The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-02-03
for year before taking charge Of the books for the

In
Mecburg what AS the
with the Of each
could never just what amount township
rebates be allowed Some Of the townships would have
enhledso I3Soud let
them have it would sometimes
reasons townships would ovepad The
that there would be deficit other townships So m 1904
od the extent of about $Ioooo This naturally LETT
deficit of this other townships The reason this happened
eba road amounting to $1o76 Tbs Southern Saw Mills and
township allowed similar rebate amounting to-
E h. @ 1f i had M b for those two rebates which amount ST ga
g. nearly the full which
should have been paid
That wear when the board of Monday Sep
mber they found that the finance committee had met gone my
and had arrived the due certain townships and
other townships due Certain vouchers had not
unsettled and the time
condition of showed
the board of commissioners the findings Of the finance committee and took them
showed them and also where had
distribution had not been made
townships had properly accounted in the aggregate for all the road
turned the books The Of the law
simply collection Of the and sheriff from
taking the new Of previous
| OF this til. board satisfied
In this connection of audit and sets
places road funds
townships and directs the treasurer proceed
to collect This not fair or just on the part Of the board OF AUDIT and
They that while the hand had paid
the other hand had overpad others The
simply townships which had overpad with
their road funds and place to the credit
1 al N tb ovnsbns This has afay been the Custom in this
ountee oepamens ndsay the road fund the
money was returned to me from credit
the board 81 audit and finance
owed but small amount all except $o2o
made the finance committee also laid before the
board of certain resolutions passed by the board OF Fms
clear and shows the matter plainly that give below:
seconded the following preamte and resolutions
unanimously adopted ,-*.
this board that time settlement Of all public
including the road had with the sheriff OF this county for the
and
appears the said sheriff accounted full to the
all funds due by him including the road fund for that year. and
Whereas that through mad settlement OF the road und
made between the several townships Of the
of said townships having been overpa and some not having
said year, .: ... nj:
Therefore resolved by this board That the napes COMMITTEES Of the
county, existed and they hereby requested
practicable adjust townships
county year this board a
u each member Of the said committee" -
comnisors / the road fund
lie balance Of 5000 This paid treasurer I report finance
committee requested hat be allowed
herewith Acting under the advice of their
who also counsel for the board of audit and financed the board Of
this holding that townships who
irom P o townships ~b had op The same sS view s taken ii
the of the board of audit and finance This til
which have retained in Here where the rnag
" has done and perperated -. - "
Of finance thinks about e jus
Isl reest Of nv atone1 the Senator from this Introduced in the beser
M special general assembly, providing doing
several
m way: Short bill provides where township overppd
of this shall be charged against and tile amount tfereo
taken this the realized be placed with
the credit OF those townships which paid n full in 1904 If TIL
would bill And i right
bi) tn
board audit and differences
this and thus tie impression that something
Also why thai should be forced oepo
~ RaeigI.to bill
'e established Ills
all Was
or exec to me in a
it?
: The charge is that have illegally withheld fror
the county public taxes al time when the county
sed paying interest its indebtedness,
This precisely
E different
OF AS
mar
h county owedme This a1-hee is o 49,
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out The next charge that have illegally used the publ
private business. F@~++
"oukFtte the down about what thought
findings
When would world
owed balance while would be found that had
Thus while this that
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