The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-01-31

gency. Though the State Treasurer had
no funds, there was plenty IN the
hands Of the superintendent Of Public
Instruction. BY Act 6, Sec. Z, Laws Of 1915,
there appears the following provision.
" The State Treasurer is hereby authorized
70 make any transfer OF funds that may be
necessary for the purpose nfthis act. which
vas an act, 10 provide for the payment Of
the officers and members the Legislature.
Tie necessity Of such a sep, was the fact
that the balance Of only SIS, ss2,s was in
the Treasury on the 30th OF Nov. lst5.
while the appropriations for the payment
Of the Legislature, Acts and Al, Laws OF
lsfG, were $4,000. There IS one instance
Of the Democratic policy Of stealing Tie
Trust funds Of the State, the pr.mary school
fund then amounted % Il, s27, 90, and the
receipts for the current year were so. -
-)2s 20, which with the amount in the Treas
ury made IA sufficient sum to pay the Legis-
lature. The Free Press will take note that
all laws now passed Tor such purpose. ap-
propriate the moneys out Of the General
Fund. The same transfer Of funds had
been authorized in ls45, by act J, Of that
year. The first case OF attempted stealing
from school funds that w0 can find was i'm
1872, when il seems a warrant was drawn
nv the Auditor General for s. sGS a. from
the University and Primary School Fund.
aul passed 70 the credit Of the Internal I'm
prOyemcnt Fund. In 1872, Act E. Sec. 3.
the State Treasurer wa- directed TO make
the necessary transfer from any Of The other
funds 10 the General Fund % pay the Lexis
hture. This seems 10 have been the pro-
vision for many years. Act lG3. Laws Of
1915, provides that the Five Million Loan
bonds may be paid, "a also coupons falling
due, from monies received from sale of 90 In
ternal Improvement Lands. State Building
Lands, Asset Lands salt Spring Lands and
University lands, which by Act POI. same
year, was amended by inserting Primary
school Lands" We have said this much 10
show that AT that time the Auditor General
sAs directed 10 transfer monies from the
various funds, and that the system thus
'''' '' ''''' 0Oi,''H.''' many S'"ls' Inc
whole amount Of principal, received on ac-
count of the Educational Funds, was used
a fast as received, for the current expen-
nc, ,,s s , Ine sums mus ~ 'Hso
on the sale OF School Lands. To show the
result. take the State Treasurer renart of
Nov. 30 1850
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- 49,
~ 80, ,,.ai - -
Total .................. ss76.555 n
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."7 '"sso i'uOS lot current expenses,
~ "o"'1 nave Deen 'ne S'ale TAX required
'o''' III 1ne same manner the amount )
e7iNe' iu 1902 aoout Sl5o-O oo, should De q