The age-herald., 1897-09-19

$500 ifrawu from the treasury in Sep fe,aiI9a.~. 1885 and carried forward to each succeeding month It also includes the additional SoSa drawn from the treas ury July IS. 1897. on a.soount of sx- pensea Agaihlst this amodfd the conl- inissQner has deposited with the treas urer the sum of $1,300 oa Sept. 1, and SZoo0 on Sent z, making in ell the sum of s3,sO0, which when certified to by the auditor would leave him due $2,03S.55. sToa. Wiring the above the commas- sioner has shown me vouchers from the treasurer for $500, deposited SeIit. II. $l,400 under date of Sept. 15 and $138.55 under date of sept. r. The amounts added together cover the entire amount. $5,33S55, he was due the sate on Sept 1. 1897
 NASHVILLE CENTENNIAL EXPOSE TTON FUNDS.
 l was also instructed to call upon the commissioner for his vouchers in connec- tion with the Nashville Centennial ex- 1 position. l have carefully examined the same and submit the following report:
 At various times since the exposition | opened he has drawn sums of money from the treasury amounting in the ag- | gfegata to $3,700. I have examined his | vouchers for expenditures I find that 1 S20S4.2S of this amount was expended l through MT. H. G. Mccall, who pre- ] sented me vouchers covering this amount. I find among these vouchers an account presented by the Palace" l of Nashville for $11.35, a memoranda of the articles purchased in this account was attached to the account. These ar tfeies were added to the account, mak- l ing a seeming appearance that the ac- count cahed for $17.10, when in fact only | Sll,35 had been expended. 1 have charg- | cd back to the commissioner the differ ence which is $5.75. Many of the vouch- | CTS presented by Mir. Mccall are not itemized, simply showing gross amounts l and in some instances vouchers have | been lost.
 The commissioner presents vouchers | covering the amount of $1, ,723.S6. He has allowed Mr. H. G. Mccall his salary and expenses for the month of March, amounting to $151.90. when in his re- port for March he had already allowed MT. Mccall this amount from his gen. sral expense fund and had vouchers for the same. I have charged this amount less $3 error in addition, back to the commissioner. The item of s error had already been charged to him. This would leave $14S.90 with which he is chargeable Charging him with the $3,700 drawn from the treasury and the two items mentionel makes $3,S5375, and allowing him the vouchers leaves him due the amount of $96.51. l have prepared statement for his account with the Centennial exposition fund anu dlldCHeu IL lO liilS ISDOII lO DG COu- sidered part of same.
 The. commissioner (hs attention hav- ing been called to the discrepancies in his office) explains that the tax account under the law was under the entire control of his chief clerk, that all the monies derived from this source and from the sale of licenses was handled by him i and that all the reports were made by him to the auditor and likewise the set tlenient of the monthly accounts in the oil fa.,t r.f 46.R .ff under his management and control, and that so soon as the amount due the state was ascertained he promptly paid the same into the treasury, as this report VII show.
 All of which Is respectfully submitted.
 r Respectfully yours,
 (Signed) JAS. c. CONAN,
 Assistant Examiner Public Accounts.
 MIR. CULvER'S REPORT.
 Tn connection with the foregoing re- port Commissioner Culver has filed the following report wi.h the governor:
 Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 16, 1897. To His Excellency, Gov. Jos. F. John
 ston, Capitol.
 I. herewith submit unto your excel lsncy my report, which should have been made quarterly, but owing to the con- tinued illness and subsequent death of my chief clerk it was not done. He (my chief clerh, was very solicitous and anxious that his books be correctly kept and that his reports, both quarterly and monthly, be made promptly, and confidently hoped that he would be able to do so. He had exclusive control of the sales of tags and licenses, and the cash and tag books. Sincs his death I have been put to some trouble in making out these reports, having to make them from such memorandum5 as could gather; some errors have been detected and have been corrected.
 The total amount of tags, both old and new, received after deducting the amount remaining on hand hes been accounted for and the money deposited in the state treasury, together with all monies for licenses received by this de- pertinent.
 The monthly reports. showing receipts and disbursements with all vouchers have been filed in the office of the state auditor, and all moniss deposited with the state treasurer.
 will in a few days make out my an- nuai report to be submitted to your ex- csllsncy, giving in detail all the work | that has been done in this department | fer the past year. In the future. with | my present efficient clerk (who I hope | will have good health and his gife be | spared), I assure you that all reports | will be promptly and correctly made. Total number tags
 received ...... ,409, ,l50 Total number tags on
 ndnu lJf,5ll Amiount received for
 tags sold ............ $63, ,291. .95 | Amount received for
 licenses .... ........ S1S00 | Tags sold .... ........ 1,264, ,639 1
 Total .... ........... $64 404495
 I have the honor to be
 Your obedient servant
 (Sigrsd) I. F. CULVER,
 Commissioner
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