XXIV, OHIO. Settled in 1788. Capital, Columbus. Area, 39,964 square miles. Population, 1860, 2,339,50. T. C. Jones, President, Delaware, Delaware co.; Henry B. Perkins, Recording Secretary, Warren, Trumbull co.; *David Taylor, Treasurer, Columbus.; *John M. Millikin, Hamilton, Butler co.; *Darwin E. Gardner, Toledo, Lucas co.; William Dewitt, Cleveland.; *C. W. Potwin, Zanesville.; N. S. Townshend, Avon, Lorain co.; Jacob Egbert, Lebanon, Warren co.; Nelson J. Turney, Circleville, Pickaway co.; John II. Klippart, Corresponding Secretary, Columbus. The Governor, Lieutenant-Governor, and Trea- | ilton county, in which Cincinnati is situated, has surer of State are elected for two years, and the Secretary of State, Attorney-General, and State Librarian for the same period; but their election takes place on the alternate years. The Comptroller of the Treasury, State School Commissioner, and Commissioner of Statistics are elected for three years, but their terms expire on different years. The Auditor of State is elected for four years. The members of the Board of Public Works are elected for three years, one going out of office each year. The regular sessions of the Legislature are biennial. In the next session there will be thirtyfour Senators in the Senate, there being thirty-three districts, each having one Senator, except the first and seventeenth. The first, which comprises Ham three, and the seventeenth has a Senator only during the third and fourth biennial sessions of each decennial period. The eighth and thirtieth districts have also between them an additional Senator during the fifth session, and the thirty. second and thirty-third together have an additional one in the third and fourth sessions. The Senators are chosen for two years. The ratio for a Senator is 66,845 inhabitants. The Representatives are elected for two years, and the ratio for each Representative is 23,396. The present number of Representatives is ninety-seven, but in the third, fourth, and fifth sessions of the present biennial period it will be increased, till, in 1869, it reaches one hundred and eleven. JUDICIARY. The Supreme Court consists of five judges, a | has original jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamajority of whom form a quorum. They are chosen by the people for five years, and their terms are so arranged that one goes out of office, and a successor is elected, each year. The judge having the oldest commission is Chief-Justice. This court mus, habeas corpus, and procedendo, and appellate jurisdiction in other matters. It holds at least one term in each year, at the seat of government, and such other terms as may be provided for by law. *Term expires January 7, 1863. JUDGES. Milton Sutliff, Trumbull co., Chief-Justice till Feb. 1863............ Jacob Brinkerhoff, Richland co., Justice............... Josiah Scott, Butler co., Justice....... Rufus P. Ranney, Cuyahoga co., Justice.............. ................................................. Fees. There are five circuits, each composed of two of | held sessions of the Supreme Court, presided over the Common Pleas districts, in each of which are by one of the Supreme Judges as per assignment. Courts of Common Pleas. The State is divided into ten Common Pleas dis- | of whom form a quorum, are held in each county tricts, each of which is subdivided into three at least once in each year. The District Courts sections, from each of which one judge is chosen have the same original jurisdiction with the Suby the electors of the section for five years, who preme Court, and appellate jurisdiction. There is must reside in his district while in office. In a Probate Court, with the usual probate jurisdicthe second, fourth, fifth, seventh, and ninth dis- tion, in each county, open at all times, holden by tricts, additional judges are chosen in one or more one judge, who is chosen by the voters of each of the sections, to aid in holding courts, and in the county for three years. Justices of the Peace are sixth and eighth districts an additional judge is elected in each township, for three years. Clerks chosen for the whole district. The whole number of the Common Pleas are chosen in each county, of these Common Pleas judges in 1862 was forty- by the people for three years. There is in Cintwo. Their salary is $1500 each. Their term of cinnati a Superior Court, presided over by three office commences on the second Tuesday of Feb-judges, elected for three years, and whose terms ruary after their election. Courts of Common Pleas are held by one or more of the judges in every county, and more than one court may be held at the same time in each district. District Courts, composed of the judges of the Courts of Common Pleas of the respective districts, and of one of the judges of the Supreme Court, any three of office expire in May, 18C3, 1864, and 1865. The present judges are Oliver M. Spencer, George T. Hoadley, and Bellamy Storer. The salary of each is $3500 per annum. There are also Superior Courts, with a single judge, in Montgomery and Franklin counties. The salary of each is $1500 per annum. FINANCES. The balance in the Treasury, Nov. 15, 1860, was.......................... Total receipts.............. Expenditures. Gross amount of disbursements from the Treasury for the year ending Nov. 15, 1861...... Balance in Treasury, Nov. 15, 1861.... ..