Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1879-01-16
Err COUNTY, MISSOURI thursday JANUARY le 1879 42l72
MEssAGS.

GOvGRAoR p MESSAGE
To the xXxth Assembly.
THE sGE,
SENATORS AND RsFA rrlrtvss;
welcome you q ads Of your srdu.
ous lsbors. An aprFps ise and intelligent
constituency, whota ~ sou will sposk on
he Impor,an, al,l ~, ,fhIcb viii come be-
fore you, wilf anxIAos4 await the results.
The provIs,ong 0t the Eanttlluton limit and
testrct the powers 81 ~ Legislature. The
great object has been ~ restrict legislative
action, unlsss IL can bf general and not spe-
eiAl. Hence local snd ikciai legislation bAs
..-h..:...A. 20 e1akAtntorg enactment
sLell be bepsaclal 10 thS beopIs OF this eoun.
try. lt Is presumed Twill BE- beneficial TO all
The people OF this Hiaie There has been
gr1s change 10 pab7e gpipion ON this sub
ff1f wlthin my tecVli iKt ~ 1ogmer years
Il pnC eaii thtf IA would not inYest
tier money W nsabuialllsrihK and other eu-
terprises unless those engaging Ia the buai-
ness could obtain . special chatter OF lncor-
poraiion; aud whom a general lsw was ady0-
Gated Ia order TO dispense With ouch special
legislation, II was argued no one would rick
his capital, when the general law wes subject
TO cbangs or repeal by q Subsequent l. gis-
iatYre. Those urgiug such objections to gsn
eral laws Tor incorporatioDs and little or no
faith 10 the cspscity Of she people 10 govern
themselYss. SpHcial lawe croaLlng cOrpors-
tons are prohibited; and IN thoee states
whose constitutions ou uet subject are simi.
lar 20 orr own, many eerp0ratIona eHl,t,
fsrIned under 3 generslltw. So lncuTpora-
uons under the general latf are created every
day In the State. reier ID hhose provisions
OF our Constitution which prohibit local and
specisl legislntiou, 80 that the G. neral As
semblv, ss well as As tbeiChiei Executive OF
this S ate, may not, In the great desire 20
serve lhs people, be nnmindtul OF the saluta-
~ provisions. Tue q vernon Is required, at
the commencement OF each session OF the
Genersi Assembly To give inlcTmatiop oi the
condition of the Treasury Is subject of
grave Importance, snd hence speak of IL FIRST.
ruk TREA'uS-
TheHouse Of Representatives, by resolution,
requ, strd the Treasurer to inform the lIJuse
how much there wac in the ressury, and
where the same was depositoi or kept. He
replied ths money of the State was depoSlt-
ed snd kept Is iollOws;
Bank OF ~. joseph, Mo-. s, l,O3i 99s AZ
National Bank State OF Mis-
souri, l...."-......s,...........- 90 2i6 81
National Exchange Bank, Jsf-
terson City....,..........-...-- 2.ISO 81
In t..........,.......".....o, l0,e2O 60
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Total. l.......,...........-......... 1,lj5,I4G l6
The Treasurer named the several iunus 10
which the money belonged. II also sayt;
al fu tiher stale thst, in Bsn.u,h as there is
10 statutory law giving effect 70 section lJ,
article 10 OF the Constitution, haye not oo.
served shR requirements -st the same, but
have the various funds in my custody So sit-
ualed thRt | can subject the same TO the re.
quuements OF any legislation thst may he
adopted for the government of the Treasury
Department. l may iurttsr state that have
taken bond from the Bank Of ST. Joseph,
Tor nv own protection, tor one million dol
lars. Believing that the present General
Assembly would, at an early day, enac, laws
enforcing the Constiiunon, the funds in my
custody have been temporarily Deposited in
the foregoing banks for a4ts kerplog, and no
interest b been paid tor the same,
Billie Ia carry into effect the provisions OF
section Is artitls 10, were introduced aud
were passed by esch house of the General
Assembly, but they differed in their provisi n-
The Legislature Jailed 10 enact spy laws to
carry into ensot the provisions OF said section
10, to regulate the deposits and safe custody
oil the public moneys. Tue State Treasurer
was then lett to be governed by the statute
law in the discharge OF his official du lee.
The Treasur, gave his official bond rs re-
qu rcd by law IN the cum Of one million dol
lars, with eleven suretlss, a norton ot whom
Iust'fed to the apountpf 81 ,665, COO, which
oond was filed with ia Secretary OF State,
With my approval o! the f@me Endorsed there
on. Ii chs Sureties ct.Ite Treasurer should
become intolgent, or reapve from the Sfate,
nowhere is the authos.Eg given 70 the G ~
ernor or any other a+esr. To require a rev
bond or additional sectFff 10 be given. Ii IL
true. such request mtgtt be made, but tbaro
is no power or Authosisf to eoerce n compli-
"nce' or penalty Tor ncneomPl'aneo
II the month Of AUNT, 1878, the Mastin
Bank faileu, aud it hss4ts were D. aeed ia The
hands OF its assignee. ct the date OF lie fail.
ure the State Treasurer clAimed IN have to
his credit In that baak the sum OF $500, ,lS7.-
80, moneys OF the State To secure the psy-
mrnt of his deposits In ihat bank he had
taken the bond OF lbe bank 10 the srm OF ono
million dollars, with tureteA, and also snms
collRterals which be mad received from come
OF the suret,es Oh thI bond. A portion of
Iheee coilaterais have been surrendered to the
parties who bad pladgad than and be hiss re.
cslyed 10 cash the sum Of 5000 coo. which re-
duces hi. demand sgainst that bank n the
sum OF $2S5. 1877 30. S
RENEWAL fuNDISG BoSps.
Bonds 0f this State "a The AmOnnt cf S3.IS, :
900 tell due al different periods ia the wear
1871 and bonds TO fhe amount oi$la0 600
tell due in 1875, The act OF Mach 0 h,
1879, provided Tor the issue of new boods,
aud the proeeede affbeee DO lds were direct
ed 10 be app led % the payment Of boeds OF
this Sis.e lssned l9 TIE Nears 1855. 1856 and