The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1857-08-28
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REPORT OF THE INC
COMMITTEE.
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In pursuance Of the act "prescribin,
the duties or the Auditor and Treasure
of State, relative to the receipt, safe
Keeping and disbursement OF publ,
money and accounting therefore," ant
the act supplementary thereto, passed
March S0th, 1851, the underslgned hav,
made the examination required by sait
acts, and herewith submit.
ia.'a 81 A REPORT. oD'
Of the results Of their examina ton, ant
Of the actual condition OF the treasury
on the 18th day Of June last.
The duties OF the undersigned, as Sc
forth in the acts above mentioned, arr
as follows:
LIST. Carefully TO count all moneys o
every kind ia the Treasury.
al. Personally and carefully to ex
anime the books, accounts, vouchers
and official correspondence Of the treas
urer, relating 10 the receipt, custody ant
disbursement OF the moneys Of the State
or any part thereof.
81. To compare the same with the
books, accounts and vouchers in the
Auditors office, or with proper abs!racu
thereof.
4th. To examine and take copies OF
full descriptions Of all drafts. bills o
all drafts. OF exchange, certificates o.
deposit, and other evidences or debt due
to or belonging to the Treasury.
9Th. To ascertain the sums or balance es
actually due the State on account oI
money deposited or kept elswhere then
in the Treasury Office in Columbus
the responsibility Of the repositories
thereof, and the terms and conditions on
which such such deposits shall have
been made.
9Th. In consequec Of the recent dis.
closure Of a heavy deficit In the funds
Of the Treasury. there is necessarily
imposed the further and more arluous
duty OF ascertaining the extent and the
author or authors oft.
There was no law in the State re.
quiring thorough periodical examina.
tions OF the Treasury. until the passage
Of the act OF April 9Th, 1856, which was
improved and made more stringent by
the supplementary act OF March S0th,
1851. Previous TO the passage Of these
acts, examinations had been made at
long and irregular periods, by commit.
tees OF ihe Legislature. and by special
commissioners ppointed byjoint resolu
lions OF the General Assembly.
Since the passage OF the acts above
mentioned. several examinations Of the
Treasury have been made. Co,cmpo.
raneous with the enactment OF the law
OF 1856 the Senate appointed commit.
tee, consisting OF Messrs. Kelly, Marsh
Tay lor and Buckland, and instructed
them 10 inquire into the condition OF the
Treasury its fund and accounts. Thoy
reported to the Senate on 7lh OF April.
and the act alluded TO was passed on
the day blowing. The legislative duties
OF the members OF this committee did
not permit them to make critical and
thorough examination Of the Treasury
They relied upon the statements OF the
Tres suror a. the condition of the funds,
and nothing was elected showing tn at
they were not under his control. On
ihe llth OF April, 1856, an act was pas,
sed. constituting one mem per OF the
Senate two members OF the House OF
Representatives., "a Joint Committee OF
the General Assembly on Finance. 4"
and requiring them, during the recess
OF the Legislature, "to investigate all the
transactions OF the public agents WHO
now have, or heretofore have had, the
custody or disbursement Of the public
moneys, or any part thereof, and TO re.
port, at the adjourned session, the results
Of their investigation, and the true con.
dition OF the finances OF the State"
This Committee was occupied, during
the whole summer, in the discharge OF
its duties, and made on elaborate report
TO the Senate, on the 3O,h Of January
last. This report gives full statemen nt
OF the condition Of the funds OF the State
on the 18th Of December preceding
There was, apparently, no deficiency
III tue iuilus VI thC ototc a. buut uutS.
The Auditor OF State made an exam.
ination OF the Treasury in November,
1856, as required by the Act { April
9th OF that year. Having, in the ear.
lier part OF his report, stated the cash
balance in the Treasury on the 10Th OF
November to be.$25O, $50 o. the close
OF the same document he says: "ths
smount OF the available balance in the
Treasury on the 18th Of November. 1855
has been stated on preceding page. ]
deem it proper to say that the accuracy
OF the amount reported was ascertained f,
not only by the books Of this Office
and those OF tho Treasury Department,
but by personal examination and count
OF the funds in the Treasurer's vaults,
as required by the provisions OF the Act
Of April 9th, 1856. prescribing the du.
ties of the Auditor and Treasurer Of
State, relative to the receipt, safe keep.
ing and disbursement Of public mon.
sys, and accounting therefor and in
accordance with the sepecial provisions
OF the 1S,h::Section Of said Act"
It's clear that there has been no lack
OF vigilance in guarding the Treasury.
The number OF examinations during the
year was unusually large The ability
and experience devoted TO them were
much greater than this kind Of ser.
vice and the compensation for il gen.
orally command,
l.is equally clear that each and all
or,hsss investigations failed to expose
any serious official misconduct on tho
part Of the Treasurer, or any falcation
Ia the dunds OF the State. At tho las,
examinations. the sums reported were
found to be on hand, OF satisfactorily
accounted for. Moneys, drafts, o! other