The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1860-02-02
From the Lansing Republican.


The State Auditors and Treasurer.
The action of the Board
after their examination into the condi-
ton of the Treasury, is comprised in
the following award and resolutions:
Lansing, Dec. Is, 1859.
The Board of State Auditors met
and organized for the purpose of max
ing the annual settlement with John
Mckinney, State Treasurer, as requir-
ed by the Act of the 9TH of April, 1851.
Presentation. N. @. Isbell, Secre-
tary of State; Hon. Daniel L. Case,
Auditor General; and Hon. James w.
Sanborn, Commissioner Of the State
Land Office.
After having examined and compar-
ed the accounts, exhibits and state
ments of the Auditor General and
State Treasurer, we find that there
should have been from cash received
by the said John Mckinney, as State
Treasurer, in the State Treasury at the
close of the fiscal year, on the 30th of
November last, the sum of $3.50, 466, 48,
but the State Treasurer being absent,
the Board on request of the Duputy,
deferred the examination of the funds
for his return.
Lansing, Dec. 81, 1859.
The Board proceeded with the set
Element of the State Treasurer's ac-
count, he being present.
Theodore Hunter, Deputy Treasurer,
being sworn and examined, we find
that on the 3Oth of November last the
Treasurer had on hand in cash in the
vaults of the Treasury, and in legally
constituted banks of deposit, the sum
or sums of money were due to him as
such Treasurer, from the following
banks, persons and firms, viz:
Peninsular Bank of Detroit, the sum
of SAB 25; Artizan's Bank of New
York, the sum of $35, 593 80; @. T.
Anthony of New York the sum of 16,-
2O9 90; LOOMS & Whitwell of Jack
son, the sum Of 1925 90 d. Mcintyre
of Ann Arbor the sum of S., 700; none
Of which deposits or sums of money
are secured by an approved bond, as
requi, ed by Act No los of the Session
Laws of 1855.
| Said John Mckinney also, as such
Treasurer, presented us receipt or
certificate made by E. III. Hazleton
and Co., for $4,000 which is dated
July lst, 1859 which we cannot regard
as cash in the State Treasury.
We therefore find that the said
John Mckinney has received of the
State of Michigan, as State Treasurer,
the said six last mentioned sums of
money, amounting in all to ITO, 1913 IS,
which we do not find in the State
Treasury, or secured by approved
bonds, as required by law.
n. G. ISBELL,
Secretary of State.
DANIEL l.. CASE,
Auditor General.
JAS. w. SANBORN,
Com'r State Land Office.
On motion the following preamble
and resolution was adopted:
| Whereas, 1t has come to the knowf.
edge of this Board that the present
State Treasurer has, during the last
year, been in the practice of depositing
the public moneys without such secu
rity as is provided by law and ha.
thereby in our opinion not only violat
ed the law, but greatly endangered the
safe keeping of the public funds, and
seriously prejudiced the interests o
the State; therefore,
BE 1T ResolUed that the practice oil
the State Treasurer, as set forth in the
foregoing preamble, does not meet
with our appreciation, and that the
chairman of this Board is hereby in
structed to communicate to the Cover
nor copy of the foregoing award ant
determination, touching the account
of John Mckinney as State Treasurer
and also of this preamble aad resolu
E ton. N. G. ISBELL,
Secretary of State.
DANIEL L. CASE,
Auditor General.
JAS. w. SANBORN,
Com'r State Land Office.
On motion Board adjourned til
January 10, A. D. 1860.
n. G. ISBELL,
Chairman Board Auditors.
} VIM H. PINCKNEY, Clerk.
: Lansing, Dec. 81, 1859.
The following deductions are irresis
table:
If the transaction referred to was ,
: loan it is in violation of the fourth sec
ton of the law of 1912.
r If it was deposit, it was in viola
ton of the Act of Feb. 1855.
If it was delivery of the bonds O
} the State without receiving the pa,
for them in full, it was a violation o
the Act of 1859, authorizing the Cana
/ Loan.
r In either of the. above cases. tn,
State Treasurer has brought himself
within the terms of the statute. found
upon page 222, Sec. Is, compiled laws
"The Office Of the State Treasurer
Commissioner of the Land Office. O
: of any other collector or receiver O
public moneys, appointed by the Leg
islature, by the Governor, by and witt
the advice and consent of the Senate
) except those officers, for whose reno
| val provision is otherwise made bv tn,
Governor, in case it shall appear I,
him, on sufficient proofs, that sucl
, Treasurer. commissioner or othor q,