Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-03-06
REPORT OF SPECIAL AUDITORS.

To the Honorable Alexander Jordan and his Associate
Judges, Of the Court ol Common Pleas, in aud for the
" unity Of Northumberland. .
The undersigned appointed auditors to oren re-audit
settle, and atust the accounts oI J. NJ simpson, Jacu6
Young and rancis Duce late TTeasurers, ui uf Geurge
Bright the present Treasurer OF SAID County, aud ascer
tain II any, nnd what mistakes have been made the
tleInent vi siId Treasurer accounts with the county OF
Northumberland, and also with the Commonwealth OF
from the date OF the Report by the ls spe-
cai auditors appointed under and by virtue Of oi
Assembly, ol 4th of May a. D. 1852, respectfully report
That pursuant to their appointment they met in the bo
rough oi Sunburr, the 10th day OF November, A. D.
1851, and having heen first duly and afirnied and
having subscribed the oath 81 taken proceeded perform
the duties Of said appointment, and continued in
from day to day unt the 5tn day of December next ensu
ing inclusive, and then adouIned to meet Monday the
4lh day Of january then next ensuing That the said
appeared before suid auditors during their ses-
sin
The repor, of the late special auditors sntes that though
the Of Sj $40 IS of state Tax on K,al and Pers, nal
remained oulsonding o the LIST of January, 1852 when
Young oecame Trcasurer, yet that the whole that sum
was not payable To the Commonwealth because du ing the
tenn Ul Gunck Treasurer large sum Of County money
had bee used in paying said State Tax ndvunce Gf It's
colecthn and during the terms Of Simpson and Young.
man. Tressurers, the County Commissioners had borrow.
ed from the Bank of Noithuniberlada considerable
mount which was used for the purpose The Com.
nonweath having then received in advance uf its coec-
part Of the n levio real and rersnnal was t
entitled To the whole Of The outstanding amunting
las repoued) lst Of January, 1852 to S5,g;O IS The
amount the Commonwealth was entitled Ia receive, frum
th sc outstanding taxes balances IN the hands OF the
Teasuers suj ct, however, deductions for exorera-
percentages to cecOTs) exhibited in the accounts
stated by Elid pecia auditors, for the years AS and 40
and 80 and 81 And as all the State real and pcr.
snna for previous years mad been fully settled during the
of Simpson and Yuungman, the bhlnces If these
uns represent the whole amount the Commonwealth
wss entitled tn receive. The balance for the ve1Ts ,l-
and 10 bring 81 ,26S A. and for the years $50 and i5 the
SUN OF S29s2 20, the Commonwealth was entitled st of
Jan 1857 10 tie SUM of Sl250 IS, (subject aforesaid
nrra,uns aud perceHlages) and Ia m,re although
that time larger amount, of tax real AMI personal
remained outstanding and cash balances cniniied in the
u thtr ed ny
said special auditors, that lounEnmn and Smps ~ held
cash balances arising from said tae tax and tbai If these
were paid L, e uuiy, towards reftuding what she
had lvanced, then The Cumih wouid receive the whole
said Of si.2sO IS subjsct aforesaid from the
then outstanding taxes bui, that ii these bac,s were
paid Cnh, then she would he entitled To s, much
less from the outstanding taxes, subject exonerainns
sum of SJ2 iet The con'th is entitled therefore a.
follows
Com'th entitled as above stated, to, Ao5o SIS
Paid by founginan, g2l 10
Amount Comh entitled to from taxes outs,asd.
ing, lst of January, l552, $3.50 &C
The real and pei sona outstanding Is, Of Jaunr
Is5a is repred by said special auditors al ss gi0 -
Owing 10 indupica that dime corrected we
report the ha1nce then outstanding 10 have been the sun
OF S59il %, of which sum the Comh WAS entitled Ia
receive, ab1ve stated the sum Of S3,32g &C. and in
repay ment d previous advances, the county entitled
to the balance, as follows -
Outstanding, LIST Of January, 1852, real and per-
sonal SOIL 81
Comth entitled 10, 3329 66
County entitled to, eo,5s1 8;
In heret ,fore annexed Of Young for 1859
with the Com'h Of Pemn'a, respecting tax on real ale
personal we cha &c him with the whole OF The outnde
tax aforesaid Wis S5,9i 49, ana give him credit tn
pat thereof of So 5Sl o. belonging TO the County
aud IN lis account with the County, charge him wiil
the sum with which he is there credited.
The ace stated by the County auditnrs for the sic
several Teasuers with the COmth, respecting Licenses
to Retailers &c are not charged except in giving Young
credit for his commission thereon in 1854 and with tha
exception adopt the balances reported by said count,
auditnIs
Accounts are hereto annexed between said seyera
Treasurers aud the County exhibiting The lnnce due
the expiration Of their terms respectively Aud like nc
counts are hereto annexed between said Tfeasur.rs
he County, respecting tax real and personal and
6, and Icclptuai of the balances OF said
with Com N, hereto annexed nclnding the 5aan
cs ~, N, retailers, &c and ircudg credits fo
navmens m sde since the expiration OF said rreasurers
terms nf office There exhibiting the present aggregate
balance OF these o. 'conhts
The accounts bel,v 'en Young and the County exhibit
balance due him of 81 IL al the end oi bis term But
since then the Commission eIs enormously psd hm ST.
a5s o., 50 that he was over-pa e & :" % 10 ~ we
srefure report that there is due u MN ~ tne Sohhty
th. aid sum o eleven hunred and }hnyn'ee collars and
fortv.u ne cents. 49,.
The ac counts between Bucher and the County, exhibit
balance in his hands, Of four hundred dn5fs aid NIFTY
cents which em we therefore, report is due oia MN
ihe County.
three dollars and ski yseyen cenis, due om Bright
to the County the ead OF his first year is56l per
the annexed account.
he sum o twelve hundred and dollars aud sixty three
ns Icing the aggregate of Si the oanree Of the
nexed accounts between him aHa the Com'th aud Tor
icensrs retailers, &c after deilcting the payments
made BY him to the State rtasuer. s'nce the expiration
of his term for the annexed accounts ad feeapuiacn
for the years is52 and 1853.
The nccouns and reca or TO- 1854 and 1855 hereto
annexed bstwcen Bucher and the Cuif exhiht ilance
due the Treasurer at the end OF his term o two ded
ant TIVE tyh dollars md thirty but the Mate
Treasurer subsequently, refunded TO Bucher BY u-r
upon Bright the present Treasurer the of $40 u,
being over payment Of hftyiwo dollars and
cents, which sum we report is in Buchers hands, due
from linn 10 the COm'lh
We Tepor, balance in the bands of Bright from militia
fnes of one hundre aud eighty d,lars aud seyey-one
cents, fd the nexed account for 1856 And we report
iaance in the hus o Bright from on real aud pcrs-
AL of one thousand and ney-eght da and tweniy-six
cents, per the annexe mt for 1856. We make no
change Ia the accounts between him and The comih Ie-
sPec;ng licenses 10 retailers, &c, stated by the Cniy
auditors for that all which respectfully submitted
Auditors charge 10 day each.
c d. Wharton, 10 days, 81 per day SIG.
8. JOHN.
: ID JORDAN,