The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-01-15
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syiVania, as 1t
stood on the 1st
| day of Decem-
Der, 1861, s4o,5so, ,666 o8
| Additional amt.
| received at the
State Treasury
| during the fiscal
year ending Nov
80, 1862, on Mil
itary Loan, au-
thoriZed per act
Of May Is, 1861, $3.50 co
S4O,96e ,5l6 O8
Deduct amouLtre~
deemed the
State Treasury
during the fs-
cad year ending
Nov. 30, 1862,
VIZ:
) per cent. State
stocks, S268, ,809 10
y per cent. State
= stocks. $4,000 90
Stocks. 100000 90
Int'st. certificates, II 20
Relief notes, l,4l1 90
Domestic credit
OTIS cerCif., G4 %
Military Loan, per
Act OF April l2,
1861, redeemed 100000 90
Public debt, Dec.
!, 1862. 4o,448,2l3 81
Towards the extinguishmento of the pub
lie debt, the Sinking Fsnd holds securi-
ties amounting to ten millions seven hun
dred and eighty-one thousand dollars, as
follows:
Bonds OF Sunburv and Erie Rail-
road Company, S3,50o;00
Bonds OF Pennsylvania Railroad
Company: 100000
Bonds Of Wyoming Canal Comply. 28l 900
$IO,78l ,o0G
Should there be 30 extraordinary de
mand on the Treasury, there can be ap-
propriated from the large balance now on
hand aud the Increasing revenues, at least
. million and a haIf Of dollars during the
coming year towards the payment Of the
public debt.
The operations of the Sinking Fund
during the last year have been, as shown
by nav Proclamation OF the Sth OK Sep
tenlber last, as follows
Amount OF debt OF Common
wealth reduced, S262, sol G7
AS follows, viz
State loans, $2Gpl78 "A
Interest certificates, $40 Il
Domestic creditors
certificates, C4 %
Relief notes caucel-
led, II s8
It will be observed that the fiscal years
ends on the thirlieth of November, aud
the Sinking Fund year 90 the first Monday
Of September. This Is the reason Tor the
apparent deficiency in the amount Of de0t
paid as stated in the Treasurer Report
aud by the Commissioners of the SinE-
ing Fund.
Under the Act of 11th of April, 1862,
| appointed William II Cleliand, Il. G.
Nj COMBS and NJ Russell 'Fhayer, Esq. 5,
as Revenue Commissioners, who have
printed report, and will no doubt submit
the result OF their labors to the Legislature,
to which | invite attention.
| refer to the rerorts Of the State
Treasurer and Auditor General for the de-
tails Of the Commonwealth The reports
of the Surveyor General, superintendent
of Common Schools, and State Librarian
will exhibit the state OF the departments
under their care.
IN accordance with the Act of 10th
February, 1862, the quota Of this State Of
the direct tax Of the United States, amount
ing to one million nine hundred aud
forty six thousand seven hundred and
nineteen dollars and thirty three cents, was
on the I4th June, 1862, paid TO the
United States, partly by a accomplishment
of portion OF the sums claimed by this
State from the Government ard partly in
cash, after dcducting the fifteen per cent.
allowed by the Act of Congress Tor prompt
payment. Pennsylvania thus paid her
quota OF the direct tax before any other
State. There is still due to the State,
principally for advances since made for
transportation and equipments Of volun-
teers, about three hundred thousand dol
| lars.
On the Goth of FEBRUARY last | issued
my warrant authorizing the State Treasurer
to deliver to the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad Company one thousand OF the
bonds deposited with the State In conform
ity with the Act OF May Z, 1861. On the
goth of November | Issued a similar war
rant. Both warrants were granted after
receiving reports from John A. Wright,
Esq. the commissioner appointed for the
purpose, that the proceeds of the bonds
previously issued had been appropriated
in accordance with the provisions OF the
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