Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-01-22
The ComptrOllerS Report.

: ate treasury. has returned his annual
report of the operations of the treasury
department for the fiscal year ending Sep
tember 30th 1885 to he General Assembly.
The report, as far as its statistical tables
and 5 atements 90. pursues the usual form
and shows the financial affairs of the State
to remain in healthy condition.
The total receipts into the treasury dur
ing the fiscal year amounted to s., l12 ,i05,
81 and the balance in the treasury sept.
30th, 1884, was SS31, ,0SS 80, making the
total amount in the treasury during ths
fiscal year to he the sum of $2,9l9.49t 90
The comptroller expresses qualification
that, no withs aniing the dali condition
of business during the past hsCa' yer, tn
receipts into the treasury show All lacreas,
OF 80 325.6S whrn cnmp.rsd With the re
ceip's # the preceding fiscal year and AM
increase Of Sl35,653.1o when compare,
with the average receipts for the five fiscal
years preceding that OF 1881.
The total disbursements during the fisca
year amounted to s. POP ,0SG.61. OF thiI
aggregate. the sum Of SG2 ,0iS S6 wa1
money paid for the building Of two iror
s'esmers for the oyster police service; thu
sum of $601, 1858 was expended in tn !
purchase of securities on account Of thy
sinking funds aud sum Of 800, lG62S 10 I
int 81, 81
ordinary expenses of the Stat, governmet
at S9S3. 106 90, and balance in the ire.
ury at the close OF the fiscal year Of S747
40. 33.
The Comptroller SAYS tIat ''to msintai}
the sinking funds is the hard,s. work
the treasury department: first 10 &C: II
money which 5 not always an easy task
and second. t. find the securities suitah'
for investment The report states, how
ever. that not only have al th" siukin !
fGads been ksp: UP during tie years
Mr.. Turner's official term, 'Oat tho tveas
ury off .ers have been able - realize 10 4
the uncollccted balance Of former year
and some other sources. u SsH1 mare al
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or tie riscd1 year 1s>5 The sinking fI4a}s ~
p'irab'e 10 tie r1rioEs }oIHs = tts STATE 'rert
not only in tisi- integrity, 5af s. az ef' t}sf
-src actually orerf5ring"
The deb, Of The Safe is shown sy state
mezt 10 be S10.970.36 81 As an ifs
IN this ia. STATE holl. nrodartIya as.c
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wou 4 command. leaves the actual debt
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e''" "sI '"'e'es's !" '"e "''Ns 20 F""'''
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money
i lhs t7mPtro CT @'v'' a'' 'te"s 'o 'e
gard TO TAXATION and express me 'pin
ion that all property eAe~pi eha-cH''
graFeyards ard wearing appA-s. s"'".t
be assessed he thinks NAT tie Fs'ir'so
properly "' t1e sap 's h'' su''-eisY" :
Iire-ac. anceI ~ 81 ms,
.Spt
n cnumra;jhg oul the t,hacco ius ,,ec
tion account. the Comp roller pursgrs ;At
same course Of uitairnsss xhI.-G c,.Tsc
tsrizes lis previous official cpaH4,c III re
spect to IBIS mat or. He says
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