The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-03-05
FURTHER REPORT
OF THE
Board of Audit and Finance OF
Robson County.

herewith
tion final of the of George B. Mcleod Ex
Sheriff of Robson county, and of NJ G. Mckenzie
of Robson county, from March 10TH 1906 to December 1st
1907 copy of which account have filed with the commission
and have also caused the to be published at the
door, and in tho of Rowland North Carolina
We transcbe in the record of the Board of Audit and
Finance of Robeson county full and itemzed statement of
these accounts we'll all others which have taken
We further submit herewith iemiZed statement of the
present general Indebtedness of the county, showing
now be 100000 It will be noticed that of this Indebtedness
there 100000 due the sinking fund of the county
due by of date December 16h 1907 payable six months a
date So 900 GO due by of date February 3rd 1908 pay
able thirty days after date neither of these amounts drawing
interest until after maturity the 100000 running for six
months without interest and the $3 900 90 for thirty days
These amounts shown by the notes executed by the
Board of Commissioners boro we'd by them deay the
ordinary OF the county from the sinking fund
vded by the redemption ofe house
is in violation Chapter 5l5 Acts of 1907 This act
49, provides all taxes levied under said ac and above
necessary ply interest upon bonds
shall be kept separate and distinct from all other county
funds for the purpose Of the the bonds
maturity and the county is authorized and directed
invest any belonging othe house bond sinking
fund in safe interest bearing securities payable the
er, for the and benefit of said sinking fund.
Tonse this part Of it, in the payment of the
of the county of the by
we'll the Board of County Commissioners
and especially this the when in positive violation
of the provisions of the Act this is done for period of
months without the payment of interest all We of
the opinion commissioners had right appropriate
this money, the light allow this money
thus appropriately and direct that it at be turned
back the of the county, and he collect the interest
the from the time first misappropraed and
that he invest and only the law directs and
mands him.
We find that addition heretofore reported
there has been msapplcaon times the for
special school districts the county The report thfnance
committee of the county for 1905 and 19OGOca Records Of
commissioners, pages 81 and 380-show the due
Lumber Bridge Special School District No to be S3827O
Whereas paid that district the of s7O94
nearly twice the due it, leaving overpayment by
Sheriff Mcleod this district S32677 At the time
shown by the reporhere due Lumber Bridge District No.
3 S1029 Sterings Nos and T. $2387 Parkon No l. S36272
Saddle Tree No. T. 50 49, Brts No. l. S4157. The finance
that deducted the 1896 II paid Lumber
Bridge No from the amount due Lumber Bridge No Ster
lngs Nos and T. Parkton No. l. Saddle Tree No. d. and
No l. thus making these special pay Sheriff
Mcleod the due him by Lumber Bridge No. l. and
dprivng the districts named above of the of 1926
which they had voted themselves for their schools
desire say that the unde gned, constituting the
board audit and finance of Robeson county, alone
ponsbe for this report and all the reports heretofore made
by said board They represent unanimous fndngand
the entire responsibility therefor We have endeavore
in the past shall do in the future to do simple duty
mpartiay and earlessy the findings made by
evidence and the part of from the officials OF
the county themselves and he who doubts to whether
the findings justified by the evidence need only
IS this evidence, copy which now and for time has
the hands of the of the county,
= which they may publish if they desire to do
We have to change of the findings heretofore
made by all of which conceived to be made under the
sanction of oath We attempted discharge du
y it, having desire njure but simply
the facts found hem and the law requires
do. We do not think proper for to ente
into any controversy with of The county officials will
do but must be permitted to that the sateme
made by the commissioners that report shown to Mr.
S. A. Edmund several days before it made public
else allowed absolutely and unqualihedy untrue
We, Immediately upon signing it, delivered same to Mr. J.
Sharpe editor of The Robesonan, for publication and direce
file copy with the tran
third the SOLICITOR the law requires Our iufo1m
on that copy several hours after had been filed for
cation shown attorney Mr. S.A.Edmundas
shown by him several Others before Edmund it,
R. S. Bend IL L. Edens, A. E. White and in fac
any whodesd to see it, had filed for publication
- and made public record.
INHERIT ANCE TAX.
We find that attention has been paid in this county to tt
collection of the inheritance tax, and that Mr. W. II Hut
phey clerk Of the Superior Court has not complied with
law in this behalf
The Revenue Law Act Of 1907 page 292 prescribes the
of the inheritance and also the machinery for
collection of same 1t the duty of the Clerk to appoint