Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-21
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Gentlemen of the Senate and House Of
Representatives. ...
l am happy to be able to congratu-
late you upon the prosperity of our
state. During the last two years our
people have enjoyed their usual good
health and have secured reasonably
abundant harvests. Labor has been
well rewarded, and the products of
labor have brought remunerative pri-
ces. The educational interests of the
state are as prosperous as ever and
peace and good order within our bor-
ders, although on one or two occa-
sions somewhat imperiled, have been
maintained.
Let Us render thanks to God for
these blessing vouchsafed us during
the existence Of desolating war, that
has SO scourged a large portion OF our
land.
FINANCES.
Our state finances have never before
been in a more healthy condition.
Our entire state debt is only 1922
295.75, consisting Of loan from
School Fund $l22,295.75; loan of
1858 $500, 900, and war loan of 1861
500, 900. Of the 100000 of war
Bonds authorized to be sold, $500, 900
remain on band-nOne have been Of
fercd since the 100000 were sold /;
and it is believed no further sales will
be necessary.
The report of the state Auditor
shows that the moneys now in the
Treasury, the delinquent taxes, the
amount estimated to be due from the
United States, and the taxes for 1868
and 1864, are sufficient to pay the es-
timated expenditures for the next two
years, the outstanding Warrants on
the Treasury, and our entire state
debt, leaving balance in favor of the
Treasury of about 100000.
Provision should be made for the
redemption of the bonds issued in 1858
and lS6l-2 as they fall due. l rec
ommend that sufficient sum be set
aside, annually, for this purpose, and
invested. with its accumulations, in
United States or other good stocks
In my judgment, the amount due the
School Fund should be permitted tt
remain as q permanent debt Of the
state. The state is trustee of this
fund and liable for all losses thereto
and there can be no safer mode of in
vesting this amount Of the fund, thai
the present.
The Report Of the Auditor still
shows a large amount of delinquen
taxes. So much Of this as is due upol
real estate will be finally paid bu
it is thought, very considerable por
ton of the delinquency is due upol
personal property, by persons no
owning any real estate, much Of whicl
will be lost.
/ l renew the following recommends
tion. made by me to the Ninth Gener
al Assembly:
In order to make the revenue o
the state more certain, recommen
that the County Treasurcrs be requil
ed by law to pay the state Treasurer
at fixed times, certain proportions c
the amount of revenue due to til
state, until the entire sum for eac
year is paid, whether the Count
Treasurers have received the entir
amount Of state tax or not. At pres
ent the state is wholly helpless as I
it's revenue. 1t has to depend who'll
! upon the officers Of counties for il
collection and transmission, and if tn
; county officers are inefficient. the stat
q is remediless. Each county is now liz
. BILE by law to the state for the amour
. of state tax assessed in it, but thi
. liability, without any means OF NAL
ing ii effective, is useless. II tn
9 counties were required to pay tn
. revenue due the state, whether collec
ed or not, the county Supervisor
!, would be stimulated to require Of I'll
II Treasurer strict performance of b
duties and if. in addition, you shoul
SO change the present law as to gi,
county Treasurcrs in lieu Of salary,