The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-08-27

his authority aforesaid to the county
treasurer, demand the keys of the vault
and safes, and proceed Immediately to
count the money therein, and inspect
and ,examine the books, n,reeords and
vouchers thereof: and after having
counted the money, inspected and .ex-
amined the books, records and vouchers
found therein, making due entry Of the
same, after which said examiner shall
proceed forthwith 20 the Office of the
county auditor, and there ascertain how
much money the county treasurer stands
charged with on the auditors books;
said auditor shall furnish taccountant
with fuITstatement of the exact amount
of money, property, bonds, securities,
assets and effects; also how much be-
longs TO each particular fund, ard should
be In said treasury; said accountant
shall certify the exact amount of money
in the treasury, together with the amount
belonging to each particular fund also,
all property, bonds, securities, vouchers,
assets and effects as aforesaid In writing,
in triplicate; one copy of which certifi-
cate shall be recorded in the books of
the treasury and filed by the treasurer
in his Office, and one copy shall be re-
corded and filed by the auditor of the
county; one other copy thereof shall be
duly reported to the said probate court,
and be entered of record therein, and a
duplicate copy of which shall be fur
nished by the probate judge for publica-
tion one week in anewspaper a of general
circulation in the county in which such
examination is made, and the said ac-
countant so appointed and performing
the duties therein required, shall be
paid at the rate of three dollars per day
for the time necessary to the performance
of the same, out of the county treasury,
on a warrant drawn by the county
auditor and approved by the certificate
of said court, particularly specifying
the duty performed"
On the 25th day of September last,
Geo. F. Pendleton, Esq, was appointed
by Judge s. b. Huffman, under the
above Act, to make an examination of
the Treasury, which he proceeded to do,
and we find the following report of said
examination on file in the offices of the
County Treasurer, Probate Judge, and,
though we have not enquired, we pre-
sume a copy is on file in the Auditors
Office, viz:
/ hereby certify that in pursuance of
written appointment under the seal of the
Probate Court of Hancock County, Ohio,
dated Sept. 21st. 1874. did enter into The
Treasury of said county, on said day, and
then and there did count the money therein,
and inspect and examine the books records
and vouchers thereof, and after so doing
did make due entry thereof, as appears in
the following exhibits; also, that the fol-
lowing is correct statement of the amount
of money found by me in said treasury at
eleven o'clock forenoon of said day, together
with the amount belonging to each particu-
lar fund; that the property, notes, vouchers
and securities enumerated below comprise
all that were found in said Treasury at said
time.
further certify that the exhibits here
unto attached give the true condition of SAID
Treasury at said time, as appears from the
charges against the Treasurer on the books
of the Auditor of said county, and the cash
and vouchers found in said Treasury
Cash in Treasury as follows:
Legal Tenders and National
Bank Notes of the U. S.. S22, or 90
In fractional Currency.
of the L. S.. A36 20
In nickel coin of the Z. S.. 81 80
Total cash in Treasury. $22, ,508 O5
Here follows an exhibit of the amount |
belonging to the several funds, which |
We omit, as unimportant.
also found deposited with the Treasurer
n the Treasury, promissOry note, the |
property of the county, taken in release of |
10 much of the judgment in favor of the /
county In the case of State Us Wallis suretics, |
# which note the following is copy:
''$1094. FNDLAY, ONO, Oct. 26th, 1872.
Six months after date, Ipromise to pay to /
he order of t. +. EdgingtOn, Ten hundred |
nd ninety-four dollars, value received, |
With interest at 8 per cent. from date.
HENRY BROWN.
Endorsed. We guarantee collection of /
within note.
IF. EDGNaToN,
WILLIAM HOWARD,
JOHN RAIDER,
marx.
SAMUEL HOWARD,
SAMUEL SPITLER,
WILLIAM w. WALL,
RUEL SKINNER,
HENRY BURMAN,
ADAM RAIDER"
GEO. F. PENDLETON.
FMDIAY, ONO Sept. %, lS74.
1t will be noticed that by the proyis-
ons of the above act it is made the duty
f the Probate Judge to furnish a copy
f the above report for publication Zone
Veek in paper of general circulation
n the county in which such examination
5 made"
This Judge Huffman proceeds. to do,
nd we find his certificate appended to
he report, Gs follows:
81 hereby certify the foregoing to be
true copy of the original report now
1
ATTEST: s. B. HUFFMAN,
Probate Judge.
But, from some inexplicable cause, the
eport as published was very far from
'eing true copg Of the original report.
IN the contrary, every word in regard
D the above mentioned note is carefully
sft out of said published statement.
The question then arises as to why
nd by whom said report was thus sup
ressed. Mr.. G. F. Pendleton assured |
S, shortly after making the statement,
hat it had not been correctly published.
Ve thought but little of the matter at |
ne time, and it would have passed out
our recollection, had it not broken
ut afresh within the last few weeks.
Judge Huffn'-n explains the matter
y saying that the copy furnished for
utilization Was in Mr.. Pendleton's
riting, and that it might not have ins
uded the item of the Brown note.
ut, if that be the case, why should
r. r.Pendleton have noticed the omission,
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