The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-10

negligence or criminal careiessness seems mild name for It. This is especially true in reference to the manner in which he has handled the license account I find that the license record required bv law to be kept by the Judge of Probate has not in fact been kept at all, Not a single entry of any description has been made on this book for the year 1904, although a great many licenses have been sold and collected for no entry whatever has been made of the record, Judge Prowell did enter some of the licenses sold in what is known as the license stub book, or book of license stamps furnished him by the State Aud itor, but not all, perhaps not more than half, and many of these have not been reported to the Auditor nor paid to the Treasurer. l further found that he has sold and collected for a large number of licenses which he has neither issued nor reported, nor has he remitted the amount nor any part thereof to the State Treasurer.
 After the first day of February and up to and including tl1e 26th day of April. 1904 Judge Prowell sold, issued collected for, reported to the Auditor and paid to the treasurer license amounting to s1250. as shown in detailed statement hereto ap- pended marked Exhibit A, which state- ment embraces all the license sales re- ported by Judge Prowell during the year 1904 Between April 26 and November 30, 1904, Judge Prowell sold, collected for and issued a number of license stamps which were never reported to the Auditor Nor did he remit the money so collected or any part thereof to the state treasurer fo. a detailed statement see Exhibit B, here attached. amounting to s164250. The .4F1 1.7
 during the same time (April 26 to Novem- Der 30. 19OD, but which have never been issued, not reported nor remitted to the state treasurer, amounts to S13G0 as shown by exhibit c, hereto attached, making a total due the state on license account of S300250 as shown by con densed statement hereto attached. In ad- dition to this amount Judge Prowell owes the state S36.SS, balance due on tax on mortgages recorded, during September. October and November which has never been reported nor remitted as shown in Exhibit D, making a total amount now due the state to date, S3O39.3
 ''To make this investigation and to get up all the information necessary to es- tablish beyond doubt that each and every item charged against Judge Prowell is right has required much time and work, and while I am not absolutely certain that have discovered and charged him with each and every item that he ought to be charged with, I am sure that I have not charged him with q single item about which there is any doubt whatever
 Another Officer Criticised.
 The only other officer to be criticised by the examiner in the list of Marengo officials was Tax Assessor T. W Cray son. He is charged with not making the valuations high enough, allowing the owner to make their own valuations. In this connection the assistant examiner says: ''The indications point very plainly to the idea that some assessors are us- ing their official positions for electloneer- ing purposes to keep themselves in office, I don't mean to say that the assessor of this county is doing this, but I do say that values in thls county are far too low and ought to be increased largely.
 The following other officers of Marengo County were commended by the exami- ner: w. K. Thomas. superintendent of education: Q. S. Adams. tax collector T J. Jackson sheriff; A. L. Nasty, ex- sheriff.
 The papers will be turned over to the state auditor who will notify Judge Prow- ell of the findings of the examiner. and instruct him to arrange a settlement.