The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-22
OFFICIALS OF DALLAS
EXAMINER GoRMAN REPORTS
 ON THEM TO GOVERNOR.
Tax Assessments of County Show a
 Gratifying Increase-Several Officials Are Complimented for Their Efficiency.

In his report upon the books of the of ficials of Dallas County made public yes- terday at the Executive Department John T. German. State Examiner of Public Ac- counts, reports that Clerk J. B. Evans of the City Court of Selma and Clerk Theo Lacy of the Circuit Court of Dallas Coun- ty. have been paying Solicitors fees into the County treasury instead of remitting them to the State treasury.
 This practice has occasioned consider able confusion and it has been necessary for special orders to be secured from the Court of Commissioners of Dallas County for the State to come into its own. Some of these orders are yet to be made but it is not apprehended that there will be any more trouble in obtaining the necessary orders.
 MT. German also found that some solic~ itor's fees which should have been col lected, have not been paid into either the County or the State treasury. He found that J. B. Evans, Clerk of the City Court, was due the State a Solicitors fee bill of $15. This amount was promptly paid by MT Evans. MT. Evans has also paid into the Country treasury $15 for So- licitor's fees during the spring term of his court. Probate Judge Pitts, however, as- sured the Examiner that he would en- deavor to have the Court of County Com missioners pay that money over to the State.
 The Examiner says In his report that | on examination he found that the $492 50 | solicitors fees which he had charged against Mir. Evans in a former report had
 been paid into the County treasury. He
 reported that steps would be taken at the
 next meeting of the Commissioners Court
 to have the matter rectltied
 The clerical work on the books of Theo
 Lacy. Clerk of the Circuit Court of Dal-
 las County. was excellent Mir German
 reported. His cost and removal bills were found to be correct. The Examiner found
 that MT. Lacy was due $15 for a solici- tors fee and this was promptly remitted
 In three cases MT. German reported the Circuit Clerk had entereo concessions or | judgment which had not been paid He
 had not issued attachments against the
 men who assumed the burden of the fines
 as required by law. although MT German | said that he had been informed that they
 were solvent For this reason he had l charged MT. Lacy with the total amount. S975O. In two other cases Mir Lacy had
 paid the solicitors fees of $S) into the County treasury. He had also paid into the County treasury. the Examiner re- ported the $202.50 charged against him fin
 former report Judge Pitts, the Exam
 iner reported, had promised to have the Commissioners to right these matters. Mir German reported that the tax as- sessments of Dallas County had shown a
 gratifying increase in the past year. The increase amounted to $3OS. .916 The assess
 ment for the year 1903 was reported to be | $9, ,5S2135.
 The lands of Dallas County" says the Examiner, ''are given in for taxation at about 50 per cent of their value. from the best information obtainable"
 The other officials of the County were given clean sheets. They were compli- mented for the neatness and correctness of their bookkeeping. The officials so complimented were Probate Judge P. H Pitts, Tax Assessor J. H. Lumpkin. Tax Collector c. P. Morrison, Sheriff F. NJ Blackwell and Superintendent of Educa- tion D. NJ. Galloway.