Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1901-09-05
TIE IEASURY TROUBLE.


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Lozrizo szsp-7Ee4 Sszte Treasurer 4
Rohsr; SsoEers frCa ;hs o=ce % /
Treasurer az5 nA--s8. As Temporary /
treasurer. Mr- George ". Carlisle os .
Jaeksua. No tr,k poss<<ssoa os the
tr1sszry a few =izutss later
Gov l~@xt--. I-ss~s.
Tie governcr's LETTER TO NJ. S.owe-x
IL as toIlows-
-ExECrTEvr DErT- IAcxsoy. Mss
August =. 1871
-Rsserf Sso.rsrE state Fross.rer.
Ssckusz. kiss-
Sir-lr he x-A-s-~-s printed Il n.
rewsSaps-x q thfs city On tie - II
st1zt- pzrporzizE TO he siEr~4 an4
give7 cut - yo1 80 the r1t3ir II ex-
pizr&fi07 os the sho-1zr- g the fur1s
II the treasury wh<n The zczey vas
c011ted ~ - @ the 18Th izx.1zt-
note that yo1 say
have g several ccca<tc-s Il the
past Instructed ny c1shfe-. Mr RAJ
ford 20 place the funds IN tAe Ei-er-
e1t o4aks o. good state az1 crhsr
ooz1s b-Sz1se q TIE croEGs1 COAT
tioa of TIE safe shelves. ar1 in Vzr-
ssaroe of this zuiko-ifv TIE -c-sy
shown not to - % kA-s l.s. Thz-s-
CAV coul1 bot - couztss3
16er the rruEistczs q ssr-icz
-iss % th> coz. r1rz<rzph l. have
the hczor 20 call @ gc1 20 izsC-- -
II writing firsr- With wkat kzuks
~~re said DEPOSITS ra5@s tAl How
EzcA Vas ee2osife3 vita sarh- All
Gate thereof fsl WHar seczriry E1s
taksz - yo1 zs izticz-e1 II printed
sszte=>-t- STATE fzIly CT zls LIST fcg
Has there t~~z arr eo-szserz-iol
paid % agrees - - patS ~ ar e.
pcsiro-y CT azy oze else ser tAe zse q
The States fzr1s Deposited WITH cr
zs<1 ey ths-- ca Were eztrs~S q
aid Deposits nae ~ ia ca - ts-ks
n tie rre4s4r-rs o@re- II -. x1r= ne
Gates % enrrr. z1ze C hsssk a.
ra<es tk<r~of go Nkzr srtse-re ga
yoz take fruz tAe hanks sAaxi-< s-eh
tepcsits- Exkfalr sa--@ e. OWES shs-s-
q wirh year s-1re=ez- - II ths-~
are any ether facts ccz-sr-esa Efth tks
TRASHY etscrsSz-cy Ehtch vcl S@~rz
PrO2~r 10 cc-zuzicare- vss1z- -zake
sta-sze7t a. Il sp@r11liy izEe--czz-s.s
- E>
! w0zA thazk yoz fer re i-to--a-
tioc ser~l- resSzes-s-. ~ oriork - -
lie -sth instant II p-1rticahs-
Respectfully.
a n LoxeESs. Gavsrzar-
Tr~as1r~r -r@-<rsf E-Pzs
Nr- S1o~ers r~riis-t A. f11loEx-
TkzNsrKr Dur gScxssx. Mss
AzEzsr - Issi-
"A r. LoaSf1S. Gs-crss-. Js1EHsS.
ktEa-
si--Yozr coz-zaseafsoa e A.
sZzr =. l<el- uzs A4zz~s n. a.
oicIock > II In said eu--zn6rztio-
Eoz cali zrrez-iCn 70 ny sc1fszez:
printed IL tks Esws-1g--s - Az<zs-
= 1-1 cal uPs1 - Ter csrr1zz f-fsr-
-ztlc1 Ez1sr tA= az-k1-lSy coztsr-s-s
gSoe ysz - EarzgzEk l. &C sectic-
rs & fae CO.. II eozrlzzres wtrk
EoGr r-sse<s ! h@g leave 20 szh=if TIE
foisosl.z- Slzc~ NJ teEzre q TIE C.
