The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-06-19
Report of the Examining COM
mittpe.
The State of Ohio, Jackson County,
the Court of Common Pleas, of Jackson County

The state OfOhlO, jackson County, SS:
To the Court of Common Pleas, of jackson County.
Your Committee. consisting Of W. 5. Baker and F.
Appointed to examng the Annual Report Of the Com
say that they have examined said Report and find that
said Report has been duly made. ,....,...... J.,
That the following amounts have been oyerdrawn by
The amount OF $I5.45, by wm II. Horton Clerk. This
oyerdraw by the Clerk arose from wrong construc-
tion Of the statute providing fees for said Clerk in
Judge TRs ] of MheR @S eS drawn a
Probate Judge allowance under the statute Of April
been repealed by The statute Of 1875.
out his Annual Report to the County Auditor.
m Fifty dollars nt Of fh wr er Of tS
Probate Judge to the Secretary ofState.
The sum illegally drawn by said Treasurer for
and and f@nGeng fan ti The 9Tr @ is of no ss sSf M
recording bonds of county officers The sum Of 500
no statute Providing fees for either Of these thing
ea II drawn by the TREASURER and aros,
from the fact that u calculating the amount Of ees
Treasurer calculated at Ia per cent when it should
The amount of s25S.H by T. W; Patterson, Auditor.
The of $4,000 has been ILLEGALLY drawn by said Au
Washington townships. The Auditor has drawu this
no impro9ed Roads in this county and therefore
The 90 Was Illegally drawn by said Auditor
for ndeYing Journal and Day Book The law Of Isl.
provides that Auditor shall draw fees for this
work. That paid for by salary under said Act.
The of $500 Illegally drawn by said Auditor
for making out bridge notices bonds etc The statnt. tut
of 1877 makes provision for such fees find that
the Auditor drew so for making out Book of Addi-
tiOn Deductions. We think the Auditor entitled
of this amount and that he has Illegally drawn
81 of the $0 The Auditor is entitled to per cent.
on the amount tax omissions collected. This makes
the $56. The sum Of i was illegally salary
This from the fact that the last census of male
population made April H. 1879. from which date
the Auditor should have computed: but he computed
mistake. from March 49, 1872 making difference of
and compensation provided for by the orego
ing Act shall he i'll full for all services lawfully required
he done by the Auditors of such counties: and II
shall be unlawful for any County Auditor to charge or
receive any other further fees or compensation
either Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
he may be Clerk for any other services done by
him.
The said sum of 81 and the said ~ have been
paid back by said Auditor The said of Sloi5 has
$4,000 has also been satisfactorily adjusted by said
Probate Judge.
The Committee further finds that the money repre-
sented by the receipts said report have been collect
ed and the expenditures represented therein nave
been made
We also find that the books in the Auditors office
are kept in Il plain and business like manner.
We find that the Sl4 5l6.l6 has been paid
out of the Poor Fund. While do not think it nee
essary Incorporate detailed statement of these
pendtures in the Report of the COMMISSIONERS we do
think that the Report of the Infrmary Directors 10
the Commissioners should be published. in
tiOn with the Report of the Commissioners in order
that the taxpayers may know where such Il large
amount of money has gone.
W. $. BAKER.
{. A. ATKINSON, Prosecuting Attorney.
Committee.