The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-09


Executive Department $15,350 90
Judicial Department $4,000 90
Legislative Department, 1920 o.
Land Office, 5000 90
Public Printing $500 90
States Prison, 1000 90
Repairs of Capitol, 600 90
Interest on Loans, 27 800 90
Miscellaneous 5000 90
Total, s1O3, $50 90
Our resources for ordinary expenditures
are to be derived from the tax of four and
half mills on real and personal property,
from the poll tax, if it is continued, from
labor Of prisoners, board Of United States
prisoners, receipts from five per cent on
sales of United States public lands, etc.
etc.
Owing to the entire disOrganizatiOn of
the western and northern counties, it will
not be safe to assume the total valuation
of 1862, at over $3O,OOOOOO. AZ mills
levied on this basis will yield $l35,O00 90.
Add delinquent taxes amounting to 1892,
6o2 90, makes total Of $427,6 ,6S2 90.
OF this amount the Auditor estimates
receipts into the Treasury, of tax Of
1862, at Al mills, sS43I5 90
Delinquent taxes, $1,000 90
Poll tax if continued, %, 900 90
Miscellaneous, 5000 90
Total, sl47,375 90
The account of the State with the Uni
ted States for its quota Of the direct war
tax of is substantially as follows, viz:
Whole tax, $1OS, ,524 90
Amount paid by State Trea.
surer, June 1862, $47, ,03O II
Accounts for eXpendi-
lures to April 1st, 1852,
rendered in July, 1862, 1881 l6
1st, 1862, 1926 81
Accounts for war expendi-
lures accrued since April
1st, 1862, and not yet
Discount allowed for collec.
ton Of the tax by the
State, 1o,oOo-94, 19s 90
Thus leaving balance to be provided
for of sl4,325 81
This sum can be readily liquidated out
Of the claims that have already accumula-
ted against the United States, on account
Of the expenditures arising out of the war,
in defence of the Union Or the Indian war,
and the State would again be reimbursed,
and that, probably, in a few months from
the war taxes OF 1862, coming into the
Treasury, so that the direct war tax of the
United States is really thus amply provi-
ded for, and the two mills, or war tax, need
not be levied for the year 1868.
In consideration of the onerous taxation,
to which the people have been subjected,
in some parts of the State, and the break
ing up of social organization in many of
the frontier counties by the Indian war,
every item of superfluous taxation should
be abandoned at the same time, the
amount of taxation should be insisted on,
that is absolutely necessary to provide for
the current expenses of the Government
The war loan authorized at the extra
session was negotiated upon favorable
terms. The Messrs. Thompson Brothers,
of Saint Paul, having taken it at one and
one fourth per cent. above par, in bonds
bearing an interest of seven per cent,
which yields to the State the sum of
$lOl,25O 90.
BY my advice, and with the consent of
the Messrs. Thompson, the Commissioner
of Public Lands took fifteen thousand of
the loan on account of the permanent
School fund.
The amount of State Scrip outstanding,
on Dec. 1st, 1861, was S4S. .26I &c
The amount of State Scrip outstanding,
on Dec. 1st, 1862 5591S OS
Making a difference of 1850 g.
This is surprisingly small increase when
the disturbed condition of the country, the
fact that an extra session of the Legisla-
ture has occurred, and the consequent
extraordinary demands upon the Treasury
are considered The probability is that
one half of this scrip is even now in the
hands of County Treasurers to the credit
OF the State.
Among the most gratifying facts, as
stated by the Treasurer, is the amount of
taxes which has been paid in, during the
past year, in comparison with the amounts
received in former, and more peaceful
years.
The State taxes collected in 1860 amrd to Sill So
1861 " 1O0,1S6 SO
1869 " 133OO1 II
Doubtless the larger amount collected
in 1862, notwithstanding the disordered
condition of the country is owing, in a
great degree to the benefcent act Of the
late Legislature, in reference to the delin-