Common Schools. By a law of the state, every town, however large or small, is required to raise annually, for the support of schools, a sum equal at least to forty cents for each person in the town, and to distribute this sum among the several schools or districts, in proportion to the number of scholars in each. The expenditure of the sum is left principally to the discretion of the town, and its committee or agents, appointed for that purpose. In the year 1825 the legislature required a report from each town in the state, respecting the situation of the schools. From these reports, made in the winter of 1826, Mr. Greenleaf has drawn the following summary. This institution was founded by Robert H. Gardiner, Esq., in 1821, principally for the purpose of affording to the operative and productive classes of the community, such scientific education as may be most useful in their respective arts and occupations. The Officers, in Jan. 1829, consisted of A workshop, fitted up with circular saws, lathes, and other machinery, and under the superintendence of Mr. P. C. Holmes, enables many of the Students to me their expenses. A farm is about being added, which will prefer agricultural pursuits to do the like. EXECUTIVE. Officers and their Salaries JUDICIARY. Supreme Court.-Prentiss Mellen, Chief J 66 Common Pleas.-Ezekiel Whitman, Chief Samuel E. Smith, Associate Justice 66 LEGISLATURE. The members of the Ser Representatives receive each $2 a day; the Senate and Speaker of the House, $4. Cumberland and Oxford Can This will unite the waters of Sebago Por Portland Harbour. Company incorporated commenced in May, 1828; to be complete Length of artificial canal, 20 miles; whole communication will exceed 40 miles, Sebago nected with Long Pond by a dam and lock pense, from $190,000 to $200,000. Descen made by 25 locks. Articles of transportation rious kinds, wood, stone, ashes, sand to produce of the country, down the canal. plaster, fish, merchandise. The water con be extended to the Androscoggin, and even, Chaudiere. State Prison at Thomaston. Aggregate amount of the expenditures i erection, and repairs of the state prison at the commencement, in 1823, to the 30th Nov Purchase of the site for the prison, $3,00 In 1825, $2007 08. In 1826, 8619 31; making of $33,768 46. In 1828, the Legislature made priations, amounting to $7109 09. ses of the prison, convicts, officers' salaries, &c. 1824, were $4443 81. Net earnings of the cone same period, $1755 83; stock remaining on close of the year, $1404 36; leaving a balance tate, of $1283 62. for the year 1825, $7758 09; net earnings, stock on hand, rents, &c. $2479 84; balance tate, $353 17. for the year 1826, were $11,194 30; net earn33; stock on hand, rents, &c. $2605 52; nst the state, $2411 05. ditures of the succeeding years cannot be yet acined. per of convicts, Nov. 30, 1827, was 71. Received D, 1827, to Sept. 1, 1828, 32. Total, 103. Disng the same time, 15; pardoned, 8. Number of pt. 1, 1828, 80. Received from Sept. 1, to Nov. ; discharged in the same time, 3; escaped, 1. Nov. 30, 1828, 99. Whole number committed 1824, 274. Discharged, 139. Pardoned, 29. Died, 5. Remaining, 99. ole number discharged, there have been returned commitment, 22. Of the 99 now in prison, 14 are English, 3 are French, and 1 Portuguese yments of the convicts, Dec. 1, 1828, were the folarrying lime-stone, 28. Stone-cutters, 29. BlackShoe-makers and cobblers, 8. Shoe-binders, 1, penters, 2. Chair and cabinet makers, 2. Paintrbers, 1. Tailors, 5. Washers, 2, females. Cooks, 2. Oakum-pickers and invalids, 6. In 5. NEW HAMPSHIRE. RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR TH Receipts. Cash in Treasury, on settlement of late Treasurer's Taxes outstanding Borrowed of Literary Fund 66 of Merr. Co. Bank 66 of Claremont Bank Received of J. W. Weeks, an error in travel roll Received of Jacob Patch, error in attendance roll, I Of Secretary of State, fees of office Orders in favor of the Clerks 66 in favor of Doorkeepers Salaries of Secretary, Treasurer, Warden of State Adjutant General Salaries of the Justices of Superior Court, Attorney Solicitors Salaries of Justices of the Court of Common Pleas Judges and Registers of Probate Compensation of Commissioners on State Line 66 Electors of President, &c. Orders in favor of Deaf and Dumb Other Orders Wolf, Bear, and Wild Cat Bounty Tax against Shelburne, received by late Treasurer Principal and Interest of Money borrowed Taxes outstanding, June 1, 1829 Cash in Treasury, June 1, 1829 The state has appropriated annually, $1,200, to educate deaf and dumb pupil Asylum. Officers and their Salaries. EXECUTIVE. Benjamin Pierce, Governor Holds his office for a year, which will expire on the first Wednesday of June, 1830. JUDICIARY. Salary. $1,200 Supreme Court.-William M. Richardson, Chief Justice 1,400 Common Pleas.-Arthur Livermore, Chief Justice Josiah Butler, Associate Justice 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,000 1,000 LEGISLATURE. The members of the Senate and House of Representatives receive $2 a day, during the session of the Legislature, and ten cents a mile for travel to and from the seat of government. The Council receives the same, with the addition of fifty cents a day, at extraordinary sessions of the Governor and Council. Schools. From the year 1808 to 1818, there were raised in New Hampshire $70,000 annually by law, for the support of common schools. This amount was raised by a separate tax, levied throughout the state, in the ratio of taxation for the state Since 1818 the yearly amount of the sum raised has been $90,000. This is the amount required by law, but a few towns raise more than they are required. The Legislature assumes no control over the immediate appropriation, but leaves this to each town. tax. The state possesses a literary fund, amounting to $64,000, which has been formed by a tax of one half per cent. on the capital of the banks. This fund has been accumulating; but by a recent act of the Legislature, the proceeds of it are hereafter to be annually divided among the towns, in the ratio of taxation. There is, moreover, an annual income of $9,000 from the tax of a half per cent. on banks, which is divided in the same manner. Some of the towns have also separate school funds. |
