Show COUNTY HALTS PAYMENT UPON JUSTICE BILLS Alleged Failure to Follow Statutes Blamed Meet Called for Parley Asserted failure of justices of or the peace to follow statutes literally in n drafting their monthly charges against Salt Lake county for tor services resulted Tuesday In refusal of the county attorneys attorney's office to approve any more bills until a conference with the justices is held The matter came to a head when W W. R R. Huntsman deputy county attorney attorney at- at torney lorney declined to approve a bill for 99 submitted by Herman Gy Gygi i justice of oi the peace in the thc Second precinct Mr l Huntsman asserted Justice Gygi was vas attempting to overcharge the county for his services The attorney rejected the bill In view of the existing existing ex ex- policy of County Attorney Matthew Cowley to effect economics wherever possible Without the approval approval approval ap ap- ap- ap of the attorneys attorney's office the bill cannot be authorized by the auditors auditor's office Justices of the peace in most precincts precincts precincts pre pre- arc are erring particularly in re respect respect respect re- re to item charges made for default default de de- de- de fault Cault cases they have handled Mr Huntsman said Section 2527 compiled compiled com corn piled laws of Utah 1917 definitely states in referring to default cases which is construed to mean any case where a trial is not held that the fee shall be 2 for all services up to and including entry of oC judgment Some justices have been charging as high as 5 for such cases Mr Huntsman Huntsman Huntsman Hunts Hunts- man pointed ouLA out outA A meeting of all justices of the peace has been called for Cor 2 p. p m. m Saturday at the office of H. H T. T Matthews Matthews Matthews Matth Matth- justice of oC the Eleventh precinct precinct precinct pre pre- with headquarters at Murray Members of the county attorneys attorney's staff staf will be present at that meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing to discuss the matter of oC fees to tobe tobe tobe be allowed |