The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1870-09-19
"Road Com m issioners Muddie."

| 10 my nOtlce TO the tax payers OF Oornpian-
ter Township in regard to the payment Of
their road taxes. In this reply the auth or
manifests a certain degree OF sbrewdness,
yet at the same time betrays lack of sense
He makes number of good points in q
political way, all tending to the same OBJ
ject, but he cannot iorbear disclosing his
sore head. 1t appears he has more friends
| (?) somewhere than he had In the Town
ship Convention which nominated Mr.. Hix.
on, and they have been urging him to run
as an Independent candidate for the office
OF Road Supervisor in opposition to the 20
called candidate, Mr.. H. We regret that
Mr. Sage was not better appreciated by his
party and we admire his pluck in getting
angry and leaving it after it had repudiated
! him.
In the postscript to Mr.. Sages reply he
asks you to announce him ''as an indepen-
dent candidate for Road Commits sioner, sub.
ject to the decision of the honest voters of
Cornplanter Township"
Now let us see what claim Mr.. S, has to
the support Of the "honest voters" In
the first place, be accuses the convention Of
gentleman Of intrigue In the nomination Of
Mr.. Hixon. Has be given you any proof!
Secondly, he accuses Mr.. II. Of using ''poor
democratic tools to injurs him, (Sage).-
Where is his evidence!
Next be seeks 10 justify bis own illegal
collection Of taxes by the alleged: frauds of
Messrs. Wilson, Farnbam and Fetterer.. -
1--WE were not aware that Mr.. Wilson
had anything to do with the collection Of
the road tax.
Mr. Sage says further. that 81 have given
the required bonds and am acting as law.
full commissioner" Now let us see how
true this last assertion 10. The statue reads
as follows: SIT shall be the duty of the
Township Auditors and borough councils to
require the overseers of the poor and the
supervisors OF roads In each township aud
borough in this commonwealth, except in
the "county Schuylkil, before entering
upon their duties, to give bonds with secur-
ity, 10 be approved by the Auditors or
borough councils, in sum not less than
double Ethe probable amount of the tax
which may come into the hands Of the said
oflicers.r" - "Any officer or officers
failing to give the security required by the
first section of this act, within one month
| after bis election, hen bis or their offices
| shall be declared vacant."*
Hereunto annexed you will find true
copy Of the bond alleged to have been given
by Mr.. Sage. Mr.. S. was elected to bis
Office on the second Tuesday in October,
1869, aud you will see that he neglected g
offer his bond until April Is, 1870, and
further that the bond has beeu approved by
only one OF the Auditors, hence we leave
the ''honest voteas" 10 judge whether Mr..
s. is acting as y lawful commissioner or
not.
Mr. S. isinexcusably ignorant OF the. law
or is guilty of falsehood, either Of which
would disqualiiy him for the Office to which
he aspires IN the opinion Of the "honest
voters,
GEO. W. WILsoC.
The following is o copy Of Mr.. Sagss
bond, which desire published rerbatim ct
iieratim:
Knowe all men By these presents that we
Jams Sage and Fredrck Zach ore held and
Firmly bound unto the town ship of Corn
piantr, in the sum OF five Hundrd dollers to
which payment we'll and truey to he maide
VIC bind our solves our heyers executors and
ADMINISTRATORS and every of them joint "
and severely, firmly by these prsents seald
with our seals and dated the fifteenth day
A pril A 1870 Wareas. the above boun-
ded James Sage Has been duly Elected and
qnolifdo as one of the Rode Commissioner of
tue town Ship of Corn planter ators said
for the ensnring year or as the Case may be
now. the Condition of this obligation is
such. tina II the Said James Sage Shall faith
luIley perform all the duties of his said Of
flee Justly account for all
monies theat may Com into His Hands by
virtue there of deliver 10 His eucceesor in
offices All books papers documents and
Other things Held in right of his Said Of
lice opd pay over 10 bis successor in Office
any ballace Of money belonging to the town
Ship and Remaing in his hands then this
obligation to be void or else to be and re-
main full furce and virtue
Signd seald and delivsrd in the presence OF
&c.. ~-. James Sage Seal
T. Celts, Seal
Witness J. +. Campbell. ell
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