The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-05-15
ACCOUNT MUST Be |TEM|zED.
{. w. CREIGHTON SENDS IN HIS
SALARY ACCOUNT.
\. w. Jones, Comptroller General
Gives the Law IA to Payment of
Services Rendered.
Columbia State.

expressly requires that an itemized
account must be filed for expenses
n. w. Jones. the comptroller gem
eral, has refused 10 pay a claim for
services submitted by G. w. Greigh-
ton of Greenwood, who was appointed
as a special agent of the executive
department by the governor of South
Carolina. This action was taken be-
cause of letter written by Comp
troller General Jones to Mr.. Greigh-
ton. He says:
| Il have before me your special ac-
count for the enforcement of law for
special service rendered.
| Il beg to say that before we can
pay this account il must be itemized
tglVing the number of days and dates
on which services were rendered
Services rendered on this special fund
by the month is not permissible.
! Kindly send statement and we will
attach to your account and issue you
a check for same"
| The salary is 500 per month.
On May 6 Mr.. Creighton replied as
follows: 'YOur letter Of the 3rd inst,
is at hand ] am leaving home on
duty today and will not return until
the last of the week. about Saturday,
and then I will take up the subject
matter of your letter with you"
On May Z the governor sent a let
ter to the comptroller general with
reference to the claim. The governor
requested that the claim be paid with
out resorting to the courts. The gov
ernor gave the opinion that the item
lied account is to be filed with the
chief executive and not with the
comptroller general. In his reply Mr..
Jones quotes the law and decisions
by the supreme court to show that
an itemized account Of expenses must
be filed with the comptroller general.
The following letter was sent by the
governor to Comptroller General
Jones:
Il have a letter from yourself to
lC. w. Creighton Of Greenwood. in
which you state:
Services rendered on the special
fund by the month is not permissi
ble.'
II notice in looking over the ac-
count Of ex-Govs. Hayward and An
sci that claims for detectives. both
white and black. inside the State, and
outside. have been paid without a
word from your Office and in much
larger sums than the account to be
paid Mr. Creightn. can not under.
stand why YOU are endeavoring to-
hamper me in the enforcement of the
laws. Of section 1913. volume 1. code
of laws. 1912. provides:
Sec. 1913. The amounts specified
for the various officers of the State
and for various public purposes, other
than for salaries and clerical services.
shall be duly accounted for: a de-
tailed statement thereof shall be made
to the general assembly at its next
ensuing session. No person authorized
To make contracts or draw said ap-
preparations shall exceed the specific
appropriations nor shall any fund be
O. dpI or nt1
that for which it may be appro-
prated. All accounts shall be itemi-
zed and verified.
Il would he glad. therefore, if you
would pay this claim without further
trouble. as you have been doing in the
past.
"These appropriations are set aside
for the governor and the claims ap-
proved by him. think this should
he satisfactory and should be paid by
YOU without further trouble.
Il regret your position in this mat
ter. for have endeavored to be your
friend. True. you have not appreciate
ed 1t. but I do not care to have any
trouble in the courts about the paw
ment of the expenses Of this officer.
and would be glad if YOU would pav
them without further controversy.
IF YOU will notice the above sec
tIon specifies that 'All accounts shall
he itemized and VERIFIED and that a
detailed statement thereof shall be
made to the general assembly, at its
next ensuing session. This applies
To me and not to you. The accounts
are to be iteIniZed and verified to this
Once. am responsible. not to you,
for what I do with the money paid