No 9. 1846. ANNUAL REPORT of the Board of State Auditors: BOARD OF STATE AUDITORS, Detroit, Dec. 18, 1845. To the Legislature of the State of Michigan: The undersigned have the honor to submit the following Report of their doings as a Board of State Auditors since the close of the last fiscal year, with their settlement with the various state officers who have been connected with the receipts and disbursements of the public monies. The principal part of the claims presented to the Board during the past year have been for right of way upon the Southern Rail-road, which had not been previously presented to and allowed by any of the State authorities. The Board have been governed in their action by the same rules and principles during the past, as during previous years, and do not, therefore, deem it necessary to enter into a particular statement of the evidence given in support of each claim. Such evidence will always be found on file in the office of the Secretary of State. There have been allowed upon the Central Railroad during the past year, the following claims: William Sloss, Thomas G. Davis, $120 00 774 25 This claim was referred to the board by resolution of the past legislature, and in determining the claim, the board endeavored, while they should do no injustice to the claimant, to guard against improp. er charges, and it is believed their award is based upon equitable grounds, and is strictly in accordance with the authority vested in them by the resolution referred to. Alvin Buck, Bradford Harrington, Norman B. Carter, J. Heminway, 50 00 71 00 38 00 44 00 The board of State Auditors, on the sixth day of December, 1845, settled with Digby V. Bell, commissioner of the land office, and upon an examination of the abstract of the books of said commissioner, together with the abstract returns of the recorder of the land office, and a comparison of them with the books of the State Treasurer, so far as payments had been made into the treasury, it was found that said commissioner had paid over the several amounts passed to the credit of the several funds or accounts kept on the books of his office, with the exception of six hundred and seventy-three 8-100 dollars, which was left in his hands. Upon an examination of the accounts of receipts and expenditures by Oliver C. Comstock, jr., Commissioner of Internal Improvement, and a comparison of them with the books in the Auditor General's office, it was found that he had accounted for, and paid over to the treasurer of the state, the amount of money received by him during the past fiscal year, and the amount left in his hands at the last annual settlement, except the sum of one thousand seventy-six 75-100 dollars, which remains in his hands. J. H. Cleveland, superintendent of the Southern Rail Road, exhibited his account and vouchers, and upon an examination of the same, it was also found that he had accounted for and paid over all monies received by him as such superintendent, during the past fiscal year, except the sum of $267 05, left in his hands for current expenses. J. H. Titus exhibited to the board his account as agent of the State Prison, for the building and convict department, and upon an examination of the same it appeared that he had accounted for all monies received during the past year, except $165 92, which was re tained by him for use of said prison. R. P. ELDREDGE, Sec. of State, |