Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1871-11-30

ton to its population and resources. The
following is correct exhibit of the appro-
priation of moneys, the levy of tax, COL
lection of revenue per annum, and the de-
list for the year 1868, 1869 and
1870:
/. Statement of amount of taxes levied,
amount collected, and appropriations
made, during years 1868, 1868, and 1870.
Total taxation for 186S-rate of taxa
ton, State, y mills, 81, ,33S, ,742 l9.-Total
amount collected, 81, 1896 %.
Delinquent, s175, ,5sS 91.-Total appro-
priations for the year 1868, exclusive Of
interest on public debt, for which no ap-
preparation was made, 1917, 1868 %.
Total taxation for 1869, rate, State 5
mills 81, Ola, ,9O1 s3.-Total amount collec-
ted, S7e6 os.
Delinquent, $24s, ,l65 rs. Total appro-
priations for the year 1869, including in
terest on public debt, 81 ,l9l,s ,sO5 O9.
Total taxation for 1870 State 9 mills
81, ,67O ,O63 66;-Total amount collected
$l,146,O37 06; delinquent; 1924, 026 60
Total appropriations for the year, 1870
81, ,6O4, ,O53 "a.
Total delinquent taxes, S947, ,Ss1 ..26;
Twenty per cent. penalty, $1s9,576 25.-
Total, 81, l37, ,457 81.
If the taxes as shown in the foregoing
statement, had been paid, as they should
have been, it would have saved the State
at least two millions and half of bonded
debt.
EXPENDITURES OF TIE STATE Gov
ERNMENT.
While holding the political opponents
of the State Government responsible for
the great depreciation IN the market vll-
ue of our securities-a depreciation direct
ly due to their conspiracy against the
credit of the State-I am bound by my
sense of the public duty to expose to the
reprobation of the people the improyident
expenditures incurred by the General AS
sembly, and the extravagant and illicit
disbursement Of the State moneys, 10
which the legislative department has Civ
en- either its express or implied sanction.
In 80 doing, 1 do not wish to be consid-
eled as wanting in a due and proper re-
spect to coordinate branch Of the State
Government, but desire to appeal, in
plain and earnest language, to the sober
judgement, the decent selfresrect and the
public spirit of each member of the Gen
eral Assembly, to give his active aid in af-
fecting an instant reform in this direction;
for the whole people, with united voice,
demand it, and the condition of our fin
ances, and every instinct of self-preserva-
ton. require it at your hands.
1t would scarcely havs been possible
for the men who combined to destroy the
credit of the State 10 have executed their
purpose so successfully had not the Gen.
eral Assembly leut them its practical CO.
operation by exhausting, through its ex-
trayaganw, the funds in the treasury,
thus leaving the State without any re-
s-rys balance to meet the financial ext
gency.
instance the following among many
other items Of eXtravant expenditures.
The money drawn upon the orders of the
presiding officers of the two Houses dur
ing the last session for current printing
amounts to S6S, 9O4 40. In addition to
this large sum, 10000 were appropriated
for current printing for the same session,
making total of S9s, ,9O4 80 expended on
this item alone. There was further drawn
from the treasury and disbursed by the
clerks of the Senate and House, for print
ing the laws, &C., the sum of l03,651 "A.
These figures show the enormous aggrc-
gate of $202, ,556 "a expended on printing
alone during and incident to the last ses-
sion of The General Assembly, while
large claims for public printing are still
outstanding. In addition to these expen-
ditures, the sum of S29,Sl4 05 was drawn
upon the orders of the president of the
Senate and speaker of the House for pur-
poses not very well defined, but designa-
ted as contingent expenses and REPAIRS"
making an aggregate for the above speci-
fed objects of 232,370 SO "a sum start
ling in its magnitude for one session Of