The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-05-11
COM MMISSIONERS AND FINANIE E
BOARD.

Finance Refuse to be Sworn
Ey Commissioners and TO Tes-
thy Concerning How They In
Vestlgated Omcers-Preambl
Accompanying Subpoena aud
Statements From A. and F.
Board and ex-SherIff Mcleod.
Mention was made in Thurs
days Robesonian of lengthy
communications received by the
BOARD of county com nissioners
1t their N eetings held last Mon
day and Monday night, these
communications being called
forth by the subpoenaissued by
the commissioners for the mem
bers Of the board of audit and
finance to appear before them at
their meeting on the 4th of May
and give any information in their
possession that would enable the
com missioners to settle with ex-
Sheriff Geo. B. Mcleod. 1t will
be recalled that the members OF
the board of fauditand finance were
requested to meet with the com,
missioners on April 21st for this
purpose. This the members OF
the audit and finance board failed
to do, but they sent to the CON
missioners a statement, which
was published in The Robson
ian of April 23d. AS stated in
Thursdays Robesonian. ex-Sher-
if Mcleod has brought suit
against the com missioners for .
settlement Of his tax accounts,
and in order that readers of The
RObeSOnian may understand
from their own statements the
positions taken in this matter by
the board Of commissioners, the
board of audit and finance and by
ex Sheriff Mcleod. it has been
decided to publish their state
ments in full. The communica-
ton from the board Of audit and
finance to the commissioners on
April 21st has already been pub
tished. The next step was the
subpoena served upon each mem
Der of the board of audit and f.
nance. Accompanying this sub
poena was the following pream-
bic and resolution, unanimously
adopted by the com missioners al
their meeting on the 2lst OF
April:
whereas, the time limited
by law for the settlement Of the
State and county taxes for the
year 1906-1907 has long since ex
pired; and
Whereas, Geo. B. Mcleod,
ex-Sheriff of Robson county
has appeared before this board
and requested settlement Of hi'
tax accounts for sand year; and
Whereas, it appears to this
board that the statement oi
| the tax accounts of the sheriff O
Robeson county for the year
1906 1907 as contained in the re
port of the board Of audit anC
finance of Robson county. datet
Decem Der 2lst, 1907, and in th
further and final report Of sait
board dated February 29th
1908, are so meagre and incom
plete that no intelligent settle
ment of said tax accounts TO
said years can be had thereby
and
whereas, it further appear
to this board from said report
filed by said board Of audit ant
finance that the said board ha
failed to make a seperate repor
as to the various county fund
for said years 19O6-1907, and tha
the reports as filed fail to shol
what amounts, if any, are due b
George B. Mcleod, ex-sherif
to each of the various funds, an
that said board has Jumped th
entire amount due by said e1
sheriff into the general count
fund, and
Whereas, it appears to thi
board that it is impossible to de
termine from the said reports {
the board Of audit and tinanc
what sum, if any, is now due b
said George B Mcleod, ex she
jff, to the general count
fund; what sum, If an.
is due to the gerer
school fund; what sums, if an.
are due to the various speci
7 school tax districts; what SUI
if any, is due to the general roa
: fund; what sums if any, are dl
to road funds Of various tow
ships in the county; and VIII
sums, if any, are due by him {
u account of license and privilei
taxes for said years 1906-19C
: and
"W hereas, it further appear
to this board that ex Sher
George B, Mcleod has appear
before this board and has offer
to make settlement of his t
accounts for said years in ;
y cordanee with the amount fou
by said board ofaudlt and ti1a1
to be due by Tim to the genel
C, unity fund, to-wit 1921 O3, p
vided the board receipt him in f
against all claims for taxes d
by him for said period, a
Whereas. at the same Ii
/ said ex-sheriff has notified t
board that said amount does !
correctly represent the amol
due by him to the county Of r
eson for taxes collected duri
that poriOd and that while. as