Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-13
ANNUAL REPORT
COMPTROLLER OF THE TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, !
CoNPrRoLLER's OFFICE,
ANNAPOLIS, January 10th. 1866. J

L.
CoNPrROLLER's OFFICE,
ANNAPOLIS, January 10th, 1866.
To the General AssenpBly of Maryland.
The following Report is respectfully submitted in
obedience to the requirements Of the third section of
the sixth Article of the Constitution and of section
nine of Article XIII, of the Code of Public General
Laws:
There has been received into the Treasury from all
sources during the fiscal year which ended on the
Both day of September, 1865 the sum of S268 592 20
this Report, Of this amount the sum Of $50 81
proceeded from loan negotiated by the Treasurer,
and the sum Of S2tS 2.26 derived from the Pub
lie Scnool tax Ii these sums be deducted, there ap-
pears as received from the ordinary sources of
nue. the sum Of 81 SOP 10i 13 which is less by
the sum OF Sll0,03 81 than the receipts from similar
sources during the last fiscal year. The deficit will
be found principally in the arrearages of taxes and
Is caused by the reduction of the State direct tax
dollars. -
h. The disbursements during the year. will appear
oy statement "B, amounted to S3, ,565.5S. The
chief expenditures were for bounties to volunteers
I9T interest on the public debt and for the expenses
OF the Constitutional Convention and General Assem-
Ply Certiheates of Indebtedness to the amount of
9oo'2)59 issued under chapter 3i7 Of 1916. on ac-
count OF the Annapolis and Elkridge Ralroad, have
peen redeemed during the year.
The alliance in the Treasury at the close of tho s-
cal year including the amounts standngto the credit
OF the Funds" and the amount received on accnunf
statement: 17
Receipts from all 592 20
- ~N4~A' "0thA A'OlO'' iOO1''''.'. oiu,cSJ co
$355S, ,49I 50
3l25565 SO
.a,o $432926 90
+ Fund 43773 "a
Fund........ ..............,~.....,.... 177l78 70
Total balance in Treasury 3Oth Sept,
So53 SIS 06
=, If however, there be deducted from this amount,
the balance to the credit of the Funds and the Pub
~ 9eh9o tax, the balance in the Treasury proper is
There has been paid within the fiscal year. on ac-
count Of bountes to volunteers and others the sum
OF ST. l62, 42O.SS exceeding the amount realized from
loans by the of 1881 67507 and the amount from
@ both loans and the bounty tax by the sum of $685.
5iSli. The total amount paid by this Department
to the 5Oth day of September 1865, for bountics is
$3 OS9 r. The total amount realized from loans
in each hundred dollars is $3.50 i5 so leaving the
balance of 81 226 663 7pad:from the revenue derived
from other and ordinary sources as will more clearly
appear by reference to statement *"
This result is the more striking when it is remem-
bered that the State direct tax is only five cents in
each one hundred dollars; and also, that during the
same period the expenses of the constitutional con-
yentl9n and one session of the General Assembly
have been paid, and large sums expended in prOyid-
ing exchange for the payment of the interest on the
sterling debt.
Under the provisions of cbaptcr a., of the act of
1862 amendatory Of chapter Is, of 1864 large num-
Der Of addtionalrols, embracing the Third Maryland
Cavalry, and parts of thirteen other regiments of
n.
and ninth regiments of United States Coored Troops
and parts of five others, have been certified and re
turned to this department. By the same act the
bounties were made payable directly from the Treas
ury, and not as before, through the agency OF the
County commissioners and City Register The duties
OF TINS ONCE were thus largely increased. Not less
than fifteen thousand claims have been examined
many of which were incomplete or informal and had
to be returned to the parties for correction often
more than once. The oyster and other laws of the
same session also imposed new and additional duties
By reason of this large increase of business the
regular clerical force is insufficient. respectfully
request therefore that express authority be granted
for the temporary employment ofsuch additional as
Sistance a. may be found necessary.
There Is provision in the act OF 1o6i chapter Is
which requires the County Commissioners or CITY
Register to account for the money placed in their
hands for the payment of bounties although thev
are expressly held responsible for any msapplicaon
otthe fund. Some legislation is necessary to secure
ful report OF their proceedings and prompt return
to the Treasury of the balance in their hands.
Inc receipts IN the Treasury during the year end
ing the 3Oth of September 1866 estimated in state
ment c. will probably amount to 81 2i3,000. The
probable disbursements are estimated in statement
the receipts by the sum of $7S20GO,
The principal item in the estimate of disburse-
ments, is the sum of 81 600 for bounties This
estimate is based the certified rolls on file in this
office, and assuming that nearly all the outstanding
claims to bounty will be presented during the year
is not thought too high. These rolls indicate that
the total unliquidated liabilities of the State on this
lows y
For final bounty to White volunteers, ,un-
der act Of 1861 and supplements aver
aged at S15S $50
Full bounty to 2i6 free colored Volun-
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