The evening times., 1899-09-05
OUR ISLAND REVENUES.
Financial Safeguards Adopted il
Cuba and Porto Rico.

Financial Safeguards Adopted in
| Cuba and Porto Rico.
The Acting Secretary of War authorized
yesterday a statement showing the rules
and regulations governing the collection
island OF Porto Rico and Cuba. All collec-
tions and expenditures are made under the
authority of the Governor General of the
island. There is assigned to each of the
islands an auditor and two assistant audi
tors. 1t is the duty of the auditor to issue
and personally sign all warrants for the
payment of moneys by the treasurer,
which warrants shall be transmitted to the
Governor General to be countersigIed by
him. Public repositories have been desig-
mated by the War Department to receive
all moneys to be paid in from the revenues
of the island In Cuba there is a deposi-
tory at Havana with branch at Santiay 90.
| Moneys collected from the customs and
other island revenues are deposited at
these places and paid out only upon war
| rants issued by the auditor and ooInte--
signed by the Governor General. The reg
ulations provide that no warrant shall be
drawn for the advance of moneys except
upon requisition, approved by the Governor
General and allowed by the auditor. One
assistant auditor is assigned to the ac
counts relating to the postoftices, and
| another to the accounts pertaining to the
department of customs. Revenues are
credited under the following heads: Gus
toms receipts, postal receipts internal rev.
enue receipts, and miscellaneous receipts.
The auditor is required to render to the
War Department monthly an account o.
the condition of the funds IN his posses
sion, and statement of all disbursements,
together with an abstract accompanied by
the vouchers therefor. The officers or
agents authorized to receive and collect
moneys arising from revenues OF the ISL
ands are required to pay the full amount
received and collected to the treasurer OF
the island and to render to the auditor
monthly accounts.
Requisitions for advances from funds In
the hands of the treasurer for paying
necessary and proper expenses chargeable
to the revenues of the islands can be made
to defray the necessary expenses for one
month. Each requisition must state UPON
its face the particular fund or head OF ac-
count under which the money Is to be dis
bursed and in the matter OF allowance o.
acquisitions and the issuing OF warrants
for the advances, the approval OF the Gov
ernor General is made final and conclusive.
treasurer of the islands is directed to
receive and keep all moneys arising from
island revenues, and credit the moneys re-
ceiyed TO the different accounts OF the De-
partment of Customs, Department OF Post
offices, etc. The accounts of the treasurer
are to be kept in the money of tie United
States. and all payments made to him in
any foreign coin or currency shall be re-
duced to money OF the United States. The
treasurer shall render monthly accounts of
the receipts and the expenditures OF his Of
fee and submit the same to the auditor for
examination and settlement not later than
ten days after the expiration Of each
month. The treasurer is further required
| TO forward TO the Secretary of War, net
later than ten days after the expiration o.
each month. full and complete report OF
all moneys received by him, together vita
| an itemized statement of all disburse-
ments.