The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1871-11-02
To the Editors of the Advocate and
the Sentinel.

~ hessfs' isaac winchester ana JOB
causs ' y .g'uci " 'ne Doafu m ol
s,a,a. Sos o.noo' ,a Commissioners. Inc
s' '"ey say, was !" SNOW the
on, ,;,aa 'pou,ou pu,... .h's',lg ., ~ Tue pres
Cnna.n V nD ns'"ooe .ne"Sp'sss ana the
~ ars,na o'so'oae'', a,,,a .s anu = oorrsc'
a.,'i; coous 'n'p,essiou ,aaue upon the
i,a,a,sa.s, Us le".9 - pup'lsheu
m;ss;onars s J.oJ ~ n '"e ooup.y e1n vom'
WI. 80, ;S s;I s. oe.ooe. ., io,i
o..aa -s - - sa'u o.a:s'neas !; eausea 'ns
i, Ir. '1.'ou ra . NY uen"eu' anu
20 '"e' 'e'oie -. 'oi 'ho Puo'ic 70 conJec,
~, 40 80" sou, oosnse 'h'ng i,ao
"1Ppeueu ""a ~ 'n.,eio,e couciuucd
" nAAe 80, e'a,o"'e" ana II Is 70 Inis
@,o'e"'e", ~ o U.s. :" '"' apscnce ol sie
oouu'y oon'sslvueiS' .orepiy' Hneo
Puol'c iheu ~ Puo,ic ooaies make pubic
s'a.eineu's - u'supusc OF eniisn'en tue
PuDlic ininu' ~s expected that fdcfs and
iothi,S ou' 'ne Jacts II, zoe case VIII be
s'n'eo' anu 'iat 10 sucn form as VIII
orins ua1 'ne truth Inc question then
na'srAny ARISES, mas thls committee
performed Una. dutyln making the state
ment IN question. Let us examine this
matter and see.
In making the annual levy for 1869
the County Expenditures, past and
ProsPcc'i'e' the county commissioners
levied, under the Act of 1868, Chapter
40I, for the use OF the Board of County
School Commissioners, the gross sum Of
SIT ,366.79, being 10 cents in the 500
valuation OF assessable property in the
County; this amount, was made subject
to abatement for lnsoIvencies, removals,
or improper assessments, and placed in
the hands OF the Collectors for the sew.
eral districts to be collected and paid
over as other taxes are collected and
paid over, aud it is no more than justice
to say at this point that the sum Of
sll .VI9.25 oi this amount was paid over
to the School Boarl in less than one
year from the date Of the levy, which
| always takes place on or before the lst
day OF July IN each aud every year
But l will pass on to the levy for 1870
made by the County Commissioners foi
the use OF the School Commissioners
which was also at the rate OF ten cents
In the slU0 valuation, making the gross
sum oil SIT ,o0o.l6, which amount was
also made subject TO like deductions as
the former levy. Then let US see how
the matter will stand up to the first day
OF September last
Amount of levy for the year 1863 sl7,3es. Z.
inIa.nnaPp1as hm1un, pad On On sad year siS,S's.2S
cd by Collectors sss.ec ls.977.s 8,
-, =
Da'anes -. sl'sss'sl M :
Amount received y & i1 and u pad yi'r '''o s"'oo ~
over on said year sii,4oose
insoireneies, &c. s2s.so l2,23o.st
Balance ss671 q
Add first Balance si,sss.sl
o.... ....,sos,,a..,.. s....,ps
uncollected se,9e,. Al
N.w ;r a., 49,, oe ;.
,h;s -" ~, 80. e I nan " ;''e,@ .ne' @ @ "nio''
~ I asS.,a,aa rsa,,. ~ ,,a; ~ go ~ e"a' J,
,hs amoun, far ;nsalyenc;ss g, "'ss -
- s,a,aa ,oao,La- ~ ~ 80 :.
g.. iayi ,an;aS ras ~ -. Nv arou:, ~ :,
School posrd will ,.avs ,ho sna''', sa,.
- 90 oes ~
Thon VIA, hosomas - NJ,so ~ A.
.,.,aman. ,naas hv ri. ro,,, s .'a.: sno'eu
,;ons oom,n;,,.a H.. ~. 's.' Ta..
Comm;ss;oa.rs Ssrs aw,,s @ ~ a.J S"hn.I
Comn,;ss;onors ~ ~ -, o"'as s"e Sonoo sns