Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-09
TERRITORIAL TREASURER
SHOULD PAY OUT MONEY
> ONLY ON WARRANTS

| tention to my request AS it is impos.
sible to get settlement from the ex.
treasurers up to and including 1S99 as
in my opinion they have all made the
proper settlements with their respec-
tive county commissioners, the county
clerk failing to certify the same to this
| office as required by law, l would sug-
gest that an act be passed authorizing
the auditor to balance these accounts
by charge to the county, as the 34th
legislative assembly gave all territorial
delinquent taxes up to and including
1899 to the counties.
TREASURERS' BONDS.
I'm this connection, would also sug-
gest that the different county treasur-
ers be required to give bond with
some surety company authorized to do
business in the territory as sureties
thereon and such company rot to be re-
leased as bondsmen until the treasur-
ers' accounts have been properly bal
anced in this Office. would also sug-
gest that the treasurers be required to
file in this office certified quarterly
statement upon blanks to be furnished
by this Office, SO as to enable the audi
tor to properly balance each treasurers
accounts quarterly.
RECEIVE PART OF TAKES.
II have been informed that certain
collectors of taxes in this territory
when the tax payer is unable or refuses
to pay the full amount Of taxes due as
appears upon the assessment roll, but
tenders certain amount in part pay
ment of the same, the collector refuses
to accept and give his official receipts
for the amount rendered. This pro-
ceeding, in my opinion, deprives the
territory of that amount of revenues
for an indefinite time, and would sug-
gest that an act be passed directing the
various collectors to receive and give
his official receipt for the amount ten
dered.
''By comparing the various quarterly
reports of this Office with the cOrre-
spending ones of the treasurers' Office,
it will be found the balances as shown
in the auditors reports greatly exceed
those shown in the treasurer's report.
This is caused by the payment of cer-
tain Indebtedness being paid direct by
the treasurer. In my opinion the ac-
counts of this office and those of the
treasurer should at all times balance
with the exception of outstanding war
rants, and would suggest the treasur-
er be required not to pay out any ter
ritorial funds except upon warrant Is
sued by the auditor.
II would also suggest that banks
having territorial funds on deposit be
required to give bond to the territory
with some surety company authorized
to do business in the territory as sure
ties thereon, and no other class of
bonds be accepted.
SIN my opinion the appropriation for
of convicts to the terri
torial penitentiary should be increased,
and the expenses incurred for serving
acquisitions issued by the governor be
in the same"
The claims filed in the office for the |
SD and 53d fiscal year amount to $S,615. |
These are not deficiency claims, but are
claims filed in excess of appropriations
and claims not provided for by law.
The report says:
LEVY rs ENOUGH.
'The S3d legislative assembly appro-
priated the sum Of $4,000 for the pur-
pose of reimbursing the New Mexico
Normal University, also the sum Of
$4,000 for the purpose Of reimbursing |
the board of public lands, requiring the
auditor to make a levy from year to
year until the above amounts were real
lied. 1t is my opinion that the levy
made by me for the year 1902 will reap
sufficient revenue to pay these amounts
in full; and the levy for these purposes
will be discontinued.
1.-THE 34th legislative assembly made
an appropriation amounting to the sum
Of $13,65293 to pay certain deficiencies.
OF this amount there has been paid $12,-
8S2.S6. leaving balance unpaid Of $770,-
o.. This amount has not been paid for
the reason that there was some doubt |
as to the intention of the legislature,
they having appropriated lump sum
Of $3.50 for the payment Of wild ami
NAL bounty claims, and as these was |
greater amount Of this class Of claims
on file, could not tell which were the
proper one sto pay, as have no data
On the subject"
Clerks Of the district courts have paid |
into the territorial treasury $1S,7os for
the two years, thus making an average
percentage Of their salary paid by fees
Of 6S.4 per cent. The fees Of the terri
torial secretary for the two years
to s2o.ls3 and the expenses Of
The s4th legislative assembly were
e20,s12.
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