The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-01-15
balance ofsios, $40 sc,a real dsnci.


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To provide the means OF cnrry ing on
Shs Government, in the absence Of the
reno rted balance, the out. going Treas.
.,rsr obtained from the County Treasur
srs the sum Of e780,7l5. 10. and ap.
propriated the sum Of $97.78 36. held
IN trust for the bill holders Of the Canal
Bank Of Cleveland, making an asgrs'
ksts Of 1s66. .502.05; Of which he dis
buried In pay ments for the State ,eb47..
.47< OF; and paid over TO his successor.
ia different sums and at different times.
.t3OS,s65 81; being tho whole amount
thus obtained and appropriated, except
S&,ll9 65; OF which last sum he 70.
tainsd for exchange. claimed 10 have
been yaid for the January inieiess.$2.'
TaS 81. The small balance 10 includ'
cd 10 the defslcation % reported by the
present Treasurer. j
But not only wss there this actual
deficit OF cash means,bu debts also OF.
isted, contracted 10 1855. and, as 10 the
greater portion, without warrant OF law.
20 the amount Of S8so. o.o06 IS. These
debts originated in supplies and labor,
. furnished 70 the State and its lnstilu.
tions, for the most part in good faith;
and tho creditors therefore, conld no,
properly be denied pay ment. ..
The astual condition OF the Treasury
Is exhibited by the following state
,nsnt:
Aggregate Of sums deposited with
failed banks and bankers, re.
tanned for exchange and unlaw' .. ,., ..
fully abstracled ............... seVSivVs 80
Add the amount, retained AZ ex.
change paid for January Interest -0,.,
.,.S s n: amount o, debts Of 1855, "
unpaid ..................'''''' oS''"'' "
The total amount Ia. .........''' ''si's+o'''0 W
This total exhibits the amount by
which the condition OF the Treasury wal
worse than il would have been had nc
money been deposited except with do
positaries giving ample securities; had
arrangements been made with these
d.positariss, A. there doubtless might
have been, for tho pay yment Of the in.
teres, on the State debt without cost for
exchange; had no money bessn unlaw'
fully distracted; and had no debts been
crested to be paid ov, ofthe revenues oi
sSbssquont yeaTs.
Nov, II from this total Of ........N, ,ltS, ,s06 o.
Thero be deducted tho reported
balance ofNovembor II, Iss,... 7o,,57o 90
There will remain. ............ Sal,s3S -
The remainder is the amount left, with
an empty treasury, a. q charge upon
she revenues OF 1856 and subse q uen
S~.... s.aAni 70 ak, "A means 10 mses u
'TfeasuTeFs and their suritiss; or from
revenues due in 1855 but not then paid.
From these sources have been in fact
Seccived:
Payments by Daniel Bsckei on &c.
count Of deposit With Dayton
Taxes Of Banks due in iss;,bat paid ''' W
In 1856. ....................... l16,696 SO
TotA .-........,............ SlH ,t98 59I
The aggregate receipts OF 1855 and
1856. including the above named sums
were $o.5ss.25s 81
Tho aggrc gate disbursements a.
shown by the AUDITORS drafts,
tpcludipg til9,065 IS, paid on 40.
count Of tobts OF l85A-S, were-. q, III, 70S 81
The excess Of disbursements above
To which should be- sid.d th: de-. i;. ''''
aot Of cash means. Nov. rs. 'ss so,l,i ls
An EXCHANGE retained by Breslin,
Jan: !, 1855. ..........;.:.:..; s,,1 81
0anking an aggregate which had
TO be provided from other sour
Cos than revenues, and was pro-
badly, IN part, provided through