The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, August 13, 1914, Page THREE, Image 3
In Re Count
Irresponsible Rumors
Louis A Searson.
29 Carolina National Bank Building.
Columbia, S C.
Hon A W Jones,
Comptroller General.
>and
Mr W H Carr,
Mr J B Gamble.
Mr A C Swails.
i Committee of Grand Jury, WilliamsI
burg County.
K Gentlemen:?In accordance with your
'instructions. I have made an audit of
the books and records in the office of
County Treasurer of Williamsburg
county, South Carolina, covering the period
from July 1, 190b. to June 30, 1914.
A report of this audit I attach hereto,
i ?with this investigation,
v tuiiuctuun ...... _
I have also witnessed and approved the j
anaual settlement, as a representative !
of the Comptroller General's office,su'ch I
settlement being for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1914.
Dated at Columbia, South Carolina, |
this 1st day of August A D. 1911.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) L A Searson,
l'ublic Accountant.
I,
Kingstree, S C, July 31, 1914.
Mr Louis A Searson, Special Auditor j
for Grand Jury of Williamsburg
County.
Dear sir:?At your request, I am
making the following explanations of
certain interest charges, appearing on
the annual settlement sheets for county
and school taxes of the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1914, which sheet you
approved for the Comptroller General
of South Carolina, on the 30th day of
July 1914.
First. I present n statement of saidin?
freHited bv the Bank of Wil- j
liamsburg on various dates, to wit: I
Mav 18, '07, the sura of $190.00 J
Jan 7, '09, 44 44 . 44 200.00
Jan 7. '10, 44 44 44 370.00
Jan 6. '11, 44 44 44 400.00
Jan 7, '13, 44 44 44 621.50
Total in annual settlement 1,782.16
*Feb 11, '08, the sum of 184.87
Total interest allowed $1,967.03
#The item of $184.87, credited by the
bank on February 11, 1908, is not ineluded
in the settlement of June 30,
1914. for the reason that the cashier of
the Bank of Williamsburg rendered a
statement of such interest, at my
request, and, in error, failed to report
this credit, but later discovered same, ,
as he explains, arid called my attention I
to it after the settlement sheets were }
made up. The amount,viz.-$184.87, will,
therefore, be charged in the next annual
settlement, being now entered on the
books of my office.
Second, I will state that the interest
in question, so far as 1 have any knowledge
of same, was computed by the
said Bank of Williamsburg, at the
rate of 2%, on the average balance
carried in this bank by me, as County
Treasurer, on deposit in the general
county and school funds. This was
k done in compliance with a proposition
made by the Cashier of the sard bank
on the 15th day of December, 1906,
9 when I made a deposit of several thousvr
and dollars, of money transferred to
me by the ex-Treasurer, shortly after I
took charge of the County Treasurer's
office. Tne interest referred to was
figured entirely by the bank officials,
and I had no pan in making the calculations,
merely accepting their figures.
While I have continuously carried
the amount thus accumulated in my individual
account, at the Bank of Williamsburg,
assuming personal responsi
bility for same, I have, at ail times,
been in a position to turn the funds into
the county treasury?which I did do,
acting upon the advice of the Comptrolfer
Genera], after I had reported
the matter to him in the month of
June, 1914.
(Signed) J W esley Cook,
Treasurer Williamsburg County.
Kingstree, S C, July 30,1914.
Mr Louis A Searson,
Special Auditor for Grand Jury, Williamsburg
County.
Dear Sir:?Pursuant to your request,
1 hereby certify that the statement below,
as compiled when we went through
the records in the Bank of Williamsburg
together, under date of July 30,
1914. represents all interest paid to J
Wesley Cook on account of deposits of
\ county funds during his term of office
as Treasurer of Williamsburg county,
excepting such interest as we have
credited on sinking fund accounts and
entered on his official pass books of our
savings department. < i
The following statement applies:
May 18. 1907?Interest credited $ 190 68
February 11.1908-" " .... 184 87
Ianuary 7, 1909? " ** .... 200 00
I 1910- " " ,370 00
Amount first credited to Treasurer's
official account?transferred
to personal account of J Wesley
Cook $ 945 53
January 6,1911?Interest credited $ 400 00
7.1913" " " . _ffilJ0
Credited direct to personal account
of J Wesley Cook $1.021 50
$1,967 03
I will state further that the interest
thus allowed was based upon an approximate
average balance on deposit,
carried in the general county and school
funds of Williamsburg county by J
Wesley Co^k, County Treasurer, with
the Bank of Williamsburg; that fhis interest,
wnich I figured on certain average
balances at 2%, was paid in accordance
with a proposition made by me to
Mr Cook on December 15. iyut>, alter ne
assumed the responsibilities of the
County Treasurer's office in the year
1906.
