Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-14

structIons, 8 fuII and complete report O.
the financial operations Of this Bureau,
from the time of its establishment, on
the 18th day of April, 1868, to the 30th
day of April, 1864, inclusive.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
PLAs OF BUSINESS.
Upon receiving from yoa, in April,
1868, the appointment of Fasneiah See
retary, procured the necessary books,
prepared forms for the various accounts,
and commenced the transaction OF busi
ness.
The system of book keeping adopted
corresponds very nearly with that in use
in the Offices of the Auditor and Treas
ureT of State, with the addition Of sew
eral registers and statement books not
used in those Offices
The fands received have been deposit
ed in bank and only drawn ont upon
checks signed by yourself, payable to the
order Of claimants Accounts have
been kspt With ths following banking
houses: The Indianapolis Branch Bank
| ing Company, a. & J. c. s Harrison,
asd 5. A. Fletcher & Co, Indianapolis;
Winslow, Lanier L Co, New York, and
The United States Depository, Cincinnati.
No funds have bean received, disbursed,
or used on any account, or for any pur-
poss, except IS shown by the general
statement Of receipts and disbursements
/ herewith submitted, and none have been
paid out except upon proper and suffi-
cient vouchers Monthly settlements
have been made with the banks, aud the
checks paid By them carefully compared
with the vouchers and books of the Bu-
resa; and statements have been pre-.
i pared showing the monthly receipts and
| Disbursements and the balance remain
/ ing on hand. In addition, general state
4nents have been made, showing the
whole operation Of the Bureau up to the
close Of each month.
VOUCHERS.
All payments for the Benevolent Insti-
tutions and Prisons have been made up-
on itemixed accounts, specifically setting
forth the articles purchased, or the ssrv-
ices rendered, the price and amount, and
the same have been certified and ap-
proved BY the Steward, Superintendent
or Warden, under whose direction the
purchases we're made or services per-
formed. These accounts are passed
aud ordered to be paid BY the proper
Board Of Trustees, or Directors, and a
warrant is annexed to each for the
amount, signed by the presiding officer
/ OF the Board, and attested and registered
by the Secretary. When receipted BY
the claimants, these vouchers are paid
| BY checks as stated All checks are re-
quired to be endorsed By tha parties, and
when paid are taken up at the end OF
the month from the banks, cancelled. and
attached to the corresponding vouchers
On Ele
Payments to the Militia and Minute
Men, who were called out in 1862 10 re-
pei rebel raids and protect our southern
border from invasion, have been made
only through the State paymaster. His
accounts have been regularly audited
and certified by the Military Auditing
Committee appointed BY the Lsgisia-
tsre, and forwarded through this Barsau
to the Treasury Department at Washing
ton, for examination and reimbursement.
The Arsenal and Armory accounts,
and claims for services Of Special Sur.
geons, Supplies sent to Richmond. Vir-
ginia, for Indiana prisoners Of war, Mil
itary Tslegraphing, Military Agencies,
Recruiting Service, ke., are fully item
lied, certiGed By the proper officers, aud
| have been audited and certified by the
Military Auditing Committee. except in
few instances where expences were
unavoidably incurred at times when the
committee was not in session
The special premium accounts show
the names Of the recruits, when and in
i what counties recruited, for what regi-
meht, company or battery, when and by
whom mustered into the service, and are
certified by the officer or person who pro-
cured the recruits, also By the mastering
officer, and the snperintendtnt Of the re-
cruiting service, or the military com
mAndaps. ander whose orders the recruits
we're obtained, and reoeipsed By the re-
erui,ing officers entitled to the prsmi-
ums
In the preparation Of all vouchers
great care has been taken to make them
complete in every particular, and ii ia
believed that no reasonable objection
can be made to than on the ground oi
inaccuracy or uncertainty.
The following general statement shows
the amounts received and disbursed to
this date
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| On account OF the Indiana
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