Year: 1862




fund for the Of the interest public the
State. atss assa
Bonus from Ban Bank at F9itn93t -; 2e9 81
&oFb sFf51P ead Bai 7S s s


s6,785 G6
ought repealed and this money thrown into
the Treasury for while the law remains the money arising
bonus the Treasury hereafter coe the Treasury
cannot be made available for any other purposes.
Table H. will exhibit the in the Treasury for Internal
| Improvement purposes.
Dividends as%e on e s 5aF das IF SB SP % & North the


Table IL will exhibit the amount received from Militia
for the fiscal year 1862.


Militia Fines for 1862 s,a. 81
At the regular General Assembly of
there appropriated 600 pay expenses the Militia of
the State nder the appropriation up this date
have been paid Drummer ers Adutants Mastering Officers
&c The Legislature will that only 1874 81 have been
Iceved from Militia Fines altogether


Under the late order Executive calling out the Militia of
the State there have been presented this large claims
services rendered under this ORDER Drumers other
charges that the Auditor compelled to reject there be-
ing law authorizing the Auditor pay them; many of these
claims to hundred dollars county AT
this rate the necessary meet these they
paid will need not less than $4,000 1t subject that the Au
o dare not venture opinion but hopes that
lature will give to it then proper attention,
Having furnished the Legislature with the
Finances of the State at the of the last year.
leave to call the attention of the Legislature the necessity
legislation to enable the Auditor have Revenues
of the State promptly collected Without additional
Legislation the Revenues
the State will be collected highest rates of CON-
allowed Sheris and Collectors Revenue
per cent This is far small consideration Shers and
Collectors where there other business for the Sheriff
ector to do In the Counties would
Collector $3.50 $500 for whole year work. Lees
ature will see at that officer competent discharge
duties of Sheriff Collector be obtained paltry
Many of the Shes and Collectors work
porar engaged the work. promise the Auditor
that would be made by the Legislature increase
their compensation and unless the Legislature does increase their
he And;


Would therefore, matter of Justice recommend that the
Legislature pass provision increasing the compensation of She
ifs and Collectors of the Lands and Property throughout
the State l0per cent collected does not exceed
Ten Thousand Dollars where revenue exceeds Ten Thou
sand Dollars u per To pass anything general law
would only involve the Auditor trouble the Counties of the
State unequal the collected that it would be
impossible pass laws that would equalize compensation
Some Counties would the Sheriff Collector than others
But the great object to be kept in view collecting and pay
of the Revenues into the Treasury the Treasury and
the collectors that this Nonustice is
done by General Laws injustice would be done by passing
County The Shers Collectors have been
ceedngly prompt under all the paying the
Treasury and by provision of law such have
the Auditor that in the Counties
paying nothing into the Treasury he Collectors pT
cured but without such provision hope entertained
getting the Revenue those Counties The Audi
tor therefore hopes that his heretofore many
these officers engaged the collecting of the Revenues
be denied them by the General Assembly experience
the Auditor worth any thing oth Legislature upon any
subject surely this the most important of all his
need the General Assembly or they all know that
the Auditor has abored assduousy public
Revenues place them the Treasury ask the Lgsa
pass the provision referred to
as to embrace the Revenue of 1862 l.1eH


The Auditor would respectfully call attention of the
General Assembly provision of law passed by them at the last
regular Chapter So page the the General
Assembly passed February 10TH 1852 The law m it short
will be copied into this report, it as follows:


@ S Ss s s. b 70 % e Ps


The Interpretation placed upon by Clerks
the expenses incurred by them such issuing Subpnas Docket
ing Indictments Continuance Cases ike in cases of Mis-
demeanors chargable under this law to the
payable under this law Many of the Clerks have
payment for services such above mentioned of the Auditor


Even witnesses have their
fees under this law Fortunately Auditor the
did not make appropriation by which prosecutions for de