The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-07-03
This being The amount Of
THE AUDITED JEDEBrHpsr b

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THE AUDITED INDEBTEDNESS
OF the exsool eetors named, az found in tn,
books not removed, it is but fair 10 presume tba
the missing books, In which are entered settle
| ments for later period, will show
| A LARGE tNuREAsE
| In the amount stated above.
After an explanation In substance az above
| had been made, MIR. Aldige moved that q copy o.
| the names, amounts, etc., be furnished TO the
| Attorney General, with the proofs, that he nigh
instruct the district attorneys to bring suits al
once against the defsulters and their sureiies
which he will do at once, under sections DOB and
gv4. Revised Statutes, which define the
Aors OF EMBEzzLHMENT
Of pubic money by any or al persons. and stipu.
lates that The refusal to pay ever moneys collect
ed shall be prifna fdeie evidence of its conversion
and embezzlement They further fl the penalty
OF 1uoh crime at imprisonment at hard labor for
not less than six months nor more than fivs years
and specifies that the pr visions OF the law shall
also apply TO all who shall laid or abst..
lt was further resolved that the Attorney Cen
eral be Informed Of the nature Of the evidence
elioited during the day that he might take steps
TO bring 1t to the attention OF the courts. where
upon the committee ordered subpenas issued for
several Witnesses. and adjourned until Thursday
at o'clock p. IN.
In connection with The seeming defalostion of
Handlett, OF ST. Mary, there is documentary ev.
denoe to show that his case was compromised by
the Auditor, and that he deposited with the All
ditor legal warrants for an amount that would
cover the compromise, and also q certified check
FOR OVER $4,000,
which was to be paid to him when the settlement
was completed
The Attorney General will also institute, OF
cause to be instituted. proceedings against all
OF the ex-tax collectors who have failed
to turn over the State properly, books,
records, Lists, etc, TO their successors,
such proceedings to be brought upder The
provisions OF act No. 40 Of 1874, approved
March 8, 1874, which proYties fine aud penalty
for violation of it's provisions which compel the
their successors all books reooI d. etc." and fur
thermore makes 1t the imperative duty of the
district attorneys pro tenn to bring immediate
action 10 all such cases.
The committee will have in 'ormation before its
sessions are ended that in one, il not more
cases the ex-tsx collectors did not make proper
returns for licenses, and in one case, that OF
to, it will be proven that he claimed that
s470 worth Of licenses had been stolen, where
upon he at once made diligent inquiry TO aseer-
tain what steps would be necessary
TO PROVE THE THEFT
or to establish the burglary" rs he termed IL,
TO the satisfaction of The Auditor.
Another case. that OF J. B. Davis, will show
that he has acknowledged that bis clerk collected
taxes. and returned the taxpayers ON his rolls Us
delinquent.
This practice WAS carried on by q pumber of
Kellogg collectors, who.hsve altogether robbed
the people OF the State out Of
OVER A HALF MILLION DOLLARS
In cash. to say nothing of the legislative swipdles
amounting to fifteen or twenty millions, worked
through by the Warmoth and Kellogg Legisla-
lures.