The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-06
ACCOUNTS OF MIR. DUNN
EXAMINER REPORTS ON DE-
 CEASED TAX COLLECTOR.
Autauga County ofacial Who Was Accidentally Killed is Due the
 State $2,3oo Which
 Widow VIII Pay.

made public the repor: of J. \. GOT man State Examiner of Public Ac- | counts, upon the result of his investi- l gation into the books and accounts of P. A. Dunn, late Tax Collector of Au' t1uga County, who was accidentally killed at his home near Robinson Springs several weeks ago. The report of Examiner German shows that Mir. Dunn was due the H State $2,3SS-22 at the time of his death and that his bookkeeping methods were II careless.
 Il It must not be understood that MT. II Dunn was short in his account with the State. On the contrary 1t was said l yesterday that he had the money in an | Autauga County bank when he was killed, and expected to come to Mont | gomery within a few days thereafter | to settle his accounts.
 1 Hon. Thomas l.. Sowell. State Audi I tor. said yesterday that he had been advised that Mrs. Dunn, CT her repre- sentative, would be in Montgomery this | week to settle the account of her late husband Mfr. Sowell said he had good reason to believe that the account l would be settled, but if not settled l within a reasonable length of time it | would be his duty to report the matter | 10 the Attorney General, hat he might begin action against the bondsmen of l the late Tax Collector.
 | follows:
 To Hon. W. D. Jelks, s,GovernorofAla- II hama:
 I Sir:-In compliance with your in structions have made as thorouga ex- animation as possible of the books and accounts of Perry Dunn, late Tax Col lector of Autauga county, Ala. from September 1. 1900. the date he assumed charge cf the office, to July 6, 1901, the date of his death and respectfully sub init the following report:
 II I found Mir Dunn's books in a very complicated condition. owing to the negligence or carslessness of his meth cd of keeping them. While the Pro bate Judge had furnished him a col lector's cash book. to show his daily collections he never made single en- try on 1t. The abstract book is priot- ed with a blank space to show the date os the payment of taxes. but com- parativeIy few of these dates were en- tered on that hook. This left only the receipt books of the respective heats from which to ascertain the dates o1 the payment of taxes and a large nitm- her of stubs from which the receints had been taken on these books. ars not dated.
 | It is thus very difficult to ascertain the dates of the payment of a large part of the taxes. Then on many re. eeipts credits are given for partial pay
 ments of the taxes.
 compared the abstract of taxet filed with the Auditor by the Probate | Tt,Ir AtVko fnr year 1900 into the assessment book o
 said county for said year and found
 the same correct.
 This abstract of taxes, filed with the Auditor. shows the following amount! charged against MT. Dunn for collec
 ton in 1900.
 Total State tax on real esta.e.s S,033 ' Total State tax on personal | property .. '. ................. S,iS. l Total special soldier tax. .... 2.625. [
 Total special school tax. 2,62o. :
 Poll tax. ............... 2,i2l.o
 Total. .. ........... $2e. .414. 4
 Mr. Dunn made monthly settlement
 of cole 9tions with the Auditor, iron October. 1900. to June 1901. which in
 cludes the collections for May, 1901.
 He is chargeable with the following
 additional amounts of interest collecte,
 and reported iron. JsEuary 1. 1901, t
 June 1, 1901:
 On State tax. .............$ $2o. I On special soldier tax.... ........ 4.S On special school taX.... ......... 4.6 TOtal.. ............. So4. This makes he total amount charge
 able to Mir Dunn to June 1. 1901: State tax. ...............$l4,4o 4oI 5 Special soldier tax. .......... 2,630. 4
 Special school tax ........ 263O. Poll tax. .............. Si2l,U IOtal ..........- =, ,4f5 l , To June l. 1901. cir. Dunn is entitle to the following credits on mileage AS . sessor and Collectors Commissions, in
 solvencies. errors and amounts paid tn
 State Treasurer:
 | On State tax. -~.. .$l3, 2Sz. Q On special soldier tax.......... 2,430.
 On special school tax. .. .... 2,410. 1 On poll tax. ............... 2,2OI | l Total. S2O, 2SO. Mir. Dunn is also entitled to the fol
 lowing commissions on tax sales c
 lands sold since June 1st 1901 and pun
 chased by the State.
 | On state taX....... ...............''.S .'
 On special soldier tax .............. I
 On special school taX............... I