The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-20

49, iehuinB the county us
own money"
1t is set forth that In Ohio county
'ne orders were not treated as pro
'ioed oy law Sheriff Taylor would
cash The orders when they were pre-
scented and then present a claim for
interest on the overdraft, while Sher
IN Clemans would mark the order
accepted. and the German Bank
would cash them and present a bill
ior interest on the orders. A part OF
the payments 10 the German Bank
were made direct to the bank. and
payments aggregating s3.265 so were
made direct to Sheriff Clemans The
payments to Sheriff Clemans will be
treated In the later report. one rea.
son Tor this being that the cashier OF
the German Bank certifies that Sher-
IN Clemans did not profit by the pay.
ments for interest.
Taylor Disregards Law.
Sl.osl.5f was received by Sheriff
Taylor through treating the orders I'm
the manner set out. and he is asked
TO refund this amount. II being point.
ed out that the law provides definite
! ly the method 10 be followed when
there are no funds with which 10
pay orders. and does not provide for
the method followed I'm Ohio county.
That IL was an easy matter for the
sheriff to lend the public funds the
public money. II he so desired. and
get interest on II. is easily seen when
the question OF interest on deposits
in bank is taken up. IL being shown
that Sheriff Taylor had an average
! monthly balance OF about $4,000. and
Sheriff Clemans about 100000.
novel method employed bv Sher-
liz Taylor In securing money not pro-
vided for by law is shown under the
subject of interest payments on com.
missions and allowances.
A Merry Proposition.
Sheriff Taylor was allowed orders
I from the county fund TO cover his
commissions. but on account of "A dis
pute over the question of discount he
refused 10 accept some of the orders.
On November 10. 1909. he received an
order for $50. i52.62. covering his com
I missions for the second. third and
Fourth settlements On February ..
1910. he was allowed S2,1S4g2 for in
'"reSt on the commissions for which
re had not taken mp The orders Al
loved. II Is the opinion OF the Tax
commissioner that because he refused
20 take up the orders allowed him.
Shorin Taylor was not necessarily
inconvenienced. the report saving.
sheriff Taylor was by law the Gus
'cdian OF the public money out Of
which these commissions and allow
ances were authorized 10 be paid. and
had been authorized by the Board of
commissioners 20 receive credit for
the amount due him. except a dis
pu'ed audit for discount Certainly.
tho county would not BE- justified in
paving the sheriff Interest on
amounts allowed him and due him
out Of funds which were in his pos
session because he claimed "A greater
amount and refused 10 take credit
for the amounts allowed him"
Whose Money Is III
Interest received on money depos-
ted in bank Is held against both sher-
IFS. on this subject the report says.
in part. referring 10 a decision OF
the Supreme Court on the question Of
interest on taxes.
While the question Of interest on
deposits is not decided in This do
c'sion. vet Judge Braunon. in com
interest on taxes. SAYS
Whose money is 81 bearing that
interest? Not tho sherins. bur money
e. he public Who ever heard II
any one getting interest on money
NOT helonging 70 Kim
IL Us equally true that Interest re-.
o".yed on public money deposited IN
% bank belongs 20 the public and not
1. HH..
should profit by whatever interest is
received by the sheriff
~ IFS the holding Of This depart
mcnt that Interest received on pub
lic moneys belongs 90 the public. and
should be- credited 10 the fund or
funds deposited
Sheriff Taylor's records show that
there were. 90 times. boo his possession
public moneys exceeding $4,000 0d
and that tho average monthly balance
on hand vas approximately $4,000 0O
sheriff Cl"mans' record shows that he
had. ~ times public moneys in his
hands exceeding 5000 100000 and that
Oh" average monthly balance was az
proXlmafeiy SPu.urD Dn The amount
received hy sheriff TAYLOR for inter.
90 on deposits vas fGH1fGi and hy
sheriff Cloman- ffr0-c1 o. is held
that Those amount should poo paid
INFO fh" counts trr. ury o. the two
shs~iTs
Dr. Dol further 600 fur'h .r1f sheriff
Taylor records fn moo -Iut Tor acv.
erri months nf Dos form trd .f I- hold
'fsf In OBJ. 'tfn' tIa. Interest or pub
ir mnrsta vae received ht ~hfrIT
THt lor HIIIH .. r.f included .r trn