The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-19
sUsPEADs CUNNINGHAM;
MISCONDUCT IN OFFICE;
AND NEGLECT Of DUTY
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gain House the sum OF $4,000,
which said sum of money was then
ana there due to the City of Rich
Iiond by the said Southern Bar
gain House for City Taxes for the
year 1919; that you did not make
any entry Of said collection upon
the proper books In your office:
that YOU did not report such coll
lection under oath to the City
Auditor within one week there
after, and that you did not pay the
said sum OF $4,000 SO collected.
into the City Treasury as required
by the Charter Of the City of Rich
mond and the ordinances Of SAID
city.
4. That on January 3. 1911. you
did as collector OF the city taxes
OF the city of Richmond, collect
for Vaughan. Robertson Drug
Company the sum OF $27S.0O,
which said sum Of money was
then and there due TO the city OF
Richmond by the said Vaughan
Robertson Drug Company for city
taxes for the year 1910. that you
did not make any entry Of said
collection upon the proper books
In your office; that you did not
report such collection under oath
to the city auditor within one
week thereafter, and that you did
not pay the said sum of S273.U0
so collected into the city treasury
as required by the charter OF the
city Of Richmond and the ordi-
nances of the city.
5, That on December 30. 1910,
you did as collector Of the city
taxes Of the city Of Rich mond,
collect from Tanner Paint and
OIL Company the sum of $1,000.
which said sum of money was
then and there due to the city of
Richmond by the said Tanner
Paint and on Company for city
taxes for the year 1910: that you
did not make any entry of said
collection upon the proper books
In your office. that you did not
report such collection under oath
TO the city auditor within one
week thereafter, and that you did
not pay the said sum OF $1,000
SO collected into the city treasury
as required by the charter Of the
city OF Richmond and the ordi-
nances OF said city.
o. mat on January b, ls1l,
you did as collector of the city
taxes Of the city OF Richmond
collect from Kirk Parrish Com
pany the sum OF $Sb. which said
sum of money was then and there
due TO the city of Richmond by
the said Kirk Parrish Company
for city taxes for the year 1910;
that you did not make any entry
OF said collection upon the prop
er books in your Office. that You
did not report such collection un-
der oath to the city auditor with
In one week thereafter. and that
you did not pay the said sum Of
s35 go collected into the city
treasury as required by the char
ter of the city of Richmond and
the ordinances Of said city.
I. That on December 30, 1910.
you did as collector Of the city
taxes OF the city OF Richmond
collect from kirkwood Mitchell
the sum OF $223,55, which said
sum of money was then and there
due to tho city OF Richmond by
the said Ktrkwood Mitchell for
city taxes for the year 1910. that
you did not make any entry OF
said collection upon the proper
books In your office: that you did
not report such collection under
oath to the city auditor within
one week thereafter, and that you
did not pay the said sum of
S223,5b so collected into the city
treasury as required by the char
ter of the city Of Richmond and
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Respectfully,
{Signedl
u. G. RICHARDSON,
Mayor.
Power of the Mayor
Under the State law and city cha
ter, Mayor Richardson Is empower.
TO either suspend or remove n CT
official for Just cause, the official ha
Ing the right of appeal. however,
the Hastings Court, where the Judge
decision Is finaf In such cases. Mea,
while the City Council has the al
thority to have the city eollectorsh
filed until the office is filed by Do
ular election.
Captain Cunningham has held II
oftlce Tor the last twenty-five years
Wos,id Abel!s.. Office.
by a singular coincidence, Il
Council Committee on ordinanc
Charter and Reform Tuesday nigl
recommended to Council for adoptic
a resolution instructing the city a
torney to secure through the Ricl
mond city delegation in the next Gel
eral Assembly such changes In II
charter OF the city as will allow Cou,
ell 10 abolish the office of city co
lector of taxes and confer its duti,
on the office of the city treasurer.
Recently the Board OF Alderme
practically killed an ORDINANCE r,
ducing the fees of the office frol
68 to 1~2 of per cent. 1t is state
that tho offices paid In fees last yea
s1I. 02T35. Under the new asses.
ment 1t Ia expected 10 Yield at lea!
$4,000.
NO such removal, however. sha
be made" says the law, "witho,
reasonable notice to the officer com
planned Of, and an opportunity afford
ed him To be heard In person or b
counsel TO present testimony In HI
behalf.
The Mayor Notified.
Mayor Richardson received a com
rnunication Tuesday from chairma
Harry Pollard. ~ the finance com
bearing on the matter.
The letter read as follows.
Late yesterday afternoon. MIR.
George s Crenshaw. special ac-
countant. reported to me that he
had discovered that there was
irregularity in the office of the
collector OF city taxes. Therefore
- il becomes. .ag painful autg~te eall
your attention TO this matter so
that you may do whatever you see
fit I'm the premises, Mr.. Cren-
shnM WILL go into the matter with .