Under date of June 15. 1914, said J
Wesley Cook drew from his personal
account with this bank the sum of
$1,782.16, and deposited same to the '
credit of J W'esley Cook, County Treasurer,
in the said Bank or Williamsburg,
and on July 24, 1914, he also withdrew
from his personal account the sum of
$184.87, (the amount of an item of interest
credited by the bank as of date
February 11. 1908, as is shown by the
statement herewith but which was overlooked
at the time my statement showing
credits in the aggregate sum of
y Treasurer
? Set at Rest by Com
$1,782.87 was made for Mr Cook).
There are no funds of the County
Treasurer which have not been properly
accounted for, during his entire term
of office, so far as the officers of this
bank know.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) E C Epps,
r??hier. Rank of Williamsburg.
STATEMENT FROM MR E C EPPS.
Kingstree, S C, July 24, 1914.
Mr L W Gilland, Kingstree, S C.
Dear Sir:?As per your request as to'
certain information desired by your committee
appointed to investigate rumors
concerning interest payments by the
Bank of Williamsburg to the Treasurer
of Williamsburg county, I hereby submit
the following:
On the 27th day cf October, 1906, lr
J Wesley Cook,County Treasurer, made
his initial deposit in the Bank of Williamsburg,
and thereafter from time to
time until the 15th day of December,
1906, on which day his credit balance
amounted to upwards of five thousand
dollars ($5 000.00).
On this loth day of December, 1906,
the Treasurer, without solicitation on
our part voluntarily offered for deposit
in the bank a cheok drawn against funds
then in our savings department. I
thereupon asked the Treasurer whether
or not ne desired the amount to remain
as a savings deposit. His reply clearly
indicated-that he had not considered
such an idea or proposition, and I proposed
then that he let it all go to the
account in the general ledger already
amounting to over five thousand dollars,
and that we would allow two per cent
interest on the average monthly balance,
computed on approximate amounts.
This plan was agreed upon, and conconcurred
in by the President of the
bank when I reported and explained the
transaction to him a few days later.
And let me say here that this was the
only time that the matter 01 interest
had ever been mentioned, and the idea
of personal profit had never been
thought of.
There was nothing secret or hidden
about this transaction or the interest
Eayments made from time to time. Mr
amar Montgomery, assistant cashier
of the bank, afterwards cashier of the
Wee Nee Bank and now cashier of the
Bank of Cowards, knew that this interest
was being paid, and it was also reported
to the State Bank Examiner
upon his official visits.
During a considerable portion of the
year 1913 the county, instead of being
a good depositor, became a heavy borOFFICE
GENERAL STA
eu adpcc 19'Hf Taxes
IMAKbfb St 6-30-07
Cash on hand July 1 $ 6829 22
Executions, bk yrs (Sher) 1702 57j
Back taxes, etc...
Orig. assmt. taxes pres. yr 18403 44)
Adal. 44 44 44 44 149 17,
Orig. poll tax, pres.yr 4603 00
Adal. 44 44 44 44 .... 489 00
Orig. dog 44 44 V ?- 1720 50
Adal. *.... 61 00
Pen. on delq. tax pres. yr. 328 59
Error in tax duplicate..168 90
From dispensary 2821 08
All other sources 160 00
Borrowed money _>.J
Int allowed on deposits by '
Bank of Williamsburg. j.
$ 37386 47'
1 CREDITS ""
Executions nulla bona $ 906 13
Executions bk. yrs. (Sher.) 63 12
Pd. school elms, per vchrs. 27455 03
Deduct, abmts. and errors 83 60
Delinq Tax, Sheriff's hands! 1678 80
Cash on hand June 30 7199 79
I $ 37386 47
*NOTE?The difference in cash st
an error in the calculations at the time i
GENERAL STA'
riTi a Dprc 1906 Taxes .
InAKb&S St 6-30-07!
