The new North-west., 1871-12-16
6U M M 4 R T
OF TIE
GOVERNORS MESSAGE,
Delivered 70 the Seventh Session Of the
Montana legislature, by
GOV. b. F. POT s.

From the Heraid. Decembes Sth.J
The Governor says: ''Our profound &C.
knowledgements are first due to the All
Wise Ruler of nations and men, for the
blessings of health. internal peace, and
abundant hsrvests. The progress made In
every branch Of industry, since the adDurn-
ment of the last Legislative Assembly, has
been reasonably satisfactory; labor has
been abundant and well rewarded, and the
wants Of all classes have been supplied" 1"
More than 300.O 900 acres of the public lands
have been taken up by actual settlers within
the last two years. and 1924. 7O5 acres OF
the public lands of the Territory are now
surveyed. The financial exhibit for 1870.
as shown by the books of the Territorial
Auditor, is as follows:
Territorial ouds Dec lst 1852 $63 OOn 90
| Tcrritoriai warrants do do do :. 6A7M %
Total Debt December ist, 1882 . .... .@11s.3H 96
Total amount Of Warrants issued between
Dec. lst, 1869 and Dec. 1st, 1870. "a O66 70
| Total amount Of Bonds Issued on Funded
| Indebtedness during said period. l,6oO W
Total debt created during 1870 Is
Total amount of Bonds paid during the year
ending Dec. !, $780,. 80. .$15,5OO W
came period .............. s4s.sGO %
Total amt of debt paid during the year 1870 go %
Total amount of Bonded debt Dec 1, 1870. $50 90
Total amount OF Warrants outstanding -.
Lee. !, lSSO. .........SoAUW ~
By balance to credit Of the Sinking Fund. 557 10
Total Territorial debt Dec lst 1870 soa 1888 7s
Total amount collected and paid into the
Territorial Treasury during the year end
ing December lst 1870 ............ ,s2S 81
Mileage Of County Treasurcrs for 1870. Is
Total valuation of taxable property on tax
0upiCatc tor lS'O.. $o'pS"O
The following. according to the report of
the Auditor, exhibits the financial condition
of the Territory for the year 1871:
rERRlToRIAL rNDEsTsDNEss.
Bonds not advertised for redemption. $50l0O 90
Bonds advertised TOR redemption. ........... h5O "
Interest on same to December ist. 7544 70
Total amount of Indebtedness. tl27 7lO l3
LATE TREASURER IN ACCOUNT WITH THE TERRITORY.
Balance dnc on settlement Dec. 1870. .$xRW6 -
To received since Dec LIST, lS7O.... II, a
To amount reimbursed to the Territory BY
To ,ae smoa". or received on same multiple bond: ss
Total. :. ss5,uso Il
DISBURSEMENTS BY LATE rREAsUsru, v. q. sAsxLEY
By redemption OF Bonds ao,d: az -
b. amount paid for Warrants and interest. ls45a 81
BY per cent for collection Of Sl1.5OO "a ..574 Is
Total ........... ,S56 u
Balance In the late Treasurer's hands ,23 %
rREAsuRER R. o. HICKMAN IN ACCT WITH The TER'Y.
To revenue received to date. - 3dO "
DISBURSEMENTS OF TREAsURER B o. HlcKAAx.
Warrants with interest," S1G,4S o.
Amount Of coupon interest on honda. iSs g6
Cash on hand to pay advertised warrants. so57 8
FIVE FIVE psr s cent cent. for collecting and discussing
Three psr cent: for collecting and di.barsin9
$2l,lSO 7A........."... ....... 6SS u
Total. .......... .1s4,soo v
RECEIPTS OF TREAsURER.
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Total. !. ................ .0io1i0 *
TERRITORIAL INDEBTEDNESS, LESS SINKING FUND.
Total amount Of warrants unpaid, ..S6l5K g
Interest on same to Dec. lst, 1874 30
Total, l,......... ..s7s,llo ls
Bonds not advertised for redemption, $oAl0O 20
Bonds advertised for payment by late Treas
urer, w. u. barkey,....... ............. o,NO "
Total -. ...... 3s5,s0O o.
NorE.-To meet the interest due December lst, the
Treasurer has forwarded to New York - 100.
AssEssAExTs.
assessments for !S.o,. .........". $15m ~ ~ O
additional ;. q
Current expenses for 1871, for which war
rants have been issued, .sc,7s7 Is
To SHERIFF. for support and guard of prison.
crs from Dec LIST to July LIT, 1871, 5S 50
To sherifs for transportation, ............ 228 90
Total :...................:!$l :!$ls,7T 4
To U. 3, Marahal Wheeler for support and
keeping prisoners, trom July lst to Novem-
For e1tss M i Compensation Tor Judges: S1 %
For salaries Of District Attorneys, 875O 90
For salary Of Auditor, ...... ........ .... 1900 %
For salary of Treasurer, rgr,................ zoo 10
For Commissioners Of Insane, ............ ~ 90
For rent of Auditor and Trcasurers Office,
fuel lights, ETC., etc.,. .......... N %
The exhibits, says the Governor, show
large falling off of collections in 1871, CON-
pared with those of 1870. which he attrib.
utes to the defect in the revenue laws The
assessments for 1871 10 largely in excess of
that of 1870, in every county in the Terri
tory except Lewis and Clarke. and the de.
crease in this county he believes does not
result from natural causes.
The entire bonded debt of the Territory
will fall due on the first day of June, 1878