Excerpt from Canadian Contract Record, Vol. 7: A Weekly Journal; Vols. 7-9; January 7, 1897-December 28, 1898
But the faults are not all those of treasurers. Municipal clerks and col lectors of taxes use the funds they collect as long as they dare, or can, before they hand them over; part only of what they collect, or they default entirely.
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