Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-22
scattered, Col. Williams was The first man
REPORT
or TnE PROCEEDINGS OF TIE COMMISSIONERS
APPOINTED BY THE ACT ENTITLED ''AS
ACT RELATING To THE ACCOUNTS OF
THE LATE STATE TREASURER,
APPROVED Nov % 1860
To the Generd assembly ofhe Slate Of YER


APPROVED Nov. %, 1860.
! To the Glneral Assembly Of the Slaie Of YER
mont.
The undersigned, Commissioners
! appointed by en- act entitled An Act re-
/ llting to The sureti5s o: the late State Treas
urer, approved Nov. &c, 1860, beg leave to
! submit reporC OF their proceedings as re-
| qulre4 by said act
| Soon after tho passage Of GlId act, the
I chairman OF the commission sought and ob
/ tanned IN interview with II. N. B tes, Esq
in tie City Of Montreal. and finding that his
plIs nal attendance before 'hs E}ard would
/ re advantageous to the intores. Of tie State,
! procured him To come {, NJslhfeld, unicr
! the protection extended % hlu ~ the act
entitled IN act exemptinz the body OF II.
| NJ. Bates from arrest IL certain cases sha-cin
named ~ approved Nev. =, 1860.
Your commissioners examined said Bates
under oath, aud other Witnesses and written
evidence, from which they fad that said
Bates account showed deficit Of S4S ,43l Il
which amount is to be found in the state
ment Of the Treasury account, contained in
the report Of the Auditor Of Accounts, from
which should be deiucteI the sum of So 9S,
which has, since the making up of that state
menr, been accounted for
This deficiency was created by said Bates
using from time the money Of the State for
his own private use, and for the private use
OF himself jointly with others, In schemes
Of speculation, with the expectation upon
his part and upon the part 8i those engaged
with him, that these schemes so ID be sue
cessfal and the money be returned to the treas
urv without it being publicly Known that
the same ha1 De'h Us. ..i' anu '",' ne anu ms
associates would nave 'Ne use "i IA5 money
without interest
Tor thi7 purposi ana i'' ;-l r.--.el-;1n oI
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'.-e money "H'c" "S -.''' '.' '.- ''.rI- .,-
a.so TAX n rom tHs 9''.e treasury Iuc .''l'
. ttes .Iom uhe % liiIe -l.i -4l money
neI9hI'nS o 'He o'dI7 - o''I.7 ''sl''.' "'.,'
took 'he'r notes ana OoilSau,'s '"'I'i'r'
running to hilseli' "hIch' with o'"eT prop
e1ty, said Bates turhed cut 70 ono IleillAn
CARPENTER HlP'' vi -'o' '''li-''' ''-o-'i.t
sl1ner oi s4it Dtle- "on-s i'I I"o y01'S
loo+ to lS5o inclusive, lpr the luIp'S' oI
securing sald Carl eH[er ana II oy''e'S -'f 'I8"-
InE saiI bonds Ana sAlu Dates aiSo COL
veyed by deed or deeds TO sand CaTpcnt i, OF
to said Carpenter and Balknap, the t.rius IN
NorJhGeld and Burlington azores ~ als)
house in N0rJhheld, an und.7ted interest IN
block Of stores, and sem" houses aAd lots
n Nartht-ld, and a quantity Ell hand IN
Ellen aui Nc-tt".d. Ihc nominal 7slae ot
tie property thus t-rn.d 9at 'y -li1 Is ttes is
ABOUT so yv3, al'' s--t "a ''i'i'''-'
them az $4,000 IN round mum o"is.
iour COMMIT toners proposes % si'i AZ
ponttr TO h1rl 'hes' 7--"---i19 y'-' 20 'le
S-;1f5, % p9 Collected ana lt-,'4 " mere Id
law ana t44''y u 'l---i i'--
ana sliI b-,o7 ana ,1o t-..'' ',.-,''7 -r
-Ail ~irieIl' --... y - ~,
ceF' On I's ''-'"7 III
charged rom al l'.i .'-. 10y ~,
i''.e' ana ne " ''-'5 NH
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y si'l bA'-- l1- o., I, f,-- ,.,. ,,-
secure nm anu . 80, 0 ti..3,.d -. S,s,.
>igninE Iut 'Ie'sui uo.I 1 nj +otLer ,I'''
il4 i fl1 10 ,' nave Ill, @ 80 a., 'ir,i i',5a nna1
s1iu Ca' t1u'ot v" ~ ~ - .r,i, ~
'he treasury oouGs' "I.ioue - ''.' a
tne claim OF s'ld Cl' ''1l - oo u o-i't - ~
"nich your com il''9I.',I'' SaI - @'S;toLIo
without any MERIT itS'' u ~ .L :.
1ouf CON N lsSIOi'oiS ''.'' 80
tereSIs OF 'he otAte Igt.nS '',i' :, - IN "a
claHcery sAoGId o5 l'i9'i'ul'I '''ii1' .''a
Carpenter ana b'tAha P ail! IA q f'.,',''ii i
be made iof receiver '' ''e' io,' '.i' O,'l-
lect and convert sHo4 seculI-'-s ioL lI'o o'-
neht oil the o'Ate' l'-@'-'9 stII o'-iIt
parties as tae 2'A'c cJcll.sI no ''-i-lH %
vlsabie ana your cJiiill9S0l'1Is " Iu.u Ia,
instituted aVyn s'ie had V.-e we - -