Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1857-01-15

lhealy hh toe lnI0Fmauon required thfough Of
ftiees existing already, without insurring
much new expense. For the present, little
more would be necessary than 10 provide fOr
The appointment Of thoroughly qualified per
sou TO SuPerintsnd the who'll work, prepare and
prescribe ell Necessary forms, and to receive.
slaaiiiy and report The returns. cannot doubt
tia! provision for the collection and publica-
ton Of the Statistics At the State, Agricultural,
Industrial, Social and Edl casional. would repay
ten-fsld ils cost 10 benefits. a.
Under the auspices Of former Legislation, a
Geological Survey of The State Was commenced
and prosecuted for some tiAs with valuable re-
suits. l respectfully submit TO your eonsdsrs-
ton whether the time has net arrived for the
assumption Of the work. end whether they she'd
not be combined with il /, such an Agricultural
examination as will fully ascertain and disclose
the productive capacity Of the difersn! sells
which compose the surface Of the State. and
the physical lays and influences by which that
productive capacity is detsrmin ed.
In accordance with the provisions Of an act
Ofths last IesSon.I have caused 10 be printed
the Reports of Auditor and Treasurer Of State
Of the State House Commissioners, Of Che sew
sral Boards Of the Benevolent Institutions. Of
tSeDirectors Of the Penitentary, and OF aearly
all the other officers and Boards who seem to
fall within its requirements. These reports
are now ready and subjsSt to your disposition
The long delay in printing the Reports Of the
Public Officers after the assembling Of the
Legislature, and the consequent want OF uecss.
sSry information relating TO public affairs has
heretofore, proved a most serious Obstruction
to legislative business. / congratulate you up
on the the almost complete removal Of this,
obstruction under the sslutary operation OF the
act OF the last session. and suggest the sxtsn-
sion OF provisions so as TO embrace every eff
Ger and hoard having charge olauy department
Of the public service not row included BY il.
refer you to the Report Of the State Au.
ditor and State Treasurer for full information
concerning the financial condition of the State.
The state Of the Public DSbt the amount and
distribution OF Taxation, and tbs uses Of reve-
nue., will necessary engage your careful atten-
tiou.
The Debt Of the State had its origin in Inter .
nal Improvements. Nearly the whole Of it
was contracted TO dsfray the cost of the State
Canals, and to provide for subscriptions in aidof
Tumpikss, Railways and Canals projected and
controlled by companies. WhAtever may be
thought Of the policy of these undertakings, no
one doubts the duty of the Stats to fulf with
Vcrupulous exactitude her duties to her credi
tors.-0nth subject happily, there is no d.
versty of opinion in Ohio.
To pay the interest ofths debt; 70 reduce
and finally e1tingsish the principal; to provide
for the necessary expenses Of the State GSY-
ernment and Public institutions: and to dsfrAy
the charges of County, City, Township and
District administrations, are the legitimate OBJ.
iests of taxation. To insure responsibility for
the disbursement ofrevenue, and thereby pro-
mote economy. The Constitution strictly en-
joins that No money shall be drawn from the
Treasury except in pursuance Ofspscifc Ap-
propriations made By Law. The faithful obser-
vancs Of this provision should be ensured BY
your care.
It's the duty of the public officer to dsburse
appropriations honestly ,sconOm ically and solely
10 the purposes to which they are applicable
He has no right to 20 beyond them, either BY
overdrafts upon the Treasury or by contracts
In behalf Of the State for work to be done or
supplies to be furnished, within the time for
which the appropriations are made; nor, unless
specially authorised, has he any right to con.
tract any other obligations Of any description
which will require future appropriations, The
Constitution contsmplatcs the payment of each
years expenses, out of each years income, II
sanctions no debts for the expenses Of one
yesr to bs paid by increased taxation the
next. s
II will be seen on reference to the full and
able report of the State Auditor, that during
the laSt year, IN the absence Of the Falutary
check Of an annual legislative session, the ex-
penditares in several departments of The pub
lie service greatly exceeds tho amount prop.
erly applicable to them, aud that large debts
we're thus contracted. tie payment Of which
was cast upon their revenues for the service
Of 1866. tsa .e.o a.r
The amount of these debts has not been
precisely ascerIaiEed. The amount actually
paid during the pear was l,6l7STS.65; and
the balance anasesrtainsd 10 estimated BY the
Auditor al lOO, 1000; making an aggregate OI
debts to The amount Of S6l7S73.65. Whi,h
should either have been paid out Of the rev
snuea Of lt5l-5, or should not have been cen
tractsd at all.
The eject Of This an.cipatiO ion Of revenus'
will be clearly presented BY the following
statement
The balance nominally ia the Trsa-
aury on the Is nov, 1856, accor.
ding to Ihe report Of the late
Auditor OF State, vas s70S,57 o.
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