The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-06-05

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sizs tustia, April q lssa recieo5 81 within gas
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! $3.50 tSisncdl ~. g PliL.us
we farther ind a mAnnsandulp book showing the
accounts ~ George " Honey "a accoanf nifh 3
Brown eieFs tax n which are entered SUMS . Cisa
with George VI Honey. which IRE oi deposited in the
tsasaIy e{ aepos,i wat;.t = ile ens.lt q any as
! whether iho Compfroer's Office 8 ccHipgfcriiy
managed, ard whether the books therein kept
e.tyi and g such manner q toshoN ne true con
IN regard to -yshe!het he eaapsrelier oaiee $
oon,petentiy managed or not + your konoeabis hoiiy
en- best draw four own conclusions lron tho fctS
herein pEcsepicd. We ind The books very lapcdec,y
condition OF tbs finances q the state
It sinpossible IN the iindtcd tine at roiTnanl
peIfeelions in the method 81 ecinc such hoos.s but
We VIII instance few 90 ILLUSTRATED Firsi-Eo dral
settlement has been made with the late Treas urer.
George w. Honey, since Nav 81 1Sil several q.
iempis have been made &C the erd On each succeeding
quarter Terminating August 81. and November So
the Comptroller By the statements 81 Mr. Honey tut
discrep large amount exist eansld ~ errors
books o. che respective ciIees. IA the quarter
ending February - 1sTe we ind Geo ~ Honey cred
thai quarter, S3iifSi l6 whereas Ne should havo
ceivcd credit for only $2ia i ~ which was ne total
paid that quarter. thus showing q diicrtnco u
SSSGS2 q more than Mr. Honey was entitled IA, and q
state revcn1c account" Ths error was no dOnbi
occasoned BY maklg the entries from encis FAR
stead of proving his work by adding up tie amounts 81
ihc pay warrants Tor that quarter which shund have
THIS error Had these differences been uslrd IS tho
proper time, much u the present confusion IN The ~
Again. find that since the year 1850 thd former
system (Which was corccn Of charging tic shelifs and
ROLLS FOR taxes as completed, has been ahan-
doncd and tilo plan has been adopted - eysiiing ~
their accounts but charging the amount az asscs-
neni rolls delivered 10 thcns 20 collect uf Q their hnl
sail Is thai most Of tie sheriHs and collectors ~ rXcs
appear 10 have large balance due 10 them by tic STALE
standing to their credit he books ia the Compfro
70 the State until their final settlement Is lnar Take
Tor instance ihc account % Mr. a. y Hall. sheriff az
fietIts couhy- fic 9HPels ereqlteu win $sl,tz -
FOR amounts deposited by him with the tompffsiicr
% ana lhte, winic no charges wiatofer for
taxes or nmolnis ~ assessment rolls have ever been
mace asahst nm since MS aecost was opened aud he
appears 10 have never made settlement Tor afy of
these years The total amounts credited 10 TIM 1ari-
Gus esss-sOfs ahu cohectofs aud shefuts 81 Harris
against which debts charges have been ever
Der OF the assessors and collectors aud shefds ae-
counts show balances TO their credit fhont any fos
oeing charged 70 them The strange anomaly there
fore appears that while In many Instances suits have
BEEN Instituted against many OF the assessors and col
iectors and sherifs % recover collections ndc BY
the Comptroller, yet the books Of the Comptroller
actually sho9 that the State IS owing these very inc
The same state Of affairs as those 10 which we
have Just alluded appears in tho accounts 81 A. Bed
soc, Comptroller, wherein he 3 credited with an
moneys deposited by him IN the State tseasurT fof
various taxes and fees paid 10 10 his Oco by private
ndiyiduals which corresponding entries have never
been fully charged against his account Tins showing
thG state indebted TO him IN the sum OF s57Gss b
whereas II the books had been properly kept this ac
with the am0untof taxes fees paid into hs Office III
the same time the money is-credited 70 him.
