Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1890-07-15
TINE OFFICIAL ORDER.
Partial Payment to be Made and
Another Investigation Held
Before Final Settle
ment.

AnOther InveStlgatlOn Heiu
Before Final Settle
NO BAR TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION
"The court having under considera
ton the question concerning the stat
OF the accounts Of @. NJ. Brown, sher
i'll OF Christian county for the year
lSsl-2-34, and of John Boyd, sheriff
OF said county for the years 1SS5-6-7-s
for revenues of the county alleged t.
have been collected by them and mo-
accounted for by them on property
listed and polls omitted by the asses
sors for the said years and assessed
by them; and it appearing from the
statements made by the attorneys Of
the parties that the said c. NJ. Brown
had collected on each piece of prop.
erty listed by him, during his terms
of office, the taxes due Tie county
the same amounting to the sum Of
Sl,3439l
and on polls listed by him 4Ol.OC
an aggregate admitted OF $1,744.94
and the said Brown consenting to pay
the same into the hands OF the receiv-
er OF this court ON account of such
collections less rs per cent. thereof,
commission claimed by him. for col
Letting said taxes. II is ordered that
the same, to-wit: the sum of 81 ,310.7l
be accepted on account of the amount
due the county of Christian ON said
account, and that the question as to
whether said Brown is entitled to said
commission is entitled to the sum OF
$436.23 be reserved and be submitted
by an agreed case to the judgment OF
the Christian Circuit Court ut its next
term. F
And it further appearing from the
statements of the attorneys of the
parties that the said John Boyd had
collected on each piece of property
listed by him during his terms of
office taxes due the county thereon
to the sum of S2,1l5O3
and on polls listed by him $4,000
an aggregate admitted of $3,09503
and the said Boyd likewise consenting
to pay the same into the hands OF a
receiver OF this court on account OF
mch collections, less % per cent. there
Of, commission claimed by him for col
Letting said taxes. 1t is ordered that
the same, to-wit; the sum of 81, 321 %
be accepted ON account of the amount
due the county of Christian on said
account, and that the question as to
whether the said Boyd is entitled to
said commission amounting to the
sum Of S773.75 be reserved and to be
submitted as above provided TO the
decision of the Christian Circuit Court
at its next term.
And thereupon W. NJ. West was APP
pointed to receive the said sum Of
81 ,3l0.71 from said C. NJ. Brown and
the sum Of 1921 % from said John
Boyd on said accounts.
And in order that there may be a
full and fair investigation of the mat
ter herein, it is ordered, said G. NJ.
Brown and John Boyd, by their at
torneys consenting thereto in open
court, that II. G. Tinsley, Geo. ii.
Myers, John W. Payne and T. NJ.
Barker he and they are hereby APP
pointed commissioners of this court |
10 make full and fair investigation
together with the said Brown and
Boyd aud their attorneys, of their tax
books in order to ascertain and verify |
the amount of taxes they have each
collected on polls and property listed
,v them during their respective terms
If Office and said commissioners are
TO report to this court at its
lext term the result Of said investiga-
ion.
And il is understood that if great
II amount shall be found due from
'ither of them than the amounts here
N admitted and agreed to be paid on
said account that it shall be forthwith
paid to said receiver and if it shall be
'ound that either has paid more than
iue on said accounts il shall be at
once refunded.
1t is further ordered that in the said
Investigation the said commissioners
shall investigate and report what
amount is due said G. NJ. Brown OH
account of property sold by him as
sheriff for taxes and bought in for the
the taxes for which have been
to him. And it is further Or
1ered that said receiver shall receive
rom said Boyd the sum OF $73O.33
ess per cont. commission thereon,
o-wit: 1921; to-wit: $70l.l2; the
aid sum not being charged to him or
accounted for by him in his settlement
or 1887 for taxes collected on account