The Mena weekly star., 1917-11-01
REPORT OF COMM1S-
 SHOWERS OF ACCOUNTS


 Judge:
 The undersigned Commissioners of Accounts of Polk County, Arkan- sas. respectfully submit the follow ing report for the year ending Sep tember 30, 1917:
 On the 2ith day of September, 1917, we met at the office of the County Clerk, took and subscribed the oath prescribed by law and en- tered at once upon the discharge Of our duties.
 We were furnished by the County Clerk with a list of the persons, their names and offices, who by law should, within the preceding year have made report of any fines, for feitures, or other moneys due the state, county, school, road or any other fund, and the report of all fines required to be made by such officers, All said reports were by US examined and compared with the list so furnished by the clerk, and we find that with the exception Of few justices of the peace, who doubtless had nothing to report, all persons who should have reported during said period have made such reports within the time prescribed by law, that with minor exceptions, said reports have been correct, and that where inaccuracies have been discovered by us said parties have made proper corrections.
 We have examined the books kept by the clerks of the various cOurts the books of the sheriff and collect or. treasurer and recorder the set settlement has been made by each, vouchers filed herewith and find that settlements have been made by all officers at the time required by law; that just, honest and proper settlement has been made by each, and that all moneys due from such officers have been paid over to the proper persons by law appointed to receive the same, and we further find that all said moneys are actu- ally in the possession of the officers entitled by law io receive the same, or that said officers have proper vouchers therefor Minor inaccura- cies in the accounts of several of said officers have been discovered, but these have all been duly correct ed such officers having paid into the treasury at once any balance which we found to be due by them, and proper credits have been given on the books of the clerk for any bal ances found to be due such officers.
 In making our investigations we have had the very courteous coop eration of all officers upon whom we have called for information.
 We have found the account books of the Clerks, Treasurer and Sher- iff and Collector easy to check and in first-class condition, and as accu- rate as could be expected consider ing the large volume of business which is recorded in these several offices during the year.
 We have also examined the coun- ty. school and road warrants that have been deposited by the County Treasurer with the County Court for cancellation and redemption, and have compared said county and road warrants with the record of allowance, issuance and redemption kept on file in the office of the COun- ty Clerk, and said school warrants with the record of redemption kept on file in the Treasurer's office, and have found that the same have been properly issued and correctly re- deemed, and that all said warrants have been properly entered upon the record of redemption. An itemlzed description Of all said warrants was furnished us by the Treasurer, which list after careful compari- son with the warrants filed, we found to be correct. and have adopted the same and appended said list hereto as our own On October 3. after said comparison and eXamin- alton, we proceeded, in the presence of the Hon. A. E. Wear, County Judge. to burn all said warrants county. school and road-that had been cancelled and redeemed as above set forth
 We find that on the 30th day Of June. 1917. the same being the date of the fiscal year, there was a bal ance of cash funds in the County treasury to the cerdit of funds be- longing to the county. the sum of .S7 526.96, and that there were on that date outstanding, anpaid County Warrants t0 the amount of SsS7.22, which is a good showing for the county finances
 Resneel fnllN snhmliied