Marshall County Republican., 1861-03-14
There is due from the General Fund
.s9s9,lss e5

From this the Auditor delucts $685.
712 76, the balance in the Treasury when
the report was made. but as this has been
expended since. without reducing the
above Indebtedness to trust funds, the
above total is our Trust Eund debt.
Add to it the sums recently borrowed
and the Etate debt ieti BY the Democracy to
the Republican party to meet. is about
one and quarter nIiions Of doiiarsi-
This Is the result of Democratic rule,
for which Dir. Packard SO piously thanks
God.
Heretofore we have pointed out some of
the leading items which have swelled this
debt--all In violation of law. To still
further show the plundering of the public
funds, we now ask attention to COM
munication laid before the House, by Gov
ernor Morton. about three weeks since.
BY the law of last session, as a part OF
the Treasury system. the General Assem-
bly, wisely determined to abolish fees and
perquisites Of the State officers. which the
Committee on Public Expenditures show
ell to lead to the grossest disregard and
perversion of law to increase them. The
act OF last session gave to the State officers
fixed salaries of the most liberal Character.
To aid in the payment Of these salaries,
the law required these fees and perquisites
to be paid into the State Treasury The
following is the section:
"Sec. 3. The said officers shall receive
no other compensation whatever (except
the salaries Editor, but each shall collec.
and account to the Auditor Of State for,
and pay into the State Treasury, every fee,
emolument, perquisite. salary. and gratui-
ty OF every. kind he may receive. or tsat
may rise or accrue in any manner in his
official duties, or out of his official busi-
ness; and each of said officers is required
to keep strict account OF all moneys so
received. and pay the same in.o the treas
ury at the end of every three months."-
Acts 1859. page It's.
The act relative to the receiving. hold
ing and disbursement Of the public moneys,
specifies what moneys shall be paid into
the public Treasury. The eighth clause is
as follows:
Eighth. Every fee. perquisite or bonus
received by any State officer in the dis
charge of the duties of his Office Acts
1859. page 22S. When the General AS
sembly met. it ascertained from the reports
of the Treasurer of State. that no fees,
&C., had been paid into the State Treasury
by the State officers. The House passed
resolution, calling upon the Governor
for information in the matter, and Gov.
Morton, in answer, sent to the House the
following responses. from the Treasurer Of
State, the Secretary Of State, and the Aud
itor of State. e
Mr.. Cunningham. the Treasurer. saws:
'in answer to your inquiry of the path
inst, | have to say that have received
no fees or perquisities as Treasurer of State
since March 5. 1889, nor have any been
paid into the Treasury"
The acts from which we have quoted.
were passed March 5, 1859.
The Secretary of State. MI. Peelle, an
swers the Governor Is follows:
The records Of this Office sAow tnat
since March 5. 1859. Mr.. Durham has is
sued to justicss Of the peace
lsal conuissoner's fees. q each :. .tl52l %
10 Notsrys Public. -...-....-.,.....6 67l 00
fasdons and Reuimions- - ...- :. 10 90
Wsuant. md Requisitions. -. = -. -. "a 90
Commissioaers of Deed, whose oaehs are on
nic and fees paid-l9 at - each ...-.57 90
Iofs'. 49, =. -. ....-., .f2.5I5 90