St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1857-01-22


.,..,,v heueC;,ed by the passage Of law EN-
....,,..s;,,e, the Cousptrulisx. Is the Governor,
,non ,hs. representation a. u the request OF
Co,uusro;ler, 10 employ coaasel TO prosecute
the claims o: the STATE
D.r;n.r the fiscal year, TIE RrgiSset OF Wills
haze pad INTO The treasury - sxI1.s4. be'ng
an increase Of s;,77l 81, as cosEspasrd with
Tie SIM OF 3i0,I2S.23 was resolved trom
Tax ON Cusuas i slosIs Auf E<vcnieFs aud ad-
nnn,s,rasOrs. ami 81 .l54.Sl % Collateral 10
| herIIances.
! Il gives the Cotnpsroisrr pleasure % testify
10 the almost universal efficiency VI Tins class
; of pubic officers.
The Comptroller IS obliged 20 Eerort The
Register or Wills for Caroline county 30 de-
tacft, Cor balance OF revenue IN hps naans "
the l., OF JGae. 1855 ts43.tiS) and % NE -.
of Decrm,L-r, 1855, (il955J.) II Is aliedgta
tina, a portIcu oi she sum due. as stated above.
has been PAID 10 the States attorney 'or sn1s
county. under the impression thai has &C.
eeipt was a sufficient release.
The ERRONEOUS op.ni,B Ir.-quentiy entertain
ed by ,hr revenue officers. tI'as lie segesps u
= Stats Attorney. upon claim IN liss hands
. .tT st,li. Is binding upon the STATE, and Ieisa'
sses he dela. Las teen productive ol Hsurs
,ro,Ib.e aud difficulty, end the DrPaF'msa
: has, therefore. eOdeayoTea,E as iar rs possible
cn ihe tYIof BalIiraiss .Jdurng lie fsca
!. e din0ua'ed in the Aggregate 10 $l6,sS6,
y lsis amount Of he s,a:e.s proportion Of
3 the TeceipIs on the Washington RFanch O! ths
, BaitimOfe and Ohm Rail Read, ia the fisral
. year, was &T3.t59.Oe. an increase, as cors.
pared with the receipts in the fiscal ysar end
In fhea .f
co.. ''s 'O'n o. N'P't''0''' ''''' "' $3.50
II DuFirg The same period. the State received
! from that Company on Road Stock for divi-
vends 81 ,3l5, beng an incrraSe, over the
|, preceding year. oi s.! ,565 OF the sem re-
, cFive''. SH',5C5 was for the 'Nain Stem, %
and $ie.T50 for the Washington Branch -
These figures Indicate TIE rapdiy increasing
prosperity Of this magnificent Road. =
The Su>qnehanma aud Tide W a.rs canai
Companies paid. during the fiscal year, $7D,-
Si2.ZO; OF which sem SCI 100 wa. on ac-
count OF current interest. and $3,7I220 on
account Of interest on the uniuaded debl due
BY the said Companies.
Within the fiscal year, Tie State haxreceiv-
ed into the Treasury the sum of $50. Geo,
from the Northern Central Railway Compa-
7: ny. IN i"lhfneht OF its obligations under chap
The gross receipts fnm State Tohstco In
sPeciorS IN Baltimore. IN the year ended on
the 3Oth OF September las:. were 456. 5GS 81.
(heing $6.450.s9 less than those OF tie precec-
lng yrar,) and the expenses s47,1t6Ii,
(s~'ng 32.I970 more han those ot me year
pTec@tiing.) leaving a net balance OF IS. So 50.
he amount OF receipts 0n account Of ax-
cess OF fees for the fiscal year ended 3u,h Sep.
ienber. 1856, was $6,0i9.OI. br,ng decrease
OF S2.313.l9 compared with the receipts in
1855.
OF the sum received, the Clerk OF the Cir
cui! Court Tor Frrs.erick county paid 1868 40; |
and the Register OF Wills OF The same county
paid $i4.lO. There was also received. on !
Iliis 0ccnunt, irons the late States Attorney
ior Baltimore CHS. 81 CO. a :: from thu -
81 G,'rk ., ,as g