AuVtilCi important matter is the TACT. thar
record Metever appears 70 nave been kept q te faIie
Of the various Insurance and perhaps other ncer
Somptfoier oilce, their occupation lakes Tins make
ing ii impossible 10 ascertain 0Y nanv0f quchcolnpa
Iies nave iiled 70 pay sach iaAe or 20 ind on tho
dates when those companies who have paid shonld
new their payments These paVlncnts arc al made az
rect 20 the Comptroller, and should agnate 10 large
SIM during the year and shonid BE- kept separate md
distinct from all other accounts By this onaissiol
many no doubt escape he payment Of Their occupation
taxes fIth we further lind thar no closing entries
have beer matte u the end Of each fiscal year as was
tornery aone since August 81, 1865 consequently
made, thus making it Impossible 10 asccrfain f,e
facts in relation 70 the general accounts. 70 prove
general ledger" sixtl--In conscdueace az not
having sufficient time toInake al Investigation
IN the affairs OF the tax Office connected I
with the Comptroller Department We have
only compared tho asseszuent rolls Of one
amined) Tor the years 1869 ana 1870 with the scffIc
ments made BY the sheriff Of that county Ior those
years, and we ind that supplemental ''aescssmtut
roll January 81 1870 appears 10 have never bae,1
charged by the Comptroller 10 that shcrifre account
consequently the sheriff could not have made any rs
turns Tor the taxes be collected under this assess
meDt roll. There may be many similar omissions Oh
errors IN the remaining .assessmcnt rolls as no
onis sions could ever Be detected iIad he former
plan been retained, % charging the amounts 81 AZ
as soon az they were examined AMI CORRECTED such
oscrsights would be avoided, and each sberfrr BE-.
Indebtedness 20 the State screufn-We frd
considerable Of ihc work 81 the Comptroller Office
nclulu, ana as an Instance would intention that The
tcs ief 1eti due other con miles, have Dot set boon
D whether The Comptroller has DIZZY paid into
me treasury al moneys received ~ lin from axes.
ami other sources, and belonging 70 the siotes
We hsFc1ot had sufficient tiao 10 properly cxansins
the paFeFs and vouchers Sled "a hi- Office whch might
% $50 ~ , ~, - Pl 30 gar
" We nave tanineu ne Dpote n Ile I05t roller So
nnd no evidence IN those books that hc has ied q
6es tier b s,s s.Hsr MIA 80 ey III
net, Jour honorable BODY bet dccr1uine ffori
49, iiiai 70 moneys NhAtef.
ilch were pald ~ % the comptroller by pryae irdi
fiauals qr Stas taxes out-corufy taxes fohfg r0ed
ana bridge lax county road bfidee ai district school
tween tie dates u December l. 1871 and scpfl ~
las2. period 81 over nine months 1Fcre dfpo-iied
during the VI efra pa the treasury ui nc aflf dafe
although during this ine The aaIns raid ID acrns8i-
iaied 80 the nngnnt ~ $iai0l is. Ne l1Ffher fnd I
BY insurance cOmpanies between DE- datcs IN Apl :
anf Ansuss p ~. period ~ neully IKE nosihe
were dcposlie ~ ann u iiie Trashy nuf hc at
cT fafe. wien adappsif nse ln1Se III slRf5 81 rlal
tue head Of oeeEpafion taxes from niscciai5ons ~
-nfqnre companies % ftlqia nhalcgcf hsf kept rs
show fin palicsq Of The companies clio lad slsrla .le
payments ~ e0nlas tHg auiGaufs ~ i'otcGp1.
if.iiI.r Hef0nd what a.. .f.,. =. 49,. 90 "a
treasury. lEc nciis 0i s.ecftais'ing as faei
from h- book tlil world refer 10 orr rf,..5,ss
tepori o. il-HraIcc mafiers
whether the comptrsler has drasrls,oaes fsrsr
The irea-Hry aud permitted inc same o. i-el fal
other purposes tilan ~ dilecfed - lass
~ haze not bad sufficient fnie ~ properly lraHIfe
~ fgtiier Bed D tie 0Grc " tic foilf ..l
sf'inou on lliIs sdbirri
@Nhelher ihe CulnHiriifl - a1g ~ as dlalI-
have pfoLiea by way Cos p1rfgHfG1b Frffg = 90 ate
eontfacis for work dome foI his Oficcf
Tiue j. i8aifer tich We have ~, ia.rne. - ff
ialnin8 iorlaiy any rpcords foaudfn ll.c comdfolr
'lce ai we tiltfelort consider e nor n arfIrc
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u confiHsson Ne H0Qid r.-ae,ff.iilr eie,. q. -
sntr 10 your rcnneef-thaf D tFr rtas.d fiift, 4
700 Niint further steps consider iils-fF TO-
taicu - properly 81 Just the accianfs - tic late re
7fei iiih ilose % tho temipfOlier. th1 deer 81
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ol0r ~ cT q has liot 81 oder tlal fir 20. r.s
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p li-i le $50 rcInire esrrn ,ylllil s;lirs sf 7
err. fi0fs % b made flIafofn
u 4. also i1.pofiant thai III = e8neilers srr.se-ii.
mentioned hefeln WITCH ~ toneF s t1liitd d ~
1eain-i - rns.Io l.. -l1lid ie ffslfd etetfffIe
plTciier, n order fhaf ff l.av De friIte Z, l
tiiitt ~ feIuitltcle and e Ele a. he CrnDff6i
~ oiAcc where ffef prop rs be0ll