of the wide diffusion of the blessings of peace; of the growth of the sentiment of unity and brotherhood; of the quickening of the desire for righteous conduct and of aspirations toward better living; of the manifold opportunities we enjoy for the development of individual character and for material and social progress; we should give sincere thanks to Almighty God, the Giver of all good gifts,— And to the end that by cultivating a reverent and grateful spirit, we may better be prepared to meet the responsibilities of public and private life,— And that with renewed confidence inspired by the consideration of our course as a people under Divine Providence, and of our priceless advantages, we may address ourselves joyously to our several tasks; Now, THEREFORE, I, Charles E. Hughes, Governor of the State of New York, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the laws of the State, do hereby appoint Thursday, the twenty-eighth day of November, in the year nineteen hundred and seven, as a day of General Thanksgiving. DONE at the Capitol, in the city of Albany, this fourteenth day of November, in the year nineteen hundred and seven. By the Governor : CHARLES E. HUGHES ROBERT H. FULLER, Secretary to the Governor. III MESSAGES TO THE LEGISLATURE Regular Session January 1 to June 26 ANNUAL MESSAGE. STATE OF NEW YORK EXECUTIVE CHAMBER Albany, January 2, 1907 TO THE LEGISLATURE: I present to you the following statement as to the condition of the State and such recommendations as I am prepared to make at this time. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. During the year ending September 30, 1906, the State received from all sources $35,596,966.92. Of this amount $1,011,466.67 were the proceeds of sales of Barge Canal bonds, $318,005.05 were principal and interest on bonds for canal debt sinking fund and interest on deposits for same, $100,000 were proceeds of sale of temporary bonds for highway improvement, and $687,384.42 were trust funds. The amount of $516,048.54 was received to cover the expenses of the Insurance Department, the Banking Department, and the Railroad Commission. Other amounts raised by taxation, exclusive of fees of public officers and notaries, were as follows: Direct State taxes, including special taxes for judges, stenographers, etc. Tax on corporations. ... Tax on organization of corporations.. $1,402,717 30 7,832,842 86 485,030 60 The total payments made by the State during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1906, amounted to $30,350,096.21. Out of this there were paid for canals (including $2,583,499.25 paid from the canal debt sinking fund) the total sum of $4,980,053.04. The actual available balance or surplus on October 1, 1906, amounted to $11,291,445.29. The total appropriations in force October 1, 1906, for the ensuing fiscal year, to provide for the ordinary expenses of government and other purposes (exclusive of trust funds, sinkingfunds, the construction of the Barge Canal and highway improvement) amounted to $28,880,770.71'. The last Legislature did not levy any State tax for the annual contribution to the canal debt sinking-fund or to the highway improvement fund to provide for the payment at maturity of the canal and highway debts, but directed that such contribution should be made from the general funds, as authorized by the constitutional amendment of the year 1905. To the amount of the appropriations there should therefore be added these contributions from the general funds, making the total amount of appropriations for the year beginning October 1, 1906, $34,190,768.31, as follows: Ordinary appropriations, as above.... Contribution to canal debt sinking-fund, being an amount equal to proceeds of the State tax of 635/1000 mills on the real and personal property of the State.. $28,880,770 71 5,089,582 61 |