The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1912-07-04
SCHOOL FACULTY
CHOSEN BY BOARD.
SHERIEEs
ARE found SHORT
IL Their Accounts by State
Tax Departments Audit
Of Them.

Vi, AIiElH.
CHARLESTON. July Am audit
covering period of six years-from
July /, 1905, to July /, 1911, has
Just been made by the tax commits
!. sIoner's force OF the accounts Of the
sheriffs. of Raleigh county. The
audit shows that there Is due the
county $f2,6S0427 and the state OF
West Virginia l$131 IL, while 3d.
637 SO in addition is subject to ad-
Indication by the courts. l'hfsl
money, the audit shows, is due from
ex-sheriff w. R. Campbell, ex-
Sheriff John F. Davis and Sheriff C
v. Cottle. The audit covers, the
settlement made for taxes Of 1905-5-
6-7-s-9.19, and including payments
from the county treasury to said
sheriffs and their deputies. In ad-
dition to the above amounts is VI
list OF uems for which the auditors
we're unable to find any bills or
vouchers, aggregating 1851 So.
About $3.50 of this was to Sheriff
cottle, s298!50 to w. H. Cooper
for boarding prisoners, while the re-
mainder was divided among several
persons.
I The findings against the three
sherlffs were:
Ex-Sheriff w. r.. Campbell; State.
s22 O5, Raleigh county $500. OIL
additional amount subject to adju-
dication bp the courts, 1855. 95.
Ex-Sheriff John F. Davis: state
$90.2i, Raleigh county $2i407 Al,
additional subject to adjudication
by the courts, 2,O12 .Os.
Sheriff C. v. Cottle: State 49,
ls5. Raleight county s4.s7S .s5, adj
ditional subject to adjudication by
the courts, 1896.
In addition is the 1891 SIS for
which no vouchers or bills could be
found.
w. R. Campbell served but two
years. After his death John F.
Davis was chosen for the unexpired
term of two years. The other two
years. of the audit covering six
years, are the first two years OF
Sheriff Cottle's, the present In
cumbent's term.
The biggest item in the finding
against Campbell IS '$3,4966 .66 as
balance after his final settlement
and not turned over to his success
or. The interest on this and other
balances not paid over at the proper
time make another item of $2.11s. :
81 The discrepancies in the ac-
counts in favor of Campbell more
than make up for the other discrep-
ancies found against him.
in the accounts of John f. Davis,
who served the two unexpired
years of Campbell's term, the lars-
est discrepancy was in the 1908
taxes charged in the 1909 settle
ment. The errors in his favor were
81 y297 90 of the county, and $7s .S3
: of the states money, Discrepancies
in accounting for tax sales and re-
demptions. moneys received from
commissioner of school lands, and
duplicate accounts formed the major
portion of the balance OF the ST.
407 81 due the county.
The biggest finding is in the &C
counts OF Sheriff Cottle. And but
two years are covered in the audit
The aggregate finding due the coun-
ty was $3.50 .l32. but several err
rors in favor of the county, one for
$685. .i27. were found. making the
net amount held to be due the
county $4!S73 IS. One OF the big
gest items is one OF 81 ,624 AS for
money paid to Sheriff Cottle for Ia
Dor performed on the roads by prls-
oners, said moneys being paid for the
purpose of being applied on fines
and costs. Said payment is held to
be unauthorized and should be re-
funded to the county by Sheriff Cot
tie and not applied as directed by
the order of the county court"
The largest single item, however.
Is one of 81. 9r5 .'64, for, as the au-
dit shows. "fifteen per cent commits
sion for the collection OF 1911 taxes
not included, said commission to be
used in determining the amount due
for the year 1872"
Corrections of commissions re-
ceived by Sheriff Cottle in 1911 set-
Element for 1910 taxes. total $724.-
20. 1910 and first quarter of lY1I
total 1888, payments to sheriff and
deputies for miscellaneous services
: 1904 go. etc.
A certified copy OF the audit has
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