The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-09

there appears to have occurred an error Of
S7,7l; the account allowed being $7,7l
less than the sun charged ms paid The
clerks account is charged al S442,7l the
true foorug is 844l II. Ia The Stare
against Cheney the charge is to paid -,
Sic, 90; ii should be $500. and Others
of the SINE kind. ! notice, you have
charged for copying p"'l' Jurors accounts
81 90. AT the mos. LIBERAL computation,
| Cannot mike The charge exceed SJ.76.
| think there is an error in this chnrg ut
1926. F copying miscellaneous ac>
counts, 81 l6 is charged. BY count il
mounts 10 not over 50 10. Eight dol>
lars aud seveny-s'x GEMS Is chdrStd TOR
copying accounts Of S ate WITNESSES. !
have counted The records. and ii, Z cts. per
folio, The rhitge amUuu's To less than $3.50
must have ml~apprehended your mode
OF charging, Or n any rate, | cannot dis
I cover nov NOU (tiiE ~ u INSh "'N
you have charged. | fear You will lhi"k
+ me ustute in small matters, but nav posi-
ton seems % require this of me, and ! eau
nat forget, that il am '%unj1sl in The east
| shall be also in much Feeling This
senlimcn, and supposing that you sympa-
,hise with me, | think you viii give me-
credit for meaning to do right. The suos
Of these little items is, | believe, S22 o..
In regard 10 two other matters, which APP
pear on ny book as unsettled, | know not
what to say. | aliIde to fees for hna' de-
crees in chanccry, ami the charge for d's-
bursIng moneys in l843. did not know
! TIL January Ias', that these matters remain
I'd unsettled. This | learned from The
Treasurer. the amcua, OF hGal DEGREES
Will BIZ easily ascer,aIptd by rrtere' ce 10
cases entered upoo the chanceIIor's docket.
The other item is Tor dtsbursing money
April tenn, i843. The charge is for
49,, 60. The ru'e of allowance was $500
pur day, 10 addition to 81 90 allowed 5y
he statute. The courL sal twelve days,
add the SUN OF S24 90 being deducted from
1872 co leaves $500 Of public money II
your hands. 10 this cas-" the chance!lor's
tees were probably $500 90 per annum,
but no return was ever made Of a single
decree, Eor had the State been credited
with a dollar, on that account since the &C
Of l642" No reply was ever received to
his communication.
10 the county next ndjoining this, The
following case was presents; d. w 4: Thirty.
one dollars al one term OF the county courl,
was charged for disbnrslng the pubic
money seven days, over aud b"yo"d So OC
rer day allowed by %rulr,aud Sl,00 by th'
statue, including making copy OF the nc
counts. After making the most liberia
allowance consislen, with law. not less
lUhH % w vi Hbc''C hi"'N -
The htuds Of the clerk in October last
On examining the accoun. OF the cIer'
OF the next adjoining county. 1t appeared
hat he was 10 arrears to The Treasury
more than Que thousand dollars, which al
er IA protracltd CORES poudeuce was final
y, " pad, bu, the account was never settled
as it was oever presented IN a form. waIcl
would admit Of settlement. No copies o
A great p,rt of The account could be OBJ
, tiinpd, and the account was ul so loss
aud incOnclusige Il character, as Utterly I
. pace it out Of the power OF any QUE /" ar
i've at certainty as 10 IA cor'tc' bilancr.-
1t was ascrrtained by III, return OF a"olhr
%ntfi:er, that the sum Of Sl87 ,l6 had b."
nnrtrd to be entered AT all, and iha 9i3S
Al con slitut, d an element OF the accuGn
which belonged 10 aEolher year, II
dollars was charged for blank execution
aud : hi &C ras, which was wholly l0ad
miSSl b e, as rnuring entire y To me bete
I'll ui the clerk. The accOun was neve
seuIcd.
In the county next adjoining, the eS
animation OF the clerks accounts, shove
n balance OF S33 g., 10 be IN the clerk
hands, which was fnaIIy paid to the Treas
nrer.
IL the county mex adjoining, the clerk
account exhibited errors TO The amonnt
$50, 95, including omissions TO charg
himself moneys, received for the S a'e.-
In this account were discovered len Fl
a.