The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1866-01-12
Tfe 5ianenek 5sfferaanian
The Governors Message.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House Of
RepreSentatIpeS.


Gentlemen of the Senate and House OF
Representatives.:
The Constitution of the State OF
Ohio imposes upon the Governor the
duty of communicating at every
session, by message, to the General
Assembly, the condition Of the State
and to recommend such measures rs
he shall deem expedient."
The Governor then speaks of the
death of Governor Brough and the
onerous duties that devolved upon
him in consequence thereof, and then
mentions the financial condition OF
the State, representing it as very sat.
isfactory. He says.
Comparing the statements of the
Auditor of State for the last and
current year, we find
| rhe total receipts from all sour.
| Css during the fiscal year of
1855 to have been, ... fl3, 100 gl0 81
Ag'nst those Of 1864 t',s10,9G6 ~
And tho total disbursements tor
! same ...................... .. IL, lJf ,S24 90
| Ng'nst those of 1864 go G79.0o6 lj
Leavnh n balance to credit of
all funds Of ..........'.... 750,csj 90
/ Ag'nst that of 1864 az 600 800 o.
II thus appears that with AN Increase OF
/ the receipts of the sum of 81 gl0. .543 10 Cor
| more than fifty per Centum) our expenditures
have so svOlen as TO leave corresp pondiug
balance less than that If the former year by
| he sum Of sl,2i4, ,S7l T5. Why this result
has occurred will DO explained, AS far AS may
| be. In the sequel.
The account Of the receipts and 4 sburse.
menis for the State Government prOper(call.
ed the General Revenue AccnunO for this
| year shows the following results:
| Balance upon Nov. Is lsfi. e.. s:97,G22 sc
! AKA nsi that Of 1868 1928 7,5sl
/ Nm0unt collected from tHXs SOL 05s %
| Ag'ust that ot last y'r 9ll,'87 j6
Amount collected from other
sources .. .-e--...... 81 ssI7l0 q
| Ag'ns; that Of last y'r l0l 97- 20
/ Total of the receipts (includ-
! ing balaucp) for 1865 .... .... 2,2j3,l27 81
/ NJ inst that uf 1864 ij06i3 II
Disbursements for civil purposes
in 1895, ......:;.,,. :,; l,ssslal 9C
Arainst those of 1861. .s2l li2 y
DITTO iyr Military Fund lSG5:, ls2,Olj so
Against tn Sc of flsGl 22S ,ssS nt
Total disbursements la General
Revenue accGua, -, 49,; 2o7O,lT 55
A ust those of l,64 L GI3 04o 81
The balance in the Treasury,
November | ), lsG5. ....... lS3sSO 1,
Against that Of ls6l 80 1922 Sc
We thus and like result of Increased OK.
nenditures and dlmins Ell balance in this
.pranch also 1T the state = FRANCES. Like ex.
Mianaiion- will he duly attempted.
Following up this comparison of these two
wears we md
Al excess Of tax collections in
LES over l-.4 uf -. ,...... sGi,lss OF
AgS Ust Il Ike excess
of lsG4 ,v.r 1868 Of. $50 o3i 81
An exct.s uf Receipts IRON "all
other sources Of ........... 7d2 ,s2l o2
Againrt Il Ike excess
ni 1854 over l-s3 of. . $40 90
rntH excess ~ receipts of lsGj
over lisa u .,............. $50 Oe1 ~
Against "a tnttl In 'hese
eXcesscs OF 'ei over
1868 off,. ....t2 91s ~.
IN excess W expenditures IN
is65 over 1854 of ......... LOGS s79 90
Against = Ike excess
,fl-G4 uver lsss vi 252. 746 IS
A reduction IN the balance in
Trcs .urv Of 1855 over lSG4 of 2ll 342 A.
AgNins, Ike reduction
in 1854 ir,m 1883 at 20 lGl 0j
! reduction Of transfer NH.
tary Fund In l~s5 irim 1864 Of 4G,s7s IS
against Ike reduction
in 1864 from 1858 OF 9,sOl -
with such Nm increase Of cur revenues.
md with -uch a diminution uf our m itaf,
expenditures, Il becomes an indispensable
,luiv for the General Assembly to demand
and for tic Executive to give, an explanation
ni this extraordinary. perhaps unexpected.
comp ,rauve cefcit in these annual balances.
70 this eud II is abettcr course t. fix, aswelI
As we cen. b a partial an ilysis + The lea IN
items in tho va'luu, driuults,lh I - tuias #
h .su increa,cs at exp d. ures. After set
tlns these tac.s of actual result, we sh Hud
10 lnvCs. gate their cXplanatur. reasons
Acaura,l .ly We Il at excssS1s uf ex ,endi.
ura in the General RHv uuc Account Tor
lsG6 uvar. those OF 1864 la the fUlJwlug items
dld sums, VIZ:
Tree, taxes y ,id 10 the