Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-07-18
HASTINGS MAKES STATEMENT
CONCERNING CONTROVERSY
MAKES CLEAR ANALYSIS OF DIFFICULTIES UNDER TECHNICAL
CONSTRUCTION OF LAw-DETAn PRESENT METHODS OF
CARRYING COLLECTION ACCOUNTS" GIVING cIEAR.cUr
STATEMENTS WHICH ExpL AIN MATTERS FULLY.

integrity of our state, on the other
hand is the technical violation of,
the law-or rather the absence Of
law. What do you want your treas
urer to do, to be man, to do that
which is right and just as between
man and man. or do you want him
to insist upon the strictest techni-
cal points Of the law and let the
credit of the state be worthless?
On the collection account l never
intend, nor have ever carried one
| dollar In that account beyond the
time that l could get the cash out
of the banks after the returns Of the
checks and the drafts that have
deposited. As quickly as q check Is
deposited and I get the returns, II
then, If it is the permanent educa-
| tional funds. get the cash and put
1t in my safe.
Now, regarding the promptness
of these collections. and let me state
i right here that the very day I re-
ceive remittance from anywhere
the same Is entered on our cash
book and is carried as Cash on
Hand" although I do not get the
returns on that check for number
!, Of days. There is no outside collec-
tjon account carried in any way,
shape or manner. 1t Is not carried
in any suspense account or In any
! other form Of account. It Is reckon
ed as part of the state money as
cash on hand the very day 1t is re-
. ceived. This is positive fact, all
newspaper reports and other re-
ports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, and can be readily verified by
, anyone who wishes to examine my
books to prove this statement.
d Regarding the promptness with
O. which ! have handled these ac-
8 counts, l present the following
: statement and IN quoting these fig
\ ures | viii simply quote the thous-
: ands:
Lincoln county was the first coun
s ~ TO pay its taxes this year. remit
r ting On Jan. 9 $4,000; Twin Falls
rcmitted $4,000.
Y Without waiting for these checks
g to be collected, and on this same
h day placed ct interest. $4,000, and
: on the 10th, $4,000 and on on the
n 11th. $1,000
@ On January 13 received from
Il Rear Lake county $4,000 and from
e Idaho county $4,000.
v On the 18th; he very day I re-
o ccived these two remittances o
8 $4,000, I depos ted before TIL,
i checks which these two counties
y he'd cont In had laf- the Boise banks
: $4,000.
d January rs Lincoln county sen
a SO coo.
Q Tho rama aay received from th'
e land department $4,000. and de
nceftoa st interest the same da.
II $4,000.
l. When I sneak of deposits I meal
IS deposit in the SO banks with whic1
e we do business and not the collec
h tion account banks.
n On January 1G 7 received fror
l. Boise county $4,000 and deposite
on that DAY $4,000.
ST January II I received from Ban
y mock county $4,000 and deposite
Oh the same day $4,000. IS
lie January 81 Blaine county sent I
n s27 900 and deposited $4,000.
TX January % Owyhee county remi
u ted $4,000 Washington county r.
H. mitted $4,000, Shoshone county n
ne ,nittad 100000. January 20 | d.
y pc sited s61,o0o
OF January 23 deposited $4,000.
IS January "a I deposited $31 900.
70 January "a I received from At
10 county $4,000.
y January "a I deposited $31 900.
ry January 81 | received from Gu
ST. ter county. $1,000.
up January % / deposited $4,000.
''o February IL I received from Fr
'a- mont county 100000.
l February 13 I deposited s14 90
ne February Ia / deposited $1,000
ne April 81 l received from the la'
en department at p. m, after &
banks had closed. $205.000.
+" We worked IN our Office until
O'Clock that night drawing chec
ho tn the amount OF $131 900, and
cS' soon as these checks were deposit
ne il the Boise City National bank a
io' he Bank of Commerce at 10 a.
me the next day we mailed the lette
the that contained tb,,se cbecks
ere s131 900 that very day and l {
Ind posited with the Idaho Trust a
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