Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-07-10
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There were some slight differences in the two
Offices IN regard to small amounts entered ms
paid out on ordinary county and communication
road taxes. The checks were produced ana the
utfcfenccS adjusted.
1t would require several months To make "A
careful investigation of the Auditors oiiice
proving calculations and adding the columns of
figures. The records in this office are not as exact
as they should hc in an Office of so much import
list difercd from the hooks but has since been
changed to correspond. The amount Of dlicr
encc ,,, wa was very small, but sufficient to show IA
had not hern applied. On The duplicate OF 1892
page no. there Is an error of one dollar in the
amount charged to the A. g. 4. II. r., which is
carried forward to the rccapitnalion on page
Z3i. From page 50 to 22O and some others cat
tered pages tile fooings arc only in pencil, and
l6S, 1885, 81 2lS Tho abatcmc nts are, also badly
kept SO that, according to the records in tho
once u Is impossible to prove their correctness
BESIDES nc regular abatement sheets the abatc
mcnts should be entered in the back Of tie tlupli
cate. The duplicate of 1900 is a great improve
;:.Si.; ." Tia: o: 1893, !ii; The "aaie,nonis afy
Still not well kept In my calculation was com
hciicd TO- accept the abatcincnis as entered on
the settlement sheets, Tho books Of 1901 are
now being written up by competent assistant ,
and the Auditors attention having been called
to the Importance of keeping careful list of
the eahatcmcnts, IT is probable that This deficiency
Will he corrected.
The cash book "a settlement book of the County
superintendent of Education has bccn rather
in the column for ilic tens, and sometimes even
in that of hundreds. Great care must he taken
IN adding the pages of this book / chcckcd
the settlement book and district book
with those of the Treasurer, commencing
with the settlement book at the time OF
the last settlement with the Comptroller
General and the district book, on the LIST OF Jan
mary, 1901. There was difference of five cents
IN the settlement books, Which will bc rcctiiicd.
lhc district hooks tailed. Also, checked up
the books on hand to be sold at cost. Mr.. Craig
iaa cHnnanHcd great many new hooks for old
ones many In a dilapdatcd condition. allowed
mr.. Craig thc amount which lo paid for these
oli hooks, although many are in a most dilapi.
dated condition. If credit is not allowed to Mr..
oraig inr Az OF these books by the publishing
companies he will necessarily sustain q loss. He
had books and money. enough, and more than
enough, according to his bank book, to cover the
amount turned over to him 1t appears that Mr.
Craig Is derositing In bank his own money and
the pubic money together, | suggested to hin,
to keep the funds separately.
Ihe treasurer had put his books In order before
my official investigation. As usual, the amount
OF lines and forfciturcs collected by the Trcasu.
rcr Is Tar in excess Of the amount reported to the
tho County Auditor. II was, therefore, necessary
to be guided by the rreasurer's books In asccr.
tanning this amount. In estimating the amount
OF dispcnsary money 1t was also necessary to