Cash on hand July 1 $ 4135 62
Executions, back years 971 73
Back taxes
Orig. assmt taxes, pres. yr 22097 14
Aden. " " " anj
Penalties on delinq. taxes.. 186 15
Commutation road tax 2448 00
Fines, licenses and miscel. . 2956 97
County dispensary. 13430 29
Error in tax duplicate 84 65
Borrowed money 12000 00
Inter, allowed by Bank of
Wmsburgon deposits..
$ 58510 81'
CREDITS
Executions nulla bona $ 385 88
Executions bk. yrs. (Sher) 21 42
Pd. Co. elms, per vouchers 46136 69
Deductions ana abatements 37 06
Delina. taxes, present year 825 18
Miscel. on acct error, etc.. 198 01
Cash on hand June 30 10906 57
~ 1 58510 81'
GENERAL STu
/~iTT a Dpt"n 1906 Taxes .
IrtAKUfcb St. 6-30-07 i
Cash on hand July 1 $
Execution, bk. yrs. (Sher). 860 68
Back taxes
Orig. assmt. taxes, pres. yr. 21665 37
Addl. 199 36
Pen. on delinq. 44 44 44 179 97
Support R. R. commission
Ini>nm? tnv
Error in tax duplicate 84 65
Amount overpaid State 245 14
$ 23235 17
CREDITS ~
Amt. overpaid last stmt... $ 58 63
Executions nulla bona 338 69
Execu, Sber. hands, bk. yrs 21 41
Pd State, as State Tr. rec. 21976 45
Deductions and abatements 37 06
Delinq. tax, present year.. 802 93
Error on penalty sheet
Cash on hand June 30
t 23235 17
t
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J. Wesley (
ptroller General's Off
Draw Your Ow
rover, and under such circumstances 1
suggested to the Treasurer that U was
hardly fair to the bank to pay interest
when finances the world over were so
tightly strained and when the bank, in
tn its customers and
I the county, was paying record rates for
j discounts. He agreed with me, and further
interest has not been paid.
Several weeks ago the Treasurer
asked me to list foi him the several
amounts of interest which had been
paid on the account, which I attempted
,,to do. The total amount of the list as
' prepared ($1,782.16) was then deposited
to the county's credit by Mr Cook. Upon
rechecking this list several days later
I discovered one item ($184.87) paid
February 11, 1908, which I had overlooked.
I immediately called attert:on
, to this oversight to the Treasurer, vho
; told me that he had already segregated
! the $1,782.16 into his settlement sheet,
' and that this $184.87 would be included
! in his next report to the Auditor. Your
committee has a copy of the list prepared
by me for Mr Cook, and it, including
the additional $184.87, the s.im
j of interest paid by the bank on said
account, but the date of the' first pay1
ment was made on the 18th of May,
1907,instead of February, 1908, as inadvertently
stated in statement of which
you have a copy.
I appreciate and thank you for the
frivilege of making this statement, and
ask that you make it a part of your
official report, for since your investigation
began it has come to my ears, and
perhaps to yours, that 1 have been the
beneficiary of a portion of the interest
paid by the bank on the county's deposit,
and I am sure that your committee
will permit me here to brand the report
as an absolute falsehood. I have never
nad as much as one penny of this fund
in my personal charge for a second of
my life. The person who started the
falsehood is a dirty slanderer. The man
who believes it believes a lie, and he
who repeats it with the motive of staining
my reputation, or reflecting upon
the banking institution which I represent,
is a gutter-snipe in human disguise,
feeding upon the drippings of political
rot
Again thanking you for the opportunity
of making the above statement, I
am, Respectfully.
E C Epps.
The above is a copy of statement furI
nished the investigating committee.
General Comments.
The facts presented in this case,
! which I have endeavored to set forth in
OF COUNTY TREi1
J. WESLEY COOK '
TEMENT OF SCHOOL TAX
1907 Taxes 1908 Taxes 1909 Taxes 1910 1
St 6-30-08 St 6-30-09 St 6-30-10 St 6$
7199 79 $ 9750 08 $ *6297 91 $ 117
1691 63 1937 26 1875 08; 17
98 19
"24647 31 ""27361 "89 29700 39:""S24
136 56 186 27 131 40 5
4816 00 4917 00 5186 00 49
369 00 533 00, 533 00 8
1705 00 1598 50 1773 00 14!
