Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-02-18

er things, they find that under the
pretended authority of an Act for the
relief of the Territorial Librarian, APP
proved Dec 10, 1858, which said Act
appropriates the sum of $3.50 for re-
moving and fitting up the new library
room, the Auditor has drawn his war
rant on the Treasury for the sum of
$661; and that under the pretended
authority of an Act providing for Ger
tain necessary Teri itorial expenses ap-
proved Oct. 3, 1867, which appropri-
ates sum not exceeding $500 for PRINT
ing official reports and other contin-
gent expenses, the Auditor has drawn
his warrants on the Treasurer for
S572 for printing alone. The excess
of the warrants over the appropriation
was entirely without authority OF law
AL Of the warrants have been paid by
the Territorial Treasurer, and your
committee is Of opinion that said pay
ments are without authority of law. "
The committee further states that
warrants for all the current and con-
tingant expenses of the year 1910 have
been drawn ~ the Auditor and paid
Dy the Treasurer, amounting to over
50, 900, and it is the opinion of your
committee that all of said payments
Were without authority Of law"
For the committee to arrive at the
opinion above stated, 5hey must have
overlooked some very important pro-
visions of law relating to the payments
above referred to. 1t is not within
the province of this Office to know bg
what authority, the Auditor draws his
warrants ON the Treasurer, nor have l
the right to go back Of the warrants
when Hesented to me for payment or
catechise the Auditor on the subject.
l will state however by what author
ity of law the several sums We're paid
by me.
Under statutes Of 1868, page 26, an
Act for the relief Of the Territorial
Librarian, approved Dec. 10, there
was paid $40 for freight on books for
Territorial Library; also, $3.50 for fit
ting up and removing Library to the
new room.
In statutes Of 1868, page 50, joint
resolution directs that the Territorial
treasurer shall set apart from the ter
ritorial funds from time to time suffi-
cient sum of money to pay all the le-
gal current and contingent expenses
of the Territory Of Arizona for the
year ending Dec. l, 1863, and under
this resolution the current and contin-
gent expenses for the year 1859, were
paid, amounting to -, 724 II.
DISBURSEMENTS FOR 1870.
By statutes of 1865, page 80, sec. 8,
the Attorney General shall receive an
annual salary of 81, to be paid quar-
.terly by the Territorial Treasurer on
the warrant OF the Auditor. Under
this Act, there was paid $500. Stat
utes of 1867, page 81, an Act provid-
ing for certain necessary territorial
expenses, says, 1.-The territorial auditor
is hereby authorized to audit and al
low the following Territorial expenses
1st. A sum not exceeding $50 per
annum for rent of room for library.
ID A sum not exceeding so per all
mum for the distribution of the Acts
of each Legislative Assembly. Under
this Act there has been paid $3.50.
Statutes OF 1861, page 80, an Act con-
corning Territorial Indebtedness, Sec
ton ), declares that from the time
when this act shall take effect. the
salaries Of the Territorial Auditor and
Territorial Treasurer shall be for each,
5000 per annum. Sec. 6 declares the
Auditor shall audit and the Treasurer
shall pay the salaries allowed in the
previous section; also, all just charges
by the several counties for keeping Of
territorial prisoners. Under the pro-
visions of this act, the following sums
have been paid: For salaries $1,000
and for keeping territorial prisoners,
Sl,456 So.
Howell code, page l46, section 10.
says the Governor may appoint agents
to demand of the Executive of any
foreign government any fugitive from
just &c, and the account of the agent
so appointed shall be audited by the
Auditor and paid out Of the territorial
treasury Under the provisions of
this act, there has been paid 5000.
Statutes of 1866, page q, an Act to
provide for the expenses of Arizona
Territory, Sec. 1, declares that the
Auditor is hereby authorized to issue
Territorial warrants, drawing upon the