Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-07-15
ing his commissions as per said order.
July III, 1880. w. NJ. WEST,
Receiver.
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ieiusihB 10 90 anything 10 interfere
with the criminal prosecution Of Elk
Sheriffs Brown and Boyd, has called
attention to the law on the subject
which we to day copy from the Gen
eral Statutes. 1t will be seen that
section 8 of article xii fits the public
shortage like paper on tho wall. In
fact it reads like it was made to cover
just such cases. Y4Ef8BE&s
: The fraudulent settlements with
the State, when large sums due the
State were concealed and withheld,
will be attended to under Section Z.
In the next article tho obtaining OF
money from individuals is provided
with proper punishmcnts, ~
In addition to these there are fines
and other penalties fixed for malfea-
sance and misfeasance in Office.
ARTICLE xiI-EMBEzzLEMENT.
{ SEC. s. IL any person having the
custody, control or distinct possession
OF any money, bank notes, county,
city or town bonds, or Kentucky State
bonds, or Treasury notes, legal tender
notes, promissory notes, property,
effects or other movable thing of value
belonging to or for use of the State,
or of any county or district of
county, or of any municipal corpora
ton, and under any trust or duty 10
keep, return, deliver, cancel, destroy,
Or specifically apply the same, or any
part thereof, shall, in violation Of
such trust or duty, willfuIly misap-
ply, misappropriate, conceal, use, loan,
Or otherwise wrongfully and fraudu-
lently dispose of such money, etc,
with intent to deprive the owner or
authority of the same, or of any part |
hereof, for the benefit of the wrong
ioer, or of any other person, such |
person so offending shall be confined |
a the penitentiary not less than one
Tor more than ten years" |
FRAUDULENT REPORTS, ETC.
y d. ~ r" ~.
SEC. 2. II any person whose duty
is to keep or make any written state
nent or exhibit of any account, claim.
ability of the State, or of any county
n district of any county, or of an,
corporation or of any per
m against the State, c,unty, or dis
riot thereof, or of any municipal cor
'oration, shall make any false and
settlement or exhibit OF
ny such account or liability, or shall
tier the same after being truly made,
18th the fraudulent intent to conceal
he true condition of the same, or to
cquit such person or any other per-
on OF any such account, claim or liza
'ility, or any part thereof, or to OBJ
ain or to enable any other person
o Obtain money or other movable
hing OF value from the State, or from
my county, or from any municipal
corporation, and to which such person
was not entitled, such person SO Of
ending shall be confined in the peni-
sptiary not less than one nor more
han ten years"
ARTICLE Kill OBTAINING MONEY.
SEC. 2. II any person, by any false
'retense, statement, or token, with in
ention to commit fraud, obtain
rom another money, property, or
'ther thing which may be the subject
II larceny, . : he shall be
confined in the penitentiary not less
han one nor more than five years.
A SAMPLE $50 GRAB.
In September, 1889, more than sew
II months after Sheriff Boyd had
one out of office and eight months
fter Le had made his final settlement
nth the State and obtained his quic-
US, the farm of Mr.. W. b. Kennedy
'as listed for 1888 by one of Mr..
'oyd's deputies and 5000 collected
'om Mr. Kennedy. His property
as assessed at $5015.OO and on this
1910 was collected, the other 81 be-
" for poll tax. The rate on farm
inds in 1893 was SIC and simple |
alculation will show that the taxes
ere $i3.63, and that Mr.. Kennedy
as robbed Of $.77 by the transac-
on. But this is not the worst of it. |
he Auditors agent in going over Mr..
oyd's books found no record OF this
st and no part Of the s5Od0 ever
'ached the State Treasury. In this
40 case S43.63 was embezzled from
lie State and county Zone to ten
ears), a false return was made TO the
uditor when the '8S quiatus was OBJ
lined Zone to ten years. and SLY
as obtained from Mr.. Kennedy un-
Or the false pretense that he owed
10 amount for taxes tone to five
,ars). This is but one case of hun
reds that serve to show the rascality
Iat existed for years in the Sheriff
fice.
The committee appointed to inves-
gate for the county has been informed
this steal and it will be charged up I
Mr.. Boyd in his final settlement.
The facts set forth herein were
armed from Mr.. Kennedy himself,
hose receipt speaks for itself, and
'om the officials having the matter
! charge.