Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-12-29
EMBEZZLEMENf

EDITOR CHRONICLE: In your last issuef a.
stta:k is made upon me, a. the Secretary
Of the Belmont Co. Agricultural Soeiesy,
over the signature ofsA Member, ehsrgise
to my account the sum OF $500 o. SIsoo.
On last Friday. common ruasor' having ~
trbuted the authorship OF that article -
Gen. James Weir, calle,I npon hin. ssd
asked him if he was the writer. Tar suess
ton he would not answer, and n risfornsd
him, from this refusal and other eircum.
stances, |; believed he was the suthcra 4
told him, wished TO explain to hin tbss hs
was mistaken, and his charges sgaisss me
untrue; and requested him, if did 90 con-
vince him, tbot he. through the columns Of
The Chronicle, would make the lssseais
honorable; otherwise feIt.h necessary 10
publicly correct his mistakes, This be was
unwilling to do. For the above feasoas. n
deem ii proper I should reply 70 hiss CON-
mInication, and do myself the Justice which
he denied.--The General is entirely igno.
rant of the Constitution and By.Laus Of
the Society. else he could .pot hsve made
such mistakes He does not know what ;srs
the duties sf the Secretary, nor Of the
Treasurer. The Secretary receives ne ssoasy,
exec epting aiono for entries In the stock.
classes, and as he charges no embezzleuess.
Here, nor can do il, I need say nothing eoa-
cerning entrance fees. HeNssys .is 10 the
duty OF the Secretary TO keepa fsir record
Of all the funds of the Soeisiy. fron whon,
received, and to whom pssass Mo- sueh
thing Il 10 no, the duty ofths. Ssesstsry.
and il is strange where the Geusssf ~
ceived tbs idea. Ertieie 5.6f the Coss,i-
tuition OF ths Agr;eultrfaI Society, defines
the duties OF the Secretary ss follows: The
Secretary shall keep record Of the pro.
ceedings o. the Society. end Board of. Dr.
rectors, and sh,ll countersign all diplomas
and certificates relating to premiums; be
shall preserve all letters and papers pertain
ing to his department, and shall conduct
the correspondence ofthe Society. with the
advice and under the supervisioa Of the.
President or Board Of Directors; and de-
| liver over TO his successor a II books, Papefss,
docurn nts, &c, belonging tc the Society"
| Art. 6 relates to the Treasurer, and is: The
Treasurer shall receive and collect oil funds
| que anu OeiougiuS W ehc SoStSty oho Suu'i
paw them out only on the orders of the com
mitlee on accounts, duly certified by the
President and Secretary. He shall keep
his accounts IN book 10 be appropriated
| for that purpose, and shall exhibit to the
Board OF Directors on the last Tuesday OF
! October, a statement of the receipts and
expenditures Of the current year, SC. BE"
So If there is an embezzlemeni, or con-
cea,nent of funds, it is not. eanaoi be, in the
Secsetary's office. The Secretary does not
sell members OF family atickets,+ sihgles Tic
kets, nor balon tickets nor does be receive
| the proceeds arising from their sale. The
Sec'y has no embezzlements or stealings to
conceal or explain-sno tracks to cover, up
Community can have confidence in one, who
ayows ihs responsibility of his own Pfodue.
tions, but they must doubt the -integrity, OF
that one, whoever he may be, who wiii;nske
base and Malignant attack upon the char.
acters of others. over q name uther than
bfs own. ROSS J. ALEXANDER.
| al received from Treasurer Conins- 80
family tickets, for which was charged $50
which paid in full to the Treasurer-
These were sold to persnns making entries
! OF stock previous ia the comme ncement Of
TIE Far. .-si7S NJ J. a.
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