Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-04
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A. IL March - sso ID. heasd q
sosnfy oonmssnoosrs ems Q ssuarus-
ose3oo - DheEfa ossAraes askine foe
saSosnasjsa eoEessninx Ne eo.leseson
q dsiseqssos saxs&. Ths Isss ssssnas
audited by shs ssmnssuisssss - -
nittsd 70 them NSvsnhes 70. Aeesre
NJ - their tn1esVrsdnsisa Of ~ lnv
Ne an<f14 vas rxas:fxd to hsvs hie e
eoanse sndited b. Item q The osnRsesty
eeeseons % ~ board. nauesy u Rshsu
~, msy, AaR1zs asd Eosenbss. Ths
ec0ofsssonxrs ~ It's Rebruasy sssuxor
ma nce seeetse IN Aeeo1a1. bus no4Aine
rs asne beo9nse tkey prosu0ed he
soera had, By reason of ofsas AZ b0ss-
ness. neglected 70 tavs ths asecaas pro-
pafso- Thsy pseasned. too. thss ths
sofn2 You'd sp2<ay - the a6i,asue3
ese11no Of the hoard In Masok. bus ks
ana nos Do this. 1hso The co0Disoiuo-
ess thought 10 vss sboas time - hsina
nattsss 70 focoa. Toe foilovine -
YER 70 the shesia vas then prepared:
WEAR TuB co1GxInuuu1nD nAxn.
"It appearing 10 the board shsa % a.
tirqosns taxes FOR the pears lGe0. 1881,
lss5, 1854 add 1855 HAVING bsss sseisss6
90 ths audisor's books - hsvin9 beeo
eoIIeoasd by the skssi6 Of Ksss eoonty
s1nee November 1881, 700 are requested
10 inform tue board whether any sush
taxes havs been eoiiected since aid
tius and II 20. hov mach, aud havs The
sans bean tzfnsd ovss 10 the treasurer
Of ktra eounty57
VuAr TEE gHK1xYy's SAID.
Dsputy Sheriff Padden aupesssd be
FOR Q the nsssioners and argued that
the sheriff wsa required b. lav 20 have
his bocks eocit<d once year, and. With
this view Of the Lao, be held the stesid
vas not bound 10 have his tax collection
zcscuns aodised fsuf times o year. TIE
counsssioness. Of course, took en- Typo.
site vtev during tie adjourned eessios |
ID March, tot nothing more was heard |
from The sheriff shiie the commission |
ess we're In session. The Lao With refer |
nee 70 tbess tax accounts 10 exactly e. |
follows:
WA. Ian Law sAys.
.'seo. 29as. samended by laws Of |
1885 8. gage " The sheriff a. tax col
ieetor anall aisscd as cacn quarterly /
session Of the board Of county commits |
sioness IN February, May, August ami |
November, and. with his books and 1
vouchers, To tie presence Of the auditor /
AID treasurer, fpaks o sett!sueny and /
psopsy.y scocoat for ell rece;pta and |
disbursements OF pablic fapcs ssn,e the |
date Of bis last presiding settlement, a.
GER vouchers presented The /
shergd aCd treasurer stall each 10 their |
quarterly stats meEts with the tosrd |
scsoant for each delinquent tax recent |
delivered 10 him b. the auditor. 80
WHAT TEE snKRzry pIDs'r DO.
The skeriG did no: respond to the
from thu coanty SON.
either oral , OF By ~ explaE-
atofy communication. De ignored them. |
lie did not appear With ms books and
vouchers IN the preserce OF the sudtsor
and tscasurer, make sestlemeue and
acsount for all receipts and
OF cubic fnnds." he
did not appear 10 person and state any
excuse for NOS doing 90; or to state that
be bad been mistaken ~ 10 the require
nc enss Of the lag, and would comply Of
bis earliest oonyonisnce; or reassert hia
position that be was not required BY
lay TO appear oftenes than once . year.
lie did not do any of thsse things, but
be did soneihlng else.
WHAT THx suEKIYy DID DO.
sherid Cochrane On Thursday, March
-. paid ins, the conaty treasury the
sun ~ ff62 a.. TITS suu vas made up
of kl35 6! az taxes for 1855; ass 80 for
taxes of isSt; SIG 40 for taxes Of 1883;
30 10 for taxes Of 1882. and ~ CT for
gaxes u 1881. TIE receipts seceived
from the coa1iy treasurer we're tled
~stn Clerk fxichegi o. tie board Of
esaaty commissioners.
WAT an OFFICIAL SAYS.
"rhe trouble rith sheriff Cochfane."
said county osficiai yesterday. lis thai
be fesis be IL LAG unto himself. IL he
Knows distinctly what the Law II he
manages 20 comply With II. Bat u he
does not hs Goes NOT par auy regard TO
she wishes OF ethsg county osiisials IN
less thry spree With bis wishes. What
be wants 10 learn Is that be IL j1st a. /
TO the Laws Of this territory
"a any body else, even II be IL sheriff OF
King c3uuty. In this m sitter about the
taxes no one though, be vss /
trying to conceal anything. bus his
methods have been disrourfeous TO the |
co1uty con missiouess. They 6rss xait.
Cd patiently on bim; they then sent him
a courteous Communication srd be hrst /
says be isn't bockd 10 comply and then /
does comply IA isft handed way. AZ
q matter of fact. hovever, the las 10
nss ye, complied With"