The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-04-24
settlement. with Township Treas

Passed February q, 1871.
B. Il enacted BY hhs Legislatsre Of West
Ti,yiaia
The General Superintendent Of
Free Schools, on the 9Th day OF March
next or as soon thereafter as practical
bic, shall if he deem it proper, appoint
in any one or more counties two sulta-
be persons, who together with the
county superintendent Of tree schools
shall constitute a committee, whose
duty it shall be TO examine into anu
settle the accounts, vouchers, records
and papers Of any board or oosros o.
education, township treasurers, niue
pendent school district treasurers' sher-
itrs or auy other officer or person VINO
heretofore or hereafter has bad or may
bsve in his or their hands, or under
their control. any school monies belong
inc to anv township or independent
school district, at any time since the
orgonization of this State; said commit
tee shall give 70 the board, officer or
person with whom a settlement Is to be
made, at least ten days notice in writ
ing of the time and place at which a
settlement is proposed to be made, and
il shall be the duty of such board OF OF,
ficers or person to appear before said
committee at the time and place APP
pointed, with full and complete state
ment OF all such monies which may
have. come. to their hands or with which
they are chsrgeable, and with all books
records, papers, and vouchers IN their
possession, or under their control, In re-
iation to such monies, and file the same
with said committee. Said committee
may examine under oath any person
appearing before them in pursuance
of such notice, and any other witness
which they may deem necessary or
proper; and for this purpose any mem,
her of the said board, or the clerk OF
the board of supervisors, may admins
ter an oath to any such person, officer
or witness. Ii any such board, officer
or person shall fail to appear in pursu-
ance of such notice, and said commit:
tee shall be able to make correct
statement of the accounts and liabilities
| of such board, officer or person without
such appearance, it shall be their duty
to do so. The said committee may
summon and compel the attendance Of
witnesses before them, and Tor this pur,
pose thew shall have all the powers oil
a court OF inquiry. .... >,
.. When any such settlement shall
be completed by said committee, 1t shaIl
be returned to and filed with the clerk
of the Circuit Court, and upon the fau-
ure of any person found 70 DC 10 ar
rpars for,anv such monies as aforesaid,
to nav the same 10 the sheriff OF the
COUNTY mr. to such other officer as the
conrt mss direct, the same may recover
nj bial and his suretics by motion In the
lame of the township or independent
school district in such court, upon ten
DAYS notice that such motion will be
made. But in case said committee
shall be unable by reason OF the failure
of any such boards, officer or person TO
appear before them in pursuance OF
such notice or to produce"'to them
any books. record, voucher, account or
other necessary paper or statement to
make such settlement, it shall be their
duty to file their petition in the Circuit
Court of their county, or with the clerk
thereof in vacation, against any one or
more of such boards, officers and per-
sons. and their securities, where they
have any, az they may deem necessary
and proper, to compel such settlement,
and thereupon a summons shall issue
against the defendants in said petition
to appear and answer the same at the
| next term Of the Circuit Court Of the
said county, which summons NAV be
served in the SAME manner as any other
summons issued by the Clerk of the
Circuit Court may by law be served !;
and such proceedings on such petition
may be had az in a suit in chancery
regularly brought in such court for the
settlement Of any account.
3. Upon the hearing Of such petition
the coart may make any and every
such order or decree as may be just,
against any one or more Of such boards,
officers or persons, and against their Sc
curities, if they have any, and may fix
and settle the sum or sums to be paid
by any such board, officer or person,
and the securities Of such officer or
person, if he have any, either separate
iy or jointly, according as they may be
liable; and may enforce the payment
of any Sill, h sum or sums by execution.
or by Imprisonment OF the parties for
failure to pay at such time IA the court
NAV order The court may also make
such order or decree as to the costs as
NAV be right and proper; provided that
| no decree for costs shall be made against
the committee filing such petition.
4. The clerk of the Board Of Super
visors shall he the clerk of the said
committee, and he and each member Of
said committee shall receive for his SER
vices a sum not exceeding two dollars
per day for each day actually and
necessarily employed in the discharge
of his duties, to be audited by the
Board of Supervisors and paid out Of
the county treasury.
AN ACT providing for the collection of un-
collected taxes remaining in the hands OF
late Township Treasurers.
Passed February q, 1871.
Be It enacted By the Legislature Of West
Virginia;
/. That in all cases where the same
has not already been done, the former
township treasurers, their executors or