The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-18
WORTH MUST PAY
THE WHITE CLAIM
he Committee Charges it UP
Against Him.
REPORT tn lFcIc!hTupE
REPORT TO LEGISLATURE
Says "Offe' White Got That 1881 Is
Without Authority of Law.
THE ENTIRE TRANSACTIONS CONDEMNED
The Report Sets Out the Case in Full, and De.
cl4rts That the legislature and Not tie
Supreme Court Must Co troll
The States funds.

The States Funds.
The committee appointed by the
Legislature to examine the books OF
the State Treasurer and State Auditor
yesterday completed their work and
formulated their report to the Legis-
lature.
This committee IS composed Of Sen
ators N. H. Justice, of Rutherford. and
". G.. Fields, of Allegheny; Represent
t%atives Walter f.. Moore, Of Jackson:
IL. w. Stubs, of Martin, and L. l..
Wrenn, of Chatham. Al are Demo-
Gratis except Mr.. Wrenn, who is a Pop
ulist.
They spent five days in the work
ough. On its completion, they made
the following report to the Legisla-
ture:
REPORT OF THE COMMISSION APP
POINTED TO EXAMINE THE AC-
COUNT OF THE STATE TREASURER
AND STATE AUDITOR FOR THE FIS-
\ YEARS ENDING NOVEMBER 80,
49,, -A-ND IVY otp 1SOV-
To the General Assembly OF North
Carolina:
The undersigned commission, ap-
pointed by the General Assembly Of
1899 to m the accounts and
vouchers of the State Treasurer relat-
ing to all moneys received into and
paid out of the State Treasury during
the two fiscal years ending November
so, 1899, and November 30, 1900, re-
spectively, and also to the
warrants drawn by the Auditor Oh the
Treasurer during said years. with the
several laws under which said war
rants purpOrt to have been drawn, beg
to submit the following report:
The warrants drawn by the Auditor
on. and paid by, the Treasurer for the
fiscal years ending November 80, 1899,
and November 80, 1900. We're in ac-
cordance with the laws Of the General
Assembly of North Carolina, except as
hereinafter specified.
We found the disbursements enter
cd on the State T~reasurer's books
properly supported by vouchers except
as to hose referred to hereinafter.
The warrants supporting disburse-
ments entered on the Treasurer's
books were carefully examined and
cancelled. The coupons evidencing
disbursements on said books on ac-
count of interest on State bonds Were
carefully counted and burned IN the
presence of the committee.
The books in the Auditors and
T~reasurer's offices have been neatly
and correctly kept, and all the officers
in both departments cheerfully assist
ed us in. making this examination.
We find that the payments made by
the Treasurer on account Of the Grim
inal Insane did not have proper war
rant Of law, as the bill for that pur-
pose did not become a law at the SEES
sion of the General Assembly Of 1899;
but we are informed that the Council
of State and the superintendent Of the
State Hospital advised the Treasurer
to pay the same and take the FISK OF
the Legislature passing an act to cover
the disbursement. We deem the sup
port of that unfortunate class of our
people a necessity and recommend an
act to cover this expenditure.
We respectfully call attention to the
Legal Service Account (sec. 1924 OF
The Code, in order that the General
Assembly may, if possible, devise
some method TO have the States utter
est represented in the court at less c
pense.
We also call attention to eNpendi-
lures under section 3,257 Of The Code.
Your committee would respectfully
call the attention Of the General AS
semblv to warrant No. 22,962 fo1
S931.15 issued III favor OF 1~heophllus
White. upon which he drew the money
out Of the Treasury. We deem 1t our
duty to- state to the General Assembly
that in our opinion the said warrant
. .x,> .>l <hn ,,o,ny hnlI ont on
the Treasury without warrant Of To-"
Section 1851 Of The code makes it our
duty to give our reasons for this
opinion. We state them as follows:
By act of the Legislature of 1897
chapter IL. entitled AN Act TO provide
for and promote the oyster industry
of North Carolina" it WA provided
in section Il of the Act, h a the Gov
ernor should appoint Il Chief lnsPe9-
tor" to hold office fcu years, OF unit
his successor should he appointed and
qualified. and by section is or said act
his salary was fixed at 50 per montf
and actual travelling expenses. WITT
power TO appoint Deputy inspectors
at a salary Of $50 per month. me
Legislature Of 1899, by chapter Is, re-
pealed certain parts Of chapter -
Acts of 1897, including sections IL, j.
10. Is, IS, II, is and -
The Legislatures of 1s9? 'chaPtel
1o). passed an act entitled An Act
to provide fer the general supervision
of the shell fish industry of the State
Of North Carolina in which it IS pro
vided that seven commissioners be
appointed to carry out the provisions
of said act; and providing for then
compensation to he paid by the Puhl''
Treasurer upon the warrant OF the
State Auditor, said warrant TO be Is
sued upon the certificates of the sec
rotary Of the board (of seven commls
%sioners). This act was ratified Marcf
IL 1899. AT the same session another
act was passed (chapter 2) supple
mental IN the act, (rhaptrr 1o). per