Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-05-22

of fraud at all except SO far as this def
Iciency is concerned.
@. Have you ever discovered any
thing at all in this office to show that
this deficiency occurred On account of
the negligence or malfeasance ofeither
myselfor any of my clerks?
\. / have never seen anything in
this Office, or anything in connection
with-this bond question, that wonld
! Indicate that this deficiency exists
through any crimiuality in this Office;
at the same time it might have oc-
CURED through the failIra on the part
| OF the Treasurer 10 cancel those bUr,is
and coupons, and the corresponding
| failure OF the Auditor OF his cieri.s Il
see that they were cancelled. and also
on the part of the Commissioners to
see ;hat this cIncelliDg was oone, anu
that the amounts credited To the
Treasurer, We're proper, fer the pay
ment of those bonds and coupons. But
| don't pretend 10 say that it DID occur
in that way"
Q. Where are thes9 bonds payable
at?
\. At the Treasurer's Office.
q. Is 1t necessary that the Auditor
should issue an order for rcdeeminm
one of these bonds ? il it not a demand,
or really an order on the Treasurer, for
the amount OF the bond in favor OF the
N al who presents it?
i. That is legal question that !
don't pretend to be posted on.
q: Are they not made payable ii :
the I reaSurer's office?
y. On the face of the bond it is made
payabl lie at tae office of the Treasurer
of Belmont County.
u. DO you consider lie bond itself
when presented at the Treasurer's OF.
tice, as proper voucher for him to
pay money upon:
=. Yes, think il is; at the same
time think that the Treasurer ought
10 have something to show him t hat
thai particular bond is genuine.
=. On the presentation of these
bonds to the Treasurer. in case ttev
are proper order on the Treasury,
and are genuine, and have not been
before redeemed, what Is the duty OF
the treasurer IN regard TO them:
a. Lis duty would be to pay them,
| should think. :
q; .. What other duty does the law
lGtl uIi = Hill 10 40 {.
i. The law requires that ne should
cancel them. / uOn't recuil+ct lust in
what way the law prescribes that ii
should DC done, but it expressly re-
quiEeS That he should cancel lhese
bonds.
q. Do you know any law requiring
the Auditor 10 cancel any bonds, cou-
pons or orders redeemed by the Treas
urer when returned to the Auditors
Office?
4. | don't know any express law.
q. Are the orders on the County
fund for instance, returned by the
Treasurer to the Auditors Office, are
they cancelled by the Auditor?
y. On no! they are cancelled by the
treasurer rs every other order that he
pays should be under the law.
=. IN the case OF the orders returned
by the Treasurer to You while you
have been in this office, on the County,
or any other fund, if the Treas urer
should have neglected to cancel them.
what would you have done with them?
4. l would feel it to be nv duty as
Auditor 10 see that those orders or
money vouchers, of whatever kind.
were properly defaced, SO as TO prevent
loss either to the Treasurer or TO the
Treasurer or to the County, from their
second presentation.
Q. Have you any law for doing that:
A. L don't know any law requiring
Inc to do such thing.
q. Have you examined the orders
presented 10 you since you have been
IN the office, TO see that all of them are
cancelled by the Treasurer
4. | DON know that L have, indi-
yiduaily examined all Of these orders,
but almost all of them, both orders
and bonds and coupons. There was Il
lot OF bonds and coupons given to us
at our fist settlement with the Treas
urer. that were not cancelled, quite a
lot OF them, and before taking them
away from the Office, l made the
treasurer come zip here and get a
punch and punch them.