Referring to the Organization Penobscot County Sprague's Journal of Maine History Vol. 6 May, June, July 1918 No. 1 page 31-32 Referring to the Organization Penobscot County Contributed by Honorable Charles W. Stephens, Old Town, Maine. Hancock, ss. Circuit Court of Common Pleas. Nov. Term, A. D., 1816. The undersigned, William, Abbott, Job Nelson and Bradshaw Hall, ap- pointed by the Circuit Count of Common Pleas for the County of Hancock a Committee on the part of said County, and Thomas A. Hill, appointed by the Circuit Court of Common Pleas for the County of Penobscot on the part of :that County to settle and adjust in an equitable manner the sub- sisting claims of said Counties respectively conformably to the provisions of an act entitled "An Act for dividing the County of Hancock and estab- lishing a new County by the name of Penobscot," beg leave to, report That the amount of Cash in the hands of the Treasurer of the County of Hancock, April 1, 1816, was $1,231.98 That the amount of taxes outstanding at that time for the year 1814 was 542.93 That the amount of taxes outstanding for 1815 was 2,095.22 That there has been received by said Treasurer, since the first of April aforesaid from Mason Shaw, Esq. 264.54 Also from John Wilkins, Esq. for excise 67.31 And that the amount of taxes assessed upon the Counties of Hancock and Penobscot for the year 1816 which is col- lectible is 4,839.86 Making the amount of money & credits $9,041.84 And they further report: That the amount of claims against the County of Hancock so far as they were liquidated on the 1st of April aforesaid was $307.77 That the amount of claims against said County due on said first day of April and liquidated at April Term, (deducting from the same for the board of Prisoners 33 weeks at per week $27.50 was ........132.49 that the amount of Do. allowed at July T .last was 60.45 $500 71 Which leaves a balance of money & credits of $8,541.13 And the Committees of both Counties agree to de- duct from. the amount aforesaid, being 8,541.13 5% as Commission upon the amount of Debts due being $500.71 And also upon said sum of 27.50 For board of Prisoners being 26.11 Which leaves a balance of money & credits of $8,514 72 to be divided between said Counties. And as a just rule of apportionment said Committees have taken the last County tax of 5,000 dollars of which the several towns & plantations in the County of Penobscot pay $1,163-03 and they find that as 5,000:1,163.03:: 8,514.72:1,990.57 which is the amount belonging to said County of Pe- nobscot. But the Committee of the County of Hancock are of opinion that from said sum Of $1,980.57 there ought to be deducted 5 per cent for the Commissions which said County of Hancock will be obliged to pay their Treasurer for receiving and paying over said sum and Which amounts to $99.02 leaving a balance due said County of $1,881.55. On the other hand the Committee of Penobscot contends that only $23.03 is justly chargeable to that County being a proportion only of the 5 per cent aforesaid. And the Committee of the County of Hancock is of opinion that if there exist any contract made for the sole benefit if the County of Penobscot, but which the County of Hancock is bound to fulfill, such sum ought to be retained as will be sufficient to indemnify the County of Hancock. They further state that the taxes of 1816 are payable one half on the first day of November instant and the remainder on the first day of April next, and that the Treasurer of the County of Hancock ought not to pay- such proportion of said sum as arises from the tax of 1816 until the same is payable. All of which is respectfully submitted. WILLIAM ABBOTT, JOB NELSON B. HALL, Committee of Hancock County THOS. A. HILL, for Penobscot. Ordered, That this report be accepted as amended and that the treasurer of the County of Hancock pay over to the Treasurer of the County of Penobscot said sum of eighteen hundred & eighty-one dollars and fifty- five cents in manner following, viz: Eight hundred dollars on demand and the residue within the time reported or sooner if convenient, when the Treasurer of the County of Penobscot shall give bonds to the Treasurer of the County of Hancock with two sufficient sureties in the sum of twelve hundred dollars to indemnify the County of Hancock from all claims that may hereafter appear against 'the County of Hancock and due before the first day of April next. A copy Attest: MASON SHAW, Clerk. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. 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