Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-01-01
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4 This; sentiment is universal with the
friends iof education every whsres and
there is an earnest wish expressed by our
Jpeople tohaye the public funds of the state
lapplied in the most efficient way 70 do the
tmost good 50 tbs gfeal est number OF pupils.
The whole subject is fully discussed in
Ethereport referred to, and my Individual
\ views are therein xpressed and express-
led in detail. The plan proposed is not
tsuch asewonld be preferred Il the means
IweFe ample or not limited. But with the
means et the command OF the state, it is
tdeemed the best disposition that can be-
made OF the, yearly income OF the LlteIa.I
lrYl 5and proper. and of the capitation tax.
For the last 1--WE years, that income--ins
dspendsnt OF special funds aud county
tundssf-7- has been about So ~ 600 per an
nnm-Sl Sd 600 OF Income from Literary
fund proper and SEQ, 600 from the capls
tation tax per annum. In future It will,
from the increase OF the capitation tax. be
abopt SsI9.ooO per annum. AT the time
the convention met. there was difficulty
IN getting correct or Intelllsible states
ment OF the capilallon tax and Literary
fund proper. owing to the fact that the
first auditors othce had kept no seperate
account OF the capltatlon tax. and that the
second auditor had not ordered the hrst
auditor, as required by law, to pay the 4
net BALANCES OF the tax to the credit OF the
Literary fund, Great confusion, and err
ror arose from this neglect; and as soon
as itnpeoame known 10 meiSl issued the
ordet 10 keep the accounts separate. and
the errors will in future be correeted.-
Accordingly, several OF the items of ac-
count, as prepared by the officers at my
instance. al the time the report Of tho {
convention was made. must now be cor
rected by the accompanying more accurate.
statements prepared by the frst auditor.
and by the Board OF the literary fund.-
By the latter it appears that the balance
of capitaton tax unexPsnded, for the tivc
years ending the 3oth September 1855,
is $6,76o 81, and that $e7. .5se 55 has
been added 10 the permanent Investment
OF the Literary fund in the last two years.
} Nothing has been received or disbursed,
from capitation tax, for the year ending
J the 3oth September 1857. By the forS
mer it appears that there is balance due
} Of capitatiou tax for the year ending the
soIh September 1855 of at least $9s.-
$50 OF. and the whole OF the tax Tor
|
that the statement of the unexPended
} amount OF the capitatton tax is: :
Balance of amount carried to
! credit OF Literary fund, un.
: expended, 6.76o 81
Balance OF capitation tax for
r 1856. not yet csrried Lit
erary fund. $500 on
The whole OF the net capita
ton tax for year ending
J 30th September 1857, estima-
ted. 125, 263> 90
Total balance now unex' ---- ------
pended. $3.50, ,7o3 Sd
\ call the attention OF the general as
sembly to the delay in many counties.
! and tue entire failure in others. TO mako
returns Of delinquent lists. as reported by
the first auditor. Great confusion nrites
: in the settlement of accounts from this
cause. And 10 this day no full and ac-
curate net balance of the capita(ion tax
! 10 be credited TO the Literary fund, can
r be stated, for any one year, until the sher.
itfs of all the counties for every year are
compelled to make their returns aud state
g their accounts.
5 lfthe Literary fund proper aud the cap.
itation tax are strictly tiusbanded, and
applied in the most efficient way, they
! will greatly increase every year. and con.
: stitute in short time an ample fund to sup
ply the wants Of large and liberal plan
] OF home instruction. The university Ia
{ so magni6cently successful, it has SO ems
larged in its reputation and tie numbcr
q OF its matticulates, that its demands for