Ice of STATE Treasurer h@z- rk@r@
e2s es~1 a Ezp-@cz5szrss. 2ccz-zlz-
,tOz q Ezoz@E N The t-szSzagT. 50 -zch
80 tszt i las h@-z izpcSSSez4 to Szz
rOoz fot eTsz All fks ezrrszey xfrAi-
the s<s-l safe serzrez5 by H. ff-e Iork
Ofrsa al tie silver z-d pcr- os IT,
ezrTs1cF bad 20 h@ keps osIrss5s CO the
s-sel safe n tke izs@cErs vzuar- z-E n
th1S ti=z- there q So a.4sa . silver IN
The frszSzTy. EAsch has 70 - kaax os-f-
side % TIE safe This insecure STATE q
TIE z31~T II The Treasury has hss- a
soErcs C zl1rz 20 Ee al tss rfEs. 1z1
il this feeling o. zlzrz fer The Ezrgs-
% the SitGzfiu1 yo1 and cher STATE o.
Ecsrs participated 10 TIE extent that
an extra zlLzr1 Vas appointed ~ roc
VIII this extra prsczurioz the danger
OF ro@ s1f9zt1oz = not relieved -
cause these twO quarts co1Iz easily -
Overcome ard sIle-cs-i bT q hzEd q
expert safe rubhsrs after 50 Vzlzzhle A
p-Ire- NoE / an nor = izzysr znE %
not pre-e11 20 - le2rrs1 II rhe
teckniczliti@s of the lAW- bat in read
ing the statutes upoz TIE duties q
the treasurer ot the State I have co.
esIved u 10 - nv duty 70 receive ard
keep the ro-eFS OF TIE STATE 20 dis
burSe the sane 2greeahsy 70 l1E- znE
20 take receipts ard vozckerS for
Eoaeys 1is5zrSed ard to keep proosr
accounts % the receipts zrz sxr.a-si-
rureS- For the faithful dsschzrze q
this dusv I gave hoz1 Efrh Eno1 sslra-
ties and took the cath % osee 10 u.-r-
form then This / have ho-=ssIy e.
dsavOred 10 90 and have dore- In
studying the statute and laEs. reSrl1--
ing the duties Of ny 90 have
never fozad . reguire2e1t that Al the
zOcey Of the safe shall = ks2. il
the vault and safe especially under
circumstances like th1se Wh5ch
have encountered. whe-s The crowded
co1dirions q the treasury El1Ls il u
sale 10 keep i sH=-Z hzse sazS@5sssl
the Law 10 b= the sane Es5h reference
TO the State treasurer and counry
trezsarers. and il i Ee-l kzoSn that
funds OF nearly every ooanTy II the
State are deposited in hank subSec--
Of eoEr<e AZ al tires. 20 the call and
control Of TIE treasurer and ready TO
he counted In reading s=erion I3- OF
the coastitutioa Of the State. requiring
the ssmizrruzl statement 70 5e pub
lished By the treasurer. showing the
cordttio1 Of the treasury. With cer1i-
zSztE q tie governor hat - has
verified the count os the funds in the
treasury and found The balance state.
5y the TREASURER actually II the
vaults. or as the truth nzr b. did
not conceive this 10 b@ = rsczirsEsa.
that the casa necessarily had 10 hs in
the vault at all tines and under ali
circumstances. wheshsr safe or unsafe
On the eo1rrzry. szpr0szsz that IL The
c7Sh balance N the rrsaszry vas in
the vault o. in good faith under rke
co1trOl ot the treasurer safely ksp- zZ1
rsacy 10 he eounted- the law zrd The
eo1citio1 were strictly compile. with
Nov. II | have made 4 mistake II
this view q the Law and Il zc-i-g
thereuade-. II has bee1 Al k0zes- z-is-
take but BE that As II nay. IL vas
in this view cf the Law and uzEe- TIE
peculiar eocdirions Of an oyeE-oUIaS
and unsafe treasury Tz1lr that the il
s-ruetiozs TO M Raisors. Eenti0zsl
IN nv Published Sr1rsEezz fru-
xhich you quote were given And yU2
VIII observe that us careful 70 Fro
tect the fac6s Of the State ard 70 keep
them absolutely safe. by requiring the
cashier 10 have an amount of STATE
oo1dS OF ether good bozds. in lisz 0s
cash. and the solyeney OF the tank Ezs
not even trusted l can lot co1ceiT-