[B] In the several Counties of this State, as shown by the returns for the year 1857, as exhibited by the reports of the County Auditors to the State Comptroller, and the reports of Assessors and County Surveyors to the Surveyor General.

AN ABSTRACT OF TAXABLE PROPERTY,

*No return from these counties for 1857, therefore the assessors' report for 1856 is adopted.

[C]

REPORT

Of the Net Receipts from the Stamp Tax for the Six Months ending December 31, 1857.

$4,332 58

Total amount expended in carrying out the Stamp Act from July 1st to January 1st, 1858, Salaries, Stamps, Printing and

[D]

AN EXHIBIT,

Of Revenue paid into the State Treasury from the following named Counties, with the Expenses of such Collection, and the per centage thereon, since July 1,

1857.

* These counties have presented no claims for the payment of assessors for 1857.

[E]

AN EXHIBIT,

Showing the number, as reported by the census, of School Children in the State; Schools, Teachers, and amount of school moneys apportioned in each year, since the organization of the school system.

Fund distributed... $53,511 11 $39,104 78 $52,827 81 $82,014 80 $58,520 88

NOTE. No report was made of the number of scholars or teachers in 1853.

[F] EXHIBIT,

Of Accounts acted on by the Board of Examiners-consisting of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General-since the organization of the Board to the first day of January, 1858.

Amount of accounts presented to the Board of Examiners for allowance, from the 18th April, 1856, to the 31st day of December, 1857-from Nos. 1 to 2,066, .

$853,673 94

Amount allowed,

780,608 12

$73,065 82

Amount from April 18th to December 31st, 1856-Nos. 1 to 816, inclusive,

$373,553 01

Amount allowed,

319,971 19

$53,581 82

Amount from January 1st to December 31st, 1857-Nos. 817 to

Two thousand and sixty-six accounts audited, from 18th April, 1856, to December 31st, 1857.

[G]

REPORT OF BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF WAR CLAIMS.

OFFICE BOARD OF EXAMINERS,

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 15, 1857.

SIR-I have the honor to transmit, herewith, the report of the Board of Examiners of War Claims, pursuant to law,

I am, Sir,

Your Obedient Servant,

WM. C. KIBBE,

Quartermaster General, and President Board of Examiners.

To His Excellency, J. NEELY JOHNSON, Governor of the State of California.

OFFICE BOARD OF EXAMINERS, (War Claims,)
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 15, 1857.

To His Excellency,

J. NEELY JOHNSON,

Governor of the State of California:

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SIR-Pursuant to the provisions of an act entitled "An act authorizing the Treasurer of State to issue bonds for the payment of expenses incurred in the suppression of Indian hostilities in certain counties in the state, approved April 25th, 1857," the undersigned, board of examiners, have the honor to

REPORT:

That on the 9th day of June last, the board of examiners was duly organized by the election of W. C. Kibbe, president, and immediately entered upon the discharge of the duties assigned it by the act referred to.

The first business of the board was to request the publication of notices in one or more newspapers published in each of the counties enumerated in the act, to the effect that the board would act upon claims upon which bonds were authorized to be issued, when presented, duly authenticated by the requisite oaths and certificates.

The board has aimed to have each and every valid claim so supported by affidavits and certificates of officers, and others connected with the various expeditions, as to conform as far as possible to the forms established in the army of the United States, and thus render them complete vouchers whenever they shall be referred to Congress or to the war department.

This action has caused much delay in the settlement of the business assigned to the board, and in some cases has put claimants to trouble and expense, but the board, having in view the final assumption of these bonds by the general government, have regarded the advantage to be gained by presenting perfect and complete papers.

The vouchers and papers made up and acted upon by Commissioners McDonald and Jones, in 1856, for the expeditions against the Indians in the counties. of Siskiyou, Humboldt and Klamath for the years 1852-3-4-5, having been improperly endorsed by the clerk of the last Assembly could not be, or were not found until the last month, and consequently new papers had to be made out and presented, causing much delay, and great expense to the claimants.