The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-06
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
ExEcuriyE OFfIcE MACON, MISS,
AugastSd, 1864.

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and House Of Representatives:
/ have deemed it Necessary to call you
together, to consider OF, the propriety Of
further legislation for the disposition of
the Confederate treasury notes, certificates
and bonds in the State treasury. Byyour
act, approved Both March, 1864. / was
required to, fund all the notes of the
denomination 500 in bonds, and to
exchange the remainder at the discount
for the new issue and for all the bonds in
the market appointed Col. Jas. D.
Stewart agent, under this act and Sent
him to Richmond to procure the bonds
and notes. His report is herewith sub
mitted. As lie found on his arrival that
the Congress had passed an act to au-
thorize States to exchange one half of the
Confederate notes held by them for new
notes and to fund. the remainder at par
he suggested to tho member from Mis-
sissippi, that the provisions of the act
should he extended SO as to embrace all
moneys already deposited. This was
done by the supplemental act of the
18th June. BY the report of the Trea-
surer herewith submitted, it appears
that there was in the treasury on the
goth of July, IN Confederate treasury notes
tie sum of sir hundred and eighty eight thou
sglad four hundred and sir dozkars and Qza AGIf.
lSai22 AQei ~ si,sgs sllssasal
faaalref Ind. mn .fss thousand tsoos HnNaretl
dollars (ST155 200, and one bona. for too ttost-
sand eigh. hund,ci dollars t$2 S3o,) Of Tie
amoa1.t IN notes about three hundred and forty
one thousand ftrsc hind Cd dollars (S34l, ,300)
is IN notts ofhe denomination of one Hundred
dollars (Sl00) Seueateen Mousdiad being IN
notes of one hundred each, bearing interest al
the rate Of tgo cents per day Of tie amounts
depostedsqss sslma sqlsd Montgomery Me sum Of
$l55 200 ieas pf notes of a less denomination
than one h.g5Sl dollars and is suljecttoJe
teithdra,o5s
All theSe <les and certificates Except
the einterSS airing Dote) can now be ex-
changed deg the acts of Congress APP
proved Jin6 the l4th and 18th, one half
for new issue and one half for four pr ct
coupon ID s-bonds not subject to taxa
ton or six pr ct bonds such as were
authorized by the act approved 18th Feb
ruary 1864 Il.
Ofthe Confederate money in the trea-
sury, and on deposit; about 100000 is the
proceeds OF the military relief tax to be
paid out for the relief of the destitute
families of our soldiers. Thia payment Is
now due and should be made without
delay. Ihey cannot wait until the bonds
are issued ana SOLO. Inc amount due
tnem ana the out standing liabilities OF
me treasury ana 'Iuartermaster deneraPs
oepaF!men.' exceed the sum In the Trea-
suly, u state ana cotton notes. recon-
inene sI.c tnaS Ine confederate notes and
ceruhcates re iunded ana exchanged
secoralng 20 tne provisions OF the act OF
q tschgress q tne l4eh ana i9th June that u
! Ins bonus De fetalnep ~ the treasury un-
" ,ney can oe paiu OUT or sold at par,
ana tnat iurtner issue 81 paper be made
70 supply .ne wants q ne treasury and |
20 % nlake Iurener provision 1or the lamhles
" our soiuiels'
~ .ne o.n y Pril lass approveda |
/! !oils q. rssoil.io1 aaopted Dy you thanking
.ne 4, oincels anu solaiels OF mlssisslppi Tor
snsir nooie anu patr1oslc conduct ~ re'
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