Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1860-05-04
Report OF Commissioners ao-
pointed to settle with The sure
ties of B eni. ID. Peek. Iaic Treas
urer Of Maine.

ties of BENZ. ID. Peck. late Treas
urer Of sfainc.
To the Gzrersar ard Csaaett
By yir,ae Of a Resolve arfr8y7i M4rsh
~, lS1n. the undersigned were ary.giatel
Commissioners with authority l. a5i8st
with the Suret;es # y. ID PIX ll.s STAT
Ire asarer. thesr Liabilities On ,liJ PIX :
Official bonds. with tall power - settle ard
appoTtioa the same on such terms a Shall
BIZ Just and equitable and upon adjustment
be- said Saregis, u DISCHARGE them -
Ia obedience - the duty thus enioiaal
the Commissioners met at the Treasury a.
fee 10 Augusta On the 10th inst. and The
Suretics Of l>51 appeared before them AMI
had hearin. from day to day until an al
jastms,.w ssaeir liabilities was effected, the
moIe Of psf-sient agreed upon, and dis
charge formally entered upon their Bond
The Commissioners now Submit tha fg.lqx-
iag Report 0t their proceeiinss and conelus-
ions.
By the Report Of the Investigator. Com
mittee. the amount apportionei u the Surc.
ties of lS59 WAS So, 563.7l. and t. the
Suretics Of ISIS, $l4.3j2.s9. That the ac-
ceptance Of tais Report by the legislature
wa. not to be considered deiaitiyc app3r-
tionnent of tie liabilities, Is sufficiently evi
qaotcd-ia which express authority Is con-
terrei up n the undersigned u = SETH aad
apDgrtisa The liabilities on such terms as SAL
be J4st and Smt2sh." The undersigned
have therefore felt fully warranted in ma
king sue changes in the respective liahili-
ties Of the SaTeties Of ISIS and Of l>j9. as
seemed to them = Be demanded by the af-
plcAtion Of legal principles which, hy the
best counsel they can obtain, must govern ia
the strict settlement Of tue various questions
Involved. The Investigating COMMITTEES
very naturally assumed that the period OF
liability on the part OF the Sarsties WIS
coterlniaous with the fiscal year u the Stat,
ami hence in tie division male in their r.
port, the Sareties Of ISIS arr shell u b. -
sp5asible only for that part OF the deta.e-l-
ton which actually and Talpaay occurred
IN that ye41. and previous I the Legislative
inspection II the Treasurer accounts. maie
the first Of January l>54. lis construct
ion implied that the Sareties Of the gae year
were discharged as soon a. the accounts oi
the Treasurer were declared i Be correct.
ard that toe B5Ed Of the succeeding year.
subsequently fled, including all liabilities
t1ereaii : occurring. Sch construction
has been the one p3pularly accepted in tas
past. anu the apprehension u rs correctness
was 50 general Vat ne IaFe-ii eating IN
mittea al ptaa II without SPECIAL scrutiny
as the basis .. thelr c1nctast3ns The nor
rIsiI examination however. winch the under
signed have TEX c4!ieI upon y make touch
iag tins particular p5!1t, has c)uT.;s
them that ;as >GreiIes eli ~ d!I n]t b.
come .asp5nsi1le Tor any d tue Ireaslrzrs
dolngs until Their Bond VS. approved ~
the LesIs!aiGFa, and that uY = the same
date, the SdTeiirs OF I>2s ara holden. lie
language u tie Constitution H9alt sem I
b ent,.=!y conclusive - lar q the first point
i invJ.Yed-g:z j. 70 the time when tie
liability d! .aa S4rvtl-s d Io35 ejmmsucei.
Secti "a :, Ar. \ PAT Fourth. i - FL
lows
Tie Treasurer shall before entering -
the duties u lis Office. gige bond Z -
State with S1reties, t. the satisfaction Of
the legislature, fIr the, faithful iselarge
oil his trust.
1t is quite manifest, therefore. tha. Mr
Peck did not enter on the dufies ofhis Of
fcs.'i under and By virtue of his election 3.
1859. until he had given 4 Bond Is fan6e Sai-
.sfactson Of The Leqislaiare. = which satisf,e,
ion could only b. indicated by an exnli,.i,
approval Of his Bond and this apuroytl a.
anpears hv the legislative records. WIS mt
etf.etuat until the 18th day Of Febrnorv =
From and after that date. therefore. and NOT
until then. the Sureties Of $50 became a.
bic for the acts and deeds Of the Treasurer