The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-11-15
That Trouble in Collins Settlement
District.

Editor DcmOcra. My attention has
been called to IN article in your paper
headed Trouble in Collins Settle
meut." l had not been Informed that
the Sheriff had been epjoiued from col.
Letting taxes in tina. district; but |
knew Shore was good deal Of talk
about the matter. AS you wished to
be informed on this subject. will give
you few points on this irregularity
In 1878. the late Board, so the rcco rds
show, tried to order q levy Of 33l cents
Here is the order. after lcyying for
schools: "Also 931 cents on all the
personal property and real estate for
building purposes for the present school
year" They did not shy it should be
all the property in the county, State,or
this district that they were trying to
tax ; nor did they say it should be 335
cents on the hundred dollars value. or
on one dollar value, but 93l cents on
all the personal property and real es.
tate. The Assessor did not extend on
his books in 1874 nor 1881 and we
thought the Sheriff had no right to vary
from tie board or assessors books and
put it 33t on the hundred dollars val
no. Drafts have been issued on the
building fund in 1874 and 1875 for
2,040 81. cant fud any authority
from tho Board to issue drafts for only
the following claims:
At a meeting Of the Board, held
September I, 1874. ordered that
Fl. B. Harper be allowed 81 90
Same, for teachers stand ! 40
Same, dollars for -
bushels Of coal -
r Crawford. for lot 5 90
Ezra Hall. for lot 10 90
The Board this day entered into con-
tract with T. E. Dennison for school
S415.
At a meeting held August %. 1875,
allowed to P. \ Lorcn,z for cuumera-
ting children SIS 90
Same. for making annual report 10 90
At meeting held April IS. 1874.
they ordered the site for the school
houses for sub districts No. 4 and 81.
but did not saw ANYTHING more. The
Board had four meetings during 1874
and 1875. rs follows: September l..
1878. April 25. 1874, September I.
1874. AID August 90. 1875, and the
above are oil tue allowances they made,
as eau find. Now l wish you to state
in the next issue Of your paper il we
are bound to pay any or all the drafts
that have been issued, Us I think, with
out tho authority Of the Board or law,
and if the Board can transfer their
power to any one else. be he member
or not? il the board is not bound to
pass on all claims and order their pay
ment before draft can DO issued on
The building fund? And must not tn,
record show what they have done, and
be signed by the president and sccre.
tary The new Board laid q levy oil
80 cents on the hundred dollars for
building purposes aud As cents for
school purposes, and both Of these lev.
les are extended, and We have them to
pay this fall. 90 cents on the SlOO Of
this is to pay the old drafts. If the
old drafts wero all legal it is all the
law would allow for old debts. The
Sheriff has not been charged with the
levy for building for 1874, nor has not
accounted for it in any way. Here is
bis account with the Board Of Educa-
ton of this district:
Sheriff Of Lewis COUNT. 10 the Board
Of Education Of Collins Settlement
District. DR..
To amt Of State School Fund S9l6 81
Amount of Levy 1890 0C
Please give the above in full 10 your
next paper, and answer all Of the above
points. A great many taxpayers are
anxious 10 know how far IN unoficia
, act eau bind US. TAx-PAxLR.
Roanoke, NovemIer 10.
P. S.-The Sheriff sops he is going
to get the Legislature to pass Law
compelling US to pay as he wants US to
do.
Tho above article came in too late
to answer the law points referred TO
but We will give them in full next
week. -Ep. DEN!