Show I ILLEGAL ACCOUNTS i ROBERTS AND CHRISTOPIinRSOX FAIL TO COMPLY WITH LAW 1 StatUtes Cited For Their Benefit Mileage Must lie Itemized Bnnch ins Items in Direct Conflict With the Mandate of the Legislature I The members of the county court Messrs Roberts and Christopherson who i have filed thefr bills in a lump as it were do not know perhaps that they have violated the law in so doing but such is the case The Herald makes this assertion in order that they may have a chance to rectify the mistake It seems to be the intention of the law that all bills filed shall be open to inspection Roberts and Christopherson < for reasons best known to themselves have seen fit to make statements of services rendered that preclude anyone knowing just how I the services were performed I For their benefit the law in the case is Quoted I Sec 196 page 307 compiled laws of iSiS The county court must not hear or con url g I I eider i any claim In favor of any person against the county nor shall the court I I credit or allow any claim or bill unless I tho Fame be itemized giving names I dates the particular service rendered distance traveled where and when I Sec 204 page 300 All claims against t t ir I1n h ri I the county presented by members of the I county court for the per diem or mileage I flg rei1i iKeyf tfe ift or other service rendered by them must ho itemized as other claims and must II state that the service has been actually rendered j Christophersons bill was filed on apiece a-piece of brown paper and allowed before j j Ian I-an itemized account was presented The j latter was filed yesterday with the clerk I and is as follows I March 1 To 8 sessions of court i i l4iilllS23i25 3200 I Seven days on subcommittee I 2 320 27I28I2S I 2400 j i Nine subcommittee on roads infirmary infirm-ary and mislanus 8 9 12 15 13 1 19 21 3500 Mileage 191 miles one way 3800 I Total 513820 I Mr Geddes is the only man who has I I complied with the law His account was I itemized properly I I appears t the casual observer that I I the other two are afraid of the criticism I which a public showing of their accounts i might make Their first bills were ItemIzed I item-ized but when held up for scrutiny they I did not bear the test i If the court desires tho confidence of I I people I Is conceded by all familiar i with its methods that Its business will j have to be conducted on a more open I plan The court Is fighting illegal claims j An Illegal claim Is against the county one which lacks authority of law I Roberts and Christophersons claims in their present state are a invalid as any I of these they are trying to throw out I |