"30 00 ~ 38 OOi "4100 ~i
313 54 341 08 286 99 3
9349 78 7195 64 6302 87,1111"
184 50 3496 12 3939 97, 40
2000 00 31
::::::::::: :::::::::::
$ 50444 11 $ 57354 84 $ 58235 80 $ 614'
1 695 33 $ 843 30 $ 750 60T$ 7
12 83 12 83 12 83|
37941 49 48204 85 43920 29 498
119 95 133 79 114 45 1:
1924 43 1862 25 1688 08 16
9750 08 *6297 82 11749 55 90
$ 50444 11 $ 57354 84 $ 58235 80 $ 614
ittlement June 30, 1909, and the balance
settlement was made.
/
rEMENT OF COUNTY TAX
1907 Taxes 1908 Taxes 1909 Taxes 1910 1
St. 6-30-08 St 6-30-09 St 6-30-10 St 610906
57 $ 12952 34 $ 9897 35 $ 101
846 60 974 10 824 69 6
56 24
27804 48 24127 26 23741 48 289
207 03 201 77 157 60 6
191 36 175 82 132 01 1!
3652 00 5126 00 4586 00 41<
3293 60 3407 69 3763 50 37:
9449 32 7195 63 6302 87
4000 00 6000 00 801
$ 56350~96 ~$ 58160 61 T 55461 74 $ 5631
1 232 54 $ 310 34 $ 233 88 $ I
21 42 21 42 21 42 I
42045 86 46974 78 44480 20 435
144 00 26 06 13 67 1
952 68 803 27 596 45 71
2 12 127 39
12952 34 y?yv 351 1W10 11 11/1
$ 56350 96 $ 58160 61j $ 55461 74 $ 563i
1TEMBNT OF STATE TAXE
1907 Taxes 1908 Taxes'1909 Taxes 1910 I
St, 6-30-08 St. 6-30-09 St 6-30-10 St 6$
$ 111 39 $ i $
824 34 728 62 929 15 , 61
54 101
22469 02 27576 42 26240 58 305
169 40 233 66 174 20 6
152 65 198 71 145 92 1!
. 12415; r
1 90
I
41 51 i
$ 23615 41 $ 28944 31 $ 27670 00 $ 323:
~$ 245 14 $ I $ 41 51
227 10 245 50' 262 91 2
21 41 21 41 21 41
22159 92 27740 35 26657 35 308
87 08 29 31 15 27
761 21 907 74 659 25 8
2 16
111 39 IIJIIZIIIII 12 30 3
$ 23615 41 S 28944 31 $ 27670 00 $ 323
look and thi
ice and Signed State
11 Conclusions.
the following: pages of this report,
would indicate that certain unsatisfactory
conditions in the office of the Treasurer,
which have since been corrected,
revert to a matter of depositing public
funds in the Bank of Williamsburg.
It is not my purpose to advance an
opinion with regard t'? the incentive
which may have prompted either party
concerned, nor have I any wish to suggest
an excuse of any kind that might
tend to justify a public officer or public
institution for entering into an irregular
agreement of any nature whatsoever.
But it is my wish to be perfectly fair
in the matter of outlining facts which
may in some measure guide my clients1
in forming conclusions. I, therefore,
beg to call attention to the fact that,as
shown bv the records, the .Bank of
Williamsburg has made liberal advances
to the county at times when money
was needed for current expenses, and
that at the present time the said bank
holds notes of the county aggregating
$17,500.00, which notes represent the
! total current debt of Williamsburg
county, for both county and school purposes.
I do not know what disposition
other banks might have shown in this regard,
but if it should be the case thatone
bank is inclined to be more liberal in the
matter of loans, is it not a wise plan to
patronize that bank when it comes to
deposits? Would it not be a good idea
for the grand jury to further investi4
J A- - L-4.1 ? A
gate ana ascertain wnetuer ui nuv a
condition such as suggested did not
play its part in the matter of heavy
deposits at the Bank of Williamsburg?
I respectfully direct your attention
to the comments, figures and signed
statements attached hereto.
BOOKS AND RECORDS.
The books in the office of County
Treasurer are remarkably accurate and
well kept?I have no criticism to make
| of same.
I find that the County Treasurer, dur|
ing his entire term of office, has kept a
strict account with each bar k in which
county funds have been dep sited, and
it can be ascertained thr ugh these
records just what cash was on deposit
at any time. (It is a fact 'hat many
county officials throughout the State
depend almost entirely on the banks to
keep their cash accounts s raight, accepting
the bank's figures as being
correct).
INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.
