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Show THEY GOT THE MONEY, BUT BROKE THE LAW In reviewing the accounts of the old Council, the Finance committee of the City Council of Murray has discovered Irregularities, to which the attention of the City Attorney has been directed. It was discovered that an appropriation was made lo each of the retiring members mem-bers of $25. to the Mayor of $30. to the Justice of the Peace and Town Marshal of $25. It has also been discovered that the appropriations were not covered by any provisions of the law. City Attorney D. M. Haigh of Murray wns in the city yesterday in connection with the Investigation. It is possible that the new Council will Institute proceedings pro-ceedings to prosecute the members of the old Council for alleged misappropriation misappropri-ation of the city's funds. A meeting of the Council will be held next Tuesday night, when the city attorney's report will be made and the matter of further action will be decided upon. At the last meeting of the old Council Hcber Saunders, one of the members, moved that an appropriation be made allowing to each member 525, to the Mayor $30, and to the Justice of the Peace and Town Marshal 525 each. The entire amount was 5205. The resolution passed and the appropriations were made. The city attorney in his recent investigations' inves-tigations' discovered that thero ip no provision of law to cover the appropriations, appropria-tions, and that the statutes were not complied with when the money was paid. The city officials who retired and who received the money appropriated are: C. L. Miller, Mayor; Councllmen, James Gilbert, Reynolds Cahoon, Arthur White, Heber Saunders and William McCloary; Justice of the Peace J. P. McOmie; Tovn Marshal, Mike Mauss. |