Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-02-20

To the Honorable Alexander Jordan and his Associate
Judges of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the
County VI Northumberland.
>rhe uudersirned appointed auditors, TO oPen re-aud
settle and adjust the accounts OF J. NJ Simpson, Jacob
Young and Francis Bucher late Treasures and Gf George
Bright the present Treasurer Of said County, and aseer-
tain il any, and what mistakes have been made III the SET,
tenent OF said Treasurer accounts with the county OF
Northumberland and also with the Commonwealth Of
Pennsylvania from the date OF the Report by the late spe
auditors appointed under and by virtue of an act OF
Assembly, OF 4th of May, A. D. 1852, respectfully report
That pursuant to their appointment they met III tne 20
rough OF Sunbufy the 10th day Of November, a. D.
1857 and having been first duly sworn and atirmed aud
having subscribed the oath taken proceeded 70 perform
the duties Of said appointment ana continued N session
day day until the 5th day OF December next enEu-
ing inclusive, and then adjourned, TO meet on Monday the
4th day of January, then next ensuing That the SAID
Treasures appeared before said auditors during ihef ses
sion.
The report Of the late special auditors states that though
the sum Of e4e IS Of State Tax, Real and Personal
remained outstanding the LIST OF January 1852 when
Young TREASURED yet that the whole OF that
was not pay pe the Commonwealth because during the
term OF GucE, Treasurer large sum OF County money
had been used paying said State Tax In advance OF It's
collection and during the of Simpson and Young
man. Treasurers the County Commissioners had borrow
ed from the Bank Of Northumberland consideIahle a
mount which was used for the purpose. The Com
monweah having then received in advance of its coec
tion part Of the evod on real and personal was not
entitled to the whole OF the outstanding tax amounting
las reported) LIST OF January, 1852, to S5s0 7s The
amount the Commonwealth was entitled TO receive from
these outstanding balances the hands OF the
TIeasuIeIs Isubec however TO deductions for
coectors) exhibited IN the accounts
by said special auditors, Tor the years 4s ana 49,
and so and 5i Aud all the State tax on real and per-
for previous years had been fully settled during the
terms OF Simpson and foungman the balances OF these
accounts represent the whole amount the Commonwealth
wss entitled receive The balance for the yeaTs as
aud e bring 26s 42 and for the 80 and Isl the
sum of So 92 a. the Commonwealth was entitled lst OF
Jan 1852 10 the Of 81 $50 S. (subeet as afoIesad
10 exoneraons and percenages and TO no more although
at that time larger amount OF tax ON real and personal
remained outstanding, and cash balances remained in the
hands Of the Treasurer And further reported by
sa id special auditors that Youngman and simps ~ held
cash balances arising from sad State and thai il these
sums paid County, towards refunding what she
had advanced then the Comth would receive the whne
OF Of 81 $50 IS [subec aforesaid fiom the
then outstanding taxes but, that these balances
paid the Cum'th then she would be entitled 10 much
less from the outstanding taxes subject TO exonefaons
&c Youngnan has since paid the Comh per receipt the
Of So2l Isl. The comth il entitled therefore
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com'th entitled as above stated, to, leso ss
Paid by Youngman, o2i 10
Amount com'th entitled 10 from taxes outsiaad-
ing, LIST Of January, 1882. s3y32s 80
The real and pei sona outstanding is Of January
ie52, reported by said special auditors 5000 ~
Owing to duplicates that time corrected,
report the bsnce then outstanding TO have teea the
Of s5eIi -, of which the Com'th eniled "
receive, above stated the u S3.32o o6 and N
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