An important feature of this investigation
is the matter of certain allowances
of interest made by the Bank of I
Williamsburg on account of county
funds deposited with that bank by the
USURER
ES AND FUNDS
raxes 1911 Taxes 1912 Taxes(1913 Taxes
30-11 St 6-30-12 St 6-30-13 St 6-30-14
49 55 $ 9040 89 $ 14082 37 $ 14838 56
00 91 1682 96 1907 52 2241 10
30 97
59 36 27133 68 28291 93 31675 58
96 80 197 20 255 36 138 38
42 00 4515 00 4914 00 5143 00
87 00 720 00 429 00 364 00
99 50 1510 00 1757 00 1742 00
16 00 75 00 30 00 36 50
18 64 399 92 452 87 514 11
36 13 7023 88 5292 06 """8798 40
00 00 3400 00 5000 00
III" Hill""" 775 00
05 89 $ 55698 53 $ 57943 08 $ 71266 63
12 141 $ 637 41 $ 728 91 $ 891 72
12 83' 12 83
45 011 38979 52 * _3992i "70 "" ~5<)i67~4i
24 89 917 71 212 81 299 07
70 131 1894 69 2241 10 2558 16
40 89i 14082 37 14838 56 17350 27
05 89! $ 55698 53 $ 57943 08 $ 71266 63 I
carried forward July 1, 1909, is due to
ES \ND FUNDS
"axes 1911 Taxes 1912 Taxes 1913 Taxes
30-11 St 6-30-12 St 6-30-13 St 6-30-14
16 11 $ 11748 25 $ 10197 42 $ 2818 41
17 88 802 89 2173 14 2727 77
19 92
60 92 2186672 24436 65 "25738"l5 j
28 44 205 29 234 08 119 04 i
93 08 446 12 475 18 471 33!
08 00 10504 22 10687 06 11014 02!
35 45 4682 91 3936 22 4642 67
I
90 00 8000 00 Illlirillll """i2566"o6|
I
| 1007 17!
39 83 $ 58292 401 $ 52159 67 $ 61038 55 1
:
95~29 1 238 59 $ 991 33 $ 1252 73 I
21 42 21 42 I
42 01 45499 89 45413 18 52242 71j
35 44 163 43 208 98 . 213 70
81 47 2151 73 2727 77 2741 93 j
19 92 I
34 25 10197 422818 41 4587 48j
39 88 $ 58292 40 $ 52159 67 $ 61038 55 j
IS AND FUNDS
'a.;es 1911 Taxes 1912 Taxes 1913 Taxes i
30-11 St. 6-30-12 St 6-30-13 St. 6-30-14
12 30 $ 381 39 $ 158 31
30 6C 830 95 986 84 1093 08,
59 98 26703 79 ~26425 19 " 28189 46
34 76 262 31 255 50 130 39;
36 07 243 81 225 85 193 01 j
76 20 110 24 78 40 75 70:
1 14 1 16 1 26 1 40 i
"I" 3i7_42 IIIIZZZIIII -"II-"""
21 11 $ 28851 07 $ 27973 04 $ 29841 29 I
$... $ 317 42 $
15 85 238 35 336 39 340 14
21 41 21 41
55 47 27613 07 26045 48i 28387 86
37 45 12 81 22 361 48 87
09 54 965 43 1093 08 1078 81
8139 "HI""" 168 311 85 61
21 11 $ 28851 07 $ 27973 04' $ 29841 29
' 'JiL* LT.,Z.<?'
i Bank of
ments from Parties
Treasurer of Williamsburg county. In |
this connection, I will state that I have
gone into the subject very cautiously
and have made every effort to ascertain
the true conditions with respect to
this case.
It appears that Mr J Wesley Cook
assumed the responsibilities of the
Treasurer's office in October 1906, the
tViot tho ov.Trpasiirpr did
not turn over the funds then in his
hands to the incumbent immediately;
that on the 15th day of December,
however, the transer of such fudds was
made, by check on the Bank of Williamsburg,
at Kingstree, South Carolina,
in the sum of $7,921.38; that the
incumbent Treasurer, on the same
date, deposited with the said Bank of
Williamsburg the amount above stated
for credit of his official account, as
County Treasurer, and that he has continuously
had an account with this
bank up to the present time.
The matter of interest, as set forth
in the signed statements of J Wesley
('oolr EonritvTrpnanrpr andofEOEnns.
