The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-04

funds Of that parish from about July, 1870
until about May, 1877 That Immediately a!te1
the organization Of the new school board. IN
1877. his successor In office, In obedience "
resolution Of the board, and In conformity
with the tenth section OF the school law OF
April II, 1877, made q formal demand, ~
writing, on him for the books and papers and
all tho balance of school moneys In his
hands, anu Tor all else nppertainlng to the
office. That In answer to the demand the
said Young delivered TO his successor certain
record books aud a large numherof vouchers,
and assigned rs a reason Tor not presenting II
Fnora full ant! satisfactory account Of his
transactions us treasurer TINT on OF about
the first day ut June. 1877. the papers and
books contained In his private drawer were
accidentally consumed by fire. and that
among tho objects thus consumed was the
principal record book showing his transaC-
tious as treasurer IN the early part Of and
prior to the year 1874, together with various
receipts for payments made Within that time
That the books, vouchers and accounts as
submitted by said Young TO his successor
were, by a resolution of tho new board of
school directors. referred to n committee
composed OF the treasurer of tho par
lsh school fund and tho Hon. y. Mayo,
parish attorney, and Geo. w. Green,
experts. f., he examined and scrutinized
IA required by the school law of April
10, ls77. The loss OF the books and vouchers
said by Young to have been destroyed by
fire, was fully supplied by other satisfactory
evidence In the possession Ut two of the mem
hers of the oomu,ttee, who hdd acted rs ex-
perts. called In to aid the grand jury nj the
October term Of the district court for the
year 1874. to Investigate and inquire Into the
application OF the public school funds within
the parish. That said Young was called on
to produce his books and vouchers before the
grand jury. and that this being done the ex-
pnrta, believing that the result Of tho eyamina-
ton and the evidence upon which 1t was based
might be OF use mt some future period, took
ut tho tttnn copies and extracts from the
books said to ba lost and u rnu,peta list of
the Vouchers said To he destroyed. That with
this evidence thus supplied. the committee
proceeded to mako u careful examination of
the accounts and vouchers Of Young and.
the same with the State rreas-
urer's account, reported as follows
Total receipts from the current 5..1
school fund ...=........ s2l,27 50
Total receipts from the free school
fund .,4 ,.=. .:.5...+..-.z.. In2I 60
Total receipts :4. iHl ,5u2 81
Total payments as shown by his
vouchers 5.-s....=...*...s..<...-, ri. $40 ~
balance duo by him ,...-. s3},gt2 u
The committees further reported that ii no
should be allowed tho credits claimed by him,
for the sum Of 1857 81 alleged by him ~ have
hson ertUneoualy charged to him by the State
Treasurer. for tho sum of $t0.Oua SO alleged
by him to have been lost on the sale Of school
at 30 cents on tho dollar, and for the
sum of S9Gsg deposited by him In his own
name and for his own account I'm tho NatcheH
branch of tho FreNdmens Bank, he would
sttIl remain indebted in the sum of $lD i66 t.. |
The able and exhaustive report Of this com
nittee. with all the accounts and vouchers
md documentary evidence connected there
with, WAS submitted to your committee and, |
with this evidence hofore them. they find That
Young was. mt tho time of his removal from |
ltlee In 1877, indebted to the school fund eli |
the pnrith Of ColeoftIta In ut lonst tho sum of
Flo, 766 ~. to say nothing Of the questionable
Of allowing him credit for the sum !
# S190gs 56 alleged to have been lost IN the
sale ind discount of school warrants at thlr- |
y cents on tho dollar, when at the very time,
" shortly thereafter, there was n sufficient |
amount Of money In the State treasury to pay |
hem all in full: and for the sum OF S3GS9 o6
deposited by him In the Natche2 branch ot
he Fe@lmen's Bank In his own name and |
or his own account The Hon. o. Mayo, ono
u tho experts. and for many years parish Mt
.orney. appeared before your committee and |
'tated that the Investigation was fair and I'M
partial, that every facility had been afforded |
% Young to adtiuee proofs, and to correct
,rrors. that he had prepared the report him
elf with much labor, and ooncurred In tho
indinEs.
Your committee afforded every opportunity
md extended every Indulgence to Young, who
vas present ut the investigation and aided
~ his counsel, but no offer was made to adj
luce rebutting testimony, and, 1t may be said,
10 denial made of the Indebtedness, the reli
nee OF himself and counsel sseming to be
altogether upon certificate produced by him.
settlement OF some kind between
limself and the board of school directors, and
here can be no reasonable doubt in tho mind
# any member OF your committee that the
of Young to the school fund of |
he parish OF Concordia amounted, as shown
~ the report of the committee In 1877, to the
lIm of $339l2 30. or, allowing the very ules-
claimed by him, to the sum of
0,76G Is.
What purported 10 be a certificate, issued by
he present school treasurer In December,
$40, evidencing q settlement of this indebted
less by Young. and discharge and acquit-
ance In full upon tho payment OF $500 and
he transfer Of his credit In the tnsovent
Freedmen's Bank. The certificate WAS reg
liar in form and In apparent compliance with
he letter Of article III OF the constitution,
nut tho extraordinary circumstances under
which q certificate evidencinR the payment
u an indebtedness OF S33.9l2 23 by the pay
nent of $500 In cash and the transfer Of o
redit In o bankrupt corporation was issued,
made it tho duty of your committee to en-
leavor to ascertain II 1t really evidenced in
as It purported to do In FORM a
ettlement of the indebtedness OF Young to
he school fund Of the parish Of Concordia,
II II 1t lacked tho essential element Of reality,
II was invalid for want of authority, error,
rald, or any OF tho causes which inval1date
uCh Instruments
With this Wow your committee proceeded
o inquire into the circumstances under
which this certificate was obtained, and as
ertained the following facts: That the parish
ttorney, In obedience to- resolution OF the
chool board, had instituted civil suit
gainst Young and his securities 10 recover
he amount OF his Indebtedness to the school
and, but that Young and his securities hav
~ made way with the money, and placed 1t
nd their property beyond the reach Of legal
recess, not more than $500 to $4,000 could
ave been realized on execution against them,
ven ii the simulated transfer made by Young
lst previous to the suit was annulled.
That this civil suit was dismissed in Octo-
er, 1879, In pursuance to resolution of the
GARD of school directors, instructing the
arish attorney to dismiss the suit upon the
ayment of $500 In cash, and the transfer by .
Dung of his credit III the insolvent Freed
len's Bank; that Judgment Of dismissal
'as formally entered UP, evidencing COM
romtse between Young and the board; that
certificate was issued by the treasurer in
pursuance of this resolution and compro- {
lise.
That the Hon. O. Mayo, parish attorney,