The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-01-15


logical Survey Of the State was commenced aud
prosecuted for some time. with valuable results.
| respectfully submit to your consideration wheth
er the time has not arrived for the resumption Of
that work. and whether there should not be com.
bined with it such Agricultural examination as
will fully ascertain aud disclose the productive
capacity Of the different soils which compose the
surface Of the State, and the physical laws and in
iuenees by which that productive capacity is de-
termined. "a .-...f....I D. f.. .-.- I'D. l.....
In accordance with the rovisions Of act Of
the last session, i have caused tn be printed The
Reports of the Auditor and Treasurer of State.
OF the State House Commissioners, Of the several
Boards Of the Benevolent Institutions, Of the
Directors Of the Penitentiary, and Of nearly all
the other officers and Boards who seem to fall
within its requirements THESE reports are now
ready, and subject to your disposition The long
delay in printing the Reports OF the Public OH
GERS after the assembling Of the Legislature, and
the consequent want of nee, ssary information re-
latiug to public affairs has, heretofore. proved
most serious obstruction to Legislative business
congratulate you upon the almost complete re-
moval of this obstruction under the salutary oper
alton OF the act Of the last session; and suggest
the ex enson of its provisions so as to embrace
every officer and board having charge of any de-
partment Of the public service not now included
by ita aI7, .-sw -a-.-a1 BIO .rf al. .H.a...y
/ refer you 10 the Reports of the State Auditor
and s ate Treasurer for full information concern
Ing the financial condition Of the State.
The state of the public debt, the amount and
OF bdAatlOHJ Tue ubeS VI ic'S-
nue., will necessarily engage your careful atten-
tion. .
The 9cvt vi the State had its origin in Internal
Improvements. Nearly the whole Of it was con-
tracted to defay the cost Of the State canals and
to provide for subscriptions in aid of TurnPikes,
Railways aud Canals projected and controlled by
com panies Whatever may be thought of the
policy of these undertakings, no one doubts the
duty of the Slate to fulfil with scrupulous exacti
tude her duties to her creditors. On this subject
/ T.. Al .nn 10
| To pay the interest Of this debt; to reduce and
finally ex,inguish the principal; to provide the
necessary expenses of The State government and
1 Pubic Institutions; and IT, defray the charges Of
County, City Township and District admiuistra
ons. the lie climate objects of taxation. To in
responsibility for the disbursement of freyenue,
and thereby promote economy, the Constitution
strictly enjoins that no money shall be drawn from
the Treasury except in pursuance of specific ap-
propra ions made by law. The faithful observ-
I ance of this provision should be ensured by your
care. .,TT
1t is the iuty of the public officer 10 disbur.e
appropriation honestly, economically, end so!ely
10 the purposes to which they are appli' lie. lie
| has no right to go beyond them, either by over
drafts upon the Treasury or by contracts in behalf
OF the ate for work to be done or supplies to be
furnished, within the time for which the apPrbpr'
ations arc made; nor, unless specially authorized
has he any right to contract any other obligations
OF any description which will require futnre ap'
p.opratinns. The Constitution cOntemp 'aies the
4yment "a each ears exn"uscs out ofeach yeas
income. 1t sanctions no debt, for the expenses OF
one year to be paid by increased taxation the next
1t will be seen on reference 10 the full and able
report of the State Auditor. that during the last
year, in the absence of the salutary check of an
annual legislative session, the expenditures in
several departments OF the public service greatly
exceed the amount properly applicable to them
and that large debts were thus contracted, the
payment of which was cast upon the revenues fol-
the service of 1896.
The amount Of these debts has not been pre-
cisely ascertained. The amount actually paid dur
ing the year S5i1 ,3S3 65; and the balance un
ascertain d is estimated by the Auditor at SiOO
600, making aggregate Of debts TO the amount
S6l7, 1878 65 which should either have been paid
out Of the revenues of 1915, or should not hav'
been contracted at ALL
The fleet of this anticipation of revenues will
f be clearly present d by the following statement
The balance nomiually in the Treasury
= on the 18th New, lS5j, according to
/, the Report the late Auditor of State,
was - S7O3,57O O
To this sum shot'I be added the Bank
Taxes due in ls5i--5, but
| received in IsjN-G SlS0SGl 20
Less this sum refunded '.
7 having been illegally col. ...
+ lectcd : GO,OsI 20 1890 :
e Making the total apparent mcars ..
; on 18th Nov, 1858 s?3 $50 &
From which. in order TO ascer-
tain the real cash means,
should he deducted the amount
of deUts Of lS5i-5. paid iu
ls55-G :, 5I7.373 65
: And also the uuascertained ba.
ance of such debts 100000 90 6lI,3I3