The age-herald., 1899-01-05
REPORT OF THE
 STATE EXAMINER On tho Books of Officers of Wilcox
 County. FEW ERRORS WERE FOUND Those Discovered Were Ol Only Minor
 Importance.
MEETING OF REVENUE COMMITTEE
Formal Organization Was Perfected But Little Business Was Transacted Judge J. J. Mitchell of Lauder
 dale Elected Chairman.

Montgomery, January 4-(Special.)-Sta Examiner of Public Accounts Purifoy today filed in he governors office all the tax books of Wilcox county. The examination reflects credit on the Wilcox officers as ance sighted.
 Referring to the books of Assessor Far rish, the examiner says:
 "The books are neatly executed, the cal culations correctly made, the several col umns correctly footed and footings carried from page to page and these totals are shown in recapitulation, correctly footed. "That part of section 5950 of the code re- quring the description of real estate to be entered in the assessors books has not been complied with. MT. Parrish explains that he had not so construed the statute, and he has followed the practice of his predecessor.
 'These books do not show the tax on real and personal property in separate col umns, nor does the statute require it. But section 39S9 of the code requires the judge or probate in preparing the collectors ab- stract book to show these taxes in separ- ate columns and to do so he must make a calculation on each item thus increasing ehS lidpLl4ly oI SrrOrS creeping into the work. l have suggested to Assessor Far rish that these taxes be so shown in his future books, and in this connection will suggest that section 3950 of the code be so amended as to conform to section 39S9'
 ssooks of Collector Lambert
 In reference to the books of Collector Joe Lambert the report reads:
 For the tax years 1896 and 1897, the col- iections have been completed, and I also verified his abstract book for 1898, the taxes for which year are now in course of col lection, and respectfully report that he has been charged with the correct amounts, as shown by the assessors books, and that the abstract books were correctly transcribed.
 According to the reports to the judge of probate of escaped taxes assessed and col lected by him, he has been charged with the correct amounts of these.
 II also examined and verified the lists of errors and insolvencies filed by him and allowed to him as credits for the years l8;f and 1897. In the insolvent poll list for iSGe l found an error for one each for and against the state, thus balancing each other. In the insolvent poll list for 1S9! 1 found several errors which, when balanced, showed that Collector Lambert IS due the state for seven polls, $l050 He informed me that this sum will be promptly paid into the treasury. Section 4019 of the code to4T, requires these lists to be repo ed on oath. To none of such lists were ah'davits at tached.
 The Revenue Committee The special committee authorized by the general assembly to sit during the recess to form general revenue bill for the state met in the capitol today. Only four mem- bers of the committee were present-Messrs. Mitchell, Brandon, Kyle and Matthews. Senator Meador, the fifth member, will ar rive tomorrow or the day following
 There wa little av tha today, save to formally organize. Judge J. J. Mitchell, of Lauderdale, was elected chairman The session of the committee was behind closed doors, and it is under stood that resolution was passed that all meetings of the committee were to be thus held and that neither friend nor foe to the committee to be granted a hearing during its deliberations. The committe is composed of five of the strongest members of the general assembly, and they evidently propose to work to the end for which they were selected. Tho result of the commit tees deliberations is to be first known when the report is officially read in the coming session. The matter of raising revenue to meet the big appropriations bill is today the foremost question to be considered by the assembly, and the report of the special com mittee will be awaited by every element in the state with anxious interest.
 The Governor Ill Anniston
 Governor Johnston is absent from the capital, having gone to Anniston with his staff to review the Third Alabama regi- ment, United States volunteer troops The governor will return to the capital tomor- row morning.
 The rumored resignation of a commission in the Third has not yet been officially an nounced, but it is said to be in the hands of the officials.
 Lieutenant Samuel G. Jones, who has been inspector of the Alabama National guard, on detail of the government. left tonight for New York, from whence he will sail for Porto Rico about the 10th inst, to join his regiment, the Fifth cav airy It is not believed that the govern ment will detail man to take Lieutenant Jones place. KERSH
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