Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-22
LOOKING At THE BOOKS.
Republican Officials Quickly Dlscov
cred How Democrats Handled
Sacred Funds.

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On pages BOG to 313 OF the report issued
by State Auditor Albert o. Allen. for 1908
and 1904, Is given a list OF the estates ana
the amount due to the heirs OF each es-
tate from the escheats fund on December
81. 1904. The total aggregates $113 1885.
The cscheats ledger for the same date
shows $123, 722.13 credited to that fund.
whilo according to the fund ledger and
journal. there was at that time $1?1 50
to the credit Of this fund. Thus w be
sccn n variance exists between the ceHudi-
tors report proper and the two sets OF
books In his office, each OF them Durport-
ing 10 give the correct ngures as 70 TINS
'scheats tunu at IL certain uate' ana SUN
nv one vi 'heih ~ at al ai,ke ether one
vi 'he other TWO IN amount
In connection with this escheats fund.
however, as IL the case with others. the
Democrats paid no heed ut all to the pro-
visions OF the state constitution, disregard
Ing 1t with impunity whenever the exigen-
Giles OF the occasion required that 1t be
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c"ro,hs 10 'he proVis'ons vi seo''oh o.
'r''e'e = !" nv s'a'c CONSTITUTION. ~
net proceeds OF al safes OF mnds ana o'ner
property ana eHects that may accrue 10
the state by escheat from Unclaimed d'V-
dends ana distributive shares OF the es-
tates OF deceased persons. shall be paid
into the state treasury and securely In
vested and sacredly preserved as a public
school fund, the annual Income OF which
fund, together with so much Of the ord!-
nary revenue OF the state as may be by
law set apart for that purpose, shall be
faithfully appropriated for establishing
and maintaining the free public schools
and the state university In this artic"
provided FOR, and Tor no other uses or pur'
poses whatsoever
Until 1899 the unclaimed dividends and
dIstributivc shares OF the estates Of de-
ceased persons were placed In n fund
! known as the executors and administra-
tors' fund. and formed a portion OF what
, ~ known as the escheats fund, which was
sacredly guaranteed NV the constitution
TO the public school fund OF the state ~,
remaining unclaimed for a period 6t ten
J wears
=. ,o,o A. . $780,.
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rort. IN 90 IN nrotcst that ndm,nistratio
not only borrowed from the state interes
' fund, but passed an act through the legis
= lature appropriating $4,000 from tn
'e executors and administrators fund witt
e which to replenish the depleted revenue
fund. disregarding entirely the cohsti'u'
+ tlor nj Inhibition against such proceeding,
c thereby Forever deprlV'ne the seh"oi i"n'
or the stntc OF the ''o'ooo SO i''cs""y app
propriateh'
1t Is conceded. and the law so provides.
that the school fund Is entitled to all the
unclaimed moneys according to an act
passed ny me general aSsc"'y !" i''''
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