The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-01-13
GOVERNORS MESSAGE

GOVERNORS MESSAGE
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10 the General assembly: - T.iaaHa
You have assembled in your honor-
able and important. capacity Of law
givers to the people of the State. At
the outstart of your session it may be
well for you to consider whether the
public interests will not be best sub
served by q prudent and determined
inquiry for means to reduce the ex-
penses of the State and local COVER
ments, aud relieve tho people frem as
much of the burden of taxation that
is now weighing them down as posi-
BILE, rather than by excessive legislA-
tio:i with which former General As
semblies have bewildered the people.
Changing circumstances, Of course, re-
quire notifications in the laws, and
new statutes arc required from time
to time, to meet contingencies; but, in
my Judgment, the path Of wisdom
leads away from wholesale legislation,
in the direction Of q pradent and con-
servative course, which. will not on
cumber our statute books with laws
of doubtful necessity, or add to the
confusion o: our people by changes of
doubtful utility. Statutess should be
allowed to stand until they are tested,
and slight imperfections are better
borne than the utter chaos and uncer-
tainty into which the public mind is
thrown by the constant changing of
the laws. A little law we'll understood
and strictly executed will better sub
serve the public good than tones Of
statutes which have been amended be-
yOnd the comprehension Of the people.
The last General Assembly propos-
ed two amendments to the Constitu-'
ton of the State fer adoption or re-
jection by the electors. One provides
tor a Com mission s'to' dispose Of such
part Of the business on the d0ckets of
the, Supreme Court as shall, by ar
rangement between said Commission
and said Court, be transferred to s0ch.
Commission; and the other was in-
tended to provide Or5taxing sdogs.-
These amendments were veted upon
at the election held on the 18th day
of October last. The former was
adopted aud has been declared part
of the Constitutions of the State. The
latter was rejected. .a4as slI
The following is . brief summary OF
tho present financial condition of the
state: f4f suo - II gsifb1ssl te a.gaisT
On the 18th day of No. xs saisat5 q
vember, 1874. the pub : Esss 5sE-z.,..f9
lie funded debt OF the $3.50
State was .............sis gai7 q. 9sS 2U5 20
The rcdemptions during the yearwere-!I
Loan Of 1870 ......-..... $l8.s00 90 Oh zfs5s
I<oAH VI 1870 ]V,uco 10 sE-..
Total ......... ...ass z2aalsss, ss.2se 10
Outstanding November :
or the amount outstanding on the 18th OF No
vember, the sum of 81. .l65 had ceased to draw
interest. the holders thereof having been noti-
sa to 0s %
State is 81. .945. .755 IL vfgsS sasig sssi g;!tt
J. The funded debt is divided as follows:
Foreign debt, payabls in New York
Domestic den, payable in Columbus les %
Total =. !. s., $40 9ao IL
The local indebtedness of tho state Is ~ fol-
lows, comparison being ma lie with 1874
Debts of counties sss: IS s't t. ssPs i ass 8
Debts of townships, fifstR tsasuslgsf sti !
including debts ere, ,...s=,,s E.ss.s5,.,.ss
ated by Boards of f-'i 81 - fLii 80
Education othera aiiw 4ag sissfta
than for separate
school districts. 329 339 Us ~, I'll 13
and second class :. Il. .sn.1Ia 81 soa5o.7aa IL
Debts OF Incorporated
Debts Of school dis $3.50 :" - - - v
tricts tspeciaD-...:. 1850 .6s4 6s 1.2O1.s5s ~
Total SCI $50 0O7 ~ 81, ,957. .sss Il
The amount of reimbursabls debt, therefore is
State ;..-. s.i-.:. 8. Sa9 9 ass gag ls stg4 ~
Local. ~o''1t $50 y esst,.8.
Total ................ .......... $ss 997.50s So
Irreducible debt. A. III G6s 8.
Aggregate debt. in Ohio state, 81 s.il fss-
local and trust Iundsl ....--.. $3.50 oS5.116 81
The local Indebtedness in this statement is
rcckoned to September l. 1915. and the State
debt to November 10. 1876 g lE- --ts st-
The balance in the State Treasury on
the 18th day of November. 1874 was $sls, ,59i 10
The receipts. including transfers Of
2 3a9 674 20 for the fiscal year ending fssi l,y
November 18th, 1873. were. e......-.- 56S4 e66 p
Total amount of funds in the tIsSElf
The disSarsements. % Dt s including 5 trans 900 =
fers, during the year have been. 50s7.4s4 90
i5 Balance in the Treasury Noyem. -, :.
Der Is 1875. s.s.,.... 81 40, 77S 50
The Auditor of State estimates the receipts,
including the balance on hand Nov.':5 1875. fer
the current year. from all sources. as follows:
Asylum Fund: ....... = 67o.s72 81 5ahast
Sieking Fund. 2,4y7. .s69 81 s-s5gsli,f.
Sa.ioaal sYsGol suna Road Fund 'sissoS oo g g
ceipts. $685. .s9s 81
From Revenue % Fund est.sea Il
Fr9% Fro% Asyln% sishiae Fund Fund gsss5s SIS =
From School Fund .628. 1851 CD s-a - sE
From Nat. R'd Fund 1s.oOO w sssf
Total s.5. - 8ai a e.4sa, 700 Oa
Leaving estimated balance in Treas
ury, Nevembcr15. 1876, $l56 593 so
Tho taxes levied IN 1874. collectible in ISIS,
statetaxe .......... -. 5.05ose7 a
County and local :. . - ...s 81 Ia, ,82g IS
Delinquencies and forfeitures -. III 5ss -
Total 37,6i4. TO IS
The taxes levied in 1875. collcctible in 1875,
state taxes ........ ......... s4sss5 ~
County and local ia xes - OOS VIC IS
Delinquencies and forfeitures ...., ssN.sl On
Total -. !. 81. p. - assss lss 81
The taxable valuation IL Ohio, as shown by
the grand duplicate of 1876. arc - ts si5z
iaxes -. ses. .os1.7al 90
villages -. ......... GAG sss 1923 90
Personal property ..--...-....... 535, CSC sls 70
which is an increase over the
grand duplicate ef 1874 Of !. 1s1se bss 90
This increase arises as fOllows: ss4f@
On real estate in. cities towns s.
and villages ...........-..-..-... II ,18s 5aa %
On personal property ..... - 1879 go 10
Total increase 80. :., 1s,7sl. .7sa %
Reduction in valuation of real ss- - IlilA s
tate not incities. .ts Wns or villages a35 Sl4 90
Net increase 49, =. 1s, 1856 ,5ss 90
This is q most gratifying increase in
the taxable valuations of the State Of
five millions nine ty-one thousand nine
hundred and thre e dollars greater than
the increase of last ear. 1t, is evil
dence that the thrift of our people and
the wealth of our soil are elements of
prosperity strong enough to breast the
adverse currents of business adversity
which have been bearing down upon