Show Is There A County By LE ANN BLODGETT The position of county constable was put on the November ballot by There were no Helmut Wenzel got write-in making him the high vote NO certificate of election was no one was declared as the appeared before the county commission this week to He is possible the position has been but by it still He quoted state and county laws which designate constables in the same category as justices of the HE SAYS if there is no office of constable there is then no office of county justice of the peace and all official acts performed by him are null and If this were all marriage rites performed by County Justice of the Peace LeRoy Day are null and the county attorney has another They say the county has the to decide if they need a constable and until they the office doesn't In early the office of constable was a very high position in government-charged with conservation of the peace along with the courts of the justice of peace and The position later revolved into the responsibility of CONSTABLES in the present day are charged with the responsibility and authorized to deliver subpoenas and court They do not receive a but a fee for each plus which is paid by attorneys through their Since some of the legal are now being delivered by the sheriff's adding to their already heavy commission didn't close the door to the idea of appointing CAROLYN Bountiful won the last election and serves in She has also been authorized to go into the adjoining unincorporated area of the county and other areas not covered by another should have one on every street corner if we need that said one a resident of Centerville and a University of Utah had prepared an extensive presentation to support his belief that the office legally He quoted from Utah Code He said he realized the position had been listed on the ballot by but maintained it should be either filled or legally DEPUTY County Attorney J. Val Roberts said county as a public may divide the county into precincts for the purpose of electing the peace and Some time ago mission divided the into a single purpose of electing a piH justice of the B THE specific finding by commission that a piH constable is public of precinct not appear to |