The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1856-12-13

Amount now IN treasury, ii $50 40
Total available rerenue, 2i6. $50 81
! There were Outstanding
unpaid Auditors
Warrants on the lsi
Nv. 1886 anuun-
ting to sil.se7 o.
There are o. bonds Of the
STATE. due lst Jan,
1857, 7I,442 90
Due to the School Fund,
Sept Is, ls5s 5000 90
Dae to the School Fund,
July Is, 1856, 1000 90
Sotsi Safe Indeh.edoess. sl2s oas 81
fltly-fiye ,housan dollors OF the Safe
bonds fall due a, the Philadelphia Bank,
IN the CITY OF Philadelphia, on the frs,
day OF January, 1857, aud provision
should be made for their payment with
out moments delay.
was authorized by the joint resolution
Of the General Assembly. approved July
l5ih, 1856. 10 borrow the sum OF one
hundred thousand dollars from the Su-
perinlendent OF Public lnslrrciion. ioi
the purpose m the resolution specified.
On tha, day / obtained from him the
sum OF forty ihousond dollars. which l
! deposited with the Treasurer OF Sla,e.
The remaining sky thousand dollars, l
have ut been able to obtain. as was an
,icipaIed. and il s,lll remains in The
hands of the Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
SCHOOL FUMES AND SCHOOL LANDS.
am unable to state The amount of
school lands and school money beloag.
ing 10 she State, nor do | know any
means Of speedily ascer:ainlng the
amounts.
/ again eallyour attention TO the pro-
prieiy ol entirely disconDeciing the office
OF Superintendent, OF Putlic instruction
from all control over tie School money
and School lands.
Tie five percent. fund arising from
The sale Of public lands within the Stale
has always, until lie PAST year, been
distributed by tue Superintendent among
the several County School Fund Com.
nissloners, under what was supposed to
be tie requirements ot the laws oil tnl:
State. The amount OF S226 so 56 re.
celvel from the Geuarai Government as
the Eve per-cehi. accuFag OF lie .3si o
December. 1854, has, learn, been
narually distributed aneng the COUNTY
Seaoai FunI Comin,sst aefs. aud partial
/; loaned oul b. he Super snlendent O
Public Instruction, but. as l Conceive.
wao.ly wilhou, authority oil law. This j:
too importan, and 100 large an interest K
suffer any doubt to exist as 10 the pEopei
disposal of lhe fund, or as to the powers
rights, and liabilities af any officer con
nected with it. | therefore c0mmen.
the sutjecl 10 your immediate cons nsldera
ton.
| There is now in the Trersury OF th'
United States, as tie proceeds OF tn,
sale. Of the pablic lands within our limit:
from Is, January 10 3ls, December
| 1856, SlS5,7S6 81.
STATE LAND OFFICE.
have the honor TO transmit 10 YOU th,
report Of the Register of the State Lane
Office, and take pleasure In calling you
special attention to the suggestion vi tha
officer. The operations oi this Otilct
have been quite responsible and looorous
and the benefits arising from 1t have ia
exceeded the expectations oil those VIII,
were Instrumental III lis creation.
pEs Mo!Ss RIVER iaPRosEmLSr
On the third day Of November las
, received the res slgn alton ol the Hon. w
NJ KAY. as Commissioner oil the Des
!, MONIES River Improvement. ! learn in
, ciieulaily that he has removed, or
! about to remove from the State, and II !
, therefore presumed that no Official repol
|, will be received from him.
!. On the l7th day Of November l ap
, pointed Edward Manning. Esq, OF Va
! Duran County, the successor OF NJ,
4 Mckay. NJ Manning has no, ye
; entered upon the duties Of his office, an
| may not be lie 10 submit repof, to h
. General Assembly until rear the close
4 the session.
: lreoeived on the 81 daY of las, OctC
o Der from w. c, Johnson. Esq, Pres
i aCIl bf kilt bTs llt1i8ts Ht'ei
o men, and Navigation Company. reque
. that would examine into the affairs
: that Company, or cause them TO be e!
o anined by committee whom | mis
/ appoint, and profering 10 pay all eSpei
q s.. ,ha, might be attendant thereon.
Although the Governor Of the State hs
:. no authority to appoint saeh Commute
II We, the necessity for such an lnyesug'
tion was so great tina, should have e
ercised the power bu. from my laabilt
TO procure the services Of The mos deslr
be persons for the duty.
|, is due TO the people OF tie State al
:, 10 the members of the Des Moiaes Riv
Improvement and Navigation Compln
that the rights and relations OF the Co
= pany to the State should be definite
ascer,ained and distinctly understood.
IL To TINS end il Is recommended That
Commissioner be apPslu,ed. with power
administer oaths and TO send Tor persl
and papers, with instructions TO lu4u
into all tie transactions OF former Ce
missioners and Registers Of the L
=, Moines River improvement, TO report
O. to the characters and validity Of any c.
tracts ,ha. may have been made betwe
the Stale and persons or companies
the Improvement OF the Des Mon