The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-03-24
AUDITOR
WANTS REPoB
County Treasures Must Get -
Reports on Llcense. md
Land Moneys.

state auditors ONCE - wrestling wSkAn
the subject how to make the ssvekAR
county treasurers settle with the stASE
for money received for nsh and eAfiss'
licenses, and for money receIved suRs.
the sale OF state lands and interest anRa
state funds.
The fish and gane law, which wAGfs
enacted two yeats ago, pfovide0 Mass.
county treasurers should settle wit4sa
the state auditor every ninety days.
In some instances no report has been
received since the law went Into ~
feet. State Auditor BragAw - d6teF--
mined that the county treasarefs si1AaHl
comply with the provisions cf the lAE
and make their report and remit tlSE
amount received for licenses or ne wizAg
know the reason why. When the blAA1ks
licenses are sent out they are cnafge4x
to the county to which they are 1sszEr
and the amount remains on the bc0l1e :
as 30 much against the county until taIa~
licenses have been accounted for, either
by return OF the unused licenses -
its equivalent in money When the H--s
censes are sent to the counties they NEes
then distributed to the justiceA OF the
peace. who are authorised to issue them
to the people. The Justices are re-
Quired to make a report every ninety
days to the county auditoi, who in
turn Ii required to make a report to the
state auditor. Many OF the county
treasurers have failed TO comply wifln
this provision of the law and they are
now being called upon to make their
report. Some OF them made their re-
ports In due form and time and some
have since the state auditor got busy
but 1t seems that n few Of them mn -
waiting for the state to exercise fts atr--
thority.
Wants Report on stass Lands
A similar state OF affairs exist re--
garding money received by the severals
counties on the sale of state lands. The
law requires that the county treasur--
ers shall make report to the state
treasurer Of the amount Of money res
ceived for the sale OF state lands. pay
ments on contracts. interest received
interest accruing to the state, etc. Sosnae
of the county treasurers have beem
auditor is at "A loss to know just hon~.
matters stand. Scne OF the county
treasurers have made full reports aINsK
! reInitted the amount due the state.
Others have reported the amount but
have not remtted. Some have remit
ted the amount due the state without
making "A report. while n few have paies
no attention TO the matter In any re-
spect Mr.. Bragaw is determined tfaE
the treasurers shall make a full and4
complete report of the matter and re-
NIT the amount due or else he will seer
what can be done to force them to A.,
proper observance of the law.
County Settlements Are Slow
| The county treasprers of the state
are slow In making their annual SETTLE
| ments with the state. although they
| have plenty of time in which to do soe
/ Under the laws OF Idaho all taxes be-
come delinquent In the counties on the
first of January. and the countfes be :,
come delinquent to STATE On the ffrsS
of July il not settled before that time,
SO far cnly three co mites, Fremont
Bannock and Idaho have settled in fuIE.
Bannock county in making settfeniens.
overpaid by $500 which has been cred--
tied to next years taw. a number or
counties have been - arrears tn f1e4
state for a number NJ years. DlriIsz-
Auditor Turner'S adj; iGistration nm ef-
fort was made 10 get t4ose couf7ties c.,
levy n special asseg~iaaent TO wFre crts
, this deficiency. In Bannock county the
> special assessment vas levied wher-
more than s40o surplus was raised
: which the county treasurer has sent Ia
. the state. 1t Is the only county whies
has paid more into the state than I.
due.