Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1900-08-22
MONEY ROLLING IN.
The State Treasury Receiving Thou
san is of Dollars Under New Law.
Richmond Dispatch.

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The way money has been rolling into
the State Treasury is enough to make
The average impoverished citizens
mouth water. During the present
week it has been coming IN by the
thousands, or tens of thousands, rather,
every day. The treasurers have been
settling up in hurry, and the force in
the Auditors and Treasurer Offices
have been rushed to death auditing
accounts and taking in the shekeIs, the
latter, in a fgurative sense, of course,
all payments being by checks.
There is q reason for this extraor-
binary inpour Of money. The last
General Assembly is responsible for it
by the passage OF the following law :
"Be enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia. That the Auditor Of
Public Accounts shall, annually, on the
18th of August, report to the judge
and Comm 9nwealth's attorney Of each
county and city Of the State whether
the tieasurers of said counties and
cities have settled for and paid in full
the funds due by them to the Comm on
wealth, and if not paid, then said
Auditor shall reports the amounts, re-
spectively due or owing by him to the
Commonwealth, then the said court
shall suspend such treasurer until he
shall make settlement and payment in
full of the funds due by him as such
treasurer to the Commonwealth, and
said court, or the Judge thereof in
vacation, may, if deemed necessary,
appoint some suitable person to dis
charge the duties of such treas urer
until settlement and payment as afore-
SAID. The person so appointed shall
give bond and qualify as treasurers are
now req lired by law to do; but before
the said court shall suspend such officer
the said court or Judge thereof in
vacation shall issue a rule against the
said officer, returnable after not less
than ten days notice to the first day Of
said court, to show cause, if any he
can, why the court should not suspend
him as aforesaid.
of it appear that any clerk or other
officer OF any court of any county or
city, charged with the collection Of
pubic moneys, has failed for thirty days
to report and pay over, as required by
law, to the Auditor or any proper per-
son authorized by law to receive the
same, any funds collected by such clerk
or other officer, then said court shall in
like manner and after service of rule,
as prescribed by section 3 of this act,
suspend SAID clerk or other officer I'M
til such settlement and payment have
been made by such clerk or other off
Ger; and if said court, or the Judge
thereof in vacation, deem it necessary
it shall appoint some competent person
in like manner to discharge the duties
of such clerk or other officer until set
Element and payment as aforesaid.
"The treasurers Of the several coun-
ties of this State shall settle with the
Board of Supervisors and school boards
by tie 1st day Of October Of each year,
and shall, Cd said 1st day of October,
exhibit to said Judge and Common
wealth's Attorney the cash to balance
their accounts. if any is due, with the
county levy and the county school fund.
If any treasurer fail to produce said
cash to balance his said account, then
said court shall, after service rule, as
prescribed by section 3 of this act, sus.
pend said treasurer and appoint some
competent person to discharge his
duties, as provided in section 3 of this,
act"
All the official, agree that the law
has orked exceedingly well, and will
prove salutary to all concerned.