Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1871-02-18
INVESTIGA OF ARIZONA
FINANCES.
A Petty Partisan and Untrue State
ment Demolished by Two Reports
of Good Sense and Intelligence.

A Petty PARTISAN ana untrue state.
ment Demolished by Two Reports
of Good Sense and Intelligence.
The following statement by special
committee of the Council on Mr.. AL
sop's motion, Jan. %, was made Feb.
6, the day preceding the confirmation
Of the Auditor, Treasurer and other
Executive appointments:
Tothe Council: Your special Com. to
whom was referred the reports of the
Teri AuCitor and Teri Treasurer,
have carefully examined said reports
in connection with the books and
vouchers in their respective offices and
now make the following report there
on.
That they find the numbering Of the
warrants incorrect In the report Of the
Auditor, said mum bering not being III
accordance with the Treasurer's report,
the warrants themselves or the audi
tors own books. They also find that
under the pretended authority of an
.'Act for the relief Of the Teri Libra
rian," approved Dec. 10, 1868, which
said Act appropriates the sum Of
$3.50, "to cover the expense of fitting
UP shelving for the Library in the
room it now occupies, and for remov-
ing the same and fitting it up with
increased dimensions in the new room,
to which the library is about to be
moved" the auditor has drawn his
warrants on the treasurer for the sum
of $661; and that under the pre-
tended authority of an "Act providing
for certain necessary Teri expenses, "
approved Oct. 3, 1867, appropriating
sum not exceeding $500, for print
ing official reports and for other con-
tingent expenses" the auditor has
within the last two years drawn his
warrants for the sum of $572, for
printing alone, although the whole
appropriation was most probably ex-
pended during the year 1868. Atany
rate, the excess of the warrants over
the appropriations were entirely with
out authority Of law in the opinion of
your committee. All of these war
rants have been paid by the Terrific
rial Treasurer, and your com. is OF the
opinion that said payments were with
out authority of law. An Act to pro-
vide for the expenses Of Arizona Ter
ritory approved Oct. 80, 1866. Sec.
l, says:
"The auditor of the Territory is
hereby empowered to issue warrants,
drawing upon the Treasurer in favor
Of all persons to whom the Legislative
Assembly of the Territory may direct;
snd sec. 4 of an Act regarding bonds
and warrants" approved Dec 10,
1868, directs as follows:
All territorial warrants now out
standing and those hereafter drawn,
snail be paid by the Treasurer in the
order in which they were issued, upon
presentation; prOoiddd they are drawn
in accordance with Territorial laws
Warrants for all the current and
contingent expenses Of the year 1870,
have been drawn by the auditor and
paid by the Treasurer, amounting to
over $1,000, and it is the opinion of
your committee, that all Of said pay
ments were without authority of law,
as no appropriations have ever been
made by the Legislature for payment
thereof
Your com. would further report that
they find the books of both Auditor
and Treasurer, well and correctly kept,
and that they found warrants, bonds
and interest receipts, in the hands of
the treasurer in sufficient amounts to
account for all his disbursements, and
by actual count they verified the bal
ance reported by him in his hands
ALI of which is respectfully submit
ted, and your committee ask to be dis
charged. j. 7. ALSOP,
Chairman special committee.
For the qualification and enlighten-