The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-05-12
AUDrToR1AL ITEMS.

of void descriptions reassessed was Soz''S
90 Total State tax charged against the
Sheriff on this account, at mills, was
SISS. 10. Amount of State tax credited To
the sheriff for reassessed lands sold back to
the State, March, 1881, 1880. Net gain
70 the State. $13S 30. Total county tax
charged to Sheriff on same account, 81, 1873
Is. Amount of county tax credited to
Sheriff for reassessed lands sold back to
State, $245.32. Net gain to county, S94f-
Sc. The State aud county have thus saved
in the aggregate in one year the sum OF
1OS6.36. 1t may be added that the whole
amount appropriated by the Legislature to
employ extra help TO rase the void descriP-
tons. and compile the new records t0r the
entire State was but twelve hundred dollars.
In connection with the above We desire
to state also, that Mr.. O'Cavanaugh's books
and papers were gotten up in most beau
tiful stvle, and were as near perfect as any
we have ever seen. But this Is readily
accounted for when we take into considera-
ton the fact that his penmanshiP Is fault-
less and as beautiful as copper plate; and
his qualifications as q book-keeper and
accountant are unquestioned. by reference
to his settlement with the Auditor we find
that he was charged on account of State
taxes of 1880, with $40, 1888, and his
collections amounted to 50, 242. 7S-balance
all legitimate and proper credits, which
were small, save the item OF State lands,
the forfeitures for taxes heretofore having
been very heavy, necessarily making the
State list now quite large. His privilege
account for 1850 was IS, 350.00-and liquor
licenses IS, 10000.
ALcoRN COUNTY: The State taxes of
1880, as charged on the Auditors books
against Mr. B. F. Williams, tax-collector of
Alcorn county, were S3,935.44, and the
amount actually collected was $3,S09.50, !
thus showing his credits on all accounts to
be quite small and his collections very close. |
He collected $4,000 on privileges and ST. |
10000 liquor licenses. Capt. Gwin has or
dered the enrolment of Mr.. Williams name
high up among the good collectors Of the |
State, and around it large white
ring.
CLAIBORNE COUNTY: Next comes Capt. |
Walker of the good old county of Claiborne,
with papers in ship shape and fine order for |
a final settlement. Being charged with So, |
993.I9 on account Of State taxes of 1880, he /
wrung from his constituency, of their hard
earnings, the sum of $5,S6404, his entire
credits consisting of State lands, erroneous
insolvencies, etc. He didn't
sell foot of land to the State. His privi-
lege account for 1899, was $5,043.20 and |
81 10000 liquor licenses. Capt. Walker is
a most efficient collector, alwas making and
paying over his reports promptly, thereby
causing the Auditors Office to have a mighty
tender feeling for him.
HARRISON COUNTY: DR.. A. X Northrop
sits at the receipt of custom in this county
and gathers in the filthy lucre from her tax
payers and right well does he do it too.
The Auditors books showed debit against
him of s., Sl2.79 on account of State taxes
1S80-all of which he collected and prop
erly accounted for save 4439, allowed him
on legitimate credits His privilege ac-
count showed $4,000; anf$3, 10000 liquor
licenses. The DR.. is all O. X. at the Audi
tors office.
KINDS COUNTY: Capt Farrar Morrison,
through his most efficient deputy, l.. +.
Chiles, Esq, closed up a very satisfactory
settlement Of all his accounts at the Audi
tors office few days since-could have
done so some time ago, but being a modest
man and not disposed to crowd others who
were here from a distance he patiently
bided his time, his papers being in perfect
order, and made his settlement without dis
turbing any one. He was charged with the
snug little sum of$14,91791, and collected
$13 $40. 42-balance being allowed him on
proper credits. On account of privileges he
paid over during the fiscal year 1880, the
sum of So, 275OO, and SIS, 10000 on liquor
licenses. OF course he received from the
Auditor that to which he was so justly en-
titled, the plaudit of "well done, good and
faithful servant"
PoNTOTOC COUNTY: One Of the most
modest and unassuming tax collectors in
the State lives in PontotOc county and his
name is J. ?. Johnston. His modesty,
may indicate relationship to cole joe" He
never gives the Auditors Office the least
trouble-always has his papers in good order
makes and pays over his reports promptly,
closes his final settlements in good time, and
makes so little "to do" about it that it is
hardly ever known until published. He
was charged with S3.273.29 State tax 1880,
and collected the entire amount save $27.87,
Of which $l3.17 were personal insolvencies;
and the balance Sl4.70 State land. Surely
this is close collecting. Re collected during
the year 1880, the sum OF 81 $50 90 privi-
Ieges. No liquor retailed in that county.
TATE COUNTY: w. A Wright, ESQ,
tax collector of Tate county, made his final
settlement few days since with Auditor !
Gwin in a creditable manner. The amount /
charged against him on account of State /
tax 1880, was &c, 1000, his credits, $283.64
balance all collected and promptly and prop |!
erly accounted for. His privileges were So |
1000, and his liquor licenses 81 10000. /
From the above no one doubts the tax-col- /
lector of Tate county being all Wright at
the Auditors Office.
RANKIN COUNTY: Our sister county o RI
Free State of Rankin"-is I
happy, or ought to be, in having H. S.
Cole, Esq, for Sheriff and Tax Collector
But the good people of Rankin are not only |.
a free and happy as the soubriquet of Free
State" long time ago being prefxed to the /.
name Of their county would indicate-but I
are a sensible people and when left to
themselves they are very apt to edo up"
things in just about the proper man