Year: 1862

II these figures be relied upon and when it is re-
collected that only of the Ortyeeht coun-
ties Of the proposed New State have as yet paid any,
thing into the Treasury, is 1t clear that with the
New State formed and peace restored the taxes could
be reduced one-haf and then produce more revenue
than would be required for economical administration
OF the State And here let state that there will be
outstanding and uncollected due the State from Sher-
ms and other persons, of the Counties of the
proposed New State, when the State shall have been
formed sum OF not less than 500 600. This, with
the balance in the Treasury, will give sum almost
lie Buildings of the New this connection per
NIT me to call the attention of the General Assembly
to the necessity If New State Is formed to some e-
gsaton necessary to vest the power in the Courts of
the New State TO recover the Outstanding balances in
the hands of Sherit, Collectors Banks Saving Banks;
Railroad Companies. Express Companies, Insurance
Companies, Notary -Publcs, Clerks of Courts Bridge
Companies Toll Gatherers, Superintendent Of State
Roads Canal Companies Escheators Escheated Lands
and other property within the boundary of the propo
sed New State as also the right to dividends
stocks standing IN the of the Commonwealth
Literary Fund, Board of Public Works, III Banks
and other Corporations within the New State also
the power to control these stocks until settlement can
be had with the Old State. Would it not be we'll for
the Legislature to repeal the Acts OF May last making
an appropriation of One Hundred Thousand Dollars to
the New State and reenaet it. avoid the last
clause requiring the New State its settlements with
the Old State to account for the One Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars The money the Treasury out of which
this One Hundred Thousand Dollars is appropriated.
collected from the Counties of the New State and
the Old State has nothing to do with it The settle
ment with the Old State ought back to the begin
ming of the rebellion and settlement made from that
time if So the New State entitled to- and ought to
have, not only the One Hundred Thousand Dollars but
all that shall be in the Treasury the time of its nd
mission An Appropriation Bill to that effect ought to
be framed The money belongs to the Counties Of the
New State and by any Just rule ought to remain With
them. By this rule and with the uncoilected balances
due the State from Counties within the proposed NeAr
State, the New State would have the money ready to
put up all of her Public Buildings nearly 80 1puy
The State has about -Four Hundred Thousand Dol
lars worth of stock IN the North Western Bank at
Wheeling standing IN the Of the Commonwealth
part In the name of the Board of Public Works and
part in the OF the Literary Fund The State has
Fifty Thousand Dollars of stock loan IN the nanne6f
the Literary Fund in the Bank at Fairmont and from
Fifty to Seventy Thousand Dollars in the Exchange
Bank at Weston, making about Five zHundred FhOa-
sand Dollars IN all She Is also stockhOderi the
improvement OF the Kanawha river how tnUch the An
ditor does not know The State the owner of several
important turnpike roads in the part of
the State, and Is stockholder many other turnpike
and bridge companies The power to control and
this stock before and pending the settlement with the
Old State Some legislation therefore, upon the sub
jeet, will be necessary ..a-,-l


Under the provisions of the Bill now pending before
the Congress OF the United States for the admission
the New State the Convention that framed the Const
tuition for the New State will have to again assemble
and it is respectfully submitted hetherhe Legislature
ought not to make small appropriation meet the
expenses of that body while sitting -,"
@All of which is most respectfully submitted tgaa
SAMUEL CRANE


AUditoy of Pubic AccOGats.