Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1872-10-10

A6ClO0 dS treasurer WuOH IndI amount W dS /
readily ascertained by reference to his
cash book? That cash book is as much |
public property as the duplicate, and he is
required to produce it in his settlements |
with the Commissioners; and it is their |
duty to examine it, and if they find that |
he collected as Treasurer, more than his !
duplicate and orders entitled him to receive, |
to place it to the credit of the county for
the time being, and pay it out to the par
ties who were wronged, upon the order Of
the Commissioners or Auditor. heard
certain lawyer declare at public meeting
lately, that the Treasurer's cash book is his
own private property, and he is not bound
to show it. Well, that is all CANNON
The law does most emphatically require
the County Treasurer to keep correct ac-
count of all monies received, from whom
received, on what account, and the date
thereof, and also q correct account of all
monies paid out by him, to whom, on what
account, and the date thereof. If that is
not a cash book, pray tell me what is
cash book. The law does require the
County Treasurer to keep what is ordin-
arily understood by business men as a
cash book, and keep it also in the usual
business form orstyle. Therefore would
most respectfully repeat that under
the circumstances surrounding that
Treasury at that time of the examination
of the same by the Commissioners it was
most emphatically their duty to compel
Treasurer Sayre to account for, and pay
over, the full amount of actual receipts
shown by his cash book; if through error
or otherwise, the Treasurer collected from
the taxpayer more than was due. the
Treasury is liable to the tax payer for the
excess; if the Treasurer collected less
than was due, the taxpayer is liable to the
Treasury for the deficit have been told,
however, that the County Commissioners
at the time, had serious doubts as to their
power to require of the Treasurer to pay
over any more money than was called for
| by the books of the Auditor; at the
same time they saw his bondsmen
running to and fro like rats deserting a
sinking ship, seeking safety from the
impending catastrophe, and the Treasurer
had left both cash and cash book at, the
disposal of the commissioners as if mutely
entreating them to do what they thought
was right and prudent under the circum-
stances. They left the wronged tax
payers to their fate, to get ashore the best
way they could, when word, a decisive
word at the right time by the County Com
missioners would have secured every one
and satisfied all. A soldier at least should
never forget old Zack Taylor, the celebra-
ted order Of "a little more grape, CAPTAIN
Bragg" am glad, however, to hear that
Mr.. Sayrc has declared his intention to
stay until the last wrong is righted that is
both proper and prudent; let all the
taxpayers have their receipts examined
without delay. But we want security fo1
the future against all such accidents First
we want our ordinary road tax divided like
all other taxes into two, and paid semi
: annually; that will make the Deccm-
Der and June taxes the same. We want
another column.in the general taxreceipts
showing the per centage collected on the
valuation. We want two additional col
umns in our road assessment receipts; one
column showing the original gross assess
ment on the lot or land; one column
showing the percentage, and we also wan
a correct publication in the newspapers
of the rates of taxes, and also the rate O
assessments on our various roads, and com
pei the Auditor or Treasurer or both, to b,
their own proof readers. We also wan
the rates of taxes published in hand bill
FORM and posted up in every school house
/, post Office, Squire's office, &C., throughou
l. the countY@We also want every maj
, when he gives in his property to the AS
SCISSOR in the Spring, to get the gross amour
: of his chattel property certified or signe
O by the Assessor. The value of his land G
realty of course, is fixed every ten years ur
d less he has made additional improvements
: He is then prepared to turn County Treas
urer for himself, and figure upon his ow
tax, or to get his neighbor or school chi
dren, or school teacher of his district
n figure it up for him. We have got to com
n down to it in dead earnest. 1t won't do |
n trust too much to County Treasurers,
s they are sworn to discharge their dutie
Y faithfully. They are fallible men, the bes
of them, and it is best for every tax-paye
to check mate them by getting his own ia
figured up before he goes to the Treasury
if his figures differs from your ow
take his-receipt instantly to the Audito
and demand of him to examine the receip
IS To the Commissioners of Fayette cou1
d ty would respectfully say, that accordin
If to the statute, you are directed to comPal
d the accounts and vouchers Of the Audit
ID and Treasurer, count the funds in the Trea
s. ,ury, and direct the Auditor to publish
" exhibit of the receipts and expenditures f
IS the past year-G. e.) the money actually r
" ceived and expended. How in the name
id common sense can you certify to the co
in rectncss of the receipts without examil
,g the Treasurer's cash book or memoranda
Of of his actual receipts into the Treasury.
h The taxpayers of Fayette county demar
" a correct exhibit of the actual amount
% the receipts, compared with the amou
le existing in the Treasury for the year en-
o. ing August 31st, 1872 The Treasurer
o. cash book. or receipt book, is admitted
le be fair transcript of the erroneous
er fraudulent receipts given to the taxpayer
Ii Give us the difference between what
n did collect and what he ought to have &C