The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-01-13

: ending December l.. 1909. 80 the e..
Ct seven hundred and ,hiTtS t4a
| which the State received s6.slf q at .
cents per acre. IT is doubtful
State owns any land subject 80 gran.
! many OF these grants are taken sa.
the purpose OF clearing the fitl. af
true owner and in order 10 force a
mcnt OF money by him to the m
taking out the grant. Under the I-a
IL now stands the Secretary % S.a..
compelled TO issue the grant even Obs.
, he is certain that the State owns mo-
covered by the grant. This ought n.
changed and certainly there Can De-
reason offered FOR the sale eg Isa#
owned b. the STATE for less than
cents an acre. | recommend that sd.
cant lands belonging 10 the >tas
transferred 10 the state Boa.d - FE
tion 10 - sold FOR the highest ea
tainable. but in no ease Tor less -.
30 cents an acre. the sale 20 be- aa.r.
by the State Board Of Education
the grant is issued.
Under the law as It uow stands ta.
fee Of Enrolling Clerk has been atal
and the Secretary OF STATE lis oha--
with the supervision Of the euraI8..
Of bills. The Act provides FOR th. ..
EiON 44tAA VI blAN N-tf -S@%tENsA. NhAr
with such copyists as may Dee us.
1t is impossible for the work 20 he
by the Secretary or State without m
than one assistant. | suggest that
law be- so amended rs to allow u.
employ all needed assistants and goas
He Viii not employ more than ar, ue.
sarY. ~ work done By the S,lr.-.s
OF State in the past is a guarantee .at
any additional duty aevolyed upon .a
will te done. and Well done. at tae Worry
lowest possible cost 10 tie State. This
fact is made patent when wc learn that
the general index % grants in his ofs
has been brought up from 1859 NltE..t
extra cost to the S,atc. The STATE fr
several years past has been comI.ll.
to rent storage room for documents. r,.-
ords, manuscripts and other papers If
much value. During this year for #.-
suitable and inconvenient rooms for tU
purpose the State has paid Sfif and faa
insurance on the Supreme Court Report
stored therein SAID, making aH o4f..s
of SS91.75.. The cost lor the previous suar
for the same was 1904. w. are. therefor
paying annually interest on q sum ~
money which would be adequate for build.
ing a suitable hall OF records. Th.
State owns a lot on the northwest ear-
ner of Salisbury and Morgan streets. --f
by 10 feet and l recommend that an aa-
preparation be made for building thereon
a substantial three story, fire proof Iu.IH-
ing at a cost to be limited by the Act
If such building is constructed the office
for the Commissioner OF Labor and Print
ing and for the Adjutant General shoulN
be transferred to that building. The
State Library now needs the room oe.a-
Mod nv fba Com iscionnr pf ] ahpr rr.
Printing.
Under our election law provision #
made for the certifcation by the CLERKS
Of the Superior Courts to the Secrefary
of State OF the permanent roll Of regis
tered voters. and it requires this roll 70
be copied alphabetically by township Iu
the Secretary of States office. The SEQ
rotary of State in sending out books
and blanks to the clerks OF the Superior
Courts for the list of registered voters
had the books arranged by township amt
the certified lists returned TO him are
arranged alphabetically by toWnsh.rs |a
each county. 1t would seem to De aua..
cessary to require these lists to De- copied
in the Secretary Of States office. To copy
them would cost between 81, 800 and So
600. l recommend. therefore, that tho Iaw
be so amended as to make the certified
list now in the Secretary Of State Office
the permanent roll of registered voters
without requiring the same to be copied.
| concur in the other recommendations
made by the Secretary of State.
THE STATE TREASURY DEPARTMENT
The report of the State Treasurer ac-
companying this document Will give you
full information as to the condition OF
the Treasury; it's receipts and disblTse-
ments. Soon after the present Treasurer
came into office he discovered that the
institutional clerk of his predecessor was
embeZzling the funds Of the state. He
thereupon set to work to ascertain. II
possible, the amount of the cmbeZzl"-
ment. The last General Assembly ap-
pointed a committee to make a thorough
investigation. This committee ascertain
ed that the amount cmbeZzlei was Sic
under Mr.. Worth's administration.
and $374.84 under Mr.. Lacy's. To be more
explicit 81, 249.52 was taken after Jauua-
ry Is, 1901, but to balance the Deaf and
Dumb institution account. Mr.. Martin
deposited $759.03 of that money to the
credit of that institution. He also paid
prison warrants out OF the same money.
to the amount Of $115,65. This shows
that Mr.. Worth should pay $16. 0G0.04, and
Mr.. Lacy $374.84. Mr.. Worth has made
good the full amount of the defaIcation
under his administration. The present
was both by custom and noces-
slty led to keep the old clerks until the
new clerks under him could be trained.
He was in no way to blame for the Loss
which he suffered nor could he by any
foresight and care have prevented =. In
deed his watchfulness was so thorough
he detected it Immediately after II
occurred, and thereby saved to the state
the sum which heretofore had been taken.
In view of this fact it appears to me that
Mr.. Lacy should be relieved from the
aymen of the sum taken during his term
of Office.
STATE AUDITORS DEPARTMENT.
The reports of the Auditor for the
State accompanying this document fur
nlsh complete information as to the
sources OF our revenue, the purpose for
which collected and the amount and pur-
pose of the expenditures. together with
the recommendations which appear to