East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1860-01-26
rhs Action of tic State Treasurer.
I.ANsINO. Dec. l5th, IS5Y

The Board of State Auditors met and
organized for the purpose OF making the
annual settlement with John Mckinney,
State Treasurer, as required by the Act
of the 9Th of Apsh 1851.
Prcsent-HoA. n. G.. Isbell, Sec'y Of
State; Hon. Daniel l.. Case, Auditor
General and James w. Sanborn, Com.
missioner Of the State Land Office.
After having examined and compared
the accounts, exhibits and statements of
the kuditcr General and State Treasurer,
we find that there should have been from
cash received by said John Mckinney,
as State Treasurer, in the Treasury at
tre close of the fiscal year, on the 30th
of November last, the sum of one hundred
and sixty thousand four hundred and
sixty-six and 4S-l00ths dollars, $780,.
466 4S,) but the State Treasurer being
absent, the Board on the request of his
deputy, deferred the examination of the
funds for his return,
LANSING, Dec. 9th, 1859.
The Board proceeded with the set
Element of the State Treasurers account,
he being present,
Theodore Hunter, Deputy Treasurer,
being sworn and examined, we find that
on tho Both of Nov. last the Treasurer
had on hand, in cash in the vaults of the
Treasury, and in legally constituted
banks OF deposit, the sum of fifty thou
sand two hundred and sixty seven and
73-i00ths dollars, (50,267 73,) also that
thu following deposits or sums of money
were due to him as such Treasurer from
the following banks, persons and firms,
viz;
Papipsular Bank Of Detroit, the sum
Of four hundred and seventy three and
25-l00ths dollars, (s473 25,) Artizan's
Bank Of New York, the sum of thirty.
five thousand five hundred and ninety
three and 9-1O0ths dollsrs, 1885 .593 S6;1
@. Il. Anthony, of New York, the sum
IF sixteen thousand two hundred and five
and 99-l00ths dollars, tsl6,205 80 !
LOOMS & Whitwell, of Jackson, the
sum Of two thousand nine hundred and
twenty five and 62.100ths dollars 1925
S2 i ID. Mcintyre, of Ann Arbor, the
=,
n0ne Of which deposits or sums Of money
are secured by an approved bond, as re.
quired by Act No. 105 of the Session
Laws Of 1855.
Said John Mckinney also, as such
Treasurer, presented us receipt or GER
tiicate made by Il. H. Hazelton & Co.,
for fifty thousand dollars, [$50,000, 4
which is dated July lst, 1859, which we
deem insecure, and which we cannot re.
gard 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 the sum of one hun.
dred and ten thousand one hundred and
nioety.eight and -fve.one hun.
drcdths dollars [s110,19S 751 which VIC
DO not find 70 be in the State Treasury
or secured by approved bonds, as rcquir
ed 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:
Uhrcas, 1t has come to the knowledg,
Of this Board that the present State
Treasurer has, during the past year, beer
in the practice of depositing the publ,
moneys without such security as is pro
vided by law, and has thereby in on
opinion not only violated the law, bu
greatly endangered the safe keeping o
the public funds, and seriously prejucice'
the interests of the State, therefore,
Bet Resolred, That the practice of tn,
State Treasurer, as set forth in the fore
going preamble, does not meet with on
appreciation, and that the chairman o
this Board is hereby instructed to com
municate to the Governor copy Of tn,
foregoing award and determination
touching the accounts of John McKinne'
~ State Treasurer, and also Of this pre-
emble and resolution f
n. q, ISBELL, u,
secretary OF state.
DANIEL l.. CASE,
st Auditor General.
aw JAS. w. SANBORN,
Com'r State Land Office.
On motion the Board adjourned til
January 10th, A. d., 1860,
N. G.. ISBELL,
Chairman Board Auditors.
WV, II. PIScKNEY, Clerk. !,
Lansing, Dec. 9th. 1859.
EI Alta prayer meeting, held not
hundred miles from this city, one of tn
Republican brothers prayed with grca
JUNCTION for the peace Of John Brown
soul. After he had finished, brothc
from the "other side Of the house," oil
fered up his petition to the throne Q
Grace, in the course on which he prayc
that all men might live together in IN