Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1884-01-04
Report of the Investigating Committee

We republish be'ow the report of the
investigating committee, in order that ouI
readers might be .ble to compare any ex-
plantations of the report that might be
made with the original report; after this
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paper.
To The U0nori title members of the Grand Jurg
| for tie NoUemJer re M 1888.
The undersigned Committee selected from
your honorable BODY by the Court at your
suggestion. to investigate the books accounts
and expenditures of the County Commission
ers Of Charles county from the first day Of July
1882 the beginning of the fiscal wear for thu
said year of 1892 to July FIRST 1888, the begin
ming f The fiscal year 1888, beg leave to sub
init the following as the result OF their investi.
gation The frs; steps taken by your commit
tee was to investigate the books, accounts, etc
of the Commissioners Office for the year 1881
for the purpose of asccrtaning what amounl
if any was left over in their hands unexpen ded
L
OF 1881 or from any other source BY this ir
qui'y we found that on the first dtv of Jul,
1882 there rem tined in the h tnds Of The Urea
surer the sum - 1876 30 the same being tn.
unexpended balance of s. 600 raised b. loan
negotiated by tn" County Comm ssioners fol
court expenses under the provis rus of the act
of 1882: that out of this balance The sum OF
81 1892 81 transferred TO the contingent
fund o! 1882: the balance of said sum towir
the sum 1868 ~ remained TO be otherwise &C
counted for Aud 10 response to the demand
of your Committee the Treasurer Mr.. F. D
Mudd promptly exhibited the vouchers and ev-
licences, showing to whom and for what the
same was expended.
!. The next step taken 10y your Committee, was
| 10 ascertain the amount in hand and levied for
contingent purposes for the fiscal year Of 1882
As said above the sum of 81 332 81 was in
hand as balance of ca.h from the S. 900 loan,
/ to this was added the sum of 81 79l 81 levied
/ for contingent fund for 1882 included in this
last amount the sum Of $500 was levied 10 pa,
the interest on outstanding bonds and the fur.
her amount of S29l 81 MAS for overalins. Tc
these amounts WAS added the further sum
1868 45 being surplus of amount levied for in
sane paupsrs and transferred 10 contingent FUND
| OF 1882. Making in all for contingent pur
poses for fiscal wear of 1882 the sum of ga,
! 1919 81. After having liked this amount your
Committee then required an exhlnit OF tn,
vouchers. showing 10 whom and for wha
purposes slid amount hid been pil out snC
expended. When il appeared by the voucher,
aforesaid and other evidence satisfactory to thi.
Committee that the sum of 81 coz 90 had beer
actually paid ont or charged 10 the said con
tingent fund for $50 leaving q deficiency il
said contingent fund 10 he provided for by th,
lew of 1888 amounting 10 $3.50 30.
! We next procseied To investig ,te the sum o
-, 900 The amount levied for the use OF nsau.
paupers for the year 1882. when il appeared
by evidence satisfactory TO ur Committee
that in the year 1881 The amount Of $3.50 VA
levied for the support Of insane paupers, bu
owing to an oversight on the part OF the Com
missloners and their clerk it ascer
tanned that no provision hid been mao
in the levy Of that for The payment of III,
Grand Jurors of that yetr, so that the aboy,
amount Of $3.50 used TO pay said Crane
Jurors instead OF Tor insane paupers as was in
: tended aud that nothing ~as paid for said in
sane psupers Tor that wear. Then 10 the lev,
OF lss2 the sum of 8 OO0 vas levied for tn,
supper, of insane p&apers for the .rsr lss1
and lsS2 and also had that the sum .
81 $50 IS Was actually paid for INA, purpos.
for the two wears of ISL and 1892 leaving .
sHrp OF S6s9 - which vas carried to ID,
contingent fund as above STATED
4 Your COMMITTEE next took up and inves l.
gated The Jury fund Of So 600 as levied fol-
that purpose in iss3
Of this fund all heniicl.ied vouchers wer,
produced sho ing that the amouat Of 81 lis s.
had been actually paid out for Court expense
mp 20 JuIy l.t 1883 leaving 10 be accounted
I tor balance Of 81 s2l 10. Of which balanc,
NasA enaks of the Couniy Commissioners show
30 tie due al ADORE is'e from collectors 10 Wit
[ sx,el Wright. Collector, lst dist. : 2Tl Z:
iC n Pos~v - 2nd dist. 433 |.
/ Thos T. Nicholson, i,h dist. l,li6 5.
making IN all the sum of 81 s3l 10 the abov,
balance une Speni-d Tor court expenses for til
current wear lss1
I Your Commii's- then procet drd 10 investi
gate the Road fund OF the county consisting
Of the sum OF - 900 n heh WAS levied 10 iss.
for roads and bridges
The books Of the County Commissi .ner
show that at the beginning OF the fiscal yea
of lss3 a d-hriency OF Sl2ss g. existed OF
road and bridge account 10 be provided 70
10 the levy of lss2
In order TO ascertain IL this deficiency o
81 ass q. did actually exist your committee
thought IL right and proper to examine tn
books and accounts OF the County Commission
ers for the year 1881 and upon doing so. ~sr
satisfied that the aforesaid deficiency OF 81, ass
% did exis; Al the beginning OF the fiscal yea
lsss A, the lew of lss2. the sum OF So, O0'
Vas set apart for the use of roads and bridges
OF this amount sc End tina, there has been ex
pended on scCoqut of