The Arkansas banner., 1849-01-02
Leaving incorporated on the Is, October

It will therefore, be tha! 1t happened that, except very small amount, the warrants drawn on the unexpended balance, for services actually rendered before the passage of theappropration act approved 23d December, is46; and that, instead of the Auditors having overdrawn-as might be in- ferred by the report of the committee had not, on the Is. October, lSis, drawn as much as the ap propriations, by $lI7 s. which the Attorney Gen. eral in his opinion states the Auditor was authorized by law 10 draw.
 There is another small matter to which the Audi. tor will refer. The committee state that the Audi tor had paid for printing deeds, which the law re- qures him to execute out of the contingent fund, and for the consumma,ion of which deeds the Au- diter receives one dollar each" that the commit tee cannot perceive any just reason why tho State should pay for printing such deeds" The fee a- flowed by law for executing deed is seventy. five cents, It has been the practice, from the organi zation of our State government to the present time, 10 have the deeds which the law requires the Audi tor to execute for lands disposed of by the State, printed at tho expense of the State aud the small fees allowed the Auditor are moi puid by the State, but y the person for whom the service is rendered as tho Auditor has thought, for tho trouble of ma king out the application, all other papers required ning up the deed, batting the seal of office to it. and making the entry tho records. But, if un- ders,and the principle for which the committee con tend in relation to tho Auditor IL fs that the Stale should not pay for printing deeds, because in dis. posing of lalds the Auditor allowed fces in other words, that the Auditor should write the deeds, or pay for printing them himself because he gets fees This m alter was mentioned, in examining the books of the Auditor; and advised the committee that the State Treasurer had blank receipts printed, and the Secretary of State had plank certificates printed in using which both received or were entitled to, feessnd that these blanks were paid for, by their order, out of the same fund out of which the Au- ditos paid for printing deeds; and, also that the Land Agent had blanks printed at the expense of the State, and, upon executing them, received fees The Auditor thought 1t proper and right that the State should pay for printing these blanks to insure uniformity and save time, which would be required to write them. The Auditor supposes that in tho hurry of writing out the report, the committee for got to mention thai the other officers had blanks paid for out ot the contingent fund and only reco- iocton ID uieHtloH tndt the Auditof had drawn on that fund to pay for leeds
 With regard to the amounts drawn for furnish. ing the shers of the several counties in the State with lists of taxable lands, and for arranging and recording. in township order, all of the lands en. tered in the State, the Auditor would barely re- mark that for this laborious and important service the Legislature has heretofore, regularly, made ap- propriations, out of which payments have been made. as authorized by law.
 In making this communication, the Auditor, knowing the difficulties and circumstances under which the report was hastily made by the commit. tee. wishes to be distinctly understood as barely stating facts, Titaoui impatig sqstiing improper n ths mOtices of any meatsr offhs commttse; and the Auditor wishes and hopes to be so understood.
 The Auditor has extended this hssty letter be- yond the length he designed when he commenced it-nnd, in conelusion, has the honor to be, most respectfully, your obedent servant,
 ELIAS N. CONWAY,
 Auditor of .frkaasas