The Forrest City times., 1913-07-04
se1s21ieEal Charge. Made Against
 Levre Beard.

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 SszS2t.cR2. cL2rges are mad 2 zg&lns- +ls oSce-s ot The g. FfaDcis Leree Boz-d in declarztion 1.ea yesterday il tLe 1-ee q tEe c3erE q -fe coZrt at Marion.
 The o.-4 alleges t1at funds of the .evee b9ar2 were Dot deposited in the banks Cssig1atsd ty the b0ay6 2s de- positCfies b1t were he'd c1t .sole1T and ouly for tte p1fp3se cf allowing E1geDe Williams, tLs secretary to receive he benefit ct tLe interest. whicL znosnis - from si2 Ic sl5 per day since J J1Ds
 ]. . legeS .flrtLsr that | is the pUr- p1se 0t tLe officers Cf tbe board to Ge- p0sl- tae D1Dey H Llch ls Teceiy e6 ffoI lie sac q tl-e bonds in banks other than tbCSe prescribed by Eaw roT he purpose oi cheating and de- .priying tEe taIpaysrs out If he in fEerest on tbe DoneT IL further states tLat ,Le defendants have slsu- ed i.legz- warrzuts for lie disposition o9 the Bos q tEs bard
 One section is directed al tie at -orDey for the board, H. r. R0lesoB, gi1C, Il says, holds his position illeg- 2Ig, basIDg Hat allegation 6D tbe g-9 and thai 10 mem baE of the board except tEe president, can be 2n ot5- cer. T. reviyes the charges made agails- NJ Williams that he is in eliglbie 10 hold the position a sec reLary-tre4s -reT ot tAs board on ac- count c. The relationship by marriage 10 Cne Ct 1Ee mem oers q tbe board and inc! !1Ges with him [ 1 Mallory, one cf the collectors. wL0. il alleges Is also related within tte inhibited aesree tc one ot the IeI bers ct the board.
 Anothe: section is aimed at the president Of the board. and alleges that he Las failed 10 discharge his duty bF Do- ordering the payment oi the money ot the board 10 the proper ep0sito-y. and includes with him The members Of the advisory board The plaintiffs pray the court tc grant all injunction restraining the president from Issuing warrants f0l the payment Of the salaries Of the at iOrney and The secretary-tYeasa They also ask that an injunction be drawn against The delivery Of the tax books for St. Francis county 10 Mr MallOrY, who, they allege. IS Ineligible 10 receive them. They ask the court that the defendants. he orScers of the board. oe charged with the interest which weald acc1 III ulate on the funds prior to the time they were deposited in the banks
 The plaintiffs t0 the suit are P. C. Barton, ". T. Lane, T. ". Taylor. T. :. Taylor, Ep. Taylor, G. W. Cul, berhopse. James Russell, E P. Taylor, John ". Alderson, E. Bonner. Frank ". DeRossit. L, H. McGuree. T. o. Pierce, 0. L. Sanders, C. c. Barton and J. F Fogleman. The declaration was drawn by J. (. Hawthorne
 The following are named in the dec i laration as defendants; ON. Killough. Eugene Williams. T. 4. Buford. J. Nj. Me Bee, H. b. Tomlinson, H. F. Role. son, Ed Mallory and H. 4. Block.
 Q. \. KilloUgh, president Of the board. stated yesteruday thai the suif had nothing more than a political significance and that it was a matter of spite on the part of some enemies of the eosrd, which is attem ptipe 10 provide adequate leyees before another flood comes
 He says that the funds which he and other members Of the board are charged with withholding was only a little more than enough 10 meet the interest due in July and for current expenses.
 In regard to the treasurer be says that after his election on May B il was discovered that he was ineligible on account Of his relation to T. 4
 Buford, 9 member of the board, but that on June 24 at called meeting of the board Mir. BQford resigned and Mir. Williams was again elected. The law states, he says, that the money in the hands Of the board cannot be deposit ed in the banks in each county by the treasurer until his bond is approved. Within one hour after the approval of Mir. Williams bond, on June A, the banks which were the successful bidders in each county were notified that they had been selected as de. positories of the funds of the board.
 He says that he did not order the payment Of the funds of the board 10 the banks in each county at that time because he did not think il wise t0 scatter the funds within few days before the July interest was due. He said that there would hardly have been time for the money 10 be trans ferred to those banks before IL would be time to meet the July interest, and that the expense fees and the ex- change would not justify euch action.
 He also offered 10 deed his house to