The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-08-30

deaths and marriages The law al
lows i've cents in each case. He is
shown TO have charged as high as
l6 cents.
The auditors followed the statute
In that the county court cannot make
an allowance to be paid by taxes on
the people without statutory author.
ity. and finds that the county court OF
Tyler county paid TO Clerk Duty ex-
cessive ammounts for writing claims
and warrants. etc. in excess OF the
amount by law, to the extentn OF
s2.l50.00. and finding of that
amount is made against the clerk
An itemized bill on reassessment OF
lands. totalling s1.597.30, and paid
January 10. 1905. January Is, 1900.
and August !. 1906. less $4,000. which
the auditors hold Is allowed by order
I No. S13 and authorized by Section go
should be returned to the sheriff OF
Tyler county and credited TO the
county fund.
Summary OF Findings.
4 summary ~ .he findings against
Z Clerk Duty as shown by the report filed
/ hy Tax Commissioner Blue with the
| county court and prosecuting attorney
| OF Tyler county. H. as follows:
I Excessive allowance received
] under section l263.......... t27600
b Excessive and unauthorized al
I lowance received FOR making
land books observation-disclosures. $3.50
. Excessive and unauthorized al
lowauces account services IN
connection with births. dtaths
and marriages ............. s0T.09
ment for indexins -. -. 10000
Unauthorized allowances FOR
services keeping public ae-
counts. writing claims, war
rants. etc. ....:............. e.I5OoO
Unauthorized allowances for
services required tn the mat
ter Of taxation by chapter %
Of the Code as amended by
nets ~ 1907 and 190S...... 10000
Unauthorized allowances for
extending Ievies ........... $4,000
Unauthorized allowances for
certifying delinquent lists 20
auditor .....-.-..- 20 50
Unauthorized allowances for
comparing and correcting
personal property hooks..... $4,000
count tax salcs ............ 1915
Cnnuth orized allowances for
copies ~ sheriff settle
Tnents. etc. .:............... 1900
Unauthorized allowances for
certifying capitation taxes. $1,000
[ Unauthorized allowance ac-
count generations ......... 1870
Unauthorized allowances ac-
count reasscssmeui OF lands 1880
. Unauthorized allowances for
recording. etc. proceedings
OF the county court ........ ess 90
Unauthorized allowances f'r
recording reports Of candi-
dates expenses ............ y -
. Unauthorized allowances ac-
count process service. notices aie57
Unauthorized payment account
Correct J.. J.. books re-
corlinC and reporting births
and deaths. lists 81 voters.
processes. etc ............ sc94s
. Unauthorized Ingfrevf rrr-
diting and hliug sheriGs
settlements years 1902 20
1906. etc. .................. 900
Total finding against clerk
The held work OF the audit 4 was y as
done by Accountants &. W. Blaire
and J. IT. otto. who assisted Chief Ac.
countant Everett A. Dover in compil-
ing the report. Thus far there have
been but few audits completed and
filed covered the accountants OF
county clerks. Those OF Mingo and
Fayette counties being the first. the
majority OF the audits thus far filed
have covered the accounts OF sheriffs
but from those reports covering clerks
there IS reason % believe that as
startling a state OF Affairs VIII be
found in the latter Offices as have
been found I'm the former. thus
strengthening the demand and tho
necessity Tor q better system OF pub
&c accounting by which check can
be kept on the accounts OF public OF.
/ fciais. tn n number Of instances "a
has been found that county officials
had no idea % the condition OF their
own Office affairs and when con
fronted with the real situation have
readily turned over sums OF money
they freely admitted they we're not
/ netitlcd 60.
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