The log cabin Democrat., 1907-07-04
COMMISSIONERS OF ACCOUNTS
Find Books of County in Good
 Shape.
Over S4o,oo in County and School War rants Burned by Board Before
 Adjournment.

Over S4o,o in County and School War
 rants Burned by Board Before
 Adjournment.
 The Faulkner county board of commissioners of accounts ad- journed last Friday, after publicly burning over S4o, GOO ill county and school warrants. The follow ing report was filed by the board: To the Honorable Eugene Lank-
 ford, Judge of the Faulkner
 County Circuit Court
 We, the commissioners of ac- counts appointed by your honor at the January term, 1907, of said court, beg to submit herewith our report.
 We have examined the accounts current of the justices of the peace and constables of the county and find them all correct and proper vouchers thereto attached.
 We have examined the records and accounts of the circuit clerk and county clerk and find same neatly kept and all accounts cor- rect, with proper vouchers thereto attached; also the records and ac- counts of the sheriff, which are correct with proper vouchers there to attached.
 We have examined the col lector's settlement for taxes col lected for the year 1905, and, upon comparison we find that the col lector had turned over to the prop CT officers the amounts justly due, for which said settlement shows proper vouchers thereto attached. The present collectors settlement for taxes collected for the year Ioo6 has not been examined by us, as our work does not extend be- yond the quarter ending March 3I, 1907.
 We have examined the books and receipts of the county treasurer and after a careful examination ot same as to debits and credits, we find that he has on hand at the quarter ending March 3I, 1907, in the various funds, viz: County general fund, currency S32.35 county scrip, SI6S. 3I; land re- demption, individual, S68. 75; land redemption, state, currency, S3.I3, scrip 96 cents; general school fund SI25.I5; road districts: I, S312.45; 2, S46.S7; 5, S2.35;-S, S5.29; I2, S2.77; I5, S27. 56; I5, SI46. 59; I6, SS. 56; school fund, special, S9,- 527.9I; total, currency, SIo, ,312.51, scrip, S169.27.
 The above amount we find to the credit of the county treasurer i'll the Bank ot Conway and Faulk- ner County Bank, as per certificate hereto attached.
 We have checked and compared the county scrip with treasurer and county clerks books and with register of warrants and find that the sum of $I5,S78.63 has beer cancelled by the county court and hereto attach an itemized list O same.
 We have examined and compared the school warrants on file with the county treasurer and county clerks books and find same prop. erly entered of record, which amount to the sum of S26,777.54 said amount having been paid ou by the county treasurer. An item ized list of each warrant is hereto attached.
 Before completing our labors O nine days, we, in the presence ot County Judge J. A. Lea, proceed ed to and did burn S15,87S.63 if county scrip, which is not now if circulation. Likewise S26,777.51 in school warrants went up in the flames, that had been paid out by the county treasurer for the cause of education.
 We, in concluding our labors, return our thanks to the circui judge for his confidence reposed ir us in appointing us to this impor tant duty. We have done the bes we can. We also return our thank: to the efficient corps of county of ficials for courtesies shown us 1T the discharge of our duties.
 JOHN INGRAM,
 R. K. WILKERSON,