Show t tI is ACTS LEGALIZED I tr I g WHILE YOU WAIT r County Commissioners to Ap Apply Apply fc ply Legislative Salves to tot tol l Administration Sores t a 0 I M rt H M 1 SEVERAL JOBS INVOLVED THESE TO BE SANCTIONED BY BYj j NEW LAWS 4 t f The county commissioners are now flow n W seek seeking 1 s f ing ng legislation to legalize the methods of at 4 r conducting their office which for some sometime time lime has ties been bean administered with little re regard of or the statutes statute de tie designed tieC 19 1 gard Bard for tor the provisions C Of o signed to cover county affaire affair 1 Since 1896 16 a pauper clerk has lias been ap appointed apI t I pointed Jointed and has acted distributing the funds runds himself and even sign signIng signIng i Ing ig commissioners names James to the checks t under the present pre ent board Under the pres pret present present ent statutes there Is no prevision n made for such Uch an official j The board furthermore has appointed though nn Rn assistant county count physician ph l there thera Is no legal authority for such action 1 This has acted and has bas been c c drawing his hit salary regularly each month though the warrant arrant for it was each time k Illegally Issued For the amount amounts Illegally paid out in to inthis j this way by the county commissioners loners it itIs itis Is said ald they could have been held per personally liable and made to refund to thet the th county Furthermore they could have 1 t been held for Tor a penalty of or d for each 1 Urn time they have violated the law The I c new county attorney this year forcibly reminded the county commissioners of or their duties In these matters The result is III that a batch hatch of oC legislation on behalf of or the county Is 15 now ready to tobe tobe tobe be Introduced In the legislature Several bills bIll have been prepared by Job P Lyon Lon county attorney to lo legalize what the th thes s commissioners have hae been doing I f c Salaries Are Left Open 1 i i t The first of ot these thee wit win section be a very v y con considerable considerable amendment to section 48 now no y providing for a commissioner of or the poor and nd allowing him for acting as such OO 00 a Tear lt The fhe commissioners have never i dra hat money but have appointed a aI I pauper clerk at a salary Blary O a year i The proposed amendment will provide for fora fori i i a pauper clerk at a salary left lert to the dis discretion disc c I of or the commissioners 1 j i Another bill will sill amend section 40 and 4 for the appointment of or an In 5 3 assistant county physician and an office 0 assistant for the county physicians of or orta oft t ta a 1 flea fico These salaries are arf also left to the tbt discretion of or the th commissioners R ef Tile The county commissioners loners had intended I y to Ie have ha Introduced a bill Increasing their I own on and other county salaries and have han hano i kt w been In communication with other coun counties o F 4 ties asking them to join In the request i c legislation Only a feW fow of or these counties have han been heard from It Is certain tain that some such bill will be introduced t tho the close of or the I Another measure affecting the th county count t revenue has hall been prepared by the county attorney This is In reference to the fines r from state cas cases s in the city elt courts Under 1 1 the present law half balf of or the fines go to the state stale from these cases and the other half hair to the city The county provides provided prosecuting officers pays witness fees feest t and jurors fees when there thera Is a jury which Is not often orten The city furnishes tile the Judge and clerical work of or the court courtIs Is it The Tho state though th ugh It gets gels f ets half the fines CInes does nothing to keep up the courts The i r proposed bill provides that the fines will willbe t t 1 f be equally lly divided between city and t f I county V J City Is Dissatisfied This will conflict somewhat with a de demand demand mand In prospect t b by the city for tor a greater share of or the fees fen or a readjustment of or the I ct expenses of or the court Ourt City officials have bave I I 1 been grumbling for some time that they theyS S had bad to handle state cases cues with little tittle or no If It if revenue to the city from them There Thero are aro other bill bills to come from the ther r h i g 1 county but they U ey have hae not been prepared HS J as yet HSI The bill changing OK th law relating to I the establishment and Ind n maintenance maintenance of or pest houses was waa drawn up by County AtI At Attorney Attorn I torney torn e Lyon as agreed between represent representatives ti t 0 of or city and county governments This will permit J the establishment of or a ajO r Joint jO joint Int hospital for city and county In con connection cony it y to ion with St Marks hospital as has hasI been arranged The bill Is now in the I hands of or M R Stewart city health com 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