Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-02-05

Assessed valua-
ton real estate. S4f3, III 40 90 Si96,a3O,63 90
Assessed yalua-
property. I23 ,345, l91 80 1s7,1i5,751 90
Assessed valua-
ton OF railroad
companieS.-----.. SG,sI,o5 ~ 9s,5oO,5i6 %
Assessed valua-
ton OF bridge
companies. 2,f25,OO0 90 S,OOO,DVO w
Assessed valua-
ton of telegraph -
companies 463,s12 50 olS,o2S II
Aggregate assess
ments for taxes -
OF 1855 .e5O.4H GS $725,775, 259 IS
Under this heading a very interesting chap
ter in the history OF Missouri is given. In the
year 1871 the entire civilized population of
Missouri consisted of 3, l29 free white males,
26,sG3 free white females, 321 free persons of
color, IL ,24 slaves and 60 persons bound to
service-in all, 1854 souls. How to aid and
build homes, open farms, construct roads
and subdue the wilderness surrounding
them was n matter of serious concern
to the General Assembly of that year. The
amount of gold and silver IN circulation
was wholly insufficient Tor the proper trans
action of business, nor could the Inhabitants
secure loans essentially necessary to sur
life and 10 assist them in developing the re-
sources of an infant State. Actuated by a
patriotic but mistaken policy, the Leglsia-
Iure not only determined to supply the place
of specie currency with circulating me-
adium of the state, but to furnish loans at
reasonable rate of interest based upon the
credit and faith of the State. This determi-
nation resulted in the establishment of what
were known as loan offices, and the division
OF the State into 1--WE loan office districts, as
provided in the act approved June p, 1871.
The First District was composed OF the cOun-
ties of Ray, charlton, Howard and Boone,
with office at the town OF Charlton. The
Second District comprised the counties of
IilIard, Saline. Cooper and Cole. with office
At Boonville The Third District embraced
the counties of Rails, Pike, Lincoln, st.
Charles, Montgomery, Galloway, Gasconade
Fourth District included the counties of st.
Louis, Jefferson and Washington, with office
at st. Louis. The Fifth District comprised
the counties of ste. Genevieve, Perry, Madi-
ison, Wayne, Cape Gin ardeau and New
iMadrid, with office at jackson. Each
.ment of three Comm ssioners chosen
;by the IGeneral Assembly, who were en-
powered to make loans OF the certificates,
hereinafter described TO citizens of their
respective districts for period not longer
than e.year, and at rate of interest not
greater than six per centum per annum:
The certificates were loaned to citizens of
counties comprising the loan Office district
in proportion to the number of inhabi ants,
and tue amounts loaned were secured by
mortgages on real estate or personal prop
iertv provided the loan on real estate should
never exceed $1,000 to any one individual,
and on personal property it was required to
be sum not less than $780,
These certificates were made receivable not
only for taxes and debts, hut for salaries and
fees of officers. The amount issued and put
III clrCcIaIlun WAS Sl-1.iSS, as SHOWN DIV
Treasurer's report, but according to the Au-
ditor's report of 1880, $3.50 in excess of the
above amount was redeemed and destroyed.
The loan office failed to meet the expecta-
tions of it's friends, and the 18th of De-
cGmber, lS-2, it was rep called.
PENITENrIARY.
Under this heading the Auditor says:
From january lst 1886, when the peniten-
tIary was opened for the reception of CON
vets, 80 December 3lst, 1884, it has cost the
State in exec IS of its earnings, 1881 1852 AZ,
or more han ole-t third of tie whole amounG
expended in the en;orcement or our crm-
1T no time in the Ii story of this institution
has 1t appropriated being sell sustaining,
except during the pend ncy OF the second
lease, perisd of ten years from October list,
1o42, to September 3oth, 1S52, when the total
only $4o5.ss.
For eight years. beginning October Ist.
1s52. and ending september 30th, 1850, the ex-
penditu es exceeded the earnings $50 3d., 40
From October LIST, lS6e, to December 3lst
1sts. eight years and three months, the ex-
cess o. cost amounted to $50, IZ1.SO. For
eigut years, be ginning Janu iry LIST, 1869, and
ending December 3lst, $50, the expenditures
over earnings am ounted to S96s,eisn, and
for eight yeas lding December 3Ist ISL, it
has cost the STATE, in excess OF earnings,
the Penitentiary has very largely exceeded
its earnings, indulge the hope, heretofore
expressed, that with additional shop room
and other facilities which the prison now has
for the profitable employment of conyictS,
and with . wise and economical manage
ment of its affairs, that the institution will
soon cease to be u charge upon the State
Treasury.
The expenses of the last eight years re-
ferred to were divided as follows:
From Jan. l. 1871 to Dec. 81 1S7s.....Sl47, s61 So
From Jan. l, 1879, to Dec. ST. $780,. 120,3s6 81
From Jan. |, 1851, to Dec. 81 ISL. IlS2SI %
From Jan. l, 1883, to Dec 81, 15S4.... IA 5a3 SO
Total.... S63l ,122 70
The total number of convicts in the Peni-
tCntI9ry the 3lSt December. 1851.
1870
CRIMINAL COSTS.
The amount paid by the State for costs IN
criminal cases, apprehension of criminals,
supp. ess!on OF outlawry, ETC., since Novem-
her 30th, Isle, is as follows:
Costs in criminal cases since 1910. 81 9l2l59 90
Special appropriations for pay
mentS of costs in criminal cases H,0S0 As
Execution and enforcement of
Apprehension of criminals and
suppression of outlawry......... l05Oa5 Os
Maintenance of the State Peniten-
2,SSl c52 u
Total amount paid for the sup
Preston of crime SC, s2932l So
CHARITIES.
The following table will show the amount
OF appropriations by General Assemblies for
the various eleomoSynafy institutions OF the
state:
state Lunatic Asylum No. l, at
state Lunatic Asylum No. 2, ut St.
Joseph. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $50 400 81
ST. Louis Insane Asylum. ,......... $4,000 90
Missouri Institution for the Edu-
cation OF the Deaf and Dumb, ut
Fulton. ,044 eO1 81
Missouri School for the Blind, mt
st. Louis. .......-.................. 6sl ,ase 81
Industrial Home of the Orphans
and INDECENT Children OF Mis-
souri,, formerly at Kansas City. 57,342 90
Soldiers Orphans Home, former
~ ut ST. Louis. $500 90
Total ......................... ,o5s, 900 90
SCHOOL FUNDS.
The condition of the school funds on the
LIST of January, 1856, makes the following
showing:
Missouri six per cent. consoli-
dated certificate of indebted
ness. s, 909, 600 co
eitssourf nve per cent. certificate
OF Indebtedness, issued July LIST,
1888. ....................... $1,000 90
Cash In Treasury. 2e1 ,33l IS
Total State school fund Janu-
mfs iss. iooS... ID
Local school funds, including fines, PEN
Aities, ETC.. as reported to the Superin;end-
ent OF Pubic Schools for the school. year
ending june 30, 1884, amounts to S5,537, 47424.
This sum added to the State school fund
reported above, makes an aggregate fund OF
s. ss9 SOC. so, the interest upon which Is an
nnaIly applied to the maintenance OF public