Letter
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Excerpt from Letter: From His Excellency Governor Bullock, of Georgia, in Reply to the Honorable John Scott, United States Senator, Chairman of the Joint Select Committee to Inquire Into the Condition of the Late Insurrectionary States Washinoton, D.C, May 24, 1871. Sir - The sub-committee of the Joint Select Committee of- Congress, appointed to inquire into the condition of the late insurrectionary States, has adopted the following resolution: On motion of Mr. Blair - Resolved, That the, chairman bo requested to address letters to the executive, or other proper officers of the States comprehended in the resolution authorizing the appointment of the Joint Select Committee, asking statements of the debts and of the rates and amounts of taxation of said States, respectively, at the present time, and to furnish copies of the laws creating said debts and fixing said rates of taxation; also requesting copies of the election laws now in force, and those which have been in force in said States, respectively, since the adoption of the present constitutions of said States, with such other official documents as the chairman shall deem essential to this investigation. In pursuance of the duty devolved upon me by this resolution, I respectfully request that, so far as relates to the State of Georgia, the statements and copies of laws therein mentioned be furnished as soon as they can conveniently be prepared and forwarded. Under the last clause of the resolution, I am requested to also procure, if it can be furnished, a statement of the amount. of the debts of the several States at the time their respective ordinances of secession were passed. In this connection, (if it can be furnished,) I would be pleased to receive from you a statement, giving the amount, rates, and subjects of taxation in the State of Georgia prior to the passage of the ordinance of secession by said State, (stating, in cases in which slaves were the subject of taxation, their valuation,) and the subjects of taxation now, as well as the rates and amount. Respectfully, John Scott, Chairman of Joint Select Committee, And of Sub-committee, &c. His Excellency, Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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