Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1840-12-19

Sec. TO- This act shall take effect on the frs, day
of--eigheen hundred and forty -; and
shall be published - times weekly in each
newspaper published in this State, Immediately al
ter its passage.
REPORT
Ollie Join: Committee 10 settle oisa Tie Auii!or
and Treasurer.
To THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF Missouri:
The joint committee of the Senate and House Of
Representatives, appointed by the Governor 10
make settlement with the Auditor and Treasurer
report that they met at the seat of government and
made aful examination Of the books and vouch-
rrs in the offices Of the Auditor and Treasurer and
now respectfully submit the following the result
of their examination
On the first day Of October 1888, there was q
balance in the Treasury of 1914 l2, including
the sum Of 1899 SO, which last amount was in
the Bank OF the State OF Missouri, and enormously
placed to the credit of the State
The amount Of the receipts of the Treasury,
during the two fiscal wears ending on the 30lh day
Of September, A. D., 1910, was 1894 296 S4
Which, with the balance IN the Treasury the first
Of Oc:ober, A. D. 1888, amounts to $685., 1894 96.
Warrants were drawn on the Treasury. during
those +" fiscal years, amounting 70 1923 ITO ~.
The warrants redeemed by the Treasurer during
the last two fiscal years, amount to 1922 $50 70;
the balance cha rGeabe to the Treasurer the first
of October. A. D.. ISi0 was IS 415 "a and there
are two warrants still outstanding, amounting to
S2ll51, which were drawn on the Treasury prior
| " the first Of October lust.
| The above balance on the f.s: of October last,
consisted Of the following items
LIST. Cash on hand Sl067l 40
Cd Wolf scalps, 1863 co
--SIs. 800 40
3D. An unsettled account with the Bank of the
State of Missouri.
| From the first Of October, until the 18TH Of No
Der A. D, 1870 there were received into the Treas
ury the following amoOnts:
In money, 81 OPT Sc
Wolf scalps l4l 90
--s l,l09 SO
Which sum added to the former
balance of GJ,435 -
| Amounts to the sum Of S66,604 90
| The disbursements from the first
| day Of October till the 18th Of
November, l54O, amount to 6,7JO 90
Treasurer, s59, ass 6s
Said balance consists Of the following items
| lst. Money, Sj,Co9 81
3D. Wolf scalps. 1910 90
3D. The unsettled account with the Bank.
The committee have not had the means of ascer-
tanning what the actual state Of the accounts is be-
tween the Treasurer and the Bank, because tie
Bank mas rendered to The Auditor no full and reg
| ular statement Of lis account to g later date than
April A. D., 1910: and alsu, because the Bauk has
| furnished the Auditor with no vouchers 10 show
that it has paid The interest on the State bonds
it became due, out Of the State stock dividends.
The officers OF the Bank have reported that, in
addition to the dividends on the State stock, which
BY law are required to be vested in the sinking
fund there has accrued il dividends said stock,
the sum of SOL 500 90. This ought, under
the law, to be applied by the Bank to the payment
of the interest upon the State bonds; and the pre-
sumption j., that it has been 50 applied, but we
have seen vOurher for such payment. In con-
sequence of the Bank having furnished no such
voucher To Tie Auditor, no warrant has been issued
by the Auditor upon tie Treasurer for that amount.
and the whole amount still stands charged ~ the
| Treasurer. The committee canno. undertake to
render any statement of the accounts between tho
| Treasurer and Bank, but il is manifest from The
books and papers in the Offices Of the Auditor and
Treasurer, that If the Bank has paid the interest
on the State bonds n we presume it has, then the
amount to which the Bank would be entitled,
would more -tian absorb the above balance, and
leave the Treasury in debt to tic Bank. OF course,
the balance above reported as in the Treasury, is
merely nominal.
1t may be necessary for the Legislature to deter
l mine what voucher the Auditor shall require in
order to authorize him TO issue a warrant for the
amount of the payments of interest on the State
bonds; whether he shall require the actual surren-
der of the coupons taken in by the Bank or whether
he shall be authorized to take some secondary evil
dence of such payment.
Without some legislative act, the Auditor cam
not issue his warrant in favor Of the Bank, unless
the Bank produce the best evidence Of such pay
ment which would be the surrender of the co u
pons taken in. BY the quarterly exhibit Of the
Bank, in September last it states as one Of its re.
sources, a debt due from the State Of Missouri of
Sl0,270 o. Although the committee have not the
means of nscertaining the exact state of the ac-
counts between the Treasury and the Bank, and do
not consider that part of their duty, still they
have made sufficient examination 10 ascertain that
there was balance due from the Treasury 10 the
Bank on the 18th Of November last and that if the
Bank debt had been properly settled ~ that time,
there would then have been money whatever left
! in The Treasury.
In the examination Of the Offices of the Auditor
and Treasurer, the committee found that the en-
tries of the receipts and disbursements under the
several heads of receipt and appropriation,
punded with each other, and that the warrants re.
deeraed by The Treasurer, under the various head,
e If expenditure, CONFIRMED to the charges made
! aga pst the Treasurer in the Auditors Office.
WILLIAM II. CAMPBELL.
JOHN 5. PHELfS.