The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1875-02-02

1t Will be seen by an inspection Of tbis
statement, which was obtained from tho
Auditors books, that the retiring Sheriff
paid into the State Treasury, as taxas
collected by him up to the first of LAM
airy, 1873, $40, 1886 20, and that the no1r
ana present Sheriff, John Brown, paid
INTO the treasury, in monthly Install
ments, So,60S 81. Now turn to tho
tle side of the account; observe that
oheriH brown Is credited by amount oye,.
Pd'd by him, for which Auditors warrant.
We're issued, s., 593 32!!! Had Rrovn
oeen an experienced Sheriff, he would not {
nave exposed his hand. In his month";
,eports he would have withheld moro.;.' g.,
a a order to have prevented exposureEbnt .
ignorance sometimes points the wav ~ :,
a n'n -oheflff brown made his monthly \
,ben ana, doubtless, was surprised a
d 400 % ~ I,.. himself possessed of lie
''o'o % ID addition to his commissions r.
600 q payment for the collection Of
200 pa! But Sheriff Brown did no, 60
Up at thls-the taste of public monev 30
as sweet; ne had discovered a mine. ~ 80 ~
' ems 70 follow 1T up! The county of 90
.anoiha had assessed for the yoa- ~
meo' 100 per cent. on the State TO-. lei
per cent; on the sum of a 500 81 oil
counts to the sum of s7,578 81 and ere
:, sum Sheriff Brown demands TO-DAY u deS
The county Treasurer of Coaboma ay lost
amount overpaid by him TO tbat fn as exp
nary and unless relief is given bv ~" bee
NO al1n, the county Treasurer will 5e an
} haa 70 pay and the county will he to il
osd OF this large sum. Should he r pe NOV
'i!,s sum from the county. tho Mr..
100 VIII stand thus Collected and
, 90 %, amount received by State and been
ly warrants, besides conmiss;a "lo sessi
1oL he d
I IDa county, mark you, is but ono done
ne eieVen counties in which tb;o saw
l upon the people, is from wear 1 ~ impo
perpetrated. year 10 non,D
me- fonrtb ~ ~ 'liiS statement will show of adj
los tp the revenues of the alluviaI would
les, the richest in the State 90 ' a; the
70 th; 'ne pockets of the tax gatberer move,
ont n<5 Tue lawful sum paid for -. .l5;n
"u - correction, and near. if not he l.,
an,a5 9" :; OF the revenue in the dis not he
"MNieu' Is converted to the use of oM he Inv
1'o wonder We cry aloud for rol ia tbon g,
sources of this fraud are l fn rellef' lucy ;"
lps mat have been forfeited 10 IN IA an r r
iN odroS' The tax, by law, is s rse ID 'n m
,f s4 +t; money Auditor Gibbs IL s ,,ua 81
~ ~ 1nns fraud Yet he would ,a % was sh 1
&c asnds from all charges past dn re- was ION
ei.n involved would pay largelv e. "Osh &c
hon passed. The waters Of ,et,o onao.,
hsn nc cover the robbery the sha amende
~ q G &I lett with their spoils 0 Sner reconsid
- noitor, release not. bpt Mr.. S
la'uIe TO unearth this framSS from the
80 80 neld by the Levee Rec it withou
ito ar1 and sold; adopt thereaftars thirds We
WI, wit5 suggestion, of charging S tba was
h n,'n delinquent special T,eu ae The Spec
. honpIp iieu TO the liquidation oe In order
tho as they may be collected. House the
&c 10 .nounts IN the diffaroa, ry bill.
sel and make the fsif nave az! What 1,
nst severe sne t and additional pens e,s Ono -
ms species of embez. JI rep citizen of
'l Gib IMAM !, adopt the suggestion "Nine
have hao mat the large sums Of $500 ia,
the Sheriff "r0 Wg' shall be "are 81, 90
n increase.