Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-01-29
aging from three to eight dollars
The cost Of printing paper and ma.
tcris' for the year ending Jupe3o,


oil Sy0,000, or so much thereof as may
be necessary, for public printing, fold
ing and binding" for the year. The
casual reader would innoceHtly sup.
pose this sum of 100000 was the entire
sum appropriated for that purpose, but
on careful examination of the Act, he
will find, In section IL, the door is
thrown wide open by authorizing and
directing the estate Treasurer to pay
out Of any moneys in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated " such
sums as may be required by contract
made in pursuance of law for the pay,
ment Of = printing and
binding of the laws and journals and
Department Reports.'
have no harsh word to say of the
public printer. He docs his work
faithfully but, | do think, the Legis
lature should exercise greater care and
in the amount and kind OF
printing ordered.
The costs paid in escbeat cases are
unnecessarily large. The existing
laws require the Sheriff of the proper
county to summon twenty-iour Jurors
in escheated ss.-.--- NAV pay la
philadelphia is $3.50 each Juror per
day. The law should be so amended
as to require only six Jurors.
The total amount paid for education
and maintenance Cncluding clothing)
of soldiers orphans, for the year end
ing 81 May, 1873, was 1851 ,675.S5.
The amount paid for each scholar,
under l0years Of age, to schools which
receive State appropriation, was 500.
The amount paid for each scholar,
under ten years of age, to schools
which receive no State appropriation,
was sll5.
Amount paid for each scholar over
10 years Of age was $3.50.
These prices were fixed when the
cost of living was much greater than
it now is. As a Pennsylvania, | feel
proud of the noble treatment and care
which my native State has bestowed
upon the soldiers orphans. / do not
wish to interfere in any way with the
continuance OF this magnificent charity;
but my duty, as a public officer re-
quires me TO say that the prices paid
by the Commonwealth, in caring TOR
these children. could be greatly re.
duced without doing anv Injustice N
them or to the persons who have the
contract for keeping them.
The publication Of the bank report
for the last year cost the sum of 81.
99O.1I.
If thoso ronor,s waro o,h,;...a
monthly ,hey mich, noss;h,v ho !,
somo rso hr, ,ho So,.r;. !. 80. Iii;
cation 70 Tho and oe ,,a ,oar ,pa,,a.
them 40 valuless ,ba, !, ! evoood;n,,I,,
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am OF tne opinion that q tabular
statement of the condition oftbe hanks
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in the Auditor Generals An
,,al panor, on AZ. r;..a ,a
answer every purpose. The bank re.
po''s a,o n'e' u 'n'S once ana access
oar.ou Un ~ nau ,.S " sne,n AZ "a, ZINES oy any
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lima roo,;rs . .nao;a, -, e., ~,
cashisr Of onv hanL a.nd !, nr.. 49,
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Doen v;ol.,ad Co. . - - -
laws be sholI o;vo ro,;oo ,ho,oo, 80 -,
3oyernor who sball ,hsrennon = ;ssno w
,is nroclam.,,on doolo,;n. ~
Il ,ha sa;a h..L e,re,;,oa,
The publishers bill for III. L.oi.ra.
.. 60, Record for the las, session wa: sss,co4 so
House bills, and ieo pages f q Sen.
,h.n a..o',ls, n,.s which ,Si @ were published more
Ss,Osl "
The cost of the Record, if the law in
'egard to the matter to be inserted is
'irictly enforced, should not exceed
10000 for any one session. 1t is not
ny intention to cast any reflection
lpon the publishers of the Record, for
believe he only pursued the custom
# former years. Hereafter, payment
will only be allowed for the Insertion
n the Record of such matter as the
aw authorizes and permits.
BY the Act of 12 April. 1867. Up. L.. !
,agc 74), the Auditor General and
state Treasurer were authorized and