The Sierra citizen., 1860-02-18

That told you in the beginning intended to give you
You are powerfully exercised in fear that have leopard
lied nv eternal saluao Now don't be worried about
me- for by reading little further you will that am
safe thank for your advice, that when get up
the next statement Isould have little regard for
truth fog shows that you have e Interest J, my wei
WIS correct TO dollar 1t was intended Tor business
ue, and men sense who know enough toread figures,
and was not meant for ninnies.
Nv statement was made to show the revenue and ex-
of Sierra for the year A. D. 1852 and that state
ment was correct! Vouchers for every dollar file
in the proper Offices in the County! No object was in
view in making up that statement, but to show the
true condition Of the County, and whether the expenses
Of the County less than its revenue was
matter of indifference to me- my only anxiety waste
be correct The factis, my estimate OF County ex
penses was correct dollar of the County debt
embraced therein, and you knew it, when You wrote
your article and your statement, that portion Of the
County debt inelded IN the eEPenses was just -
truthful your untruthful assertion, that gaze the
State nearly one third Of the Sinking Fhnd-Sf0te
and County License and County Lieese, schen
,veN kno,cn fact, that the State reeeises none"
Now Sir Of the money received for the Sinking
Fund for County Licences was given to the State in
my statement, cent but the State portion of the
Licences known State and County Licences was CIV
en- to the State And the Revenue Law does provide
that the State shall receive portion OF the money re-
ceived for State and County Licences.
Your next ponderous, overwhelming truth % Is that
according to Liue Oaks' statement the State
ceiues from Sierra County the sum Of $22 asher
portion Of the tores sce the truth 49, the State only
receiues from Sierra County s14 ,13, MAILING diff
ference auor of Sierra County Of 7,375,o0, and
if one "doubts let him go the State Treasurers Of
flee and inquire &C." Now read my statements, and you
will that the from property tax is calculated
if every cent collected, and that no allowance
Is made for the Delinquent tax Of the Delinquent tax
for 1859 if every dollar had been collected the State
would have got 81, ,283,58, as her share.
NV statement Revenue for State $22, 1885, and
to prove submit to you for your consideration
the following statement for every dollar of which the
receipts and vouchers of the Hon. A. R. Melony State
Controller file in each Of the Offices of the Audit
or and Treasurer of Sierra County-and the is
shown by the books of the State Controller and State
Treasurer, in their Offices in Sacramento which you
see if you please in the offices of either:
Cash paid by county, quar-.
ending March 81st 1859, 1861 10
ending 16
ending Sept II 92 81
Paid the quarter ending Dec 3s 1882 06 SO
To this add the allowance made to County Treasurer for
mileage each quarterly settlement 81 four times 176 90
Auditors per centage revenue from Foreign Miners
License and Poll Taxes, 2I5 IS
Allowance for State portion of cost Of ofprop
erty, 666 10
s-....t.-..e .t-.,. 10000 7e
To this add the States portion of the Delinquent Taxes IS