Show COUNTY OL CLERK RK CAS CASE ANSWERS RS ARTICLE IN m LAST WEEKS WEEK'S a Dear Editor I notice in the issue of ot the tho Roosevelt Roose Roose- it ire t volt velt Standard Free Freo Pr Press Presse s. s and Courier under date of at February an article ar ar- financial statement statement state- state to Ito the tho Ucla j ment mend of olf Duchesne Ducheane county Through your columns I would like Uke to make the following explanation I tion lion First a of all I want to state that tho the financial statement was waa published In Inthe tho the Salt Lake Laka Tribune first under date o of Feb and having discovered dis dis- covered recited that an error had been made r In recopying the statement tram from the ther working copy to the official copy Imade I Imade CO I made a new publication which appears ap ap- 1 pears peara in the same paper under date o of February I The difference In the two tate state statements mew ments meni s Is merely one line which 1 should have shown in the recel receipt t redemptions redemptions sale I column an Item of ot tax Lions la in the amount of at r This is the only IOnly material difference t in the two o statements Permit me at this time to tIC discuss ast for tor a time the matter of the law at 1 of at the relative to the publication i financial stat statement ment of counties The I i i section you quoted in your a article Ucle i p Carat mentioned above aboTe was taken from the Session Laws o of 1917 Sec Soo 1555 1656 Since Sinco this law was amended amend d by the 1927 legislature we need n not discuss further the 1917 law other than to 00 COm that the editors of ot the to papers are areE ot giving correct facts fads l regarding gar Ling ng the theT tt E T Ti i v flaw law With reference to the 1927 maw aw pertaining to the financial state- state M Sent ent at page and pf of the Laws Lawa 1927 law provides Fong among other pings that the county auditor shall during the month of ot Janu- Janu ry of each each year In to a a. paper per of 01 genal genral gen- gen ral al l circulation a detailed statement i r h bowing wing 11 1 11 All AU receipts andi and expenditures I r the the previous ear ending Decem- Decem r K i 8 1 2 The amount of ot cash on hand IJA th the e date ot of o the last report 3 The amount of ot sinking fund dhow how invested Ct 4 4 The number date and amount every ivory bond issue or redeemed ande and e amount received D or paid there- there i lER IER 1 6 5 F 5 The Indebtedness of the coun- coun founded and floating stating t Ung the fount of ot each ench class and Ute the rate of recd Brest borne by such aut In indebtedness I any ny part thereof I 6 6 A concise condee statement of all erty owned by the county with approximate estimate of the value and the amount of at cash In tn county treasurer and end its several ds Is i. i 7 E Each ECh Ch warrant issued to whamOn whom wham m 1 I On Local Page r v From Page One n l COUNTY CLERK ANSWERS LAST WEEKS WEEK'S ARTICLE and on what account provided d. d that if lIf more than one warrant haa has been issued to one individual on the same samei i J account during the year the rule e ai aggregate aggregate re gate ate amount shall be shown In the statement as one warrant and pro pro- provided vided that if it more moro than pro One warrant warrant warrant war war- rant has haa been issued to one individual ual on the same account during the year the aggregate amount shall hall be shown hown in the statement a as one ono warrant warrant war war- rant and provided provided- further that various Items paid out to Individuals that are arc charges on tho the county count shall not be published but but the tale same may maybe maybo maybo bo be stated as a Do total and the tho itemized statement of 01 the same shall be on tile file in the auditors auditor's office This is the law I have followed In making up the Ithe financial statement of ot Duchesne county for the year ear 1928 J Z think I nave have the same very well which you will see If you ob observed our statement closely close close- ly and compare the tho statement with the law I do not claim b to be perfect but have tried to make the statement state tate statement ment clear and I know that anyone with a reasonable amount of ot diligence diligence dili dili- gence genco can the tho same If It the taxpayers want to w know the thing that is la hurting hurting- the papers gapers U to the t foot fact t Ula the tho board 9 of county commissioners are trying diligently 4 to reduce the expense of the county to ilIo the minimum During the Ithe years from the time of ot the organization of ot this county to the ho year 1926 we have been getting the delinquent tax list published for forthe forthe forthe the sum of cf approximately oly whereas In tho the years 1927 and 1928 the county paid Oho tho papers of ot the theco co coUnty county ty the sum o of t approximately 1000 per year for practically the ame publication Now what has hM fa caused the variation In the amounts ol of these years Have the county papers formed a combined in order to make the y citizens of the count county Y pay the maximum rate for le legal al publication pub of at county business The above is Js the reason solely for publication of ot our statement in the tho Salt Lake paper I think I am right when I say th that t tho the board board of county commissioners rs would not have au au- the publication In the Salt Lake pa paper er for the difference in tho the price if It It Jt had not been for the tho fact that we must get relief from some some source and that tha relief could only I come from beginning at some point and why not begin with the financial statement Anc Another aler issue raised the by th editors edi edi- editors tors of the papers Is Does the Salt I Lake Tribune bune have general circulation tion Lion in the county I submit that it it does and fur for proof will say gay Sa that ap approximately y four hundred co copies es escom tonne come into the county daily and I do do think Mr Editors that the county officials are justified In publishing such important data In a Salt Bait Lakepa Lake pa paper er until such time Ume as our count county papers pavers can give us a lair rat rate I have dwelt at len length hon on the above subject and antL I submit this to the taxpayers taxpayers taxpayers tax tax- payers for their answer The rec roc records records will clearly show and are are open e for tor Inspection at any time that the C r. r finan financial ial statement statement Is Is' true and correct correct cor- cor 1 1 Very truly yours WM I. H. H CASE County Clerk and Auditor |