The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-09
WORK OF EXAMINERS
WILL HEREAFTER INVESTIGATE
 SUPERINTENDENTS BOOKS
Will Also Take Some Notice of Assessments-Repcrts Submitted on Officials of Butler and
 Talladega Counties.

The books of the Superintendents of Education of the various counties of the State will hereafter be regularly ex- amined by the State Examiners of Pub lie accounts. The county superintendents will be placed on the same footing as the other officials.
 Heretofore the books of the county su- perntendents were not included in the regular examination of the books and accounts of the various counties. Gov ernor Jelks has instructed the examiners of public accounts to include the books of the superintendents in their investi- gations.
 The reports submitted yesterday by As sistant Examiners Rutledge and Sed- berry on the books of Butler and Talla- dega counties, included reports upon the books of the county superintendents of education.
 The examiners have made further advance in their work. They are look ing into the tax assessments of the va rious counties. In the reports submitted yesterday special reference is made to the tax assessments. The reports will hereafter, probably, indicate the fairness of the assessment in the various coun- ties At any rate some allusion to the assessment of the several counties may be expected
 This is shown by the report of Exam finer Rutledge upon the books of Tax Assessor A. W. Metcalf of Butler, which is as follows:
 q have examined and checked the as- eessment book for the year 1902 and | compared the figures with the abstract furnished the auditors office The book 1 Is we'll prepared and the work better done than in many counties. The same | criticism in regard to the valuation of property being far below it's real mar ket value made in reference to a num- l Der of other counties can also be applied | with equal force to Butler county. The average valuation of land for the year | 1903 Is 8 25 per acre. A purchaser who | would seriously offer to buy these lands at any such price would no doubt be regarded as a fit specimen for an insti- tuition supported by the State at Tus- caloosa. There Is ample room for an in- crease in property values in this coun- ] ty."
 MT. Rutledge examined the books of -4A-Probate Judge Zell Gaston, Probate Judge H. D. Lar. r.pley. Sheriff J. H. Hartley, Circuit Clerk L. Y. Trawick, and Superintendent of Education c. H. Lewis without finding any errors. Tn the books of Tax Collector R. E. Peagler he found a S9 error in the poll tax llst' | This was immediately corrected. me Butler officials showed up well in the re port.
 An equally complimentary report was made by Assistant Examiner Sedberry upon the books of the officials of Talla- dega county Upon each report there
 was made the satisfactory endorsement nothing due"
 Special interest attached to the ex- aminers report upon the books of Elk
 Circuit Clerk James A. Huey whose dis Appearance several weeks ago. attracted attention from all over the State. Fol lowing close upon the news of his disap-
 pearance came the announcement or MT | Huev's reappearance and then his resig- | nation was sent in Examiner Sedberry
 found that Mir Huey owed the State
 nothing. His report upon the books of | the ex-circuit clerk was as follows;
 owing to the physical and mental con