The Arkansas advocate., 1835-10-23

sfi1 of Sl 622 534 for the years 1883 and IS34 From some counties tax lists have been received for those years From Miller county, clerks have failed to for ward accounts against shers and shers have failed to taxes into the Territorial Treasury several years Under the present laws regulating the duties Of clerks and shers the Auditor fears that such omissions in their duties will be too frequent. Cannot the Legislature provide remedy, which would be more salutary than the present laws to suit the cases of such as fail to ply with their duties? Ofan account for which suit was brought against former sheriff of Pulaski county a balance o S373 36a remains unpaid which, added to Sl622 534, due for 1883 and 1884 makes Sl 995 S9l; which, added to S2663 334, the amount of charges against shers for such counties as have sent in tax lists for 1885, makes the of S4,659 g now charged to sheriffs.
 The annexed statcment marked A, shows the gross amount of warrants drawn the Territorial Treasurer under the appropriations of 1885, from the lst day of October, 1883, to the 30th September, 1885. On amnatlon of this statement, marked t w tc cbscry ed, that warrants have been drawn under the appro priation for the salaries of Prosecuting Attorneys for S56 333, than the amount of the appropriation. warrant was drawn under this head the 3Ist Octo Der, ls3 for $50 0O and not regstered consequently the present Auditor had that it had been drawn, until he examined the Treasurers office which after the last warrant had been issued under this head.
 Under the head of the appropriation for "postage and bringing election retrhs, placed the amount of all the warrants issued for the payment of Executive postage
 
 to the amount paid for bringing election returns from counties, which S1l5 00 makes the of S2S6 Al, being S86 A more than the amount of the appopria- tion. The present Auditor doubted the propriety of drawing warrants for the payment of postage under this appropriation, unless the accounts for postage on election returns consequently he has drawn none As the law making this appropriation is rather indefinite, and subject to be construed different ways, to prevent an erroneous construction of the laws making appopria- tions, 1t would be we'll for the Legislature to De fibre explicit in stating for what particular purpose any appro priaon is made The several accounts of the printers for advertising military bounty lands for sale the first Monday in October, 1884, exceed the amount of the appropriation S579 00; but warrants drawn only to the anfount of the appropriation, which $500. Warrants have been drawn on the contingent fund to paid into the Treasury in return for the amount drawn account of the Auditor for selling l3 tracts of land at Auditors sale in 1884, which, deducted from $2SS 50, leaves S2S2 50 the real amount expended; leaving balance unexpended of S667 5S.
 The annexed statement, ffarked B, shows the gfoss amount of warrants drawn the Territorial Treasury, from the ls day of October 1885, to the Both Scptcn Der, 1885, and how applied
 Having stated the condition of the accounts of the Territory, and suggested such things, only, con- sidercd materially necessary to the interest o the Ter ritory, now close this report.
 have the honor to be- sir,
 With great respect,
 Your obedient servants
 ELIAS N. CONWAY, Auditor. w. s. FULTON,