The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-03-05
Cash bal. Dec. 81, '96. 8 $50, ,421 40

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Cash bal Dec. 81, '96. 8 $50, ,4e1 40
We have examined the Treasurer's de-
that he had the above "casn nt.husipess
the credit of the State. The books aud
accounts arc we'll and correctly kept by
the experienced and we'll trained cleri-
cal force, III tie knowledge of the intri-
cate duties connected with this office
We notice, however, that some of the
county Treasurers are tardy in remit
ting taxes due the State, and recon-
mend that .he Comptroller General take
such action as will secure prompt re-
mittanoes on the first and fifteenth of
each month as the law now directs.
2. In the Comptroller General s office,
! our examination was confined to the e1-
| animation Of the vouchers for insurance
| fees and licences collected, and of the
contingent and civil contingent funds
of tho Government and for the public
printing.
The other minor contingent accounts
and expenditures for salaries and speci-
tic appropriations, we did not examine
further than to ascertain that in no case
did the disbursements exceed the APP
preparation. We compared the dis
bursements. item by item, of the fiscal
year, and find that the several amounts
| have been in strict compliance with the
terms of the appropriation bill, and III
no case has it been exceeded. We
would recommend that additional cases
be furnished this office, for the preser-
vation OF vouchers and other documents
/ filed therein In making this examina-
tion, we were courtcously treated, and
every assistance checrfully rendered
| .. We have examined the Dlspensary
| transactions, i'll SO far as they relate to
the amounts RENTED by the local dis
pensers in the several counties of the
| State, to the state treasurer, which we
find to be as follows:
Dispensary balance, Nov.
|. 1879. ..................$ 1905 90
Received from local Dis
pensers s................ 1,555, 1A 61
| lOGsll ,oSC, COl 10
| Paid warrants OF State
Board of control ........ 1,547, 307 IS
Cash Dispensary balance
3lst Dec. 90 ...........S ~, 493 "a
We further find that the above state
ments appear on the records in the
office of the State Board of Control, ex-
cept as to the reported Dispensary bal
ance of cash in the treasurer's office.
The State Board of Control only show
the balance as S7S, EOS. Al, making O
difference of $3, 22s 10, which is readily
explained "a representing outstanding
warrants, drawn by the State Board of
Control, and for which they have
charged against their account, but
which has not been presented 10 the
treasurer for payment, before the CLOSE
of business on the 31st day of Decem-
ber, 1896.
". BY reason of the alleged charge.
of injurious interference. conflict and
friction, between the ordinary sinking
Fund and the tax department, your
committee has made n careful, thor
ough and extended investigation of the
workings of the Sinking Fund Commits
sion, and find that under the operation
of the Acts of 1892 and 1876, in reference
{ to unpaid taxes, that the Commission
through its agent, the Secretary o.
! State and his subordinates, have admin
istered the laws in IL thorough and eff
cient manner, by industriously seeking
ont all property where taxes are due
and unpaid for over twelve months, ant