Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-11-30
REPORT or THE COMMITTEE.
Moneys Paid Into the Auditors Office aud
Not Covered into the Treasury.

Moneys Paid Into the Auditors Office aud
No, Covered into the Treasury.
Irregularities appear to have existed in
the Office OF the Auditor OF Public Ac-
counts prior to January 1, 1884, with le-
spect 10 money paid into the Office by the
clerks OF the various courts oi tue Com
monw ealth. IL il the duty Of such clerks
10 collect the tax upon civil process. deeds,
&C., and TO make report thereof TO the Au-
ditor and cover the same into the Treasury
f,,tween the LIST day OF September and the
18th lay OF December In each year, with
very bede, ncnalties upon them for failure
10 make such re,.ort and payment within
the time specified.
Erses ths eve-~;~ -
%~m III" '......uation OF witnesses upon
this subject Whose testimony Is herewi.h
returneJD and from the records oil the hu-
thtor's Office (copies OF which are filed win
such testimony, II appears thai there We're
1I3 clerks OF county and corporation courts
the same number OF clerks OF circuit courts,
and one clerk Of Richmond City Chancery
Court, making in all 2s' CLERKS
who ought To have made such re-
norris and payments for the years
ending September /. 1882, and SepteEptf I,
1883. But the rcyatds sd6I HS ierort or
pa...ru. FROM 1853 Of these clerk. fef the
War NttluE "tDttub'i II iF'-s s'i'N F''''
nom 100 OF them for the year ending sep
tember I, 1888.
This state Of facts can he explained IN
hut Que Of two ways; Either the clerks
failed To make these reports and payments,
which are not entered TO their credit oil
they made them aud were not credited l.!
them on the books OF the office. Withir
The limited time al the disposal OF youi
committee they could procure evidence ~
TO only four cierks-viz, e. X. Humc, r'ef'
of the Circuit and County courts OF Green
county: Edmund waddhl, clerk oil th
Circuit and County courts of Charles CIT
county: George W. Carter, clerk oi IN
Circuit Court ~ Henric0 county; anu =
l.. Turner, clerk OF GreenesNile county.
From the deposition and vouchers OF I,
r. Hume, now clerk In the Treasurer
anice, Il appears that on different occasion
within the la,t four years lac has paid nj
the Auditors oisice sums sggregatin
&4SS.Is. which are mol entered on u
books Of either the Auditor or Treasure
The last Of these remittances he made ID
cssnber. lss2, by a Registered letter co.
tanning currency and stamps, sisi.67, N
claims against ths state 10 the amount
81. No receipt appears. To have be-
given for this remittance. The envelo
In which these enclosures were sent "
lately found In the Auditors ofiiev WI
tnt r'dt hNtkth anu Win MY tttti ~
claims against the state stlll in il, hut wi
ont the currency aud stamps, aud no tr,
81 the remittance as above stated il 10
fasnd a the boek..
The deposition OF ". v. Wsddill. q
of the clerks In the Auditors Office, shoy
~ per voechers exhibited Srfsre your 90
G,itee, that his father, clerk Of the cou
III Chsrks city, ks. paid into the Ardiio
sfsee within TIE last six wears SWISS to
smount OF ssCl.ss, which are sot enter
anywhere on The ssoks Of the oncc.
The deposition ~ George ". C,rier. wi
fhe other evidence. shows the payaent
him into the oase within the la, - sel
Of SUNS syxrgating Ssss.S.. 81 which
entry 10 ~ he fepna On tie book.
The deposition of l.. II. larrel,. lad
al Grsenessllie county, shows The pavae
by the clerk Of bic shusly ~ a sum
money ints tbs ofnce tine amount n
kuoWp) fer csc Of the n.esl yesrs lssl-
or 1853, and che beck. show no cutry
any Gum paid IL ON either year
II thus appears that Sass 10 the snoll
Of ti.keS. = are proven a. having been rs
INTO The ofkse from three 81 The csrnses
the state. 81 which the books shsw
trace: asd ene sum, In aaditios 10 the
(.he amount Of which could not be given
h also proven 10 have bees p,id In and n
entered.
your eosisihss sas no information
~ these ~sNfrs anti two or three ds.
sgo, sod the nsces>ity for making repo
In 80 short tisae prevented them from b
iBg ahie 10 hear more evidence. inssmuc
"a the foBr sssee a. 10 which they were ab
to procure evidence show the State OF Fac
above Get fssfb. they are Of opinion N
4 may rea,snsbiy b. inierred thai IN Iars
number Of the cases where the clerks al
pear 70 be IN defssli they are not sc,sail
"a. suf have paid iaie the AUDITORS osiee
that being the ofles lato which they nst
aliy psy.
PROM The evidence betore your commit
t<e ih<y are u opinion thai the two ilss
rem n 1912 and ise3-,3 txs 10 whis
jnlljed stsssisspts are gwen are MOI ID