Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1872-01-04
GOVERNORS. MESSAGE
STATE FINANCES.
IFellow-Citizens of the General Assembly:

Fellow-Cltlzens OF the General Assembly:
| The finances of the State Government
are in a satisfactory condition. The bal
ance in the State Treasury on the 18th
of Now, 20, was $766,O3S 10; the re-
ceipts during the last fiscal year were IS,
21 ,1S4 81; making the total amount
of available funds in the Treasury dur
ing the year ending Nov. 10th, II, Sc, )
COZ ,223 O1. '''l1i
The disbursements during the year
have been So, ,259,046 "a, leaving a bal
ance in the Treasury, Nov. 10th, II, OF
$74S, ,176 %.
The estimates of the Auditor of State
of receipts and expenditures for the cur
rent year, are as follows: .-'
Estimated receipts from all sources,
including balances, 81, zoe, 1866 27.
Estimated disbursements for all pur-
poses, s., ,776, ,03573 ,-
Leaving an estimated balance in the
Treasury, Nov. 18th II, of $43O, $3.50 81.
The public funded debt of the State
Nov. 18th, 20, after deducting the
amount invested in Ohio stocks, was $9,-
730,144 SO. .f--: -..,..
During the past year the debt ha:
been reduced $729, AS.
Leaving the total debt yet to be pro.
vided for, SO, ,000, ,729 81. Of this amount
the sum of $44, SIS 81 has ceased to beal
interest, the holders thereof having
ing been notified of he readiness of the
State to pay the same. This leaves the
total interest-bearing debtof the State
$s,956,21l 05. IT,.
| TAXATION.
The taxes levied in 1870, collectablt
in 1871, were as follows:
COUNTY ease sasns sHd iocal ieyies Is sSSS )
| Delinquences and fOrfeitures in ~
l former yearsy] ~. @...........-..--. 667 ,1SS.6
cies, collectable in 1871 ....... .$24, 1870 S2O.5
! THE taxes levied in II, collectable il
~, were as follows. -.....
County @ % and local ieyies.t. 1904 eso ss0.
Delinquencies and forfeitures. ~. 6sa,276.s
Total taxes and delinquencies COL
lectanle In 1SI2- ", ,SS1, ,6642
| 1t will be notice with qualification, tina
the annual increase of taxation, to whicl
\ tile people have been long accustomed
has been checked, and that the taxes
both State and local, have been some
what reduced. '''''
J.. The increase of local Indebtedness
|stin continues. The returns made t,
the Auditor of State are imperfect, bu
enough is shown to warrant the opinio,
that during the past year the indebted
ness of the towns and cities OF the Stat,
has increased lnotle than 81 ,000, 900
, and that their aggregate indebtedness
now equals the indebtedness of the
State. respectfully repeat, as the rem
edy for this evil, the recommendation
heretofore made, that all public debts bt
prohibited, except in cases of emersen.
CIV, analogous to those specified i'm Sec
| l and 2, Art. s of the constitution.
|, STATE WAR CLAIMS.
| The report Of the Adj. Gen1. shows
that there has been collected by hin
tfrom the United States during the yeaI
OH account of the State War Claims, the
sum of .$145,3O4 GO, making the total
amount Of War claims collected 81, $780,.
24E "a. 1t is probable that about $780,.
lOO6i more. can be collected On these
elaimsiwithont additional Legislation by
Congress, This will leave about $4OO,.
000,0f claims unpaid, which, it is be.
lieved 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 contin-
/ ue to increase, and it would not be adj
visable to seek Congressional action un-
til the State, by closing its accounts with
individuals, shall be able to ask for a
final settlement.
| 1t is therefore recommended that the
statutes providing, for the allowance of
Fclaims against the State by the Commits
sioners Of Military Claims be repealed
the repeal to take effect at such dates in
the future as will afford opportunity for
/ the representation and allowance of all
| just claims 'H i"Ha' '.
K. y COMMON SCHOOLS.
The report of the Commissioners of
Common Schools shows that, upon the
whole, the educational interests of the
State continue to be prosperous. He
presents, however, for your cOnsidera-
ton, a number of changes in the school
laws, which he deems essential to fur
ther progress. The proposed reforms
are treated of in his report under the
lOllOWlHS -uCduS. uO1 mdl ihsli uoLioii, /,
| supervision, a codiflcation Of the laws,
and the township system.
The commanding position which Ohio
has held in the great transactions of our
recent civil and military history, is
largely due to the educational advan-
tages enjoyed by her people. Every
measure which tends to continue and
increase those advantages, merits your
earnest and neutrality-suspicious..
For many years, the most eminent
teachers and friends Of education, have
urged the necessity of establishing i'll
stitutions for the instruction of teachers
in principles and duties of their high
and honorable calling. A few thousand
dollars of the school fund applet every
year to this purpose, will, it is believed,
make the expenditures for school pur-
poses vastly more beneficial to the
State.
There are serious objections to the
Ipresent mixed system of school man
agenent, by means Of township boards
and snb-district directors. 1t is believ-
| ed that this system ought to give place
to the purely township system, In which
all of the schools of the township are
under the exclusive control of IL board
Of education chosen by the electors OF
the township. This plan is in conform