The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-18

To amount paid telephone ser ,A Ao
 vice .....,.......s..'.. AiV'VV Interest from. dates of pay <.
 ment to Dec. 1, 1906. ...,.... l'lSe.Se
 Total . ........ .ss,2sO. so
 Hon. A. H. Slaughter.
 "I examined the books, accounts and vouchers of the late Hon. A. II. Slaugh- ter, ex-Treasurer, from Sept. l, lsOo' to Feb. 24, 1905, the date of his re- tirement from office.
 'sHis books were kept as prescribed by law, but he paid out a large amount of the countys money Illegally, espe- cially for interest on county warrants.
 "The decision of the Supreme Court, and the opinion of the Attorney Gen" erai. as to the legality of such pay ments, and the liability of the treas uref, therefore are incorporated In the report of ex Treasurer Muilin, to which reference Is hereby made. . "Colone1 Slaughter owes the county ss. .2s6.2S for interest illegally paid on Lee County warrants, $40 paid for typewriter, and S1sg.50 paid for tele- phone service. which. with interest thereon. makes total of ss,5s2.7s, he owes the county as per Exhibit '0:"
 ''ExHIBIT c.
 A. H. Slaughter, to Lee County, pr. To interest paid on Lee County
 warrants ........''ssssss sRo'zoO So Paid for typewriter ....... 40.00 Telephone service ........... lSS.b 50 Interest from dates of payment
 to Dec. 1, 1906 ............. l,SOI .OS
 Total due ..............S .Ss,5s2. IS
 Hon. TT. ]. Stevens. F 'I examined the books, accounts and vouchers of Hon. T. J. Stevens, Treas urer, from Feb. 1e. 1905, to Nov. ls, 1906.
 HIS books are kept in accordance with law.
 1,49410. for payments of illegal in- terest. s105 for payment of type writer, and S195.50 for telephone ser vice. together with interest thereon, making total of S2,001.75. as per Ex- hibit HI"
 The law relative to these illegal pay ments and the Treasurer's liability therefor are fully stated in the report on ex-Treasurer Mullin, to which ref erence is hereby made:
 'During the period covered by the examination of the Treasurer's offiee, the total receipts were $242,S14.9s, and the total disbnrseemnts, s240.S1e.S9.
 "In addition to the above, warrants to the amount of Sl2,Oo0 have been paid on borrowed money, for which the county ia illegally paying inter- est.
 "r. J. Stevens, to Lee County. pr. To interest paid .........-.$ $l ASA. 10 Paid fo rtypewriter ........,,- lO6. .0O Paid telephone service ...... l95 50 Interest from dates of pay
 ment, to Dec. 1, 1906 .....,.. 2O7.15
 Total due .S2.0O1 .75
 Fine and Forfeiture Fund.
 The account of the fine and forfeiture fund have been kept as prescribed by law. The amounts collected for said funds by the respective ofncers have been paid into tho treasury. and the disbursements on said fund have been legal except as follows:
 'On March |. 1901 local act was enacted by the Legislature entitled An Act to increase and regulate the fine and forfeiture fund of Lee County. and to provide for the payment of States witnesses out of the same Section of said act provides that the Commis- sioner's Court shall anually appropri- ate or transfer $500 from the general fund to the fine and forfeiture fund for the payment of state witnesses.
 Under thIs Act S2,40O was trans ferred from the general fund to the fine and forfeiture fund. ana paid to Treasurer A. II. Slaughter and sl,200 have been transferred and paid to treasurer T. ]. Stevens. making total of Ss,6O0 transfeEred from the general fund to the nne and forfeiture fund under this act.
 Tn the cases of Sanders vs. the Court of County Commissioners of El- rorA County, tl7 Ala, 643, and Pierce