The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-07
OFFICIALS COMMENDED
srcRETARY OF STATE AND INsUR-
 ANCE DEPARTMENT.
rx.msuer sedberry In Reports to Cow erucr Compliments MT. McDavid and His Assistants In
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rbs hooks and accounts in the Secre- .arv of state's office have been exam ined by Assistant Examiner of Public Accounts, c. F. sedberry.
 TEe Examiner was pleased to find that the books were not only neatly and correctly kept. but that the work in the office had been systematized and the conduct of its many affairs simplifed.
 But what was more to the point, the Examiner found that the volume of the states income which passed through tbe Secretary of States office to the state Treasury had been largely aug mented. MT. Sedberry found an espe- ciaIIy large increase in the Department of Insurance.
 The Examiners reports were in two acts the first on two Secretaries of state. J. Thomas Hefiin and E. R. Mo David. The other set of reports cor- cred the administration of the Insur- ance Department by two Deputy Insur- ance Commissioners, E. R. McDavid and H. R. Shorter. The bookkeeping of all these officials was complhnented and at tention was drawn to the large increase in the receipts from the Insurance De. partment.
 The Examiner especially compliments Secretary McDavid and Chief Clerk A. c. Sexton. to whom he applies the ad- 1ective, "efficient," and declares that they are the right men in the right places.
 Captain sedberry's reports on the In- surance Department was as follows:
 Montgomery, Oct. 5, 1904. Hon. R. M. Cunningham. Lieutenant
 and Acting Governor of Alabama:
 Dear Sir--In obedience to your in- structions, have made an examination rf, AL~ date of my last examination, January 1s, 1903, to September 30, 1904, inclu- sive. Hon. E. R. McDavid was in i'm mediate charge of this department up to and including April 30th. last, at which time Mir. H. R. Shorter assumed supervision.
 q find the books of the department in fine condition. The systematic man ner in which the records of this de. partment are kept Is almost beyond criticism.
 'I append. hereto. the statement of receipts for the year of 1908 ($74,466.32) 1st to September 30th, inclusive 1885, 462.S0), also condensed statement showing the receipts during the period covered by the examination ($157.- 92s12).
 Respectfully submitted.
 "G. F. Sedberry, Assistant Examiner of Public Ac.
 counts"
 The report on the Secretary of States o;ce was as follows:
 Montgomery, Ala, Oct. 6, 1904. Hon. R. M. Cunningham. Lieutenant
 and Acting Governor of Alabama:
 Dear Sir'-In obedience to your in structions, have examined the books, accounts and vouchers of Hon. J. Thomas Hefiin. Secretary of State. from he 18th day of January, 1903, to the 30th day of April. 1904, and of the Hon. E. R. McDavid. Secretary Cf State. from the 1st day of May. 1904, to the 30th day of September 1904, both inclusive. and beg leave to submit the following report:
 T fnd that all funds belonging to the State, coming into the hands of each of the gentlemen named during their respective terms, have been promptly paid to the State Treasurer and proper vouchers for same are on file. These vouchers have been shown to and checked by me.
 The books and accounts are kept in a systematic manner and so arrang- ed as to be easily and quickly referred to.
 "The business affairs of the ofice are m excellent c0nQltlOn ana much credit is due to Hon. E. R. McDavid for the splendid showing made by the depart ment and to Hon. A. c. Sexton, the of ficient Chief Clerk, who Is the right man in the right place. am indebted to the entire office force for maHw cour- tesies extended me while making this examination.
 T append hereto Exhibit A." show. ing number and kind of books on hand by actual count.
 Exhibit B. showing detailed state ment of money received by this depart ment and from what source received. amounting, in the aggregate, to S12,- 142.72. all of which has been paid to the Treasurer of the State.
 Both these exhibits are respectfully asked to be considered part of this re- port.
 Respectfully submitted.
 'G F. Sedberry, Assistant Examiner of Public Ac-
 counts"
 The reports of the Examiner were transmitted to the State Auditor ac- IN~