The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-17

ed el2s. Il vss The duty of The Board.
under See. l3o9. r. 8. 1881. 70 look fos
lie sa1ssy, secure the presegvatIOn there
'ol, and make up I'll Losses Amer ! he'd
the journal completed n showed shst In
sevest had not bern collected. ami some
We even Int shTnugh bsd Hsnaxeni' nj
OF former Asdisors. my psedseessofs In
once. % the amount Of 81 3e3 ". - also
principal 10 she amount Of $50. ell 81
which The Board bed 10 make good. By
making ~ allowance therefor out Of she
county revenue. Said deficiency Was
from loans made BY former Auditor.
Amer sII losses were made up the schooI
funds OF The eounly Were % good shape,
and kent % up 10 The 2osh day of Octo-
ber, 1857, o viii b seen By ny report
On the Commispi0ners' record. The
BOARD st their October special session.
1887. examined Ill the school funds. The
principal % veil - the interest, and have
ionnd The same all correct. end account
"a for hy morsesges. deferred pasinenss,
and cssh In The Treasury, - will b seen
IN CommissionerSf record * page
as.
!. AZ 70 The losses made ND Sous years
ago. through the Attorney General,
sbose were for funds misplaced before
nv term. and not for Iosses, - former
officers had credited The amounts psid IN
tbe Treasury for estrays, t73 20. end
money escheated for the want Of heirs,
CSC II. 10 me county fund. when Il BE-
iongs 10 the Principal Common School
Fund. (see Rec. !. page 960) according
"a SEC. 4.225. r. s.. l6el- The other
amounts we're for fees paid 10 Ofleers tos
collecting and disbursing the seh0ni rev
esus. which fees. smnunsinE 20 es53 Is.
s:.cuId have been paid ont of the county
revenue from the yess- 1856 10 1850. IN
slcsd Of out OF The school revenue. so
u was simply transferred 10 the schOol
revenue. (see Com. Rec I, page l33 J
On came record and page The next
amount was Tressurer's ices for collect
Ing Sssle School Tax. which Was With
held from ssid tax on the setsIemeni
sheets. Asshe State School Tax pays -
fees for collecting. Il should have beeu
paid ouf OF the county revenue. amount.
ing 70 t4iO ~. from The year lo66 70
1862, which amount was paid 70 the
Stale Treasurer. 10 b. credited 10 the
0sste School Revenue, - required b.
Sec. 325. r. s, 1881: zee indiana Re
ports, No. 81. State ". st. Joseph county.
The next amount n of fees retained feS
collecting the State School Tax, .173 %
zee Com. Rrc. I. psgs ss6. Thess were
certainly no loss 20 the tax payers. q
the county had ths nee q the money
from he time Il was paid IN until fhs
time IL was iransferred.
A. 10 contSsct ahIch n sajd article
was reported 20 have heen made hetwe era
myself and The Eoavd 20 collect Com
grtssionaI School Funds from other
csUniiss on . percentage, shat i r.srue
sud faise- IL there ever was such . cos-
tract made. knew nothing osis- There
Was some Congressional School Funds
paid into the Treasury BY cther counties
during my term Of ciice. but did nOi
collect IT, Aufisors from osher counties
sent she following amounts Of principal
- Ga IS then credited said amOunl
10 The proper townships where Il b.
s.sses. without any pay. - u 80 ny
duty 70 do - under Sec. 49,. X 3,
1851.
AZ 70 The Joint Congressional School
Fund Of edjojning coOnties: the Legis-
Iasure Of indiana passed : Isw n 1871,
thar eli Auditors Of shs counsies having
control of the Funl< shall open ~ &C.
count with shs Other ecussiss - 10 earh
Congressional Township. and poy ovss
III money due such olher county 70 ths
Treasurer OF such oiher county, de BIZ
receipt with the Auditor and take
Quieius. until I'll such money b paid
over due aid counsy; such money . b
sppossiOned pro rpsa On the ooste Oi
enumeration 0Ied With the County A.
disor: zee Sec l,31s snd l.535. r. s.
1851. The AudiiOr % such oshes county
shall 0pen % accom- With the propei
sow nship in hio county, and credit soeh
funds received - See 4336. r. b. 1851
The Board made . consrsct with me b
March, 1885. - Heretofore referred 10
% investigate such funds. and aseertaiu
the smosnss due ~ from adjoining
counsirs. Tor which rsceivsd IS % pei
day icr zach day % employed -
ported the smoupss due upon the basia
died. 10 June. Bo77, 10 the Board ~ The
October special session, 1857. . nv I0aG
and sesio0s siekpess psevssied 10 from
reporting sooner.
lue SO1uS SOu8SeoeSOuo> rCoOOt wuos
viii never stand square - Sec. ASH. B
O.. 1851. provides that In the year 1850
and every two years sheSeafses. there
( shslI Be : readjuss ment % said fund o.
the basic Of enumeration per capita theu
existing. All Losses that were made ~
and paid BY The county out Of The county
revenue, hsd occrued before ny term d
once: not ore cept of u sccsued during
School Fund interest than was Decesssry
Tor appos sIoRment. snd transferred q
the county rUvenuo ovespIss sDountinC
'lso ol6 g. There wss ea,101U8 School
Fund Interest On hand o. October 3lss
1857: when came % oDce, &ov. 1st
1878. The School rusd insersst was over
. paid % The amount of 81 3o3.17, which
smount shs county bed % psy.
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