The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-11
COMMISSIONERS AND FINANCE
BOARD.
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lightning rod agents, hotel keep
ers, &c, should not be required
to paw to the State and county
the taxes due by them under
the law as other citizens OF TIT
county are required to do. W.
submit this information to you,
as YOU haze asked US to give yoL
such information as we have al
so about the B and G taxes, and
we think the discrepancy in the
amount collected this year and
last year is worthy of your at
tention.
We also submit to you a state
ment which has been furnished
to us by the board of roac
supervisors, showing that ex
Sheriff Mcleod. for the year
1906 and 1907, paid to Blut
Springs, Britts, Lumbe Bridge, |
Maxton, Raft Swamp and Wish |
arts townships, 81, 253. Al of road |
taxes belonging to the Other
townships in the county, tht
said sum of 81, 253.47 being
the amount he oVerpaid theabOVe-
named townships, and it APP
pearing further from said state
ment of the road supervisors
that he is due the other town
ships in the county for road
taxes, for the!ayear T. 1867, the
sum Of 81, $500. We have not
undertaken to verify this state
ment from the board of road
supervisors, as it has been given
to US within the last few min
utes.
A. B. PEARSAL,
Chairman.
Each member of the board Of
audit and finance refused to be
sworn. At the meeting of the
board of commissioners held
Monday night the following com
munication was receivd from ex
Sheriff Mcleod:
Lumberton, N. c., May4, 1908
To THE BOARD or COMMISSION
Frs OF robson CoMSTY:
Gentlemen Recently | ap-
peared before your board, as
before, and requested a set
Element of my tax accounts fol
the years 1906-1907. | stated
to you that l was ready tc
make'a settlemet in accordance
with the findings of the board
of audit and finance, but stated
further that | was due more
than was found by the sale
board, although to other funds
than found byit. For instance
thew found l was due the gen
eral county fund, whereas | con
tend that this fund owes me
They reported that | was ever
with the school and road funds
l say owe these fluids hun
dreds of dollars. The resul
of this communication was tina
your board addressed a com
munication to each of the mem
bers of the board of audit fl
nance requesting them to NEE
with you at your next meetin!
and assist in effecting a settle
ment, giving such information
concerning the various account
as they had in their possession
When your board next meet
none of the members of tn
board ofaudit and finance mad
an appearance although a ma
iority of the said board wer
in Lumberton all day. There
upon your board issued a sub
poena requiring the attendant
today before your board of tn
individuals composing the boar
of audit and finance. Thes
gentle1nent. as you know, al
companled by their counsel, ar
peared before you today an
thereupon at once moved t
quash the subpoena for allege
technical reasons. This M
ton was overruled by yor
board. They thereupon de
clined to be sworn, declined
give any evidence, declined
make any statement as to tn
condition of any of the sever;
tax accounts of the county an
in general refused to give an
information whatsoever. The
did, however, ask permissio
to read a communication
your board. Permission wa
granted. This statement is S
incorrect in its statements {
fact, and, l am advised, so e
roneous in it's conclusions (
law, and SO manifestly does NJ
set forth the correct reason
which actuated the board (
audit and finance in refusing
testify, that 1 feel it my duty
reply to same so that the pc
pie may see just how the ma
ter stands, That this stat
ment does not set forth Their
reasons which moved the boar
ofauditand financein their az
ton and attitude, but that
was moved by other motives,
manifest. That the excus,
which they give are not the
honest reasons, and that the
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