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centum on the value of such Btock on that day, as 

 determined by the Governor and Council : Prodded, 

 ttoirsci-r, That the total amount thus apportioned on 

 account of any railroad shall not exceed the sum re- 

 ceived by the State as tax on account of such railroad. 

 SKC. 8. The amount of such tax shall he ascertained 

 as follows: The amount of the gross transportation 

 receipts as returned t tin- K:tilio;ul Commissioners for 

 the year ending on the thirtieth day of September 

 next preceding the tovrlxur of mob tax, shall he di- 

 vi.led l>\ the number of miles <>!' railroad operated to 

 ascertain the average gross receipts per mile ; when 

 Mich average receipts per mile shall not exceed 

 twenty-two 'hundred and fitly dollars, the tax shall 

 be equal to one quarter of one per centum of the gross 

 transportation receipts; when the average receipts 

 per mile exceed twenty-two hundred and fitly dollars 

 and do not exceed three thousand dollars, the tax 

 tshall ho equal to one half of one per centum of the 

 receipts ; and so on, increasing the rate of the 

 t.ix one quarter of one per centum for each additional 

 si-< en hundred and fifty dollars of average gross re- 

 ceipts per mile or fractional ptft thereof, provided the 

 rate uhall in no event exceed three and one quarter 

 per centum. When a railroad lies partly within and 

 partly without this State, or is operated as a part of 

 a line or system extending beyond this State, the tax 

 shall he equal to the same proportion of the gross re- 

 ceipts in this State, as herein provided, and its amount 

 determined as follows : the gross transportation re- 

 ceipts of such railroad, line, or system, as the case 

 may be, over its whole extent, within and without the 

 State, shall be divided by the total number of miles 

 operated to obtain the average gross receipts per mile, 

 and the gross receipts in this State shall be taken to 

 be the average gross receipts per mile, multiplied by 

 the number of miles operated within this State. 



The following resolve, amendatory of a for- 

 mer resolve, relating to the Penobscot Indians, 

 was adopted : 



Resolved, That the Penobscot tribe of Indians here- 

 after be allowed to elect by ballot their governor, lieu- 

 tenant-governor, and representatives to the Legislat- 

 ure, on the second Tuesday of September, biennially. 

 and that the old and new party, so called, be allowed 

 to select from their respective parties candidates for 

 said offices, alternately, commencing with the old 

 party, for the year eigh'teen hundred and sixty -seven, 

 and the new party shall have no voice in the selection 

 of candidates for said offices, and shall not vote in 

 their election, in those years when the old party is en- 

 titled to them ; and the old party shall have no voice 

 in the selection of candidates for said offices, and no 

 vote in their election, hi those years when the new 

 party is entitled to them ; and it shall be the duty of 

 the agent to preside at such election. 



The relations of the Governor with the Coun- 

 cil during the year were not harmonious. The 

 differences related partly to appointments to 

 office, but the chief disagreement was on the 

 question whether the power of removal is 

 vested in the Governor alone, or rests with the 

 Governor by and with the consent of the Coun- 

 cil. The Governor sought to remove the re- 

 porter of decisions in March. His power was 

 questioned, and the opinion of the justices of 

 the Supreme Court was asked. In December 

 their unanimous opinion was given against the 

 claim of the Governor. The following exhibits 

 the financial condition of the State : 



RECEIPTS. 



Total receipts for the year 1SS1 $1,417,526 83 



Cash in the Treas-jry, January 1, 18S1. 160,388 64 



EXPENDITURES. 



Total expenditures for the year 1881 . . $1,485,460 21 

 Cash in the Treasury, December81, 1881 142,416 26 



Total $1,577,865 47 



There was paid on the public debt, $83,000; 

 for interest on the same, $336,681. The pay- 

 roll of the House was $28,159. For printing 

 there was paid $12,609.39 ; binding and stitch- 

 ing, $5,490.80 ; insane State beneficiaries, $38,- 

 109.49; to deaf, dumb, and blind, $13,468.01; 

 to the Reform School was given $13,000; and 

 to the State Prison, $43,289.62. Soldiers' pen- 

 sions amounted to $17,843.50; expenses for 

 military purposes to $15,852.14. To free high- 

 schools was paid $16,256.05; to school fund, 

 No. 47, $84,213.18 ; to the school mill-tax, No. 

 9, $210,591.80; to normal schools, $18,353.62. 

 The amount paid the temporary loan was 

 $200,000. 



Following is an exhibit of the condition of 

 the sinking fund : 



CREDIT. 



By balance of fund, January 1, 1881, as per last 

 "report $1,807,857 75 



Receipts during the year from taxation 80,479 1)5 



Receipts, State of Maine 4 per cent bonds, due 

 August 1, 1881 25.000 00 



Receipts, for interest 66,544 40 



Total $1,479,882 10 



DEDIT. 



To investment of bonds due $25,000 00 



Paid premium on bonds purchased 17.135 63 



Paid for accrued interest 1,348 98 



Paid for commissions 35 25 



Balance. December 81, 1881, invested as per 



schedule annexed 1,436,867 29 



Total $1.479,882 10 



U. 8. registered and coupon 4 per cent bonds. . $206,000 00 



" " 8i per cent bonds 30,500 00 



" " 4* " " 55,000 00 



N. II. registered and coupon 6 per cent bonds. 65.700 00 



" " 5 per cent bonds 22.000 00 



State of Maine registered 4 per cent bonds 132,000 00 



" 6 " " 869,00000 



" coupon 6 " " 4,300 00 



Certificates of Governor and Council for lost 



bonds 600 00 



Cash and checks on Suffolk National Bank 51,267 29 



Total.. 



$1,577,865 47 



Total $1,436,367 29 



. Some of the estimated expenditures for 1882 

 are for public debt, $53,000; for interest 

 thereon, $345,000; for the school fund and 

 mill-tax, $327,978.71 : for normal schools, $19,- 

 000; for free high-schools, $26,000; for sala- 

 ries of public officers, $53,000 ; for insane State 

 beneficiaries, $40,000 ; for the deaf, dumb, and 

 blind, $13,500 ; for soldiers' pensions, $22,000 ; 

 for military purposes, $16,000. The total es- 

 timated expenditures are $1,247,835.90; the 

 total estimated receipts, $1,467,185.05. 



The resources of the State, January 1, 1882, 

 were, cash in the Treasury, $142,405.26 ; due 

 on State taxes, $1,005,029.79; sinking fund, 

 $1,436,367.29; total, $2,583,802.34. The lia- 

 bilities of the State, January 1, 1882, were 

 $8,588,600.25. The bonded debt of the State, 

 after deducting the sinking fund, is $4,365,533. 



The land agent paid into the Treasury during 

 the year the sum of $5,314.21, viz. : Septem- 



