The record-union., 1897-03-16
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with the injunction, in your words, VIZ:
'sYou will please ascertain whether
there was money to the credit OF the
State Printing Department at that GATE
or was there a deficiency"
Our research shows that on January
i, 1897, there was on hand to the credlt
Of the State Printing Office the sum OF
$40, 1874 81; January q, 1897, the sum or
$1S,592 rs; January II, 1897, the date
specifically referred to, the sum or
$1.242 IS; February -, 1897, the sum
of 81 ,242 Is, and March 10Th, the date
of this report the sum of 1,2o1 93.
The compiled results of our labors are
shown by exhibits attached hereto and
made part of this report, to when
We refer. as follows
Exhibit A-This exhibit shows the
whole number of employees on the BOOKS
of the State Printing Office from Jan
uary 1, 1885, to February 26, 1884, for
terms of two weeks; the character OF
work: the number in each division; the
whole amount of the pay roll. and the
portions chargeable respectively to the
State office and the school text book
department.
Exhibit B-This exhibit is a summar-
izing of Exhibit A, ana shows the whole
number of employees for each month
from January, 1895, to February 70,
1897 and the whole amount of money
expended for labor during that period,
including State work and school book
work, being $500. 943 g.
Exhibit C-This exhibit shows wages
paid the respective employees in the
State Printing Department as per pay
roll book commencing January l, 1889,
to date, for regular time per day, and
overtime per hour; also salaries pald
to monthly employees.
Exhibit D-This exhibit shows a trial
balance of State Printers books from
July 1, 1894, to January 1, 1897, show
ing balance on hand July l, 1894, and
subsequent appropriations, making
whole amount chargeable to the State
Printer, exclusive of the State school
book fund, up to the end of the forty
eighth fiscal year Of S412,3IO IL. Also
the several amounts paid during the
time mentioned. on allowed and ap-
proved claims, for the forty sixth, For
ty-seventh and Forty-eighth fiscal
years, summarized by years, and re-
capitulation of same showing balances
on hand January 1st and February l.,
1897.
Exhibit E.-This exhibit shows trial
balance of the State school book re-
volving fund" giving balance on hand
July /, 1894; receipts from sales of
school books from July l, 1894, to jan
uary l, 1897, and also the several
amounts paid during the time men
toned, on allowed and approved claims
for the fcrty-sixth, forty-seventh and
forty-eighth fiscal years, summarized
by years, with recapitulation of same,
showing balance on hand January L,
1891
Exhibit F.-Shows trial balance Of
school textbook revolving fund, as
shown by the books of the State Con-
troller.
Exhibit G-This exhibit is a full set
of blanks used in the State Printing
Department, from the original order
for work to its completion, and all
acquisitions, receipts and vouchers.
REMARKS.
Referring to the official report of the
State Printer, and reference thereto in
the Governors veto message, to which
YOU have directed our attention, we
find the expenditures for the forty-sev-
enth fiscal year to be, as stated, SAG
600 80: but we are unable within the
scope of our Investigations, to find
whether the amount of stock used,
given as S12OS5 16, is correct or not, as
that would require a technical knowl-
edge, and we are informed is covered
by the gentlemen at work on that
branch of the investigation.
For the same reason we could give no
mt oil i'm ar 70 he
Der of employees at any particular time:
that is to say, whether the State Print
er at any time had more hands at work
than were necessary. Our investiga-
tions can only show the number of
men employed, the time and the
amounts paid. as shown by the time
book and pay-rolls kept. This is shown
in detail by Exhibit a and sun1mar-
lied in Exhibit B, attached hereto.
The law provides that the Superin-
tendent of State Printing shall, on or
before the LIST day of September of
each year, make a report in writing to
the Governor embracing a record of
the complete transactions Of his office"
1t would seem, therefore, that If abuses
exist or retrenchment is necessary.
they Certainly should not extend be-
yond any one year, if this report is
made as provided.
Section 526 Of the Political Code pro-
vides that the State Printer shall Ger
tify. under oath, to the correctness of
all claims for services rendered and
materials furnished. which certificate
snail be attached to and presented with
each claim that shall be presented to
the Board of Examiners for allowance.
and no such claim shall be certified or
allowed unless ii is fully itemized." The
same section also provides that The
shall certify under oath that all ma
terials stock and paper furnished the
office under contracts are of the quail
ity, kind and weight required by such
contracts, and no claim arising under
any contract shall be allowed or paid
unless accompanied by such certifi-
cate" 1t can be readily seen, there
fore. that the State Board of Examin-
ers are in position to acquaint them
selves with the transactions of the Of
flee of the State Printer. and to stand
between the treasury and that Office on
every payment of whatever nature.
The State Board of Examiners con-
sists Of the Governor, the Secretary of
State and the Attorney General, and a
provision Of the law makes the Secre-
1ary of said board at times one of the
members; that is to say, when any two
members of the board, as constituted
nv law. are absent from the city of
Sacramento 0he State CapitaD. that
one of the other bona fide members
NAV act as member of the board. We
find that from January !. 1895, to Feb