The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-10
The foregoing

ference or implication that I have en-
deavored to palm off any "irregular"
claims upon the State Treasurer. My
action in connection with this whole
matter has beon open md clear. My
claims were. known IN character and
amount to- oil who cared to examine or
inquire. Your honorable bodice salts
fed themselves Of tho justice aud va.
lidity Of my claims. and passed Hn Act
directing their payment, and in the tux
levy provided fund for that purpose.
At least $780, .0G0 have been collected On
account OF the levy made to pay my
claims, but. as yet, have only univcd
from the State Treasurer $lI, 900 on nc
count Of my claims.
respectfully sublnit that 1 nu, cnti
tied 10 protection III the burds Of tie
General Assembly in securing lhn pay.
mcut Of the claims Which have :hus
pnsse'l the scrutiny OF the General AZ.
scmby. / nave 40 objection to re-
TX ,'nlu,tiun uf my Chains. If that be
deemed ueccSsnry, but rcpel with in-
dignaiion any i,npatntlon that / hive
presented claims which wero known to
be ''irresu!ar,' t,r tHat have presented
claims which were not submitted 10 the
examination of the General Assembly
and tho S.nto Treasurer before the Act
| was passed.
The letter Of the State Treasurer closes
with the statement that have ".tttached d
tho moneys of the State in the South
Carolina Bank and Trust Compauy 10
the amount al S63. 00j without any pro-
cess III law" This statement ls wholly
Incorrect. l have not attached auy
funds OF the State. either with or with
l
received explicit Instructions from the
| Comptro''er-Gruer!l to pay 10 checks
drawn on the Stats fluids deposited III
the bauk. OF which / am tho President,
unless the same are drawn III conformity
with certain dirccuona gwen by the
Comptroller General to the State Tre;.-
snrcr. copy Of which has been served
bv the ComptroierG GeAeral on me-
were not drawn III conformity to those
directions. aud have felt bound to re-
fuse payment. submit herewith copies
of the instructions referred to.
| The Instructions OF the Comptrullcr-
Gctfcral were glscn in accordance with
the provisions Of the present tax levy,
which requires that 1.-THE funds provided
by tho first seven SECTIONS of the tux
Levy Act ehnll bo kept by tho State
Treasurer separate and apart from each
other, und from other public fluids, and
shall be applied 10 the purposes for
which they are respectively levied. II
Up To the present titnn the State Trea.
surcr has drAwti upon the funds do
posted III the Sou!t Carolina Bank and
Trust Company Az IL whole, AMI The
checks dD not III any instance show to
what accounts %: funds they are seve-
rally charge.blc.
am seeking simply to secure the
cnrrying out of the provisions Of IN Act
Of your honora, le bodies, p issed after
great deliherutlon aud with u full know.
ledge OF the character OF the claims
provided for, aud now ask thnt such
action bo taken rs will enforce tho pur.
pose mud object of that Act. Very 70.
pect(nlly, your obedieut servant,
HARDY SOLOMON,
President South Carolina Bank und
Trust Company.
OFFICE OF CoMprEoLIrH. GENERAL,
COLUMBIA, 5. e., Feb. 2, 1874.
HIrIiy S,.omoa, Esq. SDuM Crolinu
Runh nmd Trust ComDuny, Columbia,
s C.-SIH: AS the Soutu Curoiiuu Gauh
an,i Trust Company is the depository oI
the public funds Of the State. have
issued to Hon. L. l.. Curdozo. Treasure,
OF tue State. the following instructions
relative To the dcros,ting and d,sburs,ng 9
OF the same. Us follows: Tint moneys
should DO deposited to n general &C.
count. aud checks drawn against the
same Tor the proportion belonging To
each fund, for specific tax has been
levied, unu the amuunt Of said checks
carried To credit OF same. This will in.
Volre tho opening Of an account With
thu different funds SD levied. Checks
arc To bn drawn with the nama Of The
fund out OF which they arc to be paid
written across the face i'll red ink, and
are TO DO carrie,! to tho ,iehi. Of the nc.
count so spec.tird. You will, therefore,
puy no checks unless 40 drawn. III.
proportion each specific levy bears tn
the whole levy is ns follows: For the
purposes nprcItcd in Section l. S As;
Section 9. s -; Sect"n ). 8 49; Sue..a.
4. 4S; Section 5. As: for deuciencips
Ut 1873 il Section 6. l3 is; for South
Carultna Bank aud Trust Company in
Section 6. 3 4S; for tho purposes speci
tied iii Section IS. Your monthly
account current must hereafter show the
deposits mud disbursements on nccoun,
ol each particular fund. Very respect.