Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1910-04-28


March It. 1910
Willis Smith Tax Collector:
D1 General Account &c State and County q Tax 1909
?. Schedule Of Tax Collector not on Digest
3 List of Deaulters Relieved.
Errors n Digest, Allowed Collector.
5 Sheets / . and List of Fl Fas Out for Collection
ATLANTA Gu April /, 1910
TO Board Of County Commissioners Ben Hill County Fitzgerald
Gentlemen We have audited officers hand
ling public funds work covering the record for the past year.
and you report consisting Of tabnated statements
While have tried make the statements referred to full
clear explicit few words regarding of the accounts may
"' y '1' County School Commissioner.
We found the commissioners in not good shape
as is to be desired His trouble to have arisen mainly from
n received from the county collector from the
school from state convict re ana from ote
while disbursements had be taken from the general n made
mn Of an of the accounts In his effort keep separate cash
he has made very difficult 9op Out Oh Whal Sno nave
exceedingly simple matter ana MS system HAS enoeo "
"'' W V Won o statement of receipts and disbursements
corded on his books memorandum OF errors and ons
sos bringing correct balance that he should have had IN
hand January L. 1910. ,. =
transactions january 1910 and we had to compile the hg
r for our statement from the original We brought his
counts up to March making balance his hand at that date
$8404 Part Of th shown IN the statement was III Inc
National suggestion the commissioner deposited
balance that his bank balance would show the fu amount
i'll his hnlrs. e. eo..,a, o,.t
book as should II he Will ADOPT
this form he will find thai ne can keep ms cash IN eSacr 9
system and would strongly recommend TO the county
of
missioner keep it, would also recommend to the county board
require the commissioner to deposit all 1undS
whatever the date received and pay all salaries ana
other expenses by check In this his bank account and ms
cash book should always and he will have cheek on ms work
While the clerical work above not written
date and not in just such shape as should be qae1 we a h
integrity and do not want to be misunderstood on
that point When we his the cash
pF0'"p'S p''O'S'" COUNTY TREASURER.
We found the of Mr. Goodman, the county treas
urer excellent shape with proper vouchers on tile Tor al d
On Exhibit B1 herewith give of receipts and
account Of the general fund showing balance
citv Court Fund
on account of the city While these records
concerned are IN good SnaPe IN undekns 10
costs and and forferes collected had
little trouble and while we do not wish to be understood as has
in the records Another thing that might call attention to
od be- in rendering Jail fees and of amounts that should
he refunded county treasurer out Of fines collected
We find that has not collected in any way
received for handling funds arising from the sale of
sand made from fund Under the law he entitled commits
sion these amounts out we noeasno 14a through some SP
ca with the board OF county commissioners ne
waived it. an boo,s p q and a., summary Of commits
earned by and paid since April IS 1905 and
Show balance him March l6 of 4433o to which should
warrant No 1886 for $3.50 that the treasurer has cased
Bond Fnne Sheet B5 we give summary bank to
~ Of ths fund aggregang $47o678 which exactly
ere " the record in the clerk of the county board
ag'~%" with COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
bOn W. give you GU statement Of this fund ap
70 cerk's books showing balance 379 30 still
pears OF amount So $40 SO still on hand the
and 81 unexpended from the set aside
nous Sid;np Of the county jail
for NJ asure has been allowed interest balances which in
lno $323O5 that this not been
te hc clerk county board and does appear on
All to put the accounts in line is for him
his Dooh $32305 and credit his account
BILLS Payable 1a o+os outstanding in f.vor &c 81, -
Inc 49,. rank aggregatng So 694 81, listed ON sheet
change @ been for the bank cash county war