Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1858-04-17

son and pickens. and implied to the payment Of
the debtse With muchtroubleo on my part, got
the papers all arranged and met Mr. BENSON
with the Anderson Board. at Anderson I, Hon
sale-day IN Pehruary, 1853, where the division
was made and the balance six hundred dollars
received. The Board Of which was a member
required me to put such fundsa as might bo in my
hands, nj interest, which was complied with
They also fcqnired Inc TO take good security Tor
the money. This thought had done; but "
did not prove 10 be SO In every case. The mon
ey and the interest was nevertheless regularly
accounted for. The precise amount of interest
realized from the balance of money in my hands,
| cannot giSe. rs . part Ind been received nnd
reported for, but the greater amount was due on
the s:ctes when turned oYCr to nay successor.
thihk the amount of interest realized ON tho
| funds in niy. hands, before being turned over,
would have considerably exceeded one hundred
dollars. And for altnOtes received for money,
/ land and accounts, for property sold-whether
/ tho fault was my own or That of the Board they
| were ASSUMED by myself. and the money paid or
my note given, which hns long since been taken
up Since these funds have passed out of my
| hands, know but little nbout the use that has
| been made of them. The present incumbent,
! doubt not will give any desired Information res-
pecting them. There is one error into which
| the Foreman has fallen, and that is by saying
this thousand dollars is kept as. permanent
I fund, and the interest only used annually Tor
I the benefit of tho Poor. Ireee;ycd no such in
distractions for using II while had Charge Of ii,
nor do know augl,t of the provisions the viii
| respecting the manner in which ii was designed
to be used. Again. he supposes n case in which
I the Treasurer is TO be elected scmi-annually,
! and Of course ho means TO say that each Treas
urer receives ? per cent. forrecpiviug, and the
/ same for paying out. lie then tells US that tho
! fund would depreciate per cent. per annun.
In order to come 10 such conclusion, he must
necessarily suppose also that the fluid is on iu-
terest al the time il is in the hands of each
/ Treasurer. l--.. M
| As the Foreman has supposed case for ex-
| amples sake, win suppose another for the same
object a Treasurer, leaving his Office, Says to
1 his successor Sir here is one thousand dollars
4 which il is my duty to deposit with you, for re-
I ceiying of which you are entitled to nothing
You may loan,it out. s,and make the most YOU
can of II for tho District, but tako notice you
will not be allowed anything forYour trouble /;
I besides If any loss issustaiuod for want of prop
er security, itnnIst be entirely yours. Comment
4 s unnecessary. No sRno man would take such
Responsibility under such conditions
T. 10 not think chat charged my per cent on
all the funds tGlned over, bpt think likely did
on the greater portion of them, would be glad
TO make this bargain with the Foreman, that is,
I TO give him2@ PER cent, ON all the funds turned
oyer TO my successor, provided Do win make my
losses good to me in my attempts TO scrve the
District the bosd Of my ability. If there is
q man In the District who has pkrtormed more
gratutous service (sueh as it has becnl for the
District than myself, know not who heis! And
this office of Treasurer is the only one through
which one dime Oflmblic funds has over reach
cd my pocket.
J! would respectfully suggest tl,atif the Board
has such fund as that described Us the Fore
man, that they make permanent invcstment IN
that kind Of stock which promises tho hest yield.
+, Now, MIR. Editor, feel tliut haYe treepassctl
too far already, and yet am forced to stop far
\ short of what wish to. say
JosErH BunNsfT former Sec. & Treas
! Falls. April 18th, 1853