The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1919-10-10
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Governor Turns Back Cash.

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Governor Turns Back Cash.
Governor Harrington has returned
to State Comptroller McMullen the
sum of $5,5s4.25, representing the sum
saved by him In expenditures of the
contingent and other funds appropri-
ated by the Legislature for his use and
distribution. The reversions, which
are included in the budget for 1918,
are:
SALARIES.
Item 3, clerk, a balance of. 5 66.67
Item 5, clerk, a balance Of. -. $4,000
Item Z, stenographer, a bal
dAce VI ................ 75U.0o
EXPENSES.
Item IA, printing, conduct of
election laws ............. $4,000
$1,346.6f
For the budget fund. beginning oc-
tober l, 1918, and ending September
80, 1919, says the Governor in his let.
ter to Mr.. McMullen, l report that ]
will have unexpended of the different
amounts drawn by me under the bud.
get as follows:
Item 8, contingent fund. .s3,870.97
Item 9, general repairs. ...... 1,075.93
Item 10, mansion repairs 49,. 637.35
$5,5S425
The amount of $5,5S4.25 will not bs
needed and will remain unexpended,
and I, therefore, enclose you my check
for the same
Heretofore it has been customary
for the amount of money which had
been drawn by the Governor OF the
State and remained unexpended to
be transferred at the end of his term
to the succeeding Governor The
amount which Governor Crothers had
on hand at the end of his term was
transferred to Governor Goldsborough,
and the amount of money which re-
manned on hand at the end of Gov.
ernor Goldsborough's administration
was transferred to me as Governor.
The amount so transferred to me by
Governor Goldsborough amounted to
the sum of $10,091.43
Prior to the adoption of the budget
the amount of money subject to be
drawn by the Governor was carried
down to the credit Of the Governor.
When I became Governor there was
to the credit OF the Governors Con-
tingent Fund on the Comptroller's
books the sum of $31,500. The un-
expended balance of this money, and
OF the other funds which have come
to the credit of the Governor prior
to the adoption of the budget, has
been in bank in the name of the State
bearing interest at the rate of four per
cent.
Believing that it was the intention
OF the Budget Act to place the Ex-
ecutive Department upon the Budget
system, as well as the other depart
ments of the State, I herewith trans
nit to you the unexpended balance
in my hands prior to the adoption
of the Budget, with the exception Of
balance I am holding back on ac-
count of the cost Of publication of
the list of corporations which have
failed to pay their corporation tax,
and which have been reported to me
by you for action, and on account of
some obligations which have as
sumed in regard to the high cost of
living investigation.
At the last session Of the General
Assembly as required by the Consti-
tuition I gave detailed statement OF
my expenditures out OF the Contin-
gent Fund which had been appropri-
ated for the use Of Governor This
was statement Of the amount of my
expenditures and not a statement OF
the Contingent Fund which had come
into my hands. At the next session
of the General Assembly In full ac-
cordance with the terms of the Con-
stitution, and with the custom of my
predecessor, 1 will report the further
expenditures since my report to the
last Legislature, and also full state
ment in detail of the whole funds
which come into the hands of the Gov
ernen. OF course, the full amount of
the moneys which have come into the
hands of the Governor, or which are
payable to the Governor, is of record
in your Office.
Constituting the Budget Law to be
that all unexpended balance except
what had practically been contracted
for shall revert, and not be carried
forward or transferred, am enclosing
you my further checks amounting to
$32,115.75. The unexpended balance
will be reverted just as soon as l can
know positively the amount required
for the purposes above indicated.
The sum of $500 has heretofore
been reverted.