The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-23

sors of Robson county, and the
treasurer of said county, be, and
they are hereby, authorized, in
structed and directed to make
and collect a final settlement with |
ex Sheriff Geo. B. Mcleod for his |
road tax accounts for the years
1903 and 1904" Section 2 of
said Act directing the manner in
which said settlement shall be
made between the board of road
supervisors and treasurer of the
county on the one part, and eX-
Sheriff Mcleod on the other
The reports made by US hereto
fore, upon their face showed that
they we're made only to Decem
Der 1st, 1907, as will appear from
an examination of the Further
Report" which while of date
Feb. 28th, 1908, states in the be-
ginning words that it is from
March 18th, 1906, to December
1st, 1907. We, of course, could
not EN- body in this report leg
islative enactment passed after
that time, nor after this act
had been passed, neither
was it, or is it, our duty
to make the settlement of this
Dad tax of 1903 and 1904, but the
duty of the board of road super
visors and treasurer, as herein
after sta ted.
The report heretofore filed by
US shows the amount due by ex-
Sheriff Geo. B. Mcleod to the
various funds. and the credits
that he is entitled to as against
these funds. the total amount of
the county, schooland road taxes,
due by him. being given, as well
as "B" and &C" taxes, and the
credits being given, as against
each fund. There is no provis-
ion of law requiring this board
to make out 35 different state
ments of account, but it is the
duty of the county treasurer to
keep separately all accounts in
books to be furnished to him by
the county, as may be seen by
sub section 2, section 1908, of the
Revisal of 1905.
There is only one thing con-
tanned in the letter of Sheriff
Mcleod, upon which we take it
that you ask US to meet with
you, with which, as we see and
understand the law and the facts
in the case, we can have any pos.
sible connection, and that is the
, statement made by him that, he
owes the school and road fund
for 1906 several hundred dollars
. which is not reported or referr,
ed to by the board of audit and
, finance" The simplest way tt
:, dispose of this matter, if Sheriff
, Mcleod knows he owes this fund
is for him to turn it over to the
, county treasurer, and take his
+ receipt, which would be a voucher
=. for him, anywhere and every
= where; or, if you prefer, yor
, may examine Sheriff Mcleod ir
regard to this further indebted
/, ness, due by him to the county
Z which we suppose that you, al
. the representatives of the pub
? lie interest, will be only too glaC
=. to do, and report to US the resul
+ of your findings, when We shall
o be glad to act upon them, if am
4 action seems necessary. W.
o may state in this connection tina
we have examined at grea
!. length the members of you
# board, and also ex-Sneriff Nc.
~ Leod, in an effort to ascertain
i, what he was due the county, a.
he kept no books, and made n
= monthly reports, and we shall b,
only too glad to have your al,
and assistance in realizing TO
=" the county every dollar whicI
may be due it from any source.
:, The chairman of our board i
- - not present today, and we ar
. informed that he is absent froI
~ home, and after you shall hav
y, examined ex-Sheriff Mcleod a
81 to the balances due by him t
~ the school and road fund 70
VI 1906, if the chairman of you
- board will notify the chairman G
X ours, we will take pleasure i
" calling a meeting of our boarC
= : at time and place to be given t
~ you, when we shall be pleased t
IL IL hear any report that you ma
VI have to make.
~. W Very respectfully,
e Graham McKinron,
- J. M. Butler,
Members of the board of aud
and finance of Robson county
T. April q, 1908.
70 There was no further action
+ the commissioners having az
= Journed few minutes before RI
10 celvlng this communication frol
"a the board of audit and finance.
Maj. J. Turner Morehead, tt
n. last surviving child of the lat
g. Gov. J. M. Morehead, died SUI
ID day night at bis home in Ne
ar York, after lingering illness,
no the Doth year of his age. The fl
of neral took place Tuesday &
Mt Spray, the former home of tt
10 deceased.
"a "a By vote of 1919 to SO the Hous
e of RenreSpntatives decided {