The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1911-05-04
RICHMOND. VA Sne


The foregoing letter has been sent
out to the city and county treasurers
of Virginia, i'm order to raise funds
to meet specific appropriations due
May list.
\ somewhat similar letter was sent
out by the late Auditor Marye about
a year ago. Some months before the
late Auditor Marye had submitted TO
the Finance Committee of the SEN
ate an estimate of receipts and dis
bursements i'm which he forecast a
probable deficit of about half a mil
lion dollars at the end of the ensu-
ing appropriation year
Until 1910 the State Treasurer had
never been asked to settle ahead of
the time specified by law-June 18th
1t is again done this year, and this
unusual call is interpreted TO mean
that the state treasury continues to
be in an EN- barraSsed condition.
treasurer Have Till June 18th
The law provides in section 6O4:
Each treasurer shall. on the first
day of December of each year, make
up statement of all State taxes col
/ lected ~ him. verify the same by affi-
davit and forward il to the Auditor
of Public Accounts within fifteen DAYS.
and at the same time pay into the
treasury the amount 50 collected. on
or before the 18th day Of June of
each year he shall make his final set
/ Element with the Auditor of Public
Accounts, furnishing statement OF
all monies collected by him on ac-
count of taxes and penalties since
his last settlement with the Auditor,
and also lists of insolNentS and delin-
Quents at the time and i'm the mode
prescribed in the following section.
The Auditor of Public Accounts may
call upon any county or city trea surer
once in every thirty days after the first
day Of July of each year for a state
ment' under oath, OF the amount Of
State taxes collected by him, and such
treasurer shall, within five days from
the receipt OF such call, forward such
statement to the Auditor and pay into
the treasury the amount collected. II
any treasurer fail TO make any state
ment required by this section. or to pay
over or account for the amount due, as
shown by said statement within the
time prescribed, he shall forfeit his
omissions on al sums that should
have been or were embraced in such
statements: provided, that the treas
urer OF each OF the cities Of Richmond,
Petersburg and Lynchburg (and Nor
folk since 191O.-Ed) shall render such
statement on the Monday OF each week
and, at the same time. pay into the
statement TO be due; and If he fail at
any time TO render such statement and
make such payment such failure shall
be deemed sufficient cause for his re-
moVal from Office under the provisions
OF section eight hundred and twenty
one"
state Pressed for Funds.
IL is clear from the above statute
that the call OF the Auditor is in es-
sence a request that the treasurers
| forward what money they have in
hand at the present time I'm order
/ that the State may he enabled TO
meet its May LIST obligations.
What Auditor DOnohoc Says.
Auditor Donohoe, when asked
about the matter, said that the let
ter referred to was simply n plain
business proposition in the affairs of
the State" and did not indicate any
! financial crisis in the Commonwealth.
a part of the high school appropria-
ton is due and pension payments
must be made May LIST, whereas the
/ county and city treasurers, with the
exception of the treasurers of Rich
mond, Norfolk, Petersburg and
Lynchburg, are not required by law
to send in their moneys before June
/ 9Th and December 18th OF each year.
As the fiscal year and the appro-
priation year do not "dovetail." there
are times when the State is somewhat
| embarrassed for funds.