Charlevoix county herald., 1906-07-07
EAST JORDAN MICHIGAN. SATURDAY. JULY 7. 1906.

of it and is of the opinion that the
order was drawn for 5000, and in
view of the fact that committee of
three checked the $50 entry as cor
rect it is possible that the order
was so drawn. In connection with
this / would say that ex-county
clerk Kenyon is positive that this
order was drawn for the same
amount as the stub. viz, 80 cents.
From January /, 1901, to January
1. 1905, find errors in connection
with delinquent tax collections,
amounting to $4.2S. / called the at
tention of ex-treasurer Henry &.
Cooper, who was county treasurer
during this period, to these errors,
and he paid the amount over to the
county treasurer, and his accounts
are now correct.
From January l, 1905 to October /,
1908, find difference in the May
tax sale of SSH, which was conduct
ed by county treasurer Payton and
ex-treasurer Cooper. l called the
attention of treasurer Payton to
this error, and he has made the
proper entry IN the cash, and his
accounts are. now correct.
In checking the interest paid on
county orders l find an error made
by the State Bank of East Jordan in
June. 1902, amounting to $500. At
tention was called to this, and they
corrected same by paying the
amount to the county treasurer,
with interest on the same of $9.33.
In regard to moneys received by
the county treasurer from the su-
perintendents of the poor, justices
of the peace and miscellaneous
| amounts, find but few receipts on
| file in the county clerks office, and
the books of the superintendents of
the poor have been SO kept that /
am unable to verify the amounts
on the county treasurer's books.
The county has paid in bounties
on wild cats and lynx, since about
| 1S99 $142. One half of this amount
$71, is due the county from the
state, as vouchers for this amount
have never been sent the auditor
general. i called the attention of
the county clerk to this omission
and he has sent for the proper
blanks and as soon as they are re-
ceived the money will be paid by
the state.
The accounts with the townships
and villages have been correctly kept
with the exception OF the failure OF
the county treasurers to charge to
tfese accounts any Of the township
aud village taxes refunded at the
auditor generals Office, and farther
failure in not charging the townships
with the full amount with which they
should have been charged, as shown
by the rejected and charged back lists
of the auditor general.
County treasurer PaytOn has assist
ed me in making the proper division
of these funds, and the town
ships and villages have now
been charged with the same as their
several interests appear, from January
1895, to October 1905.
i did not think it advisable to cor.
rect the errors OF omission in connec-
tion with the charges from the reject
ed and charged back list, because of
the amount of time necessary to ad-
just them. also because the towns have
been charged with large part Of the
same. County treasurer Payton un-
derstands the proper method Of deter
mining the correct amount TO charge
in connection with the auditor gener-
ais funds and rejected lists, and in
future | have no doubt correct entries
will be made.
With the exceptions mentioned
find that the settlements with the
State haye been properly entered, and
that the townships and villages have
received credit and been paid their re-
spectIve portions Of all taxes collected
primary school funds, library and
liquor monies.-
have examined the circuit court
calendars and court journals and
find the amount of entry, jury and
stenographers fees which should
have been paid to the county treas
urer by the county clerk for the
year 1895 to be $7S, and for the year
1896, $72, total of $3.50. The amount
, paid to the treasurer in these two
, years as shown by his books was
$3s, leaving difference unaccount
ed for by Willis kerns, county clerk
, during this period, of SIP. Interest
, on this amount TO the present time
is $500.
From January I, 1897 to the pres
] ent time, an amount equal to the
r fees of the office has been a part oi
} the clerks salary, and the fees have
( been retained by the clerk. Th,
! fines and costs IN criminal cases, a:
: shown by the circuit court journals
:, from January l, 1895 to October
E 1905, have all been paid to the coun
: ty treasurer by the county clerk
D and annear on the treasIIrer's