532,581 15,749 85,153 Plymouth.. 46,434 2.00 2.00 92,868 450 1,044,048 1,566,072| 439,956 1,484,004| 2,006,028 2,869,175 3,012,633 1,838,598 4,207,773 4,351,231 4,012 06 8,702 46 4,316 125,367 125,367 250 73 121,051 121,051 989,071 952,872 463.544 10 1,291,225 1,162,103 469,268 1,760,493 1,631,371 3,262 74 256,854 2.00 2.00 452,558 3.15 3.15 1,426,587| 381,822 6.08 5.48 2,077,167| 343,521 2.46 2.95 845,846 1,600 436,950 210,300 2.88| 2.88| 606,632 13,661 620,2931 620,293 67,271| 687,564 174,140 2.50 2.50 435,350 20 435,350 348,280 63,327 1,233,328 1,233,328 89,479 20 1,988,483 2,386,180| 943,605 31,725 321,747 3.64 364 1,170,001 451,010 4.21 5.05 1,899,004 975,330 975,330 35,103 331 1,191,454 794,303 687,564 1,375 13 349,880 699 76 504,205 1,737,533 1,737,533 3,475 06 535,812 2,524,295 2,921,992 5,843 98 361,139 1,336,469 1,336,469 2,672 94 161,504 1,352,958 955,807 1,911 61 5 2,477,077 2,353,224 1,090,314 3,567,391 3,443,538 6,887 08 25 3,332,930 2,499,698 2,364,780 5,697,710 4,864,478 9,728 96 139,877 30 2,701,729 1,891,210 975,208 3,676,937 2,866,418 5,732 84 345,975 10 2,432,315 2,675,546 1,543,397 3,975,712 4,218,943 8,437 89 301,300 1,513,519 1,574,130 3,148 26 1,212,219 1,272,830 1,527,161 1,527,161| 234,155 1,761,316 1,761,316 3,522 63 324,416 886,437 Webster.. Winnebago. 125,200 791 76,019 331 Winneshiek 434,974 4.01 4.01 1,745,507 190,530 229,681 1.62 1.95 371,928 90,792 20 462,720 555,264 175,546 630.649 472,987 848,281 848,281 1,461 62 519,264 1,038 53 44,971 893,252 893,252 1,786 50 Total. 28,041,051 140,061,205 27,481,897 167,542,602 157,485,285 57,578,116 225,120,718 215,068,401 480,126 88 46,277 676,926 Equalized value of Lands and Town Lots. Personalty Value. Reported Total Value. Equalized Total Value. Tax at 2 Mills. 24TH-REMARKS AND SUGGESTIONS. BONDS OF 1868. It will be necessary for the Legislature of this session to make some provision to meet the payment of the bonds issued in 1858, due Jan. 1st, 1868, $200,000. Our claims against the U. S. Government are sufficient to cover the same, but as yet we have failed to get the Federal Government to acknowledge our demands; on the contrary they have been examined and rejected; rejected for reasons that perhaps nothing but Congressional action will overcome. The uncertainty of realizing from these claims is too great to risk upon it the reputation of our State. Our general revenue will go far towards meeting the payment of these bonds. Whether it will be sufficient to do so or not depends entirely upon the economy used in making appropriations this session. In order, not to endanger the credit of the State it would be wise to make some provision that would not fail to meet this emergency. meet It would perhaps be well to authorize the Census Board to borrow funds for any deficiency that may be necessary to the payment of these bonds, and to issue State bonds for the same at as low rate of interest as they can negotiate the loan. Or to borrow from l'ermanent School Fund and issue bonds drawing 7 3-10 per cent. interest same as U. S. Bonds in which we are now investing school fund. FEDERAL TAX. The amount of Federal tax levied in 1861 was about $360,000; of this tax, including interest, there has been collected $357,525.81. The balance delinquent is now only $34,992.19. I would suggest, that authority be given to charge over, or, transfer to the general revenue account of each county, the balance of delinquent Federal tax. By making this transfer it will diminish the number of accounts to be kept, nearly two hundred. PAYMENT THROUGH BANK. Section 800 of the Code authorizes the Auditor to require County Treasurers to make payment through any bank, chartered by the laws of this State. As our State Banks have nearly all gone out of existence, I would ask authority to have County Treasurers pay through National Banks. MONTHLY REPORTS REGISTERED. Section 799 of Code, makes it the duty of the County Treasurer to report to this office the amount of money remaining in his hands, due the State, on the first day of every month and to "register" the same. Registering these reports gives to the Treasurer unnecessary trouble and makes a useless expense of twenty cents for each report. I would recommend that the words "and have the same registered" be struck out of the section referred to. NOTICE TO THE AUDITOR OF RESIGNATIONS. It has, for the convenience of District Judges, and other salaried officers living at a distance from the Capital, been the practice in the Auditor's office to mail to them warrants on the State Treasurer for their monthly pay; these warrants are cashed by the Treasurer of the county in which the payee resides. One or two instances have occurred, where the Auditor has sent warrants to parties after the resignation of their office, owing to the fact that this office had not been notified of their resignations. To accommodate these officers, and at the same time protect this office, I would suggest that it be made the duty of the Governor to notify the Auditor of all resignations of salaried officers and of appointments to fill vacancies in same. UNIVERSITY FUND. Hon. Wm. Crum, Treasurer of Iowa State University reports losses to the University Fund, amounting to $7,969.49. Section 3, Article 7 of the Constitution treats of losses to this und and to the Permanent School Fund. Chapter 134, Acts of the 10th General Assembly provides for auditing losses to the Permanent School Fund, but, I am unable to find any law authorizing the auditing of losses to the University Fund or for issuing State bonds for the same. You will see the necessity of passing some law to keep this Fund intact and make some provision for issuing bonds for losses. 1863. SCHOOL FUND. 25TH-RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF SCHOOL FUND. STATE TREASURER (PERMANENT FUND,) RECEIPTS. Nov. 2. To balance on hand at this date...... 1864. $1,142 94 July 6. June 11. To amount received from Dallas County ... 3,000 00 2,000 00 6,000 00 2,000 00 Aug. 10. Sept. 3. To amount received from Henry County... 5,000 00 .... 6,000 00 To amount received from Henry County. 3,000 00 1,000 00 Oct. 21. 1,355 59 full of note 6,000 00 To amount received from Madison County.. Dec. 19. To amount received from J. B. Stewart, in 1865. 540 00 Jan. 5. To amount received from Dallas County.... 7,000 00 Mar. 1. To amount received from J. Hedge, on note April 3. To amount received from Anderson & Reid on note..... 1,460 00 1,000.00 300 00 May 9. To amount received from Lee County June 13. To amount received from Delaware County. July 3. To amount received from Keokuk County.. July 6. To amount received from Poweshiek County July 13. To amount received from Linn County.... July 21. To amount received from Poweshiek County Aug. 2. To amount received from Eads' sureties.... |