American citizen., 1875-03-06
COUNTY TREASURER, soYD's REPORT
With much pride and pleasure,

With much pride and pleasure,
we direct the attention OF our rea-
,lers to the report of il committee
of honorable gentlemen who were
appointed ty our Board OF super
wilson's to examine the books OF
John T. Boyd. Esq. our worthy and
efficient County Treasurer. This
report. from three gentlemen of
lunaucstionabir integrity, viz: NJ. IL.
| McMickpn, w. Is. StinsOn and Ric!'-
ard Ta,i ior, shows that Mr.. Boyd
has always discharged his duty as
"A faithful and honest officer. we
viii here take occasion to remind
our readers OF the ccaSe!eSs, though
poiutless, charges of that boh-tailed,
self->tyled conservative Organ,7
! the Canton Mail against this honest
man. Compared with tIiiS report OF
this committee of impartial gentle
men. all such nonsensi iral slanders
must fall to the ground for the
! simple fact that they lack that all
important essential to all newspaper
| matter. truth
MIR. Boyd's books have heen rN-
amine.l by three honest apd in'c!li-
gent men, who report him to have
discharged his duty III strict com
pIiance with the letter of the law.
Can the public ask more Mr..
Boyd is an honor to tie Republican
party Of Madison, and Il Thorough
Treasurer, prove that he is the
right man i'll the right plaza. Read
the committees report, and see the
"thinBess' and .schcek' of all mali
cious rumOrs against him.
To the Honorable, the Board of Su-
ppIvisors OF Madison County, and
State OF mississippi:
| The undersigned, a committee ap-
pointed 1T the February Special
Term, A. d., 1875, of your honorable
court, to examine and report upon
the Report of Jno. T. Boyd, Treas
urer of said county, filed at said
special Term of your court,-heg
leave respectfully To report,
That we have carefully examined
and closely sciutinlzcd the books of
the said Treasurer from the date of
his last report, the 3O'h day of
June. 1874, and also his last report
to your honorable court made at
that date, and that we have also
carefully and minutely examined
his present report. the one submit
led and referred to us for eXalnina
ton. We have examined closely
The vouchers for the General COun
~ Fund, the Poor Fund. the Cour.
House and Jail Fund, and the Rail
road Fund, and also the School
House Fund, aud find legal vOuch-
er in due form for each and every
item charged by him as Il credit in
his favor against each Of said funds.
We have also examined the receipts
of John T. B"yd, Treasurer, since
the 80! Ia day of June, 1874, and ii I'd
that III his present report he has
properly charged himself with the
several sums due the county ON
each of the county funds. as shown
l,y his report Oi june 3OIh, 1874,
and appro, ed by your Board, and
for all sums received by him OH &C
count of each of said county funds
from that date to the date of his
present report, from +. j. Ross,
Sheriff and Tax Collector; David
Pingree, Circuit Clerk, and from
"FOOt Pcddlers," as shown by the
receipts of said JJhn L. Boyd to
said uf1icers, and the licenses grant
to sad "Peddier>, and that the
sums thus rec' ivrd have been by
him, in his r,pW t, properly credited
10 each of said funds We find the
additions in the report of said Treas
urer correct, and the balance due
from him to the county, on each
fund, as shown by his report, is the
actual and correct balance due.
| Upon close examination OF the
books of the Treasurer, and a COM
parison of The books with the report,
we find the books well and correctly
kept and corresponding in all mat
tiers of charges and credits with the
report referred to us for eXamina-
ton.
Aud now. having fully reported.
We beg leave to be discharged.
NJ. Il. MCMICKEN.
w. Il. STINS IN,
his
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