The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-07-28
THOSE SHORTAGES.
THE LEGISLATIVE COM.
III ITTEE DEALS WITH
THEM.

%dispensarv, completed Its labor and nteo
is report with Governor Ellerbe. The
report Is somewhat fuller than usual. and
takes coeaixance of the many shortages
among county dispensers apd the fail
ure Of the aathosities TO prosecute for
The defalcations. Il also shows that
fhere has been falling of in the net
profits Of the State liquor business IN the
entire amount for Che last quarter. be-
m ine but 4 little over $i9. 900
Here is the report as fled yester-
CoIuMs1A. July "a. 1897.
His Excellency. w. 81. Elierbe, Gsv-
SS esnor:
Sir: We hare mst persuant to an
aet 81 the general assembly aud have
msde the second quarterly examination
of the books and financial transactions
sof the State dispensary for the quarter
ending June 30th, 1897. We have
schecked all the items upon the TWO
Sledgers containing al the various ac-
csnnss kept BY the State diDpeosary in
connection With the business. conpar-
mo Tue same With the entries IN the
books of original entry. We have also
examined aud clicked all the vouchers
.sof disbursemeoss made aud have exam
ined aud compared the monthly reports
sc the State treasurer of receipts With
she corresponding items upon dispen-
sary books. We have also examined
and checked OFF the invoices Of ali
goods purchased and checked OF the
amounts credited upon said invoices for
discounts as same appear upon the face
of said invoices. We 6od the entries
aud books correcs, except as herinafter
mentioned.
The State treasurer reports on June
1 S6sh. 1897, that the cash 10 the State
{ treasury to the credit Of the State dis
pensarT was So. .271 As. On Juue
80 1897, the books Of the State dis
peussry show that the cash balance vas
So, ,157 .04.
The difference between the books Of
the State treasurer and the State dis
pepsary was S10,11441. We fnd
ths. on Juee 80, 1897. there was out
SANDING and unpaid BY the State
treasurer % warrants. which had been
previously issued BY The State commits
sioner amounting to $9.595.67- Max
ing allowances for these outstanding
warrants we fad that difference in the
cash accounts is $518 "a. in favor Of
the State treasurer.
We fnd an error on April 80, 1898
of $50 in the cash book of the State
board Of control, where an entry of
$3.50 is charged to cash. This entry
represented warrant Ne 1,703, issued
December 4. 1895 This warrant was
never presented to the State treasurer
and vas returped to the State board Of
control aud cancelled This item had
ben previously charged off and the
effect Of the entry on April 80. 1897.
was to make the State commissioners
balance too large. Allowing for this
error, we End that that the difference
IN the cash accounts is S66S.74. 10
favor of the State treasurer. We 6nd
that 1862 20 of this difference arose 10
the following manner A check for
.this amount was renitied to the State
board Of control aud collected by them
at the Carolina National bank aud paid
into the State treasury; subsequently
this check was dishouored aud the
amount was thereupon refunded to the
bank by the State board Of control out
of the dispensary fuods 10 their hands,
the State board taking up the check.
which they still hold, thus making the
cash balance on their cash book less by
that amount than the cash balance 10
the State .reasurer's book. Allowing
for this item. the difference between the
swo cash balances is SIC OF. This is
the same difference as reported by as
8t our t6Sk SAhUtudttou Va tuO poono.
We ind the balence due by ex-
dispensers aggrega.ing $12. .7O2.82,
which amount we are informed will be
Increased to the extent Of at least ST.
200.
The records Of The State dispensry do
not show whether any legal proceed.
ings have been instituted upon the said
ex-dispensers' bonds to recover the
above balances claimed by the State
and do not show which Of the above
claims, if any. haze been turned over
to the State solicitors for collection.
as required by section l3 Of the dis.
pensary Law.
The records do not show what pro.
sscutioos. if any. are pending for de-
fslcatiops based upon the above claims.
Chatham Miles Of the State board Of
control has recently issued circular
letter addressed to all ex.dispeusers cal
ine on them for immediate settlement.
We recon mend that ell balance due