Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-04-05
Anairor or stnte,s Report.

We have before US the Annual Report of the
Auditor Of State for the year 1853. We give
synopsis of its contents in some Of its particulars
our space not permitting US to give it more ex-
tended notice.
The amount of money reported in the State
Treasury on the 18th of November, 1859, was
S593,O4I II l. Amount paid into the State
Treasury during the year ending 18th November,
1853, $2,S65,9O GIL
Making the total receipts $3,45S,s43 3S
Amt paid out OF the Treasury -t
during the same year, 2,69o'lls 50
Balance in Treas. Nov. l5, 1853, $762.s30 55 8
The increase of real property entered on the
duplicate for the year 1853 over the year previ-
Gus, amounts to $s,55S,754. That of personal
property, to $77,O0O,oo0.
"The assessment of the property Of Joint Stock
companies, as required by the new Constitution,
has brought upon the grand duplicate large a.
mount of highly productive property which, under
the operation Of former laws was not charged with
its equal share of the public taxes. The value OF
this class Of property as it stands on the duPlI-
cate of 1853, is equal to one trelh of the entire
taxable basis of the present year."
During the year 1853 the foreign and domestic
debt Of Ohio has been reduced $324,47O At. This
reduction leaves the amount OF the foreign and
domestic debt unpaid as follows:
Foreign debt payable in N. York, $l4,9l7,OO0 40
Domestic debt payable at Columbus, SOl, ,l2S 70
Total, $l5,2l8,l2 40
"The only portion Of the public debt which has
matured aud is still outstanding consists OF do
mestic bonds to the amount of 81 ,443 70, the in
terest on which has been stopped and the holders
notified to present them for payment"
The number of acres of land included within
the limits of Portage county and placed upon the
grand duplicate, is 314,S76; valued at $4,6l6,-
2O6. Amount of personal property, moneys and
credits, $3,O67,S7S. Village real estate, $780,
574 Making total OF $7,s74,65S.
The value of property appertainingto to merchan-
disc, manufacturing and brokerage or private bank
ing &C., is as follows:
Merchandise, $l73, OO9
Manufacturing, A, 269
Brokerage or private banking, D, s32
Value of moneys, credits &C., s32, 663
Bonds or stocks of the U. States, 5, 100
Do. I" Of the State OF Ohio, l2o
Do of any State, Company or associa-
ton not taxed in its corporate capacity
bv the State of Ohio, ii, 200
The amount ofdelinquent taxes assessed against
the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company, in
the several counties is, $lO5, 533 ii
The share of Portage county is $6O9 n
During the year 1853 there was paid out of the
State Treasury 1896 "a 8 for building two
new Lunatc Asylums, for completion of the new
State House, support of the State government
Benevolent Institutions, &C., being an increase OF
$85,8l4 90 over the previous year.
For payment of interest on the State debt
and redemption of principal $l,lS6,79s 50 6 an
increase of $l7l ,629 81 4.
For support of Common Schools, S ,246, 1873 49,
an Increase of $992, ,342 AZ 8 (ulmost million Of
dol'ars) over the previous year.
For County, Township, Poor, Bridge, Building
and other purposes, So, ,Oo9, 1926 4; an increase
of $4,000 SO l.
The Auditor recommends that personal prop
erty which remains delinquent after the time fix
ed for the payment of money, be subjected to the
payment of 80 per cent 1.-The same as real property.
There is certainly no we'll founded reason for the
distinction that exists.