The Delta independent., 1889-08-06
INFORMATION WANTED,
The Governor Demands of the Secre-
tary of State an Account of
His Stewardship.
A DOCUMENT OF GREAT INTER.
EST TO TAXPAYERS.

SIR Iursuant 10 tuc purpose outlined IN
the published correspondence had between
myself and the honorable Attorney Gen
eral, which you have probably noticed also
In accordance with the suggestion con
tained in your letter TO me of the cath in
slant, have the honor to request that you
will furnish me without delay
First-with certified copy OF your Of
hcial bond.
Sccond-with copy Of the contract be
tween yourself, on behalf of the State and
any party or parties for the care or storage
Of the furniture used by the Sixth General
Assembly, and II such contract was not re
duced TO writing state the reason why, and
set forth the terms agreed upon by you,
mentioning whether the period of such SER
vice of care or storage was understood by
you to bo for twenty -one months or twenty
four months. State also IL this furniture
was ever stored with Mcssrs p. L. .Bockfin
ger Il Co II 1t was send me copy of the
contract, and II there was no written con
tract, state tho price per month paid or
agreed To be paid To them for the storage.
you To store IL elsewhere.
Third-with u copy OF the inventory or
list Of the furniture and goods turned over
TO the party storing and the receipt taken
by you therefor.
Fourth-That you will state clearly what
part OF the said furniture or goods deliv-
cred TO any party for storage aud care has
been returned and what part has not been
returned, and the reason why.
And II any goods belonging to the State
arc now on storage anywhere, exoep; in
the assembly building, state by item wha,
goods and where they are stored.
Fifth-Tha you will state in what build
ing the said furniture was stored, and what
became Of any part Of 1t which was no,
returned, and II any part OF II was destroyed
by fire, as has been currently report, state
what part, the date OF the fire, and whether
or not the payment for storage continued
after the property was destroyed and
whether or not the property was insured,
and II not why mo-,
Sixth-Thnt, II any public property has
occn sold by you. you will state the reason
therefor. give list of the articles sold and
tho names of purchasers. the price Sc
cured, together with COPY OF tho adycr-
tiscmcnt OF such sale, and mention the au-
thoriiy Of law under which you made the
sale. together with n copy of the State
rrcAsurcr's receipts for the proceeds OF
such sale.
Scvcnth-That you will render TO me n
copy Of any contract entered into by you
with any party or parties for supplying
furniture and goods or requirements of amy
description fer the use OF the Seventh Gen
eral Assembly. which contract tho law Of
1855, page ~, section /. would require to
be made by you before the goods can ic-
gaiiy be paid for.
Eighth-That you win render To me au
itcmizcd statement OF all tho supplies furn-
ishcd by anyone with your approval FOR
the use Of the Seventh General Assembly.
with the price therefor, and inform me II
you approved or certified TO tho State At
ditor the bills for any supplies for the use
OF tho Seventh General Assembly which
were not contracted for by you, and, III you
did, mention the authority OF law under
which you acted In so doing.
Ninth-Thai you will furnish me with
an inventory OF nil the supplies ordered by
anyone for the use OF tho Seventh General
Assembly which at this dnto arc in your
custody. You arc by law constituted Gus
,odian of all public property no, otherwise
provided for, and though tho General As
scmbly might probably be held account
able for the property 1t had in current use,
the instant that body adjourned It would
sccm that you became by law fully rcspon-
siblc for every item OF IL not continued in
use. ] respectfully request, therefore, that
you will furnish mo under this head with
an itcmizcd list of any articles that may be
missing. with their cost, stating, according
to your information aud belief, what have
become Of them and In whose possession
thcy now arc; so that, II they havo been
icloniously carried away from your Gus
tody, the parties having thcm in possession
may bc prosecuted for larceny and the
value Of the goods recovered to the State
by suit
II il currently reported that you have
loaned away articles Of property belonging
To tho State. II you have done so, state tho
authority of law under which you acted in
30 doing and furnish mo with copies Of re
coipts taken for all articles loaned; and II
You have failed TO take receipts, give the
names and addresses Of all parties to whom
you hive loaned away any OF tho State
property.
Tcnth-Thnt you will render mo n copy
OF tho contract or contracts under which
all supplies have been furnished for the
othor departments of tho state govern
ment, together with an itomizcd account Of
tho articles furnished and their cost. I'm
dor this hcad give tho dnto on which tho
contract was cntcrcd into, stating II the
bids wcre opened in the presence of tho ON
cora required by law, naming tho officers,
and give copy Of the advertisement sole
itinE bids stating In what paper or papers
II sppcared and tho date Of its appear
Ancc.
Elevonth--ThAt In connection with the
contract for the public printing and bind
Ing you will givo full itcmiscd list with
prices Of all work done TO date and MP
proved BY YOU.
Twslfth--ThAt you willDstate why ths
public laws enacted by tho Seventh Con
crai Assembly have not yot bcon issued
Thern 10 an imperative necessity for the
carly Issue Of these laws, and thcrc 10 much
public disappointment at tho delay. II |,
currently reported that such gross error
have boen discovered In the preparation OIL
this work that IL vaiuc, II issued as mad,