, 1869-01-05

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The ant unit of warrants Issued By ne And,tor
rom nsceRhsr I, lse6, to Noyen;ecr - 20. 1875. on
uh1eh 81 n. .ssa - has been lor apectrI uuspnso.,
a. Tho. hs ht. report. and Sl.o:5 .7ss4a for the
the eesezal State departments, public printing
and binding, salaries aad other ordinary coa,,n-
gcnt expenses Of the state Government.
4easurar "a Il 81 b.isuee Il Il 1hs
Treasury December !. 1860, Of ssls, %. apnt-
W il viii M ss reen int TIC amount ~ I'd derived from
etlpia from taxation for 1865. Tnss i IN esnte-
ID compliance with the cause Il The eqaal,
ice,ed tntitieht amouIt Of taS ~ ea:h " rear "a TO 10
meet the apptot rtatsous!oy the General Assembly
and other aemards upon The .rc.sury. rhe large
10 The tcw State House, the reuiteulary. tho 5ot-
dlers' Orphans Bone, and oth.r objects Of
tp.c,al LEGISLATION, involved expenditures re-.
revenue purposes, from twe.ve ccrse uht rate
cht rttofole fxed ey lswl To- twenty-five cents on
assesstd.
TIE arrropliatioLs above referred to haviug
fsen .oEdso !ot oy The 'axrs = icved fof 1851 inc
one hundred dollars, the prose ds Of which viii
be realized in be treasury during the year 1RG9,
snd VIII amount to say six hnnaEtd and forty Or
The 1a'e Ct lew of iax for interest purposes, for
The scar ists, Is reduced from twelve ecuts ID
making the total State t4x 10. 1s6S 1ncludiug tnc
tEo mill tax lnpe sed hy thu constitution fnr pAY-
,nert o. ths SAFE dept and TWO ntll az provided
the one hunaied dol1ars, reduction OF twtivo
e,nt. TIC ta:es s,s ). for the ,esr 1877
7he tGss M taxse.s @ psop ny OF 'h' state .7,o
1he tots axsn!s sis: :psapert, Of the Stale ~. -,
t1r tho rear Is05 Tss..:. 9,5a7,906
7fs tots shs ts,ah! o! tae so
| The total ta1ablc property OF the state
ior ths tsar 1857 sss s0s.6as,as4
Z he suial taxahi. property Of the state
for the yeas 1868 vas ,:.......... -. +75 53r.l9s
The incrca*c In thc assessments for the last two
law Of ls6l, CIT attnc state Hoard for the Equal
:zssloh q Atss.rmsI's. For many 5e4rs The
ereatrri WIS apparent in tce sctusns os
eo Ia9so 81 r.
at1,at extent, oyerE1'dtn By custom. regret 10
state, from fhe Observance, oE tht* custom which
,t! ech Asesecr to rs vs11c' c'1subsiantis!ly after
h's o"n Iouon Of ihlngs, bore n -, and othtrs
ta1stl' 2. .,.-.- --.-.---..
The law or oEcqua!'Z'ttou vas recommended to
hfd patsta hy me ueneEal Ase moly with The
s:G% = 60 ss1Ss'ns S thi. ey and ip ,Le hops ha;
lroprty night oe .'.s.ncd in assessments for
N he 1'f ss S:sa q
teva1d the ata.Lu. t.! If n, se:ond object | be
the state. Il twsf. of eo1r:c, new feaiuse IN ons
re'etue syr en- ana had to hs ppt IN operation by
iEezps,itneed officers The pro ediugs Of the
he o'jset q tocss e.areed wla II erecati N 10
carry out the, law in good faith, 70 As to
es n 81 i IT., vis line atSn:ss sa to s
still mere commend 1t to pnolic fsyor amend.
melt< VII be eonhsle:a zsqnIzed, a. e1gsrIe Hce
It s e
amendments which viii he Submitted to you y
the Auditor Of Public Accounts. hive carefully
and recommend 1tat they be nsLe part Of lie
| Law.
81 sn % 5nn TO hs sSS
you VIII fnd his views clca!l5 presented upon
| these subjects. Sir. Mixer haa been Tor 9 lor z
tine connected Nith the eorrtce Of the State ID
tie choice Of The people, as Auditor, had The
| management Of and has Performed tae eom7li-
sn sa IN pos N
| hccor d. that be las bt en- competent, efficient
and most taiitf1l plbll3 servant.
The State Boazd OF Equalization, at thet. seq
sion in in 1868. adopted rceolauors commend
the establishing nj of state Bn:esu OF st.t,s-
tice, SID accom- eapied tie AaHe With feuQe to
the Goye1Ee. TO Present the subject TO Toe Gea-
eral Assembly. The resolutions are as follows !:
mems Of lie ee.er,l coandes Il tais st.te, auder
the law c1rsting tn1s board. 1ts members have
greatly Ee.t The need OF m ,re t1ll and complete
data tEan is noW fu1uithed, whereby its actious
Eay to eoSetned, and fnlly realizing that more
Uniform Justice could be done to iii, an I he
burden Of State tnxatloa uore eauitably dlssrIo-
| uied ever the coult1es or the Stste ss contru.
pla,. hy our leysnue tW., were more comniste t
s;at1st1csi facts annually futLtshed and
placed at the ei.posA Of this
| Eoa1d. embracing, for INSTANCE. the
| annual products Of Ill cereale u,,uts nanofac-
lures, he general stats Of aeftcuI,ure the soctal
statistics. such 81 birthe marriages, deaths uau-
rer,*m. religion, education: the distrtbulon OF
| lands among hnldrra: relative pro;yth Of tbs
cout mes: 1aitwaF ttat;.tics: pooulsttou Of ths
tourr!ea. cries aud towns The c5nmc rrIal bust
ness End the FaiIrpsd and markci fac,ires Of e.ch
| coursy: the dlTectiou ttkeu by HE producsious
of each county, and tne cost oftr1rtpo1tati5n OF
/ furh trpduciiona to uzrke1; aud such pti,-f cts
tt1tr ii fuiCt1nat on Al Eau aattst the board tn
nrn II rnrTeff esiims,es If ~ -r{,,iva TsIta =
nronerf, in the reFerai cnunttr. ar tbs stste:
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