.
No money can be drawn from the Treasury,
except in pursuance of specific appropriations.
made by law and all property notused for public,
charitable religious purposes, is required to bear
an equal proportion Of the burdens of the State.
The duty of preparing laws, in accordance with
these changes and of carrying into effect the var-
Gus provisions of the New Constitution, devolyed
on your immediate predecessors, who, during
long and laborious session, passed many saiutary
and important statutes. To render these more
perfect, and to mature and pass such additional
measures as may be found necessary to promote
the public welfare, and complete the organization
Of the New Government. among the principal
duties that will claim the attention of the present
| Legislature. 2. So
/ The people. in this Government, are the source
of all power. They have the right to ask, and it
is the duty of their agents furnish, full and cor
rect Information respecting the condition and
management of the affairs of the State. Com
plants of high taxes and constantly increasing bur-
dens. are becoming eeneraI and nothing contri-
butes more successfully to allay unnecessary ap-
prehensions on this subject, than full exposition
of our financial operations, willie it enables the
Legislature to apply the appropriate remedy.
The Reports of the various officers of the Gov
erument, which herewith communicated, will
place before you the detailed accounts of their
spective departments. r.,ss..,
1t appears from the Auditors Report, that the
receipts into the State Treasury for the fiscal year
ending November, Is, 1853, have been as follows:
/ General Revenue for State pur-
poses. collected upon the Dupli-
| cate Of 1852, 80 $.1.6e7.798,39
Canal Tolls and water Rents, 6o5. .165, ,62
Dividends on Turnpike, Canal and
Railroad Stocks, 70 3e35so
Sales of Cunul Lands, o,4o2,21
Sale of Lands by Board of Public
4 Works, 1897 A
Surplus Revenue, principal and in
55terest, 1341s7,19
Tolls on National Road, IS 354 40
z Tolls on Maumee Road, l0462,96
4 Repayment of Railroad Loans, 145,810,00
Sales of School and Ministerial
i Lands, l49,sso,7s
Rents on Virginia Military School
Lands, 3,lO5,09
For use of Commercial Hospital, AGA. 90
Miscellaneous, 3,265,67
Total amount, Sas66, ,13s, 81
Balance in the Treasury, Novem-
Der, Is, 1852, 5e3,o41.77
Total amount applicable to disburse-
meut of 1858. Ss,459. l.3s
The disbursements, during the same period,
have BEEN
For expenses of the State Govern
ment, ~ 1888 995, SO
For repairs upon Public works. 449, 81 ,26
For interest on foreign
Public Debt. 1896. so
Domestic Debt, l9.Ol92I
For school and Trust
funds, being irreduci-
/ BILE debt and rents on ,;
Virginia Military ye..4,
School lands, 1o9,77o,98 l,o25,s47,71
For redemption Of do
: mestic debt, 104 90
For redemption of For
| eign debt, 219791.47 324, ,470. AZ
: For investments by Fund Commits
soner in United States Stocks, l23,40s So
N For Common School fund paid to
e counties, 7jaggV &, 200, ,oO2 ,O0
If For repairs of National Road, $3.50. .46
q For Ohio Canal tolls, paid Sandy and
Beaver Canal. 2,6o2, 50
Total disbursements during the year,$2 696, l1s 80
g BnIance in the Treasury, November
,, Is, 1858, $763, ,062, ,55
al The various amounts assessed on the Duplicate
IS of 1853, were as follows:
J For State purposes lilo mills, S3022, ,5e6, ,7c
IS For County, Township, Poor Brid-
70 ges, and building. 2001 1868 4e
For roads. 269, ,7ss, ,ss
:. For School, and School Houses,
Is special, go 962 s11. 80
!. For other special taxes, 11s,0s3 l6
% Fcr Cities, Towns, and Boroughs, 934,l49,o7
g For deluquencies Of the preceding
); year, with forfeiture and penalty, 226,37s 90