Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-09-14
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aLLthkb lkhEGt LAhIIIES.
An Associated Press despatch of Sept 18th,
says.
The State Treasurer under the statute
provision has issued his extent directed
to the sheriff OF Franklin county, who has
served the same on IL. II. Bailey. late town
and village collector of St. Adams.
for the collection OF $4,000 shortage in
Biiley'S State tax account. Bailey was
elected first constable and collector of the
town ui st. Alhans and corporation school
district and highway district collector of
the village in 1878. being reelected in lo76.
Last Spring he was reelected by the town
at the annual meeting in March. hut fail
ing to qualify by giving satisfactory bonds.
the corporation elected j ). Weeks to the
last named Office at the annual meeting IN
April, and subsequently the ,electmen de
clared the flee OF town collector vacant,
and appointed Weeks to fill it, The State
Treasurer now finds Baileys account
with the State. durin. the two years which
he has held the office, sume 81 300 short. or
about half the amount OF the State tax
levied in this town and village during that
time. and has issued his extent as above
stated Bailey has little or no attachable
property. Under the statute in such case
the return beng made by the sheriff that
he can lind no property upon which to levy
the extent, another must he issued directed
against the property Ut the inhabitants of
the town. to be satisfied eventually by the
assessment of Il tax. after which the town
has remedies against the bOndSmcn OF the
delinquent collector. B4iley's bondsmen
are his father. David Bailey, his father
in-law, Charles II. Wheeler, and Dana j.
Morrill,, with addition of George q. Smith
on the corporation bond. Bailey says the
shortage is owing entirely To uncul
lected taxes. and that he shall raise
the money to satisfy the State at
once. humOrs have also been circulated
that Bailey is short in his accounts with the
town. and he called upon the selectmen
some three weeks since and demanded an
examination of his books. The seectmen in
response served legal notice upon him to
produce his books within ten day.
The time having expired and the books
not forthcoming they issued another notice,
in which they also called upon Bailey to
procure additional bail The ten days since
this last notice was issued have not quite
expired. Bailey explains his failure to pro-
duce his books, according to his own re
quest, upon the selectu en- for an investiga-
ton. and their order upon him, by saying
that some OF the tax bills in his hands de
manded immediate attention, and he has
not had time to post the books. lie will de
liver them over to the town treasurer this
afternoon, however. Just a. they are Tie
informs the Associated Press representative
that he cannot tell himself how they stand.
as he has not had time to balance them. and
it will take a week or two to 90 through the
necessarily complicated accounts. lie can
not say whether the accounts are short or
not, but disclaims any intention at crooked
ness. and says that his books and records are
open to iull investigation. Bailey is a
Young man. formerly merchant here, AMI
has sustained a good reputation, though
some of his associations have been rather
expensive.
The Messenger doesn't appear to know
anything about 1t.