Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1856-01-22
-MESSAGEs
!, .,sidjeeec a. ,,w1Ilr 3al % ad bIuof
Gentlemen Of The Senate,
no hH.{Esgo5g gG.SSt lcHDS 0N

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Genl'emen Of ths Senate, 's'"
Is bnt and ind Hohse Of REPRESENTATIVES, /,
lnascordeBce willgthe requirements ,ol
the CqnsllHllsp. and The bieppiat sys,efn, ol
| legisla.iopg,whiah has been slhsrsby es,ab-
lishedo6ouy have assembled 10 ,ypur official
capsci,ies 10 lake ip,N cpnsidsrp,inn The corr
diiiqn Of flauf public qfairs, aud, 70 prepare
and pass such laws as sIhs experiences, OF ihe
last t7twol ~ ears ard lhe interests and wants
d lhe people nay appear 10 demand. oo!,a
Tbe 6rs') yspifs of AAhs biennial period
WHICH has jus, elapaed, was attended ,wiSb
The! sariypY iilois AMI ylcissi,udes incidep,
10 all, human ,associalions. The. exTaordi
nary drgugh, thai prevailed ihloughon, Ibis
l,sRd .pnst,pf ahs piher Slules offbe Unlonn,
Ioccasipned d very general fai'pre .tof abe
crops. and lbe consequent reaction, ihsI oc.
curredd in the monetary affairs CT The, cous.
Try caused much solicuds, and retarded. %
some extent ,he progress, Of public as wen
as Of indiVidpar Improvement. .f,.ii, f -
The greut abundance and rich returns Of
the last, year, however,, fully compensate
thep defciencies Of Is; predecessor, and nc
ford ample cplse ''faar gfa,huds u .hal 'benii
cent ,sbd al Niss Being wha Gife:isi tall
things Tor ihe best, and whose goodness and
(nvsT ,sfs apparent in ylbe- lsdll 'ihct4asiGg
habPiaess and pr,t petay of, our People, ,''sF
10 complying with ,ths provisions III ,ke
Constitution which make Il my duiy 10
communicate 10 The. General Assembly ",he
condition Of lhe Slate, and ID srecommend
such t'm,fasutes" as ID my. .jndgmenlsnllay
lend q promote the public weIfare;91 / inviie
yonr alltnlion, III ibe firsi place. to ,he ac.
cnnpanying reports. Of lhe several S,aie
officers. They hsve been prepared 'wnh
much care nnd ability and coniana 'faP
and dslailed exposition The operations Snd
present condition Of their respective depart
mehls. !i'''.'' ''''1" ''NA
! entered upon lhe du.ies qor he chief
Executive Office OF Tho Sia.e, under an ,iui!
pressiqn, which subseqoed, experience has
only tended Il strengthen, ihatioo erral
luxily orprac.ice prevailed in crrlain brancif
es ofI ,hepuBIicT setstce, from witch serious
evils might possibly result The laws regu-
lanng the administration OF these branches
had been adopted Observation-Disclosures wide!
ly dilfsrent from those which nowsurround
Us, u6ndo ths few simpte safeguards. ,hal
WERE formerly deemed sufficient, could be
noIoneer regarded as adequate 10 the varied
and greatly ylincreased business 1sn,lus,ed 10
their ieare. Our 4couniy aud olherIlocM or
ganizauons. especially, were wilhou, ,,hose
limitations andlrest. ic,ions which are neces.
safy inaallnpublic 'lnanniions1 yo9Hia suas
This stote.of things could not fail ,1if. con-
tinted 40 exert tan5un(ayo md demo.
saiiyine snAusnra IN The alfairs OF Govern,
men,; and avaied myself oil ,he earIJess
opporianhyahs was afforded me, 10 recon-.
mend such legislation. in reference 10 ,hs
subject as was most AkeDy In Htpjudgmenl
10 effect ths7 rslured reforma,iep. Much
has ceiiainly beer accomplished, but shb
failure, of ihe7 General ASSEMBLY 10 adopl
and icarryouu my Suggestions more fully.
