The age-herald., 1898-11-09
EXAMINER REPORTS ON GREENE COUNTY Some Officers Due the State
 Small Amounts. DUE TO CLERICAL ERRORS Judge of Probate Owes State for Ped dler's License-Death of Mrs.
 Hardaway, Wife of Mont
 gomerys City Clerk.
DUE TO CLERICAL ERRORS

Montgomery, November S.-(special.)-As- sistant Examiner of Public Accounts W. R. Foster has for the past week been en- gagged in checking up Greene county off, cials, and has not yet completed his labors. He has filed with the governor from Eutaw copies of his report on the office of Circuit Clerk Hill, Judge of Probate A. P. Smith, Ex-Sheriff Meredith and Sheriff Eastman. With reference to the former, the examiner found that the clerk was due the state $21T on account of solicitors fees. The records in his office showed that on April 4, 1895, one David Means and sureties con- fessed judgment for all costs in case No. 2470 against said Means. It was found that MT. Hill failed to issue execution in this case for any of the cost and as the solici- tors fee in the case was $30, that amount was charged to him, the evidence showing that the sureties are solvent. MT. Hill stated under oath relative to the above in substance as follows:
 "The fees which collected and failed to report were intended to be included in my special report of October 15, 1898, but were in some way overlooked. Kdd not issue for the solicitors fee in case No. 2,4I0 against Dave Means, because 1 am satis- fled that this judgment was enormously ta- ken, as there were three cases against this man, and it was plainly understood that he was only to confess judgment for fine and costs in one and nolle prosequi to be entered as to the other two"
 Due the State
 It was found that MT. Hill is due the state the sum of $3565 on account of re- moval bills, where defendants with their sureties confessed judgment; also that in number of cases where prisoners were sentenced to hard labor for the county MT. Hill taxed up the removal bills, and the sums were paid into the county treasury by the hard labor contractors account of the fine and forfeiture fund.- In the ex- aminer's opinion MT. Hill should have drawn this money from the county treas ury for the state just as he did solicitors fees in the same cases, hence he is due the state $114 on this account.
 MT. Hill stated in reference to this that he overlooked the fact that these fees for removal of prisoners should have gone to the state instead of the county, and he would at once endeavor to recover the same.
 The examination further showed that in numerous cases, when defendants with their sureties had confessed Judgment for fine and cost, MT. Hill failed to tax up their feed bills while in jail
 On this account he is due the state the sum of $399 It also showed that in few cases he had taxed up and collected these bills, but failed to report and pay the same into the treasury The items amounted to $16.62.
 It was further found that he is due the state s22.51 on account of feed bills collected by Ex-Sheriff Meredith, but not paid over to him until recently.
 Were Overlooked
 MT. Hill stated under oath in reference to the above substantially as follows:
 '"The feed bills which I collected and failed to remit were overlooked. l did not tax feed bills in the cases pointed out in this examination where defendants and sureties confessed judgment, because l was instructed by the judge of this circuit that whenever a defendant objected to this charge. not to tax it. as 1t was not a legal charge"
 recapitulation shows Clerk Hill to be due the state $639.1
 Concerning his report on the probate judges office, the examiner found that all money collected by him for the use of the state on account of license and redemptons of lands had been duly reported and paid into the treasury.
 It was found, however, that on July 1, 1897, the judge issued two county licenses to MT. John Hanley, to peddle in one- horse wagon and failed to require him to take out state licenses in accordance with 
 the judge is due the state the sum of $4426 being the amount of two licenses to peddle in a one-horse wagon for six months, with interest to date added. Aside from this oversight the investigation showed the office to be in fine shape, the books being kept with the assistance of his clerk, Miss Dunlap, in a very neat and accurate manner.
 Mrs. Hardauay's Death
 The death of Mrs. Hardaway, wife of Hon. Corbin c. Hardaway, city clerk, which occurred at her husbands home in this city last night was sad shock to a very large circle of friends, as well assan irreparable loss to her sorely bereaved hus- band and child. Mrs. Hardaway had been married only year and was formerly very popular in Montgomery as Miss Grace Watts. the daughter of MT. and Mrs. John w. Watts and granddaughter of the late Governor Thomas H. Watts.
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