The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18

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 it has been customary for the clerks In Lee County to collect from the finC and forfeiture fund, fees for issuino subpoepas for dekendant's witnesses This is not legal, but Mir. Wilson. be- | fore this examination. refunded ail l moneys collected for isstinG such snh. poems, except $62.95, which he pronnt. ly refunded on his attention being call ] ed thereto.
 Superintendent of Edueation.
 The books of Hon. b. M Banks. Superintendent of Education, have been examined for the State during his term of ofice. Lee County raises no money for the public schools by, local taxation, and all the money dishursed by Professor Ganks is received from the state.
 Professor Banks owes the County s4S,24 for postage illegally allowed by the Commissioners Court, and inter- est thereon, making total of $b9.29, which he promptly refunded on his att tention being called thereto. The Tax Assesaor. ~'The books of Hon. J. B. Butler, ex-Tax Assessor. were examined due ring his term of oflee for the State. The verifcatlons of his additions and reeapituiatlons made during the State examinations answer for the County. The calculations of the taxes for the County for the years 1908, 1904 ana 1905, are ccrrect
 "Mr. Butler owes the County SSa5o for postage illegally allowed by the Commissioners Court, and interest thereon, making total of $7i.T5, as
 EXHIBIT E."
 "J. B Butler to Lee County, pr. To amount of postage collected from the County ... .... .Sa2. 50 Interest from dates of payment to December 1. 1908 ........ 1s. .25 | Total t......s...,......$1 $11 .7b | The Tax collector.
 T examined the accounts and voueh- CTS of Hon. w. M. Bass, Tax Collector, for tho years 1908, 1904 and 1905. | His books are correctly Kept. Du- ring this time, he was charged with the collection of Se4,26l.31, ali of which he collected or properly ac- lcounted for, except that he owed bal ancs of sS.s2, caused by a rniscaleu- lation of interest.
 He also owed the County s25.00 for postage illegally allowed by the Com missioner's Court Thls made a total of stj.sa, he owed which he promptly paid into the County Treasury on his attention being called thereto. County Treasurtr%S omee. f. T examined the books, accounts and vouchers of Hon. J w. MullIn. ex- Treasurer, from September l, 1S9s, to August S1, 1900, the date of his re- tirement from office.
 ''rhe clerical work on his books is excellent, and they arc kept in accord ance with the forms prescribed by the Code. The Treasurer is the legal cus- todian of the money of the County, and must dlsburse 1t according to law He is liable for the payment of illegal warrants. Ia Lee County many illegal variants have been paid. Claims have been allowed by the Commissioners Court for stamps box rent at postof- Aces, telephones at the cours house and ljaiI, typewriters, a cancellation ma chine, and a numbering machine Such claims cannot be paid without express statutory provision, and And no such provision authorizing their payment l As to the lAgallty of such payments submitted the following ,oGestion to the Attorney General and received the following opinion;
 @ Hon. Massey Wilson, Attorney Gen eraI:
 "'Ar9 accounts for ice, telephones.