Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1863-03-05

ages, as the State has no bond upon
which to enforce'the payment. And the
| difficulty is increased by the retiring
Collectors ceasing to collect the taxes
placed in their hands when their salary
ceases.
Unless remedy for this evil is pla-
ced in tho hands of your Excellency by
section 80 of article 81, of Code of Cen
eral Laws, it will be for the Legisla-
ture, when it assemblies, to remove
these difficulties, and place around the
very large amount of revenue thus I'M
perilled such safeguards as their wisdom
may suggest.
1t will be seen by Table No. 10 that
the arrearages of State taxes, exclusive
of those for 1862. for Baltimore city
alone, at the close of the last fscial year
amounted to $166,312 10, with interest
thereon amounting to 61, $23S 80,
making the sum total of arrearage 227,
$50, 10, to be diminished by allow
ances for insolvencies and erroneous
assessments; and the sum left uncolec-
ted for 1862 was 1S0,:662,o4, as will
appear BY Table No, 10.
The next receipt from tobacco in
srections for the last fiscial year, as per
Table No, 8, will be found to have ma
terially increased, even with the many
difficulties that branch Of trade has en-
countercd, from the frequent and long
Interruptions upon the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. thus diminishing very
materially the receipts of tobacco from
Ohio. Kentucky; aud other Western
States.
1t is not doubted that 10 the current
year, there will be further increased
receipts from this source.
Many Of the Incorporated institution
of the State are in arrears for their tax
cs. some of them for a number of years
past. The basis of settlement to be
made with these Institutions has only
recently been determined Settlements
with these corporations will have to be
made in order TO determine the amount
of the Indebtedness Of each; and there
fore ,he amount which ca b institution
owe' has not been placed opposite its
name. The sums it placed opp Jsited
the name of each, could only be hypo-
thetcal until settlements arc made, and
therefore have content,d myself with
the present publication Of Ia, list of
names. as per Table No. 2l. 1t will be
my duty within the present year to
make these settlement in case. The
arrcaragcs fromrthis source, it IS sup
posed, will lot vary much from one
hundred t 0 sand dol as.
1t will be soeh by reference, to the
tables that the urreara2cs due to the
State by various accountants, including
interest due from collectors, exceed the
sun Of eleven hundred thousand dollars
to be reduced by iusolyents of various
kind to the extent Of one hundred and
fifty, or perhaps two hundred thousand
dollars
BY resolution No. 90, of 1852 the
Comptroller was directed to bring suit
upon the bonds Of all persons indebted
to the State within thirty DAYS after the
passage Of the resolution. IL compi
ancc with the resolution a large num-
Der of accounts have been placed in the
han s of States Attornys: and are in
process of collection, as directed by the
Legislature. t..
The different branches of the reven-
ne will be found in the Appendix, un'
der the appropriate heads, aud nccG no.
further be referred 10.
During the past year : much better
system of accounting has been obtained
from various officers Of the State; and
an accountability more closely in accor
dance with the requirements of the laws
has been reached Ducing the present
year it is anticipated that further i'm
provment will be made in this respect
] have the honor to be your obedient
servant.
s.. S MAFFIT, Comptroller