Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-12-14
that money under receipts. OF which the
following are exact copies. to wit:
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following are exact copies. to wit:
$50. 1888 ii
Received from the County Commits
sioners OF Storey county thirty thousand
seven hundred and lightweight and
4l.l00 dollars. RICHARD KInMAS,
Treasurer Of Storey County.
VIRGINIA, New, Nov. 90. 1880.
Received OF the County Commission.
srs OF Storey county twenty ($20) dol
lars in trust for said county.
r. KIRMAS. Treasurer.
By NJ. j. McCUTcHAS, Deputy.
VIRGINIA. New. Nov. 90. 1880.
Received OF the County Commission
era of Storey cauniy sixty. six and 80
100 dollars 1866 90) in trust for said
Storey county.
R. KIRMAS. Treasurer.
By NJ. ]. McCuTcHAS. Deputy.
You. gentlemen. as q Board Of County
Commissioners, have never informed me
a. to the source or sources OF revenue
from which that sum Of money was de-
rived.
Apportionmsnt OF moneys by . Coun-
~ Treasurer il q duty most rigidly laid
down by Law. and q departure from the
strict line OF said duty entails pecunisry
damage to the Treasurer who permits 1t.
aud is q penal ofisnss for every assistant
concerned therein.
II you will inform me as to the sources
from which that money was derived
when II came into the County Treasury
Of Storey county. / will forthwith appor-
ton ii or any part Of it; but II 1t or any
part Of 1t has been already apportioned,
you gentlemen 20. 1t and gave 1t to me-.
Tell me where II belongs; you may know.
/ certainly do not. II the purport Of
your request IL to cause me to assume
official responsibility for the condition OF
either the funds or the finances OF Storey
county one second before l took charge
of such funds. I most respectfully. but
very peremptorily. decline to 30 compro-
mise myself. my assistant or my bonds
men.
In reply TO your request No. 9. chow
much Of said amount properly belongs
to each fund.-" I have to say that labor
Is properly the work Of an expert; but,
as the present incumbent OF the Treas
urer's office took it out OF a sincere de-
sire to help the taxpayers and people o.
Storey county out Of what was then oon-
sidered o very bad condition OF public
business. / have sought out oil tho light
on the subject that l could get at.
/ have been referred by your Chair
man. Mr.. Hazeltine, to the Auditors re-
port OF the condition Of the Treasury oil
Storey county on the 30th day OF Octo.
Der, 1880. That report shows that there
ought to have been in the County Treas.
ury at that time. as an aggregate OF oil
the lawfully apportionsd funds OF Storey
county, the sum OF fity-one thousand
nine hundred aud sixty two and SS-lOO
1851, 9G2 S8I dollars. l found marked
paid on the assessment roll oil 1851
taxes to the amount OF seven hundred
and sevsnty.six ($776) dollars. OF which
I havo not found any evidence that said
sun has ever been a%pportionsd. 1t 10
presumabls that some one got the money.
Indeed, / have been verbally informed
that part OF 1t IL now in the money held
..in trust" for Storey county by its
Treasurer. II II is 1t would swell the
amount that ought to be on hand on the
3Oth day Of October. 1880. TO hity.two
thousand seven hundred and ~thirty-eight
and $500 1850. 1888 8S) dollars.
Now, IL you deduct the amount OF
money placed by you In trust with
the Treasurer from that sum. you Will
End the net deficiency in Storey county
Treasury is twenty. u thousand eight
hundred and sixty. three and ffty.sevsn
one huudredths (S2l.S6 57) dollars.
This sum II distributed pro rata among
the several funds land such distribution
should not be hindersd by some tax.
payer who might object to his county
being considered q defaulter when he
honestly pays all his wi obligations. or
objected to by the parties interested In,
say, tho State Fund. or the School
Funds. or the Judges, or Treasur.r's
Salary Funds). would. taking said Au-
ditor's report Of October 81, NJ q basis,
appear a. follows, to wit
AUDITORS REPORT.
Funds. Amt. Les Lsare'
Courthouse
Bond Fund. ssls5 60 sis4O 80 sisis 80
Gold Hill Sch.
Fund ...... 1906 Is Ill IS ll14 10
| Virginia Schl 80
Fund. $50. 1886 50 $50 30 TIA ~
Storey Co. Gen.
Fund. 49,. 1884 Ga eG75 II slss IS
Judges Salary
Contingent ooo,,,
INDECENT Sick -
Fund ....... G231 sc 2G22 0s ssOs ~
Common Schl
Fund. 1853 90 1926 81 1926 AZ
State Fund.-. 1872 43 3l65 on 1857 IA