The Arkansas banner., 1844-11-20


 might exist in the system
 am, very respectfully,
 ELIAS ELIAS N. CONWAY Auditor
 ef Public Accoaqts of hte State gf 4rh1msas MEMORIAL OF WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF. To THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF STATE ARKANSAS:
 7He Memorial ot WILLIAM E. WOODRUFF, oe Treasurer 9f
 lie Sote of 44rhansas, respectfully ahoueth-
 That the day October 1886, your meInoais elected Treasurer of this State and the 27 day of the month commissioned and qualified and entered upon the discharge of the By General Assembly passed the Sd day of October 1886 Treasurer fixed S7O0 per Your memorast subsequently, entered the aruous duties of the oaee with the distinct understanding, that the Auditor and Treasurer would be entitled to receive the same fees and per cenage the redemption lands sold for payment of taxes that had been aowed by previous existing laws Accordingly menoa on the settlement Of his accounts as Treasurer up to the 26h October l83 charged the State with the sum of $2 LOO 43 the received by him for the redemption of lands and with the farther of 595 being the necessarily and unavoa by expended by your memoa in collecting and transporting the proportion of the surplus revenue coming to the State under the act of Congress of the 23d June 1836 and which, by the of the General Assembly, of the 29h October 1886 made the duty d your menoas as Treasurer to receive from the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States The General Assembly the special session of 83 upon examination of the of your a rejected and refused to allow the amount Of per eenage charged by him for redemption of lands and the charge of 595 for collect ing the surplus they allowed only the of S300 25ef sing allow the residue of $29l 5 The General Assembly, by resolution of the 2sh February, 1858 instructed the committee orde directing him pay into the State Bank the credit of the State, the of $2 100 43 the retained by the Treasury for the redemption of lands and also passed en ss @ es sd S %n P %ooa of MSh h sae 5 shall p4y tgeze per e per a4.n .t on e the sum of g 95 ls competent judicial tribunal, &c., the 26h October s3 until the shall be paid &c and by the act of the 18th December 1839 the General Assembly of that year required the Prosecuting Attorney Fifth Judicial bring suit against your memorast late Treasurer his official bond for the said Upon the institution of that your memorial neposed his defence first his legal right retain the charged in his with State; second against the State, for extraordinary services rendered. and expenses incurred in collecting and transporting the surplus coming to the State The cause, due of law, up Supreme Court the tribunal of the highest and last known the Con- imton, for adjudication The Supreme Court January en l8l while they intimate broadly in their opinion that the case, presented upon the record hardship upon your nemorast and that the duties imposed upon the State Treasurer the and the responsibility decided the of the d October 1886 fixing salaries repealed previous laws on hatubee and that the Treasurer land Audto could s700, allowed by the the Sd October the same me the Court declared that so much of the act of the 9th March ls3s liam F. Woodruff Treasurer of this sae shall pay per cent per the of $2 395 18 &c. from the 26tl day of October s3 until the same shall be paid the Bank of the State of Arkansas, % De unconstitutional was no question before the Supreme Court upon the ground of defence or plea of seof inerpoed by memoai and the Supreme uOu mnae @ no oPn9n upon that part of the case which of ctof and dignity of the State, respectfully asks your honorable body to do him that justice and afford him that relief premises to which he feels himself clearly entitled It unnecessary and might be improper, for mcmoai urge that the and resolutions before referred to- show their fce have been result partisan political or personal lfeeng but he fully believes that the General Assembly, the majority who passed intending to do justice acted without thorough information advisemen
 would now call the attention of honorable body to the facts attending the ca which he presents your con- sideration. - ' ~ fou menoa entered upon the duties of his office soon after the inception of the State Government when more aduols because many points of duty had be- for the settled and an entire new set of books to be opened
 The act making the duty the State Treasurer o receive inc surplus revenue from the Secretary of the Treasury neither pointed out the y Aoe or the lime 'ehen, the place reye should receved nor did make provision paag e erpess of ecevmg or collecting the money for compesang % GH was made ofeeeye The act passed a1er your st had entered upon the discharge the the oce and It was not m his power to shrink from their performance When
 
 upon Banks in Nchez during the spring of ls when e bn from Name to Louisiana failing, and perNaded the county memorast Treasurer called upon to take the dangerous responsibility collecting fund at the ns ei running himself and his securities He might remained at nome and m the language of the act insisted that simply ms duty to recesf the the hands of the Secretary the o the United States and called upon the Secretary place he una at the disposal of meora in this city, or at some Pom m ths State But by such coe the fund large portion e It, mt have been lost and your memorat might have subjected