Cashier of the Bank of Williamsburg,!
respectively, which said statements the
writer obtained for the purpose of this
investigation, and which are incorpo-1
rated in this report, on pages 10-11,
would appear an unusually irregular
transaction on its face. I would not
take the responsibility, however, of
suggesting any motive which might
have led to these conditions, nor do I
feel that it is within my province to say
whether or not there is any intention
of wrong-doing apparent.
The facts remain, however, that any
public officer who, for one reason or
another applies, temporarily or other-;
wise, any moneys passing through his
hands officially to his personal use, violates
the spirit of the law, whether or
not such funds may be later replaced in
the public treasury. I make this comment
not with a desire to criticise, but
for future benefit
The, admitted, origin of the subiect
under discussion rests with the Cashier
of the Bank of Williamsburg, and responsibility
for the existence of such
funds has been assumed by him. It
will be noted, by reference to his signed
statement attached hereto, that said
Cashier proposed to the county officer
that he would pay interest at the rate
of 2% on certain average balances
carried on deposit in the Bank of Williamsburg?and
the indications are that
the proposition was accepted by the
county officer.
Having made a personal examination
of all items purporting to affect this
matter, as snown by the individual
ledgers of the Bank of Williamsburg,
which records the Cashier of this bank
permitted me to inspect I am in a position
to state that tne following items,
viz:
Credit of May 18, 1907 $190 66
" " February 11. 1908 184 87
" January 7, 1909.. 200 00
" ~ January 7, 1910 ,.?000
$945 53
were first entered on the account of J
Wesley Cook, County Treasurer, Lnt
later transferred to the personal account
of J Wesley Ccok, either by
check and deposit or by transfer en
tries, wftiie these entries:
Credit of January 6,1911 $ 400 00
" " January 7,1913 621 60
11,021 60
were credited direct to the personal account
of J Wesley Cook, on the books
of the Bank of Williamsburg?although
they appear to represent the interest
allowances made by this bank on account
of county and school funds deposits.
The records in the County Treasurer's
office show that in June, 1914, Mr
Cook transferred from his personal account
with the Bank of Williamsburg
to his account as Treasurer of Williamsburg
county, with the same bank,
the sum of $1,782.87, which amount
appears on the annual settlement sheets
($1,007.87 in the county settlement and
$755.00 in the school settlement, as segregated
by the County Treasurer). The
settlement sheets referred to were witnessed
and approved by the writer, as a
representative of the Comptroller General's
office, on June 30, 1914.
With the exceptions of interest on
sinking funds (which I discuss elsewhere
in this report) I can find no record
of any other interest paid to the
County Treasurer by any bank on account
of funds deposited or for any oth
er purpose, during his term of office. I
will, therefore, state that, after a careful
audit of this office and diligent researches,
covering the period from July
1,1906, to June 30,1914, the records show
all interest funds paid into the hands of
T TX7 ? I n?1.
J TT CDICJf UUUA, 11CCUUICI U1 fT iiiiauio
burg county, to be properly accounted
for, at the present time?notwithstanling
the fact that certain funds, which,
in fact, belonged to the county and the
schools, were for a period technically
appropriated by this party as an individual.
INTEREST ON SINKING FUNDS.
Following is a statement showing all
credits entered by the banks on account
of interest on savings deposits of county
school sinking funds between the
dates of July 1, 1906, and June 30,1914:
BANK OP KJNGSTREE.
October 1, 1912 - $ 5 61
December 31, 5 67
April i. 1913 5 73
June 30, " 5 79
October 1, 1913 5 84
December 31, " ? 5 90
April 1, 1914 5 96
June 30, " 6 02
$46 52
BANK OF WILLIAMSBURG.
September 30, 1S09 $ 14 28
December 31, " 14 42
March 31 1910 14 57
June 30, " 14 71
September 3U, 131U m bo.
December 31, " 20 86
March 31. 1911 21 07
June 30. " 23 20
September 30, 1911 27 28
December 31, " 27 56
March 81. 1912 27 83
June 30, " 28 11
October 1. " 28 39
December 31, 1912 28 68
April 1. 1913 28 96
June 30. " 29 26
October 1," 38 86
December 31. 1913 36 22
April 1. 1914 36 68
Jane 30, " 36 96
I S609 64
\
. ? ? . .
Williamsburg.
Concerned?Read and
BANK OF GREELYVILLB.
