The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-04-20
COUNTY MATTERS.


tant Letter Was Presented to the
Board From Ex-Sherif Mcleod
in Regard to Settlement of Tax
es-ROard of Audit and Finance
Asked TO Meet With Conlmiss-
toner's Tuesday TO Assist in Maxi
ing Final With Sher-
ifY McLeOd-BilES Audited.
The board of county commiss-
toner's was in special session
Thursday. The most important
matter that came before the
board for consideration was a
letter from ex-Sheriff Geo. b.
Mcleod in regard to the settle
ment of his State and county tax
accounts for 1906. Following is
ex-Sheriff McLeod's letter in
full:
"Lumberton, N. c., April 16, '08
To the Board Of Com missioners
OF hOU0SOu COuuUys
Lumberton, n. G.
Gentlemen;
AS you know, the time for the
settlement of my State and coun-
ty tax accounts for the year 1870
has long since expired. I have
been blamed by the board of au
dit and finance for delay in my
settlement. l have been, and
am now. ready and willing to set
tie all my accounts but have here
tofore been unable to do so be-
cause no figures have been fur
nished upon which any intelli-
gent settlement could be made.
You will recall that at the last
meeting of your board [ appear
ed before you and asked to be
allowed to make settlement. You
we're not satisfied with the fig
ures before you, and stated thai
it would be necessary for you tt
have further information from
the board of audit and finance
before you were willing to made
settlement wife me. Since ther
nothing further has been done
and my accounts are still unset
tied. 1t is unfair to me and also
to the county that this situation
= continue. [ therefore earnestly
request that you take whatever
steps may to you seem necessar.
= in order to enable you to maxi
settlement with me.
l am ready and willing, ant
now offer, to settle with you il
accordance with the report of tn
5 board of audit and finance an
: am ready to pay you the sum Q
$521.O3, which is the amount tn
1 board of audit and finance find
e [ am due the general county fun
for 1906, OF course | do not prt
t pose to do this unless you ar
willing to give me receipt
: full. At the same time, [ feel
my duty to say to you that | hav
had most careful eXaminatio
s made of all my accounts and hay
% gone over all the books mysel
: assisted by competent person
r. who are familiar with the metl
1t DDS of keeping the county az
r counts in this county, and tn
lie The result of this examinatiC
l. satisfies me that the figures fu
W nished you by the board of aud
IS and finance are totally incorrec
Il The board of audit and fnan,
has furnished no statement {
r my State tax account, which
b necessary to enable me to cole
Of the amount which the State m;
ir owe me. They fail to make al
at findings in regard to the schc
.. fund for 1906 except to chars
&c me with certain sums for int
C. est due largely in other years
n, claimed by them). I do not oN
N this interest. | take it, howe
p er, that their finding is, that
s. this interest with which tn
d. charge me were paid, I would
y straight with this fund. So
regard to the road fund, tn
'st charge me up with certain itel
mt for 1904, all of which were
st ranged by act of the Legislatu
nd before the report of the board
rd audit and finance was made. 7
he balance against me for the re
I'd, fund for that year was paid
at me to the treasurer and the
st tire matter closed before the
ar, port was filed. The board
ed audit and finance should h;
pc known this, and yet they char
OF me up with some sevente
ty. hundred dollars for road taxes
Dol 1905 when not a dollar was {
out by me when the rep
be was made. [ am due
DIS school and road funds for l
the several hundred dollars which
n not reported or referred to
nix the board of audit and finar
for They report that I am due
EN- general county fund for l
her some five hundred dollars. l
uld not owe this fund dollar. 7
Ind fund owes me. The board
God audit and finance seems to b
to failed to grasp the fact that i
nty necessary to make up thirty
will different accounts before I
lse- settle and before the proper
his tribution can be made among
= various funds. Instead of n
o,.4 ing up these separate accor
en- en- and showing the disposition
Tue made of the balance found I
llVl- the board has drawn the en-