The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-07-29
HOW THE MONEY WENT.
SOME INTERESTING FIGURES FOR
THE TAXPA YERS TO READ.
MIR. Treasurer Parker's AHdaTit coh-
cerning the Cash TRANSACTIONS Oh inc
State Treasury.

MIR. Treasurer Parker's Affidavit Con-
cerninE the Cash Transactions Oh the
State Treasury.
The affidavit of Mr. Treasurer Parker, In the
case of Gibson, which was objected to by the
counsel for Gibson as lneXplicit, and which he
has been ordered to supplement with more
specific statements as to receipts and expendi-
lures, reads as follows:
Personally appears Niles G. Parker, who,
being sworn, says:
l. That he entered upon the duties Of the
Office Of State treasurer on the 10Th day OF
August, 1868.
2. That during his term of office he has
heretofore made to the mptroler-general of
the State, az by law required, monthly reports
Of the oash transactions Ct the treasury, IN the
form and after the manner which appears to
have been uniformly followed in the treasury
Office OF this State-ln which were stated ac-
curately all sums of money received and paid
away in behalf of the State, showing where,
from whom, and on what account the same
were received and for what purposes paid.
8. That the aforesaid monthly reports are,
he presumes, to be found on file in the said
Office of the comptroller-gene and That
condensed statements Of the transactions OF
each month to the close of the fiscal year
which ended October 81, 1871, have been pub
lished by the comptroller. general and may oe
found In his annual reports to the General
Assembly.
4. That from the aforesaid monthly reports,
or from the published statements thereof, will
be ascerrained the amounts OF receipts and
Disbursements of each fiscal year, and from
said monthly reports filed since the 3lst OF
October, 1871, will be found the amounts re
ceived and disbursed from that date.
5. That during the present fiscal year there
has been received into the treasury. to the
date of the 18th of tJune, the sum of 81 ,09l,-
70s Sc; and he furnishes herewith statement
showing the different sources from which the
same was received.
G. That during the present fiscal year there
has been paid out from the treasury the sum
of 81. .0s9, 1888 49, and he refers to the aforesaid
monthly reports to the comptroller general
tor Information as to the manner In which the
same has been disbursed.
Z. That the amounts paid for legislative ex-
penses, as to which special Information Is
asked, during the present fiscal year, are as
follows:
Legislative expenses, 1870, 1871 S $4,000 90
Legislative expenses, 1871, ls72.... 44l,se6 65
Total. .s472, ,s66 65
These payments include not alone ''pay GER
tifcates" OF members and attaches, but also
payments on account of incidental expenses OF
the General Assembly; and the amount OF each
particular payment, ior what special purpose,
and to whom paid, can only De dscertdaned
by an examination of the vouchers which evil
deDee the same. The amounts paio for the
like purposes during the preceding fiscal
years of this deponent's term of office can be
ascertained by reference to the Aforesaid
monthly reports.
g. That the amounts paid for public printing,
as to which special Information is asked, dur
ing the present fiscal year are as follows:
Advertising acts OF Assembly. IS IS, ,292 81
Permanent printing. ..,.......:... 1885 VI
Current printing General Assembly. 5s,695 64
Publication decisions OF Supreme
Court. ..........-........... ooo w
Total .sl13. .s74 62
The amounts paid for the like purposes dur
ing the preceding fiscal years may be ascer-
famed from the monthly reports hereinbefore
referred to.
9. That the notes issued for money borrow
ed to pay the certificates OF the members OF
F.. the General Assembly ald suoordnates, un-
der the Joint resolution Of 18th March, 1877,
as to which special Information is asked,
amount to the sum of 1898, ,3l2 II.
10. That this deponent cannot undertake TO
give, as requested, Tin every Instance the a!i-
lhority under which each payment was maze
from the treasury. So to do, would make
necessary q detailed statement OF each par
ticular transaction In the treasury, however
small In amount" for which he has neither
the time nor the requisite clerical force. he
must, therefore, refer to the acts OF the Gene
raj Assembly and resolutions 1or the lnlorma-
tion as to the amounts and purposes OF the ap-
propr ations under which payments were
made, and to the aforesaid monthly reports
for information as to amounts paid on account
of each appropriation.
IL, This deponent cannot state, as request-
ed, ''the number of pay certificates paid oy
him, to whom they were made payable, 10
In yhof nj
paid" TO undertake to comply with the par
ticulars fthis request would involve the erd'l-
qnatton of each certificate which has been paid
during the term of now nearly four years, and
would require an amount Of time and of cleri-
cal force which the deponent has not at COM
mand.
u. He further states that moneys have been
paid out BY county treasurers on warrants
drawn upon the treasury and endorsed oy this
deponent to be 30 paid, but he cannot say to
what amount or In whose favor said warrants
were drawn, as he kept no registry OF the same.
By the tenor of the endorsements the county
treasurers were authorized to pay such war
rants and to return them to the treasury as
cash. The practice of 80 endorsing warrants
was some time ago discontinued; and this
deponent believes that nearly II net all Of those
30 endorsed have already been returned to the
treasury.
Receipts from November L, 1871, to June
10, 1874.
ISL is7i. ....'."..... ~ ~ ............ ss4, ,2o7 %
Sources of revenue since:
On account taxes 1868. .......... 1856 90,
IN account taxes 1858. ..... l9, ,4sl 80
On account taxes 1870. ........... 61,oo9 II
IN ecconnt taxes 1871 950,6l3 OF
IN scconnt iicenses s...... 81 1872 80
Sslnda tnrnpike. 352 so
General interest account pubic ~
'GNau1 refund vo''.olei A SO 10
South Carolina Phosphate and
Mining Company. ............ oO0 0o
Land commissioners. .......... $3.50 w
Fees secretary of State. ......... l,0Oo w
J. NJ Wilder, ex-sherif, balance
'yu mant Somnany onT'' ''on' ano w 20 90