Show RECOMMENDATIONS R MADE BY BYTHE THE STATE AUDITOR The report of the state auditor makes m akes menton mention of ma matters which are worthy orthy w of your careful attention During the nine years ears of statehood no i in Indebtedness has been In cured c The total of the s tate at present is represented by bond I aggregating and a fund of o f has alread already been set aside tu t o meet the first Issue of bonds to ma ture t une In 1912 Regarding te the law a regulating th the fL and sealing of weights and m the auditor states that there is I s not a county In the state in which the provIsions of this important law lawre are a re carried out out Either te the at act should be 1 repealed r or It should be made effective by b y an amendment making It the duty or of orthe the various county boards to see that s are provided and properly tested ested t and making it obligatory upon the he t owner owners of weights measures scales and a nd beam beams to have baye them tested and ands s aled by the county county sealer In the mater matter of examIning ac counts c I would r recommend comme d greater Seater strictness s At present the law provides that hat t i It is the duty of the ette state auditor to t o inspect In inspect his discretion the bool books s of o f any pron person charged wih with the te receipt safekeeping s or disbursement ot of public moneys mones Believing that this examina ton t ion should occur at least once a year I recommend that the law be mended amended section 2421 1 14 by striking out the words to inspect In fn his And inserting in leu lieu thereof the words Uto to audit at least once a year C Care re of Public Another subject which require requires the prompt and careful attention of the l is a proper system for de depositing positing and safely sateh keeping the public funds f whether school city count county or tate state s The constitution provIdes that the officials of school district districts clUes cities countes counties and the state shall receive fixed f and definite as compensation I for their which should be In proportion to the responsibility and work or of the position This provision prevision carded out in Is Its letter and spirit gives to the people a knowledge of oC what Is paid In salaries to public officers It Is of any act or proceeding by whIch ds a side Issue an any public officer is able to Increase his compensation Uon tion through the use of public funds en Trusted rusted T to his care A system which enables any ny custodian of p bUe funds to accept employment nominally as clerk or official In some Institution and receive a salar th whIle the real consIderation for payment of such sal saI any ary is the ue of funds Is per pernicious in the and If is i of the spirit of the constitution In conducting public business in this I state payment Is made by b a a ot oi warts warrants Thee These warrants draw Inter et eat from the public treasury under tain tam conditions For mu if l PI tented to a co county nty treasurer when L drawn against a county fund rd nd reg and stamped not for want or of funds th drw draw Interest ut 5 per percent cent nt This makes It possible that coun pr ty and other warrants may W draw in interest Interest terest when at the same time money belonging to those funds may hav hae b been n lying In the banks Eve Every dolar of Interest thus tJ Is a direct robber robbers r of or the public treasury This system 1 should not b be p I that there ther Is au an m I to a change For this this rOson reason I have hav I deal dealt morE more wih with the he that than I I would have done dono under other stances and have havo stated the 1 s so clearly that J I no member ot oty a f y your ur honorable bod body can falto fail to corn pretend lend It From the pre I of a L public business that is L a Cr franc and honest with te the public whoa hose a sr asen agents I urge upon 1 I you prompt and legislation to h I cover the gound ground Hence I a t to the depositing of S Sand ad and other fundo funds that the law should I provide that I It be under a bOrd board eithe r or of loan or otherwise as a S you in your our wisdom may desIgnate who vho Ihal shall exercise discretion as to the tb P safety of the place of deposit and I let Jt the public know the terms term thereof and the benefit to EO go to the various S funds on deposit In counties the tb a power be vested ested directly In the board a of county commissioner commissioners in cites cities In th the city or 01 finance committees thereof ad and In school hool districts In the various school boards to It its discretion and mk make ff Its acton action a at tar ter of public ecord By this method We wl will safeguard the taxpayer as as Jt It Is our duty to do In the judi ous handling of public funds |