The Osceola times., 1886-05-22

further states that he was under the
impression all the time that he didn't
owe the county cent. We find
there are other errors in his books
which are set forth in our statement
of W. B. Haskins, Sheriff and Col
lector. accounts with said County;
said errors can be seen by referring
60 said accounts.
Passing from Mr.. Bacchus to SIR.
Hugh X. McVeigh. the present in.
cumbent, who took charge of the of.
ice Oct. 30, 1884, to present time;
we find his accounts with said coun.
ty, FOR tax on instruments, etc, all
square, but we find errors in bis
books, which are set forth in our
statement of w. b. Haskius' account
As Sheriff and Collector, with said
county. said errors can be seen by
referring to said account.
Taking up the account Of W. b.
Haskins, who went into Office IN DC.
t"ber 1873; but we commenced with
his settlement of 1850, made in Vol.
:, of County Record. and continued
the investigation from year to year
up to the settlement made in Vol. 3
Of County Records. for the year 'S5.
Having found the settlement of
1880 correct, took up the settlement
made in 1881, Vol. 2. Page 1877; we
fail tc find where he is charged with
delinquent Personal taxes for the
year 1879, which amounts to $3lv,-
IL, and that the delinquent Poles.
same year, amounts to $7lS,0O, ma
king total Of tl.097,7l which he
received credit for in last settlement
aud WAS not charged back to him by
the clerk, lMr. Bacchus), and We
claim that this fund is due, or por-
tiou of it, BY the Collector, and we
charge him with said amount OF
N,O07,Il. We applied to the Clerk
for this list, also to the Sheriff and
Collector. both said they could not
find il.
We find in this settlement. that
the Sheriff and Collector paid the
amount that the balance shows on
settlement, to the various districts,
(l5acchus, clerk,) bu that some of
them were incorrect, and that the
Collector overpaid,
District No. 2. 1850.
District No. Is, 100.
Total amount overpaid, $l0,50.
and that the Collector was short 30
cents with district No. 5, and $3.50
with dist 10, making s+,2S short and
leaving balance in favor Of the
Collector, on school fund account of
tG,22, to cope OF the short un Tax
list of 1879.
Settlement made in 1882, Vol. 2
County Record, Page 290. We find
in this settlement for taxes of 1879,
which from the figures, very nearly
agree with the Personal for the year
1879, that the collector got credit
for, aud is the Personal tax, but is
mixed up so that Mr.. Bacchus. the
clerk at that time, can't explain it,
but the figures show for themselves
that he paid into the treasury for
various purposes the amount Of
t226,57 and that Judge S. S. Sem
mes allows HIM a credit of SAIL, 10
for paying in the *226,57, but states
in the order that the amount is to be
recharged, but the t4lI 10 is never
rechsrged, so rs it stands now the
Sheriff and Collector made a clear
profit Of slS5,53 by the transaction.
Ne think he should pay this amount
anyway, if ha is not due the S4ll, 10,
which we saw that he il.
We also find in this settlement
that the Sheriff and Collector was
charged in settlement with s6l9,25
for delinquent taxes for the year
1880, and that the Judge, S. S. Sem
mes, allowed him credit for S6o3,0o
for paying in the t6l0,2o, but states
in his order that the amount is to be
reohargcd to him; by taking the
amount he paid in and the amount
he got credit for, you see there is a
clear profit to the Sheriff of $3i,10,
aud then the *6oS,95 is never re
charged any more.
The Poles and Penalties for the
year $50, which the Sheriff and Col
leotor got credit for has meyer been
recha' ged to him, amounts to { ,l45,-
93. We demarded this list of the
Clerk and Sheriff, end they returned
the answer that it could not be found,
We also asked for the Personal Tax
Book for the year 1850, that vas al
SO short in both offices.
we also fnd IN this settlement
that the Clerk entered on his fines
and forfei,ures the right amount Of
fines, but in footing up the figures
he makes it add up s75,56 less than
it should be, and that the Sheriff and
Collector owes the amount of 81, sc
OIL fines ia this settlement to be ac-
counted for.
We also fnd in this settlement