Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-01-11
GOVERNoR's MESSAGE.
FsLls.e. Citizens ofAs General Assembly:


FellOlo- Citizens of the General Assembly:
The finances of the State Govern
| ment are in a satisfactory condition.
| The balance in the State Treasury on
the 18th of November, 1870, was 3766,
| O38 10; the receipts during the last
fiscal year were S5,241,I84 81; max
| ing the total amount of available funds
in the Treasury during the Year end
ing November ID. 1871. S6,007, ,223 Oh.
The disbursements during the year
have been S5.259.0 .046 "A, leaving a
balance in the Treasury November Is,
1871, of S748,176 27.
The estimates of the Auditor OF
State of receipts and expenditures for
the current year are as follows:
Estimated receipts from all sources,
including balances, S5, ,206, 1866 27.
Estimated disbursements for all pur-
poses, S4, ,776,O35 T3
Leaving an estimated balance in the
Treasury, November Is, 1872, of S430,
$50 "a.
The public funded debt of the State
November Is, 1870, after deducting
the amount invested in Ohio stocks,
was $9,73O,14 36.
During the past year the debt has
been reduced $729,415.
Leaving the total debt vet to be pro-
vided for, S9,OOO,729 SO. Of this
amount. the sum of S44, SIS 81 has
ceased to bear interest, the holders
thereof having been notified of the
readiness of-the State to pay the same.
This leaves the total interest bearing
debt of the State So. 956.211 O5.
The taxes levied in 1870, collectable
in 1871, were as follows:
State taxes ................. 81 6sS 242 2s
City and county levies .1s, ,797 3SS 59
mer years 6S7 1ss sg
Total taxes including delinquencies.
collectable in 1871 $24 100, $40 81
The taxes levied IN 1871, collectable
in 1872, were as follows:
State taxes .....-. .--............ "a $50 72s 2s
County and local levies ........... is 6O4 $50 1s
Delinquencies and forfeitures ...... 632 275 81
Total taxes and delinquencies col
1ectable in 1872. $23 5s7 664 "a
1t will be noticed, with qualification,
that the annual increase of taxation, to
which the people have been long ac-
customed, has been checked, and that
the taxes, both State and local, have
been somewhat reduced.
The increase of local Indebtedness
still continues. The returns made to
the Auditor of State are imperfect,
but enough is shown to warrant the
opinion that during the past year the
Indebtedness of the towns and cities
of the State has increased not less than
one million of dollars. and that their
aggregate Indebtedness now equals the
Indebtedness Of the State. respect
| fully repeat, as the remedy for this
| evil, the recommendation heretofore
made, that all public debts be prohib-
tied, except in cases of emergency,
analogous to those specified in Sec
tions and 2, Art. s, of the Constitu
| ton.
The report of the Adjutant General
shows that there has been collected
by HIM from the United States dur ng
the wear, on account of the State war
claims, the-sum of Sl45, BOA go, max
| ing the total amount of war claims
collected S2.826,274 "a 1t is probable
that about 100000 can be collected
| islation by Congress. This will leave
about 100000 of claims unpaid,
which, it is believed, when presented
to Congress, with proper vouchers and
explanations, will be provided for by
special act. AS long, however, as the
Board Of Military Claims exists, these
claims will continue to increase, and
it would not be advisable to seek Con
gressional action until the State, by
closing it's accounts with individuals
shall be able to ask for a final settle
ment.
1t is therefore recommended that the
statutes providing for the allowance
of claims against the State by the Com
missioners of Military Claims be re
pealed the repeal to take effect at sucl
| date in the future as Will afford an op
portunity for the presentation and al
lowance of all just claims.
The report of the Commissioner Of
Common Schools shows that, upon
the whole, the educational interests O
the State continue to be very prosper
Gus. He presents, however, tor YOU
consideration, a number of changes il
the school laws, which he deems es
sential to further progress. The pro
posed reforms are treated of in his re
port under the following heads: Nor
NAL Instruction, "a Codi
fication of the Laws, and the Town
ship System.
The commanding position which
Ohio has held in the great transactions
of our recent civil and military histo
ry, is largely due to the edLcationa
advantages enjoyed by her people. Ev
cry measure which tends to continue
and increase those advantages, merits
your earnest and favorable considera
ton.
For many years the most eminen
teachers and friends of education hav
urged the necessity of establishing in
stitutions for the instruction of teach
ers in the principles and duties ofthei
high and honorable calling A fey
thousand dollars of the school fun
applied every year to this purpose viii
it is believed, make the expenditure
for school purposes vastly more ben
eficial to the State.
There are serious objections to th
present mixed system of school mau
agement, by means of township board
and sub district directors 1t is belieV
ed that this system ought to give plae
to the purely township system, i
which all of the schools Of the town
! ship are under the exclusive coutrc
= of Board of Education, chosen ,
the electors of the township. This pla
is in conformity with that which ha
. | hoan a6Onfa6 with SofiS faotorV, roe,,1e