The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-27

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necessary Information. 90 thar an sdju.
. ment Of the interest of the State III sny.)
The ArsenaI may be had. and relieve II
public anxiety in relation there 10.
cosTIScEsr FuSp.
The Legislative Acts OF Special Sassio
1861 page 5 byIan act approved May
1861. appropriated 100000 ss . miIits'
contingen, fund, providing "thst the SAN
should be drawn on the order ~ the O.,
efnor, specifying the articles and from who.
putchssSd. the services rendered and b
whom" etc. Afterwards, BY N. frs, sec
tion ci on act approved MAY 81. 1861. (Ac,
Of Specisl Session 1861 psee 81 the Legs
isturs sppfcpristed 81 .000.r 100 for miIi'arl
purposes, and by the same act created Al
auditing committee to supervise i,s sxpen
d!'ure IN. act provided that ",he Auditor
OF Safe Is expressly prohibited from paying
any claim. Of any description whatever. ex
cept for Legislative ~xoenses. out Of the sp-
preparation made in the frat section OF the
act, until said claim has been audited and
terrified BY said committee, o. q maturity ol
shem."
In The report ~ your Excellency to the
Legislature u 1863. dated January 20. 1868
The disposition Of the military con-
'ingrnt fund ! find the following:
"On Il Ist day OF June, 1861 in answer
10 resolution Of the Senate. inqurng what
disbursement. have been made under the
military contingent fund. I repo.'ed 10 that
body that hsdsexamined and passed vouch.
ere to the amount o. eia3 III 70. tor the
cIo'hing. equipment and usns.
porsst,on Of troops raised In this State for
State and Federal purposes. from which i,
weuld appear that the military contingent
Tund exhausted. This report wss N de-
rom my books. and NOT from those Of the
Auditor Of State. Some time siterwsrd
wss nosi6sd y he Asdisos Of state, Nr.
Lsnpe. thst my s,stepent lhst the fund wss
rAhsustsd vas IN error. inssmuch % the
composing the shove amount oi
Is9.IS5 7s had been BY him charged to The
military and other proper iunts. oil Of which
appears By an examination of his books.
excepting the sum Of $4,000 Of which
'um had drawn from the Treasury $40 900
10 the Governor Of the State.
"Ot this latter amount e6, ,OO0 was paid to
Iohn II vsjen, % Qhsf,ermsssers GenefsI
4 the State. TO- which he properly account
d BY fling in the Audilor's Office vouchers
md receipts. The remaining $4,000 I &c.
'osited 10 bank in my official character, for
special purpose. ..but il not having been re-
Iuircd. ! returned the money to the Tressu-
y, with The interest which hsd accured upon
In bank The sum OF $6l6 IS, alluded
0 !. my former report 9 having reen psid
o. teIegsaphing, was paid by . check, and
urned Oh, % havesbeen charged TO my pri
ate account in bank, leaving the ofiicia
eposit Of $4,000 unbroken. This cum Of
GIG SO wss repaid 70 me FROM the military
nnd"
The first item In the report 10 O. n
ior'op, $4,000. Nay :. 1861"
Your ExceIlency informed the LeQisls-
,re on the first day Of June. 1861. thst you
ID drawn from the appropriation Of $780,
90 the sum Of e1s3,l77 7S. snd this was
10 day after the approval oi the sct Great
II the military fund.
Your ExcelIsn5y also shows. BY your con-
ugent fund report. that you'hsd, up 70 its
lte. expended between The 4th Of May,
s6t. aud the date Of the report. the sum Of
54.202 90. II 10 also known 70 your Ex-
'lIency that since the present incumbent
,s been In Office you have drawn from the
,nsinpent fund an amount which added io
ID $54,2o2 30. makes very nearly $780,
10.
This ststement OF facts shows the account ,
your Excellency with the contingent fund .
be in . condition thst does the state ,
rearury. or your Exceliepcy. great injus-
e. and ! call your attention 10 Il for 3D.
stment. |
On the 31a Of May, 1861, your Excel
ncy had drawn from the contingent fund
out $isS,i77 70. The appropriation wss
000Oo, end u that time the military fund ?
not exist. 90 that the coniinoent fund \