Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-01-20
GOV. LUDINGTON'S
MES SACE.
important Matters Well
Considered.
a State Paper from a States.
mans Hands.
Aor ECONOMY and Prudent IL.
AZ. Legislation.

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Il may not seem unbecomino 70
me to express some doubt as to tn
wisdom OF the provision of the con
stitutlon, which makes it the duty of tn
incoming Governor to communicat
to the legislature the condition of tn,
State, and recommend such matter
to them as he may deem expedient
1t would appear that such informa
ton and recommendation might NOR,
properly come from the citizen who
had administered the affairs of thu
State during the past year, than from
one who has Just been called from
other occupations to that duty.
make this communication TO you
with unaffected diffidence, with g
deep sense of my obligations to those
gentlemen connected with the State
Government who have assisted me in
procuring information, and aided me
with their advice. My hope of dis
charging satisfactorily the high
trust that has devolved upon me rest
upon the continuance of the generous
cooperation which they have thus far
extended to me-
The division of government into
the wmaking, the law,interpreting,
and the law executing departments,
is natural and almost necessary The
more and more distinct separation of
these departments marks the progress
that the human race has made towards
freedom. In our federal government
and i'll our State governments there is
still some blending of these functions,
but yon cannot have failed to observe
the tendency towards their separation.
This process is mainly manifested in
the greater freedom that the legislative
enjoys from interference
by the Executive. The Governor of
the State would not be justified, if he
were to waive any of his prerogatives
when he might use them to protect
the people from detriment; but he
may very properly give a broad in
to the clause of the con-
stitution which says that "the legisla-
tive power shall be vested in a Sem
ate and Assembly,"
| make these remarks to impress
upon you that the duty and response
bility Of legislation rests Immediately
with you, and that the few recon-
mendations which shall make should
be weighed by you in the light of this
fact.
GENERAL FUND.
The receipts and expenditures of
the general fund for the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1875, were as
follows:
RECEIPTS.
State tax and suit tax. ........ $685., 6o2 II
Railroad companies tax. 436, Ala 46
Plankroad companies tax. .... l73 81
Telegraph companies tax. 2,28S,e
Bonds receivable. ...... ...... go 90
Insurance companies tax and fees. 67,S59 05
Hawkers and peddlers. -. $50. l3,06l rs
Misceilenaneous. 80. -. 20,573 "a
sI,l36,4 83 81
DISBURSEMENTS.
Salaries and permanent apprOpria.
tons. .............. ...... .S262 $50 4O
Legislative expenses. ........ s6,645 30
States prison aud charitable in
stitutions. .......... 80. -. $4,000 80
Miscellaneous. ................ 345,S sos SO
sl.25O, l6s 80
At the beginning of the year there
was in the treasury, belonging to this
fund, balance of $l25,5Sl.3O, but
the disbursements having exceeded
the receipts, this balance was reduced
to 81, 846.5S OH the 30th of Septem-
Der, 1875.
TRUST FUNDS.
AZ the beginning Of the last fiscal
wear, the trust funds held by the
State amounted to.......... IS, 1896, 500 %
The increase during the year was 60, 1877 45
Making total at the close of the
year of. 49,. .............. 81 56,99 6S
Divided among the several funds
as follows:
School fund -. ......... 81, 624 ,2Sa So
University fund. ......... 222 ,255 So
Agricultural college fund ..... 236, 1873 go
Normal school fund. .......... go, 1854 81
S4,05S ,99S 6s
GROSS RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
The gross receipts and disburse.
ments by the treasurer during the
year were as follows:
REcEIPrs
Balance Sept. 50 lsT4~......S 27S, 344 9S
Received during the year.. l,750,S06 As
$2,l29.l5 AZ
DISBURSEMENTS.
As per Secretary's report. Isl 5l, 470 0.
Balance Sept 50, lS75... 2776Sl 4.
STATE DEBT.
On the 30th of September, 1875
the State debt, for which bonds and
certificates of indebtedness have beer
issued, was 2,252 ,057.o0, as fol
lows
State bonds outstanding. .......S $4,000 9
To the school fund ............ 1852, zoo U
To university fund ............ 1ll,VuC "
To agricultural college fund. 81 500 @
To normal school fund. .....,.. $4,000 on
cnrrencv certificates .. 81 0,
s2,252, o57 o.
ESTIMATE OF REVENUE.
The Secretary Of State has pre-
pared, for your consideration, an est
-. s ,ba ordinary State expense: