The Osceola times., 1880-09-04

tion of duty, the Directors of those
8 districts are not only each liable
to fine of s25, but, they are also
liable for the loss accruing to theii
respective districts, by this failure
to furnish the cnnumcratIons oI
their districts.
Respectfully,
S. S. SEMMEs,
County Examiner.
| OsCEoLA, ARK, Aug. Both, 1880.
EDITOR TINES AS | am &C.
cused On your last issue of having
an irresistible pcnchant for figures,
and think that having the name ]
am entitled TO the game, l here.
with hand you another bunch for
the consideration of your readers
AS to the interest mistake, that
never would have been mentioned,
except to get tho debt statement
correct, and if my figures read
Sl3,3lS.75, and are not scratched,
l acknowledge the mistake. But
TO the figures:
After a careful examination OF
the records, | find the amount OF
county warrants issued since No
vembcr lst, 1873, (about the time
Mr.. Hasklns took charge of the
office:
| County warrants issued ............. $l6 40 IS
| Witness Certificates s.................... 94i. ~
l jury ttItlNtdlcS. cS..s......s.....st.+s.. E,OlU VI
Total evidence Of Indebtedness ~. s,9, ,69i IS
| CREDITS
Amount issued on claims accruing
prior to November lst, 1873 ........
Omcers ftos, eic ................ 81, 100. 10
Warrants Issued on Wiiness Certf-
Gates issued prior to that date. 3,i76 a
Total credits. ts......,................ s5,2il 50
After deducting the above
amount from all scrIps issued
during Mr.. Haskins' administra.
ton, we find that the debt actually
accruing since November lst. 1878,
is Sl4,452.7S. Tho collections, as
before stated, amount to S27 ,6Sl.9S.
Amounts paid over by Clerk. ........ 500 90
Amounts paid over by Land Cosmis-
sioner ........................ COO 10
Total .,,...,,... s2a,OSi u
Now deduct the debt actually ac-
crued from the amount collected,a and
you will have the total reduction Of
the debt for the two years ending
August 30th, 1880, which amounts
to sl4 500 20. | do not think that
Mr.. Driver intended to make a
misstatement of facts, but his ar
ticle of the 9th inst. is simply ab-
surd, and John ought to acknowl.
edge that he knows nothing Of the
county debt whatever, and as TO
the amount of fees collected by
him as Jailer, and for board of
prisoners, beng Il small affair, why2
no wonder, John always allowed
his prisoners to break Jail, and,
consequently had none to feed.
Mr.. Driver asks the question,
who is right? the Clerk who has
the records before him, or the
Sheriff who has nothing to do with
them? | beg leave to differ with
John thore. Tho present Sheriff
has q great deal to do with them,
as he (DriveD should have done,
as the records are always open to
citizens Of the county, and should
be closely sorutiniged, especially
by the officers, and by little re.
lection John will find shat l ac-
cepted the two statements of the
Clerk as correct (Which i now
doubO since my friend Hugh comes
out.Gn advance of my article in re-
ply TO same) and says that we have
revamped an old circular of Mr..
| Uale's, when he iDIs Il cazdiddf for
Chrk. The old circular is still in
my possession, and certainly ought
to contain truths as well when "a
candidate tor Clerk as at any other
| time.
But Hugh says that the amount
then in the hands of the Collector
was to be deducted from the total
Indebtedness Of tho county. But
this is all sophistry, as anyone can
SOC from the wording OF the circu-
lar tha, Hale was giving the actual
amoant OF the debt after all deduc.
tions. And, if not, Hale and
Driver are at least $1,000 apart in
their statements. Nale making the
debt at least $4,000 and Driver
50, 600, or Il little aboyc.
Ii any person feel aggricved at
this statcmen, SIMPLY refer him
to the records, and am satisfied
that after a careful perusal Of the
ssmc, they will find ! am not Tar
wrong.
Hoping that you may find space
for the above, and that there will
be no answer IN same issue, | am
yours,
Very Respectfully,
RoBERT DEAN,
Deputy Sheriff.
The insinuaton IN the above that
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