Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1844-07-11
Balance psid hack in specie,

Showing BY his own stdtemcntS now on HE, that ne
has paid only one dollar and cighty-seven cents IN good
funds in the whole three years into the State Treasury
In compliance with the law, Mr.. Lands had to file his
statement under oath, in his settlement with the State
Treasurer each year, stating that he paid the like funds
that he had received from the people IN pay ment Of tIeIr
taxes. For your satisfaction, | append 4 copy of his oath
taken from the files IN the Treasurer's office, which Is Il
literal copy OF two others now on file in the office. Here
IT'S.
STATE OF IxDIA~,. MARION CouNTY-ss:
Jacob Lands, Treasurer of the County OF Marion, be-
ing duly ssrorn deposcih and saith, that the entire amount
OF Treasury notes beng the sum OF EIGHT thousand
ono hundred and ~siTfyfrO dollars and OF Interest charged
thereon. being the sum of mi thousand aud ffy-seven
dollars and seventy two cents. now by him PAID into the
State Treasury. 'ras collected by ham as such IrecsHrer,
1911 fsre~rpl JACOB LANDIS
Subscribed and seorn to before me. this 22d day of
Nav. 1871. GEO. ii. DUNN, Treasurer.
Now here is Mr. Landi-'s statement, that out of thirty
one thousand seven hundred and thirty eight dollars and
20 cents. that il was all paid in to HIM IN Treasury notes,
with The interest thereon. The sum Of Si,~7 cents be-
ing the whole amount Of good money paid into the
Treasury Of the State for three years by Mr. Landisi ana
because the correctness of this statement was doubted by
me. behold Mr. Lands. sues the Editors OF the SENT
mel for W THOUSAND dollars worth OF sfaRa"t
Add this sum OF two thousand 10 the interest, and Mr.
Lands Will have received, in Interest and SANDER, the
sum Of fopr thousand f0gr hnaired and Serea dollars ana
yfuffy cents. which VIII he nearly All cltat gum
In Iei2 Mr.. Lands paid into The State Treasury one
hundred and eighteen Treasury notes OF tJy dollars
e.h. DID he bay them with good money, or dad You,
my fellow-ciiizcns. pay them in when You paid your
taxes How many of you paid your taxes with 500
notes, What do Won think of that Was there an,
sharing do You think O No. Nr. Lands won I shave
In 1913 Mr.. Lands found fiity eight more OF these
sfty dollar bills in your hands | suppose, a. lie paid that
number into the State Treasury. No sharing | suppose
The amount of the county revenue was about the same
rs The State, being S3I COO, 30. on " Inch lac allowed 10"
no interest. Suppose tins sum of thirty oHe thousand dol
lars 10 have been paid IN Treasury notes, on which no
interest was allowed, who VAS benefited by the inter-
est , Was il the State, County. or MIR. Lands In
lookin. over his credits IN the above statements of settle
ment. YOU will perceive, that he has been allowed some
thing near THREE thousand dollars t0T interest alone
have MANY things vet to say. and some PROOF 10 oHer
before I bring these enquiries 10 an end. commenced
early in the campaign 10 make these charges p"oiie. SO
that Mr.. Lands could. IL he had any defence ID maze,
have time to do : but up To tins time, you have heaFo
nothing from hun, but a bare denial, or '.aot gniry
Youffliend aud fellow sufferer, fuU.NA.