| Show WELLING HOLDS CONFERENCE ON FUNDS DEMAND Secretary Has Less Than Week to M Make k Accounting With less than one week re remain remain- Jag ing ng in which t to s satisfy the demand f Auditor Julius C. C Andersen for or an accounting and settlement f in fees duo due the state from the he the administration of ot motor vehicle funds in 1931 Secretary of State Milton HJ It Welling Tuesday con- con erred with members of t f tho the audit- audit ing ng firm of Reeves Beesley Wood auditors for tor the American Surety company The company bonded Welling Welling- for tor that year Welling must make marie a full fun accounting accounting nc ac- ac- ac counting of the money Mr Andersen Anderen Ander Ander- sen en alleges is due tho the stale state as shown in n the audit of the accounts of the secretary of st state te for 1931 on or before September 23 To Bring Penalty Failure to make a 8 settlement will wil result in the imposition of ot a 20 per percent percent percent cent penalty plus interest claimed to bo be due Mr Andersen said aid The includes approximately approximate approximate- ly Jy y in 1 fees for transfers of titles of motor vehicles which Mr Andersen contends were collected collected col col- col- col or collectible but not remit remit- ted cd to the state treasury by of state that year In a previous audit Mr Welling resisted payment of ot similar fees allegedly due he state contending that hat he was not required by law Jaw lawo to o collect the tees fees except in certain instances The district court upheld up up- held him In the most recent audit Mr Andersen Andersen Andersen An An- dersen held collection of ot le fees s' s is mandatory Stays Stays' in Office Meanwhile Welling Is holding of of- lice under protection of ot a temporary writ granted by the supreme cour court restraining the Third district cour court from rom passing tho the secretary secretary secre- secre tary of state as as a result of his hb conviction conviction conviction con con- of presenting a fa false e salary claim to the board of at examiners in 1931 He Was convicted by a jury In n district court Willing Velling averted PM passing ng of sea sen en- en tence ence and its attendant loss of of ot- a by ruling the attorney general through a last minute appeal to the high court The supreme court has a petition for a permanent restraining order orde under advisement and Is expected t to hand down a decision in a few days Will VilI Set New Date Should the temp temporary writ under unde which Welling is holding office b be vacated and the petition for lor a a- aper permanent permanent permanent per per- manent writ denied Judge Judge Roger J McDono McDonough gh of Third district distrct cour court will vill set a new date for the lug ing of the secretary of state This action unless the ruling o othe of the attorney general Is voided b by bythe bythe the high court will automatically vacate the tho office of ot secretary o of state and place on Governor Henry H. H Blood the duty of appointing a successor to Welling On the other hand If It the cour court makes the temporary restraining or order der del permanent the tho a action tion will have hav havethe havethe the effect of s setting tung aside the conviction conviction con con conviction of Welling and will wUl permit him to continue In office |