hastelarded The d9aller, and imposes on me
The hpcissbyuot iagain calling aHeniioBcio
Ihe suHec,ooiyros 9iiJJq 9di 1ol 7lsssoaeu
'Intokc kcoceasion inI my former message 10
devulop5 wish honnusual minuieness.y through
combafaiiveslebntar sla,emepts. llhe 6nnn.
cidl aclion1oIi every dspHL.peW ofr the Stale,
as, we'll asso(slhe7local govern pepts, for lhe
prsvions ten years; aud onow propose to. con.
luue lhee&posi,ieni TO the ypresrn. lime, oa
i refer you with eagal confidence and
pleasure 10 The ldst twsfrePory pfi The Aud.
iimoofr Stale, for any .infptmaIigne you may
desire in9 Selaiion 10 our 6pancial affairs =
The udlriRg industry with which thai ofh-
Ger has attended 10 his SPpblic duties. and lhe
careland 6dsIilydwbicbihs has always, dis.
plasedfin guarding she Treasury ol The peo.
pie. constitute ohiS admlpislrRiipn, an epoch
in-thhr history Of. our fuqpcla EaDsa ciionY.
/ From these rfp95s, u appears, that ihe
Sale Treasury has been lhe recipient Of The
following teyepnes dduIpg'he past Elyg0 wears:
PrDceeds ofStatqT .uoslS54.y 4 ls56;1ay
eS,iipcluding delin- .,:.,, ,o,o ,.,t.,.lr',.
| @ @fof @SiSte expenses, s5Ssa3l GA s6s6j4tSO
For INTEREST and idgd nolsiyogq hns 9aBb
ssSs'ppd. ,pI DrsI ,es1.lia9ss 22s ail,Oli,7as4ts
school EmdiT 7dT f,1ts,9e$2Ssl, ,2os, ,4rs 10
For District 1Seho6lsiC oal - ssnAgg2l 9dl
Limtry Fund llia ins6Sssb2le) aqso6Ss IS
Total State. Taxes, 1885,, ,57l 80 2,s7i,e554s
Canal Tolls, Fines oefqG rdi 10 lel9Y9a
ana Water Renis,liaf47A2e42s 444,a217s
Proceeds pofo Lands o,r2 adi ,yS, 4 ,','f.',ac
sold by Board Of ....tt
Public Works, ''au 3,C60bI 4,944 %
Dividends on Canal ~ 'id oi .7 ro'irm
Railroad & Turnpike N9i0egYg 3J gsr rG,sia
Stocks, ,3s,st3 13 33,40025
Tolls on Natl Road, .l6,754'6s y. 2,So5 "a
Rents from Lessees @ iogaaRsl 5Gl az
| ofINaiiDnH Road, a9ag 2,400 co. p S,706 90
Tolson Western Re- reeeig t,,y I'D ya,,
yerye, and Maumee, 4,I,...L,s.d 49,.
| Road, 2,67T3I 2,l4t Oh
Pro- eeds Of sales of e'l s.s| ,aAFsd ze. %
School aud MinisSlG h.t.dJ et .d NE39
tetial Lands, ,iapG n i49,14S % Sl2T,061 81
Rents from Virginia ,.,g-. $50 ,,,9
Military school 'o,
| Lanls, 9'5'@Se 3-1 1903, 6i3 2,270 81
Ohio University--1n- y 81 9ta.2 on n.6aR
stallment on Bohn, bl3 81 IL n 6l384
Proceeds of Convict, 7rsf, IS ,,at,;c,,,,
| Labpr,; etc. OF Ohio '
Penitentary !, '~3S,622 4oso 64t2406t
Principal Il Interest hlaYct y 0mgioy hiUI
b( Surnms Reyenne,, l06,25o82 52,906 &C