, 1859-01-06
Biennial Report OF the
STATE f TR j. A S y RE r
fEnR ISL AND lSlSl

Springfield Dee. Il. ls5..
To th< Geatr1l assembly oJ the St1te cf' Illinois:
Pursuant to the requirements Of law, have
the honor to report the receipts md dsburse-
ments Of the public money in the two years,
ending November S0th, 1858, in the following
order:
l. A statement Of the aggregate receipts for
revenue purposes
.. 4 statement Of monthly receipts OF reyen*
ue, special taxes, for State lands, &c.
5. 4 statement OF monthly credits, on account
Ct each fund, by receipts from the auditor Of
public accounts.
The receipts aud disbursements, md the BAL
area Of ench fund remaining on hand on the so,h
Of November, are as follows, viz:
Receipts for revenue purposes including the
balance on hand the first day OF December, 1856
amount TO &9l5,05l 81. PAYMENTS On the sane
account amount to *751.o77 IS, learing bal.
ance in the treasury, for revenue purposes, OF
{l53, Oh 13.
Receipts on account OF the state debt fund, in
GLIDING the balance on hand on the 1st day Of
December, 1856, amount TO e., ,0l0,7l4 II. Paw
meats On same account amount to T ,2H ,0s4 60
leaving balance on hand, for pro ra:1 dstri-
button. On the first day Of January, 1859, Of
}7t5, go IS.
Receipts "a account Of the interest fund, ia
c.uding the balance on hand the 1st day Of De-
cember, 1856, amount to Il, ,3S5, Cos 4e. Pay.
ments on same account amount to 81, l62, It's 81,
leaving balauce in tie treasury Of $225 AL IS.
Leaving deficit Of about $4,000 TO meet the
January installment Of interest, ont Of the iu-
terest fund proper, which is provided Tor IN
An net to, ,1.mend 81 oct entitled AN act 10
provide for reducing the state debt" approved
February l9, 1851.
Receipts on account of the State School fund,
including the balance on hand December 1st,
1856, amount to $26n,1lo Is. Payments on the
same account amount to $l9o, o,3l7-of, leaving q
balance in the treasury of It'll, ,3eo.97.
Receipts on account OF the State land fund,
including the balance on hand December 1st,
1856, amount to $53,5S5 81. Payments on same
account amount to <53, AS 81, leaving balance
in the treasury of $14o.
Receipts on account of the Central Railroad
fund, including the balance on hand lat daF OF
December, 1856, amount to $o56. .sso.Sl. Fay
ments On the salaa accnnnt amount TO &959, ,9l6,
& leaving .a,ance in the treasury Of $l6,-
800 50.
Amount Of taxes on nonresident lands re-
maioing in the treasury On the 1st day Of De-
cember, 1856, is <4,47l.67. Payments on &C.
count Of the same amount to 3141.41, leaving q
balance in the treasury Of Il, SS1.67.
Saline River uayi igallou fund in the treaRury,
1st daT Of December, 1856, is SIT. Payments
on same account amount to SIT, balancing said
account
Fund.- deposited in the treasury from Adams
and Hancock Counties, belonging to unknown
heirs, {S5,40.
As ny predecessor had arranged with the
American Exchange Bsuk, in New York, to re.
cei7e the interest funds Of Illinois from tha
Treasurer on special deposit, aud to disourse ths
saue, when entered upon the duties OF this
office, l continued TO pay the accruing interest
on the public debt through said bank up to and
including ths twenty-fourth iastal1nnent due aud
parable January, 1855. But as the transfer
agency had been changed, and u. ke.chum.
Esq, appointed transfer agent, and a it seemed
deslrahle to hare the tansfer snd inteteat
| aEencies connected, or the business Of both 1t.
tended to By the same house or firm, / arranged
with Aessrs, hetchum, Howe i Co., to receive
and d1sburse the interest funds for the twenty
ffeh installmens Of interest due and parable
July, 1858, who are still acting ss agents Of the
| State for the payment OF interest on the public
| debt, and mako their deposits in the Union
| Bank.
The account Of the American Exchange Bank
and also the account OF Messr1 hetchum, Howe
1 Co., showing amounts Of remittauces Of the
interest fund, md Of payments BY them respec'
tlTely, ia herewith submitted, as part Of this
report.
l hare the pleasure to inform you, that the
whole accruing interest was paid for January.
1887, and subsequently,, up to This time, that has
been presented tor payment
jam Mu1kz, Treasurer.