The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-05
THE lNBEEITaNcE TAX.
Reply TO the Criticism of Board
CT Audit and Flnancs.
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To the Cftiz+ns If Rob s.n Com: ..-
By reference to the Further
Report, vi the Board of Audit
and Finance" in this nun Der of
The R6besonian, I suppose YOU
wilEsee thatthe Clerk uf the Su-
perior Court has been ar1 aligned :
by said h,ard for fairIre to ena
free the law in regard to the i.
heritance taxes. /
The board says, we find that .
no atten'ien has been paid to the
collection of the inheritance tax.
ETC. This finding is not alto .
gether true. 1t is true that I
nave never coil acted any inheri /
tAnce tax, but it is, not true that
[ have not given the matter at
tention~ The fact is l have ha.
Aessrs. Mcintyre, Lawrence &
Prostor advising me relative to
the matter and before the fill g
of this further report" was n
c lrres ponsience with thu Stare
Auditor arranging To proceed to
enforce the law as [ may lie
able You will sac that the board
has issued orders IT, NE to pr.
coed at once with the enforce
ment Of The law. which was al
ready getting ready to d. as rap
! idly as l could consistent with
my other duties. But where
does the board derive the author
itY to issue orders commanding
the county offic GERS to do thus and
So, Now, the fact is that no
mem Der Of the board of audit
! and finance nor their expert ac
cOuntants mentioned the inheri-
lance tax to me or made any ex
! animation to see whether | was
! enforeing the law Or not, not
outstanding they investigated
my ofiGe for eight years and
five, months back, when the law
only gives them power to GO
back four years. The expert
spent about three weeks. as
nearly ! can remember, in
s5ny office, accompanied a great
part of the time by member OF
ahe. board; and yet~they made nj
..fi1nlFFeestigatisn about my inheri
tafce'tak record. p - a;,..-
:. Now, | frankly admit that
have e not collected any of the tax,
ard q. partly for. the reason that
Messrs. Mclean & Mclean
Mclean, Mclean & s~McCor.
mick, and Mcintyre & Law
reace, who have been retained
by ne all along as my attorneys
have not advised me on the sub
ject at all until recently. No
untiIthe board we're Criticised
e BY Some others. who were inves
tigated, for not REPORTING ad
yersely against me On this mat
:. ter. =: However, think, Since the
matter has been called to my at
tention, that shall be able tt
collect some Inheritance tax 8,
e soon as 1 can get at it ant
? those: who are liable to the ia.
tnagArold themselves in READINGS.
to'pa5 at'a1y time.
~1s' Think It is good thing tba
the matter hat been sprung an,
( assQris3 f. PEOPLE that I viii
endeaveT f. Leave no stone IN
. turned ia tltie or any other mat
: ter, so far ~ my official dutie;
z are eonseenest. But with til,
sthnnsand AID me duties and tn,
many. c'n tat,st ions incident t,
>: my office, ;tifT the. further con
:. sideration tt'; I am, only an i'm
perfect hum'i being, subject
even when d. my best, to com
nit errors, a~,d to omit dutie,
. sometimes. Il last that.an appre
!: ciative, kind i..Srted people, y al
: my people i've proven to be
will at lea%1 1--we this and an,
r other scriti'@- 5 Which may b'
r ,.procEaim -'d-. ft.' same charitabl.
consi lera:ir'n lat should be &C
corded t. MI honest-hearted
hard. S"rks,d f.'ail human be
ings.
S., nr,a;i.i z you the YER,
:. nnest AMI =, - :lonest service O
which | an s,pab!e11 am, yer,
= truly. ~-.>:.
Yours to serve.
W. H Humphrey.
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