Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-01-14

S9972i. that he then understood aud
now understands the law to he that
lawfully issued witness certificates to
I state witnesses in the Circuit Court
, Shosld be received in payment ct TAX
] cs due To the General Co. Fund; that
!, the crr' ilicatcS in question were pre-
sCnieh 10 him by the shrriil> In pay
mcnt o taxes due the General CO..
Fund. ll,st they were thr,,amc in form
aud Appearance with the certificates to
state witnesses that it had been the
. custom for wears to receive and treat
Is claims PAYABLE ont of the General
Co. Fund; that there was nothing in
the appearance OF the certificates in
question nor in the circumstances m
der which they were received by him
tn indicate that they were fraudulent.
or to cast suspicion upon them, ana
that nj the time he received them, he
did not know or suspect that any of
them were fraudulent; that in %rcceiv-
ing them from said -hcrifs, he cNer.
ci.cd rs much prudence. caution and
cirrum>pcciiOn as the law requires,
and IL has been generally exercised by
county ircasurcrs IN their settlements
with shcritis. and in their reception of
county warrants and witness %crrtiti-
cafes: that nj the tint he received said
certificates from the Iicrl'l he otileve"
them to he genuine legal certificates,
and rs such Lawful claims against the
General Go. Fund of said county; that
/ he-then believed that he was bound
{ l,p tntt- IN roo sipn than "a In did pp.
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\ \ Racer. Shrritr nf s,iI county
and that eli of IA ntLnrs Lc recni vcd
frn, II Waltnr I,tn sbcritr NJ soid
co,,mty ami row ho s,ys thot Lo l. Cd
yise1 and hrlicvn, and So static. tho
law tn mo th,t in L;s scitlcnnnts with
thn soil shnria. wLcrnin no rnrnivoI
sni1 cortiac,tes ma was ac,iuy NOT for
hiin.cIf Inf os oocut for said comfy
,nI i. ~rosnnrsihIn to s,i1 rnuntv oniv
fn, ,L. ortunI moroy arI nonnr. th,i
ho ronoirol tram ala .LcriTI thonTL
Lo admits thor ho worlI ho li,LI. LoJ
ro roan;,oJ fr,m1n Iou, ronor w;,Ln,,
nyorci.ir1 ihc r,rn and cirrnm.rcc,ion
u.u,lIy rvcr.i.nd he rood b]usiuos.
MON in MAR owr a,nairs yIn s,vs
hnwovor th,t lao ala usn oil tho coro
n,I ci,rumsnorrion cyarcisod hv tho
Lns, i~,,sinos. man !, tho county Win
ro~f.rcncr 10 sniJ r~cr,i6rotr, ord no
.totos i,rthor thati i.o mottor mil.
II" nn,nrio,, ,hn, soma of,Ln LoI, Lny
moss mon oftha rountv and who wcro
"rcustn,nnd to dr,I IN comfy no,,or
Io,o;rnI onI lotronJol ~ ,boi rnp,'
W. ~, SINH, cor,iGnn,no onI ho nnu.
.nhniits io This Ronr1 ,bat i, .ouiI
Io mime, 10 LnIj Kim lioLIn fo- ,Lasn
cor,ifcat,s uhon Lc w,.;n mo- n,,nmor
TO LIn,no rnr nrhi. norlnc, IN rnf
nr,,r. to ,Lcm
n / Voss Conr,, Troo.,,
p"r piyoS Z. DIV. ,,,,,s
n,N
10 i''' ''"'' no'f'o i Supervisors OF
NnAu"cr No"6'! j.,
i'"' hosa ".sl'ca ~ tAP''ln' una,
NV Dc'n1 49,, ~ hIN, NV """,'
required 81 nm %! ofa'r o, lIe BOARD,
maze III ,he 9rpi' Term, 1926 ne IS ao-
Ylscu ana ue''c'cs mat VITA me l5th
day Of this inst. his right to iIuid The
office of County Treasurer expires. and
that it becomes his duty 10 make set
Element with your honorable Board,
and pay over to his successor in office.
az soon as there shall be one, whatever
balances maybe in his hands, accord.
inglv he submit, 10 foregoing and asks
consideration ofthe same. at the meet
ing of the Boar, on the I'm inst:
T j. Ross, County Trca>'r.
Per Rives IL Riycs. A,t'ys.
Tho final rc,or, ot r. + poss ,.to
Troos,rnr ri ilnid ].cnunir comirn ~,
"a he heard MI. dsr and tho sann he'
;mr mn co,.fdorod hr tho Rad. omd
i, oonun.ring ,ram saij ronor, oni ,no
oyibcnce ;nir,I"coJ in ,nnn ,n ~ ,h,r
of ,Ln, s,i1 pnss i, H. onor, e,aI
,inn ,ss7 rhorycJ h;,nso,f ~;,h ", ,ha
snm nrsi1 e-s ~ a..canh, raao;vna ,.on,
IN" ,"x rniIor,ors nf said conn,' nna