The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-12-07
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, November %, 1871. J

e7enkeuen of the Senate and House OF Repre-
scntats0ess III :. ,sil
You have assembled for the fourth time since
the establishment of Easystem OF free govern
snrnt in South Carolina. PURSUANT TO the Con-
stitation, it is the duty.o the Governor TO- give
10 the General Assembly information OF! the
condition of the State, and recommend 70 their
consideration such measures as he shalfJudge
necessary OF. .expedient" 80.
Tie present financial condition of the State
especially demands rigid and unshrlnklng
compliance with this constlt1tional require,
ment, in order that the General Assembly and
every department of the State Government may
mite in common effort to correct SUCH evils
as are remediable, and prevent their recurrence
In, this the last Annual Message that L shah
transmit to the General Assembly, ] propose 10
state nv views frankly upon the chief matters
of public, interest, and to- give all the facts
within. NV knowledge, without reserve, as alike
due to the people, and imposed bJ my official
obligation. Twill thus; / trust, be enabled TO
correct gross exaggerations chat are beingediii-
gently circulated in reference TO our hnances
and the entire administration OF the State. 4
In performing this duty shall not snrlnk :
from charging upon others any just snare OF
their responsibility for evil consequences OF
their acts. and will not hesitate fully to admit
my own. ~ ;Isiiia {
THE STATE DEBT :, .,-en,.,.i
The following is the Treasurer's exhibit OF
the actual debt of the State. know, from Sc.
we're personal scrutiny, that this exhibit IS full
and correct It shows the present debt OF the
State IN its entirety, suppressmg notnIng 80. y,
srArEnEsr OF TOTAL AMOUNT BONDS ANn. sToeEs
pR1NTRp BY TUE AMERICAN nASK NOTE COMPANY AaP
ACCOUNTED FOE. .l,:.
500 Bonds redemption Bills Receivable at 81 S0900O
Puhlic Debt atSl
iOeo Bonds Relief OF the Treasury at 81 ooo
zoe Bonds Land CommissSn ; At R.sa Os state at
1soo Bonds redemption Bills Bank Of At $500 $4,000
$40 Bonds redemption Bills Bank Of State at $50 OO0
$500 Bonds Conversion State Securities at 900 OO0
1000 Bonds Conversion State secgstes At o SS9oS
1000 Bonds Conversion State Securities af S0o oo
sssilag coasesson 2SsO
So, .., ss2S4esoo
Accounted for as follows: e,,.ff y
ON HAND IN STATE TREASURY t,.4.s II
Bonds conversion State Securities not signedS 800
Bond. relief Of T5sasu1 per nsS, soSSS
Bonds redemption Bills Bank Of State. Ssl oOo
Stock conversion State 2ll7,Se
s s.s - @ sao72soo
pxrosuED FOE aArExERpNe WITH HANEIacAs pAsKSoTs
coMPASY, ~ -
Sterling Loan .....o'oohoU 3s
-i BENDS CANCELLED AND DESTROYED. '.''',ifi
600 Bonds payment interest on Public
Debt burned in State House-....- 50QWW} 80 - "
300 Bonds Conversion State Securities s9pj.i;:i
srropeonsly printed returned and can 3ff4,i "a
ceiled By American Bank Note Com -. -,
cSsasslcS Bonds Issued IL eeciius 80
conversions pt State Treasury 260beo - fu(1
Conversion Bond No. $50 cancelled and 9ft.ti<
destrgfed at State Treasury 1,000
Bonds redemption Bills Bank of State,
Issued ut State Treasury. 2o9,UW
Conversion Stock, issued, cancelled and ..ei t'.t'
transfered at State Treasury 4S2 100 -. a..
ss.5I4ooe
STATEMENT OF DEBT
Old ~, sUSo o%o'o0 90
Less old bonds paid July 1, ZIP eoooo
ss,45asos.s %
New Bonds 80 6f4 ooooe
Lem in hands of Financial Agent, to the credit
Of Sinking Fund Comm,s .--.:i 2egW A22eggNW
->.,s se,314OOOOO
Nexaopds, In hands of Financial Agent. now
iasa s collateral security for loans g. q
ano,rt NJ Now Bonds sold 541 600 90
OLD Debt as otsooeoe'e
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