Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1862-01-16

Balance in Treasury, Nov. Is, 1861 12s17s Is
| or the foregoing receipts, 1t will be seen that
$3.3S5.lSI 63 were derived from taxes-$327,- :
500 06 from canal and other sources Of gener-
al revenue, and from tolls of National Road,
| from the disbursement of which no money re-
turn will be made to the Stafe-- 81 ,55s,2t4 SO
from Military Fund, which will be reimbursed
by the United States, and SS6,277 Al from
School Lands and Bank Redemption Fund,
constitute debt rather than revenue. Deduct.
| ing the amount of revenues from the Military
Fund and the balance in the Treasury from the
gross receipts, leaves $3.735 1856 80 as the sum
expended during the fiscal year, for the sup
port of the State government in all its depart
ments. executive, Legislative and judieial-the
common schools, the payment of the interest
and $5s2. 600 of the principal of the public
debt, and all other expenses attending the ad-
| ininistrafion Of the State government. The
disbursement proper for the support of the State
government during the year. including the ex-
penses and salaries of the Benevolent Institu-
iions, the Penitentiary. with the repairs and
enlargement of the bailding, and all other ex-
penditures. ordinary and extraordinary. $751;
39U 81. which is little more than one half the
disbursement for the support Of the common
| schools, 100000 less than the payments on the
interest of The Foreign and Domestic Debt.
l do not refer TO the heavy cost, to the State,
of Common Schools for the purpose of encour
aging any reduction of the levy for their sup
port; for, while earnestly recommend all prae-
ticable retrencbmenis in public expenditures,
am decided in the opinion, that the stale school
levy should not be reduced.
The preservation OF the public faith, by the
prompt payment of the interest and principal
of the rublie debt, and the providing for the
education of all youth.of the State, are subjects
of such transcendeRI importance as to need no
argument to be addressed to the General Assem-
bly, on their behalf.
The Auditors estimate of receipts from all
sources for the current fiscal year is $780,
76S 6S, and his estimate of the disbursements
during the same period is $3.7l3,477 81, leav-
ing balance in the Treasury Nov. Is, 1862, OF
S577 .3l1 81.
In this estimate of disbursements, the audi
tor provides for the expenditure of S62,2l9 Al
fo- military purposes. feel it my duty to re-
commend that the Legislature of larger sum.
First-A sum sufficient for the enlargement
of the State Armory, the creation of Labrato-
ry. and purchase of ammunition.
Sccond-A sum sufficient for the purchase of
arms of the most improved kind for the defense
of the State, and TO aid the General Government
whenever lis necessities shall require State as
sisiance.
The impoverished condition of the State in
rebellion, and the long delays attending their
supply By the General Government, should ad-
moRsh us of the necessity of the State having
always at its command and rs its own proper
ty. arms for at least fifty regiments Of infantry.
twenty five companies of cavalry. and sixteen
batteries of artillery. Ohio should never again
be unpreparod to render prompt and affective
assistance to the Federal authorities in the sup
port of the Government: nor ought we to rely
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vasion or iusurrection. The arms purchased
under authority of your immediate predecessors
have all been transferred to the United States.
Their cost will be fully reimbursed to the State.
As its own property, the State has no. more
arms than it had in April last, with the small
addition of its proportion OF annual supply by
the Government to all States.
The following schedule will exhibit the taxa
BILE property OF the Stale valued for taxation;
the respective amounts of State, county and To-
cal taxes. and the total amount of taxes levied
in each of the last four years.