June 30,1911. $ 99 68
" " 1912 79 37
" " 1913 94 30
" " 1914 123 04
$39G 39
Grand total. 952 55
According to the records, the foregoing
is a correct statement of all interest
it?me +n tVio airiUnor funrl af?
counts.
GENERAL ACCOUNTING.
On pages 6-9 of this report will be found
statements showing all charges against
Treasurer Cook, commencing July 1,
1906, and covering the period of his term
of office to the date of annual settlement,
June 30. 1914. I have gone over
all annual settlements signed by Mr
Cook, as Treasurer of Williamsburg
county, very carefully, both as to charges
and credits. I find that the County Auditor
has properly charged the Treasurer
with all taxes of record for State,
county and school purposes,and with all
funds received from other sources than
regular taxes, for the fiscal years 1906,
1907,1908,1909.1910, 19H. 1912 and 1913,
and that the County Treasurer has very
armratplv arrnunfpd for such rhare'es.
The statements herewith cover all
transactions recorded on the books of
the Treasurer's office since Mr Cook
took charge of same and bring down the
cash balance due to the State, county
and schools,under date of June 30, 1914.
CASH.
I have made an audit of the cash accounts
and find the correct amounts due
to be as stated in my cash statement on
page 9 of this report, on June 30, 1914.
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Office of County Treasurer J Wesley Cook,
State of Cash on Hand June 30,1914.
Balance to Account for:
For State purposes $ 86 61
county " 4,587 48
" school . " 17.360 27
$22,023 36
Accounted for as follows;
Bank of Williamsburg $10,591 64
Less error $0 02
Less Check No 81,dated ,
March 2, 1914.outstdg 1 68
170
Balance $10,589 94
Wee Nee Bank 399 25
Bank of Kingstree 248 54
Bank of Williamsburg (spl interest
account) 1,782 16
$13,019 89
Cash in office, as per County
Auditor's.certificate 165 92
J13.18& 81
Sinking Funds:
Bank of Williamsburg (sch) 3,732 39
Bank of Kingstree " 1,298 78
Bank of Greelyville " 3.863 72
$ 8.894 89
Total Cash.. 22,080 70
Surplus accumulated 57 34
$22,023 36
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Executive Department,office of Comptroller
General.
Columbia, S C, August 6th, 1914.
Mr J Wesley Cook, County Treasurer,
Kingstree, S C.
Dear Sir:?
Relative to our conversation over
long distance telephone this morning I
beg to say that the records show that
you have been Treasurer of Williamsburg
county since 1906 and during that
rime, 1, as cmei ciera to tne ujmpituiler
General have witnessed most of the
annual settlements between you and
the County Auditor, and I take pleasure
in stating that tbey have aiways been
satisfactory.
All charges against you have been
properly accounted for and the cash
balances a! called for in the settlement
sheets have always checked correctly
by the amount of cash on hand in bank
and in office.
Yours very truly,
Carlton W Sawyer,
Chief Clerk to Comptroller General.
SALTERS SAYINGS.
The Candidates?People. Coming
and Going?Crop Conditions.
Salters Depot, August 10:?After
the long dry spell we are having an
abundance of rain; in fact,rather too
much fcr cotton. Tne hot weather
caused it to burn and shed very badly,
in some cases shedding several
bolls as large as the end of .your
finger.
Tobacco is not turning out as well
as was expected at one time; there is
not much weight to it, the leaves
being thinner than usual, some say,
and,again, the price is low, which, I
think, is giving it somewhat of a
i i ? * 1.1
DiacK eye ior anuiner semsuu. <^um,
though somewhat short, will be a ? J
good crop. *
Candidates! Candidates! And still
they come! When will they cease
wanting to serve the dear people?
Our roads, should all of the ideas of
candidates for Road Engineer be
carried out,will be scraped and ironed
smooth; but, alas! their promises,
I fear, are like "pie crust"?easily
broken?we have heard them, lo,
these many years.
Mr J M Cook and daughter. Miss
Frankie, have gone to Mineral Hill,
Tenn, for a short stay.
Mr S D McKay is on a visit to his
brother at Balsam, N C. We wish
him a Dleasant triD and hoDe that he
will be much improved in health.
Miss Carrie Sparks of Florence is
visiting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs James A Ferrell and
children are off for a short stay at
Mineral Hill, Tennessee, and other
places.
Miss Lottie Rems of Charleston
is visiting Mrs?Moseley here.
Look Out.
The truth seeker may not need
Ehogenes's lantern, but he has a lifelong
job.
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