The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-27

acted hereunder, ola, ON the twenty nlnt0
day of December, A. D. 1873, make settle |
ment with L. E. Bentley, State tax collector |
of the parish of Ascension, and did compel |
the said Bentley to transfer the collections |
made to him, the said Clinton, to be by him |
turned over to the State Treasurer, which |
said collections, amounting in all to the sum
of SO, 12G 81, the said Charles Clinton, An
ditor, held in his own possession and use
until April II and 49, 1874, whereby the said
Charles Clinton, Auditor of Public Accounts,
is guilty Of misdemeanor in office.
ARTICLE II.
That said Charles Clinton, Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts of the State of Louisiana, un-
mindful of the high duties of his office and
his oath of office, and in violation of the Con-
stitution Of the State and the laws enacted
Hereunder, did, on the fourteenth day Of Oc-
tober, A. D. 1878, make o settlement in his
official capacity with Il X. Anderson, State
tau. collector tor the parish of Carroll, and did
receive from the said Anderson several sums
of money amounting in all to the sum Of
S4237 o. which sum of $4237 q the said
Clinton retained in his possession and use
until the twentieth of April, 1874; whereby
Accounts, is guilty of q high crime and mis-
demeanor in office.
ARTICLE III.
That said Charles Clinton, Auditor of Pub
lie Accounts of the State of Louisiana, un-
mindful of the high duties Of his Office and
his oath of Office, and in violation of the Con-
stitution of the State and the laws enacted
hereunder, did, on the 3lst day of Dscem-
Der, 1873, make q settlement in his official
capacity with Thomas D. Hine, State tax COL
lector tor the parish of St. Mary, and did re-
money amounting in all to the sum of
| $99l6 81, which said sum of $9916 81 the
said Clinton retained in his own possession
and use until the oh day of May, 1874 !;
whereby the said Charles Clinton, Auditor Of
Public Accounts, is guilty of high crime and
misdemeanor in Office.
ARTICLE ".
That said Chas. Clinton. Auditor of Public
Accounts OF the State Of Louisiana, unmind-
| full of the high duties of his off 80 and his
oath of Office and in violation of the Consti-
tuition of the State and the laws enacted
Hereunder, did. on the Goth day of June, A.
D. 1873, make settlement, in his official ca
pacity, with F. j. Heron, State Tax Collector
for the parish of Orleans, and did receive
from the said +. J. Heron several sums of
money, amounting in all to the sun of Sligo,
which sum of S1165 the said Chas. Clinton
retained in his own possession and use until
the 10th of December, 1874, whereby the said
Chas. Clinton, Auditor of Public Accounts, is
guilty of high crime and misdemeanor in
Office.
/ ARTICLEv.
The said Charles Clinton, Auditor of Pub.
lie Accounts OF the State of Louisiana, un-
mindful of the high duties of his Office and
of his oath of office, and in violation of the
| Constitution of the State of Louisiana and
the laws enacted hereunder, in the year 1873,
at and in New Orleans, in the States of Louis
lana, did of the whole amount of taxes col
lected by the tax-collectors of the State of
Louisiana for the year 1873, as reported by
said Charles Clinton, Auditor, in his annual
report for the year 1873, misapply the sum OF
S47, 900 belonging to the current school fund,
by distributing and apportioning to the said
taxes collected for said year only the sum oil
$3.50, 81 49, while the true distribution Of
said taxes entities the current school fund to
$500, 483, whereby the said Charles Clinton,
Auditor, is guilty of high crime and misde'
meanor in Office.
That the said Charles Clinton, Auditor of
Public Accounts of the State OF Louisiana,
unmindful of the high duties of his Office,
and of his oath of Office, and in violation of
} the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and
the laws enacted Hereunder, did in the year
A. D. 1873, in the city of New Orleans, Louis
iana of the whole amount of taxes collected
by the tax collectors of the State of Louisiana,
for the year 1873, as reported by said Charles
Clinton, Auditor, in his annual report for 1873,
misapply and misappropriate, and divert from
the interest tax fund, and credit the same to
the general fund, the sum of S269, 969 70, by
distributing and apportioning to the said int.
, rest tax fund S1,O82, 2O6 Al, while the true
distribution of said taxes entities the interest
tax fund to 81, 1862, 176 20; whereby the said
nd 0f
} of Louisiana, is guilty Of high crime and
{ misdemeanor in Office.
ARTICLE VII.
That the said Charles Clinton, Auditor Of
Public Accounts of the State of Louisiana,
unmindful of the high duties of his Office
and Of his oath of Office, and in violation Of
the Constitution of the State and the laws
!, enacted hereunder. did. in the year A. D.
1873, at and in New Orleans, Louisiana, d.
vert and misappropriate and misapply S16,.
744 36 of the current school fund Of the veal
1873, by applying s26, o36 Sc Of said school
fund to the payment of the State Assessors
for assessing property, whereas the true
amount due BY said school fund for said pur-
pose is only S9292 whereby the said Charles
Clinton, Auditor of Public Accounts, is guilty
of high crime and misdemeanor in Office.
ARTICLE VIII.
That the said Charles Clinton, Auditor oil
Public Accounts of the State of Louisiana,
unmindful of the high duties of his Office
and of his oath of Office, and in violation o.
the Constitution of the State, and the laws
enacted Hereunder, did, at New Orleans,
Louisiana, from the first day of February
1873, to 31st day Of December, 1873, inclu
. sive, receive from the tax collectors of the
A State the sum of SO, goo, AL SO, and has made
, his statement, ending December 81, 1873
showing that he had received only $3,GSO.
+ 62S. making discrepancy in said state
ment from the tax collectors aforesaid il
the sum of S279,7 SO, thus misapply
ing and misappropriating said amount o
s279, 7S3 So; whereby the said Charles Gin
ton, Auditor of Public Accounts? is guilt,
5 5 of high crime and misdemeanor in office
ARTICLE TX.
That the said Charles Clinton, Auditor o
Public Accounts of the State of Louisiana
e unmipdful of the high duties of his office AM
l.; N of off in ciolokOr If ~,