54 The Financial History of Connecticut. 



and for supplies which the state had furnished during the war, a 

 question arose as to the disposition of the same. The act which 

 authorized the state officials to receive the balance due the state 

 from the United States also provided for its distribution. ^^ This act 

 is so interesting that it is worth giving in some detail. 



In section three the state treasurer was authorized to transfer 

 one-third for the use of the Congregational or Presbyterian societies. 

 He was directed to distribute this sum in proportion to the several 

 lists of these societies. (By an act of May, 1817, these societies were 

 directed to make out their lists and send them to the state treasurer 

 by October 1, 1817, if they wished to receive any of this money. 

 The treasurer was ordered not to distribute any of the money appro- 

 priated to these societies until after the rising of the assembly at 

 its October session, 181 7). ^ 



By the fourth section one-seventh of the total amount was appro- 

 priated for the use of the Episcopalians. The trustees who received 

 contributions for the support of a bishop were authorized to receive 

 the appropriation for the benefit of the fund. 



Section five gave to the Baptists one-eighth of the total sum and 

 a board of ten men was appointed to receive this amount and to 

 distribute it to the several Baptist societies according to their respec- 

 tive lists or in any other way that the board approved. 



In behalf of the Methodist societies section six appointed seven 

 trustees to receive one-twelfth of the given sum under the same 

 directions as were given the board for the Baptists. A sum equal 

 to one-seventh of said balance was appropriated to Yale College.^ 



The remainder, not quite one-sixth, was left unappropriated in 

 the treasury. 



Under the operation of this act the Episcopalians received for 

 their bishop's fund, $8,785.71. Yale received the same amount. 

 The Methodists received five thousand one hundred twenty-five 

 dollars, the Baptists $7,687.50* and the share of the Congrega- 



^ Public Statute Laws, Oct. 1816, chap. 13. 



2 Public Statute Laws, May 1817, chap. 2, p. 282. 



3 Cf. p. 42. 



* The Baptists did not at once avail themselves of their grant and the 

 assembly, at its May session in 1820, authorized the trustees appointed to 

 distribute the Baptist grant to pay any sums refused by any of the Baptist 

 societies to the Baptist Educational Society for a permanent fund.* As a 

 result of this additional legislation the appropriation to the Baptists was 

 finally paid during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1821. 



* Public Statute Laws, May 1S20, chap. 25, p. 407. 



