The age-herald., 1898-10-15
REPORT ON BOOKS OF 0. L. MINISTRY Filed With the Governor by Assistant
 Examiner Foster. A SMALL SHORTAGE FOUND Which Vas Due to an Oversight Of
 the Judge. FORMER CIRCUIT CLERK E. R. KING Examiner Foster Finds That He is Due the State the Sum of $24.3O,
 With Interest to
 be Added.
A SMALL SHORTAGE FOUND
FORMER CIRCUIT CLERK E. R. KING

Montgomery, October 14-(Special.) .)-As- sistant Examiner Foster has made report to the governor on the books, papers and accounts of Hon. o. l.. McKinstry, judge of probate of Pickens county from 1892 to June 3O 1896. He reports:
 "I find that on July S, 1897, the judge is- sued county license to a one-horse ped- dler for one-half year, and failed to require him to take out a state license. On this ac- count he is due the state the sum of $203l; further find that in October, 1896, he is sued foot peddler's license for the county, and county license to retail liquor dealer, and failed to report and pay over same to the county treasurer. On this ac- count he is due the county of Pickens the sum of $47.65, interest to date having been added The examiner further shows that Judge McIIinstry is due the state the sum of ST. on account of fees for making deeds for land sales under act of February g, 1885, which with interest to date amounts to SS40
 Redemption
 "I checked and compared the judges re- ports to the auditor of land redemptons with the records in his office and find that all moneys collected by him on this ac count was uuly cOllecleu anu pau iito lHS state treasury. Judge McKinstry states un- der oath relative to the above in substance as follows:
 " In July, 1897, MT. John Hanley wrote me to send him a county license for one horse peddler for one-half year. did this and neglected to require him to take out state license. The license collected for the use of the county which l failed to pay n tha county in way overlooked The money for the fees for making deeds were sent to the auditor but was afterward applied to land redemp tions through a misunderstanding. l have paid into the county treasury the amount found to be due, and will at once remit the state treasurer the amount due the state.' Recapitulation:
 Amount due state license .............$21 S7 Amount due state fees for deeds... 40 Amount due county for licenses...... AT S5 Total ...... ........ ....................$7 ST s2 Sworn and subscribed to before me this Sth day of October, 1898.
 J. w. COX, Clerk Circuit Court.
 Report on +. R. King
 At the request of the governor, Assistant Examiner Foster made careful examina- tion of the books, papers and accounts of MT. D. R. King, ex-clerk of the circuit and county courts of Tuscaloosa county Ala. from the beginning of his term of office to the date of resignation, November 1893. I find that the state has judgment against King for unpaid solicitors fees amounting to $44.1S. This judgment was obtained in December, 1896, but has never been collect ed, because there is a motion before the court to quash said judgment, which has never been passed upon by the court He further finds that MT. King is due the state the sum of S40.65.
 This amount is for solicitors fees which anr1, chntx hoxy hna t,ot1 not included in the above judgment. MT. King is due the state the sum of $2430 in- terest to be added. The amount is for va- rious feed bills, when prisoners with their sureties have confessed judgment for fines and cost. MT King having failed to tax up these bills, and is, therefore, chargeable with the above.