The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-06-01
c.kp FROM MAJ. J. N. NORMAN.

CEIrOk Oi0NAL Sin ~ VIZ
polt o! j p Matthews and A b Love-
upon tho inve s.igaiion Of Tho books
and accounts, Of W. W. Cook late
Sheriff and Tax. Collector, L will be
seen that Mr. Cook Ia charged with
the 70 lowing items, to.wit:
For land rsdemptious, money re-
coivsd from cotton-weighe., delin-
quent polls and fnes durirg year
1876. and 1877. $252l Al
Now I desire TO say that, [ find
that during those years. he received
for redemptions alone, the Sun
81, $2655 IL
I coulend. however,, that it was
wholly unne cessary for the commit.
toe, to Lsve charged it up 10 him. or,
if il wss right to charge him, then il
was proper thai they should have
given him creditor the amount charg-
I'd, when convinced that he had paid
same over to the officers. whose duty
il was to receive the Same. In order
TO fully explain my position in shis
respect, I would say that, under the
law, the lands then hold By the State
for take, wore liable for redemption
or purchase and person desiring to
DO either had first to go to Chancsry
clerk for certificate, this certificate
set forth the fact that he bad applied
TO redeem or purchase, and contain
cd u statement OF all costs, taxes and
damages due the Stale, as we'll ss'
costs, taxes ard damages. due the
county. This certificate was then
presented to the Sheriff, who made
ont two receipts, each Of which con.
tain.d tho amounts due the State and
county, as certified 10 him by the
clerk, One Of these receipts was
given to the applicant, upon his pay
ing to the Sheriff the amount OF mon
ey certified es aforesaid; The other
was presented to the County Treas.
urer. who wrote his receipt on tho
back thereof, for the money due the
county; this receipt was then fOrwar'
dcd 10 tho Auditor Of Public Ac-
counts, who upon receiving the mon
ey due the State, and being satisfied,
from Treasurer's receipt given a.
aforesaid. that the money due the
County Treasury had been paid 10
Treasurer. made u deed and forwar-
dsd i, to the Sheriff, which hs. the
Sheriff, delivered to the applicant,
upon his capcelling and delivering 10
Sheriff, the receipts given him. (tLe
applicant.) whom he FIRST paid the
money to him, (tbe Sherifi.) No deed
could, or.would be made b. the An.
di!or unless the County Treasurei's
receipt for the money due the county
was exhibited H. him; therefore, the
making anil sending Of deed by Au-
ditor is official evidence ttat the
money duo the county las been Ito
County Treasury and the Sheriff
should have credit for oil deeds made
ny Auditor. IL the same arc charged
up to him. NJ Cock has complied
strictly with the above. and notw'th.
standing the fact that the book, from
which they get these itt ms to charge
against him, shows that They were
paid. still they. Matthews and Lowe.
,eruse 10 give him credit. These
items alone, when credited properly
will bring Mr. Cook out far ahead.
1t nigh. be we'll olso. to remind
the public of the fact. that tho book
from which they get tho items refer
red to. and which they claim brings
him ont in debt to the county. 10 D
private memorandum book. belong
ing to Mr. Cook, on which Is entered
tho numbers Of the applications to
purchase, the amounts paid to State
aud county, together with the fact
that deeds have been recsived,
delivered, or ready TO DO delivered to
applicants. Nov II they are author
lied 10 make charges from this pri-
VITO memorandum. are they not
equally authorized to give him GREG
il. for what he shows so conclusively
10 have been paid? AR Cox has
sued tie county. for the balan:s due
him, a. stated in the minority report,
and npon tris, OF the csnss, it will
DO shown that gr@s j, jns'ice has
bteu done him by tie msiori'y re-
port. ). NJ NORMAN.
May 3lst. 1888.
From the above IL appears that
tbi, Land Redemption account bal
.ncss itself. A ths deed is On svi.
deuce that the Sheriff received the
money, 70 it il also au evidence that
the same has been paid in The Treas
ury.-Ep