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Er. Stanton. The snnrora.tsop. vsrs u,.a.
until June. 1871. = -, wy - =
Senator Thurman. Under the old l,wi
Mr. Stanton. ". ~. a..r-
Renreaentative Wilsoo. TIA resson. cal, .t
tention 10 this 4 the pecuii.r charscter Of En-,
leqislation, This n sn ~ fmposinr taxes foI
the wear 1870. Witch va spDroved fhe nh oi
October. 1870.
Mr.. Stanton. That verv o.oeu hauuens.
preparations was approved On the 10Th Of No
vember, 1870, just month later in the same
legislative session, for the fiscal year, ending
June so, 1871.
Mr.. Merrick. So that the old government
had it's fiscal year ending 3Oth of June, 1871, Al
that time at least.
Mr.. Stanton. For sppropristions, but not 70,
the levy of taxes.
Representative Wilson, The process seems Il
have been this: that thew levied their taxes fol
the year from January to January; and they
made their appropriations for the fiscal veal
ending the 3Oth of June3 f.
Mr.. Stanton. Yes, sir.
Mr.. Merrick. Was the levy six months in nd.
vance, or six months in arrearl n.
Mr.. Stanton. In arresr. -r a
Governor Shepherd. That Is one reason the
Mr.. Mattingly, The tax was levied under the
law ON the LIST day OF July. but the rate wa.
not fixed until the council met in the fall, and
sometimes they would be two or three monthl
suuabbling over the rate of tax. which should
be fxcd 8 that it would DO Sometimes until
October or November before the rate was fixed
Every real estate owner knows that for one
half Of the year 1871 he got scot free from al
taxes.
Senator Thurman. These taxes that wers
made for the fiscal year, ending June so, 1871
were they all expended under the old govern
ment, or did any of them come over, and 4
they went over, were the appropriations re
gar1ed at all by the new government
Governor Shepherd. Yes, cir; they were paid
by the new government q an Obligation by the
old, the appropriations having been made.
Senator Thurman. Whether the money had
Governor Shepherd. Tho obligation unde,
that appropriation law, from the frst o.
January to tho first of June, when the new
government went iuto operation, by the OLE
corporation was, paid of by the govern
ment, any debt contracted on account Of tina
appropriation.
The Chairman. Have you any further wit
nesses upon this subjecti
MIR. stanton. NO, Sir.
Representative Wilson. Mr.. stanton ALLUDED
| to matter moment ago to which desire Il
call attention for moment. That Is In rela
o' W LIZ oS ~ Is .sn.s ~ Doen " !,
| the government, and which have been charges
back to the old government, on the ground tia
n waa an obl,Gation of the old o0verninent
va an oo ms s'n IN y. tne o,u s oseInIen.
Iesteroay called lor two, or three vouchers
One was voucher Of Mr.. Ballantyne. Il
looking over the report see It was somethin,
over eight thousand dollars worth Of schoO
books. On looking at the voucher It says It 4
for school furniture. Il Is dated the 9th o
November, 1872, and all for school furniture
II tnere Is ANYBODY mere VINO knows ~nen UNI
school furniture was C0utf0cteO Tor. L SHOULD