Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1888-06-30
The Transferred Funds.

Mr.. EDIToh:-T The following is tn.
act referred to by your correspondent,
Dist. No, q"
AN ACT TO authorize the board of su.
pervisors of. Noxubec county to
transfer, temporarily, certain funds.
WHEREAS, There is a large surplus
in tho treasury OF N0xubee county to
the credit of the school fund, and the
same will not be needed for the pres
ent, nor until the sume can be re.
placed; therefore,
Section |. BE it enacted by the Leg.
isla'ure OF the State of Mississippi,
That the board of supervisors of Nox.
ubce county be authorized TO transfer
that part of the school fund now in the
treasury of said county, which will not
be needed before the collection OF
taxes tor the year 1888, temporarily, TO
tho general county fund. and to use
the same tor paying off general coun.
~ warrants, provided that the full u.
mount OF said school fund which may
be transferred under this net, shall be
replaced out of the first moneys re-
ccivcd for county taxes for the year
1883, and shall be collected and paid
over TO the county treasury tor the
benefit of the general school fund.
SEC. 2. BE it further enacted. That
this net take effect from and after its
passage.
Approved, March 9, 1858.
1t became a law on March 9.
The act, as | wrote it, required that
part OF the Co tax hich should be lee.
cssar!y to refund the school fund trans.
ierred, to be pull in currency. The
words lin currency" were stricken out
in the House under u misapprehcn-
sion, as suppose. The taX-collcctor
will be compelled to collect that part
of the county tax, which may be need.
ed to refund the school fund trans.
TERED, IN currency, any way.
SO far az | am concerned, your cor
respondent had. the right to make the
enquiries for the reasons for the pas
sage OF the act, and shall have full IN.
formation.
The Board of Supervisors sent me a
resolution requesting the passage of
the act. There was u large surplus OF
school fund in the treasury, which
would have TO lie there idle until next
November. The Board very properly
thought that if this surplus" could he
used to pay general county warrants,
the credit of the county would be
greatly improved by it, aud the u
ty affairs placed on a cash basis.
thought it very desirable myself to
be done, if il could DC done constitu.
tionally. doubted the constitution.
ality of such an act, but the Attorney
General declared it constitutional and
tho act was passed. II enables tho
Board of Supervisors to take funds w.
ing idle in the hands OF the treasurer,
and pay rs they 60" The Board of
Supervisors are solely responsible for
the management Of the affairs ofslhe
county; nothing the treasurer : : can
do, or leave undone can affect them.
Ills sole duty is to receire the county
funds and pay them out.
The "surplus" originated, as l be.
lieve, in this way: The late Board,
uot knowing whether or not the dc.
fault of tho late treasurer would be
made good, made o levy for school
purposes which, with the amount de
fanllcd, happily securely made the
surplus" The levy for tho present
year will be that much lighter.
Having answered my part of this
matter, leave others to answer theirs.
Only | could not leave the Board,
composed of good men, who make
sacrifices to serve in thanklcss places
without the necessary statement of
facts, TO show that, to all appearances,
they have acted most prudently iu the
sole interest of the county,
will say to "Dist. Q" that never vet
have /, o ever will | serve any body
but the public in my official capacity.
With the dim lights before me, | en-.
deavor, on all occasions, to subscrye
the true interest Of the people Of the
county. l serve no caterie nor CLIQUE.
aud spectators" do not cvon come o..
bout me.
How any one could suppose that the
act would, Or could operate in the in.
tercst Of dealors in county paper
spcculators-is u mystery. The put.
ting OF money into the treasury to nav
of all warrants ms they are issued.
would p,erent their sale to speculotoys.
What spectators want Is an empty
Treasury, not q full one. II would
seem that the act was directly opposed
to tho interest of spectators.
GEO. e. DILLARD.