$5,524,564 72 State Debt.-By the provisions of the Revised Cou- | and other public works. The amount issued prior stitution of the State, Ohio can never contract any debt for purposes of internal improvements. Debts contracted to meet casual deficits in the revenue or expenses not otherwise provided for, must not exceed, in the aggregate, $750,000. It may also contract debts to repel invasion or redeem the present outstanding debt, but the money arising therefrom must be applied only to the purposes for which it was raised. The State had, prior to the adoption of the new Constitution, incurred a considerable debt in the construction of its canals to Jan. 1, 1845, and then outstanding, was $17,395,482 50. By the new Constitution, a sinking-fund was organized, consisting of the net annual income of the public works and stocks, and of such funds, raised by taxation or otherwise, as may be provided by law, which shall be made sufficient to pay the accruing interest on the public debt, and not less than $100,000 of the principal annually. The condition of the debt of the State on the 15th Nov. 1861, was as follows: Total Foreign Debt and Interest.. Domestic Debt, i.e. principal and interest, payable at State Treasury—— Not bearing interest, and National Road Bonds.... Loan of 1863, 6 per cent................................... Loan of 1865, 6 per cent............................................................................................................................................................. $1,166 33 6,198,325 27 1,025,000 00 $384,799 52 51,250 00 2,183,531 93 131,011 92 1,600,000 00 2,400,000 00 96,000 00 144,000.00 379,866 00 22.791 96 $13,787,889 53 $829,803 40 During the year 1862 this debt was reduced $755,610 73, leaving the amount (except the irreducible debt), November 15, 1862, $14,141,666 61. The receipts of the Sinking-Fund for the year | were $4,055,106 88; the county taxes, $3,169,021 46; ending Nov. 15, 1861, were $1,639,981 44, and the other local taxes, $3,691,928 48; delinquencies and disbursements, which included the payment of forfeitures, $555,686 03. Total taxes for all pur$582,000 of the Public Loan, were $1,630,674 61. poses, $11,071,127 89. Besides the public works, the State owns $2,807,796 41 of turnpike, railway, and canal stock. Valuation and Pazation.-The census valuation of the real and personal property of the State, in 1860, was $1,193,898,422. The State valuation for purposes of taxation, in 1861, was $892,570,438. The State taxes levied on the valuation of 1861 BANKS.-There were in the State, in November, 1861, 55 banks, and in May, 1862, 56 banks. Of these, 36 were branches of the State Bank of Ohio, 13 were free banks, and 7 independent banks. The following table gives their condition on the first Monday of November, 1862: In February, 1862, the amount of specie in the banks of the State was $3,153.722; Eastern exchange, $2,011,027; notes of other banks, $1,331,325; loans and discounts, $10,882,500; State and United States bonds, $2,546,584; capital, $5,195,550 (of which $4,104,500 belonged to the State Bank and branches); safety fund, $1,682,136; circulation, $9,217,519; deposits, $5.324,917; due banks and bankers, $296,631. In May, 1862, the amount of capital was $5,845,550; specie, $2,185,000; circulation, $8,136,000. In Dec. 1862, the circulation of the banks of Ohio was $10,033.000; of which $3,608,000 belonged to the free banks or was secured; $6,425,000 was not secured by deposits of stocks; the amount of specie held was $3,370,000. Insurance Companies.-Sixty-four insurance companies from other States and countries had agencies in the State, and reported to the State Auditor their assets and liabilities; but, as they were the same already noticed under New York and other States, their statistics need not be given here. Two Mutual Fire Insurance Companies in the State-the Clement Mutual, of New Richmond, and the German Mutual, of Cincinnati-also reported. The assets of the former were stated to be $17,088 34; its losses or immediate liabilities, none; amount insured. $293 083: greatest amount insured in one risk, $6000. The latter reported assets to the amount of $187,932 51; immediate liabilities, none: amount insured. $2.424,040 01; greatest amount insured in one risk, $5000. |