Show DEPUTY AUDITOR GETS fiETS TS NOTARY FEES All License Renewals Net Stevens Neat Sum for Signi Signing g Name Deputy City Auditor C C. B. B Stevens Ste-ens in 13 one of the advocates of the work of tho the special auditors and has always defended defend defend- ed them against charges of Incompetence and other things Tho The reason for It became kno known knon n yes yes- Mr Ir Stevens is a nota notary public and since the new license ordinances went Into effect ef ct- ef- ef te feet t all nU applicants for merchants merchants' and some sonic miscellaneous licenses have been compelled to swear to affidavits setting out the amount of stock or business upon which thc they are to pay license Tb Tho applicant app appears ars at nt the license office of ot- lice flee and Is sent to the notary to swear to the affidavit Deputy D Stevens charges them 25 5 s cents apiece for or his sert sen ser Ices Stevens Mc Gets Get Since the new law went Into effect re requirIng requiring requiring re- re quiring this departure there theN lucre have been Issued merchants merchants' ts' ts licenses and a large rge quantity of other licenses For each of these Deputy Auditor Stevens gets 25 cents as notary public It Is 13 estimated that the change chango In the laws regulating the Issuance issuance ance of ot licenses has benefited him to the thc extent of ot SiO 10 Yesterday a merchant appeared to pay his license After setting out the amount of his stock he ho was sent to Deputy Deput Auditor Stevens to swear to the affidavit affi am- davit daviL Twenty five cents said the lie deputy when he had finished Why Vh I never heard of that before said the merchant highway robbery rob rob- ber bery he lie n added ded as ns he lie reappeared at the license office which n adjoins tho the auditors auditor's office Deputy Deputy- City Recorder Ben Den Rives Riv s followed followed fol tol- fol- fol lowed the same practice for some time but he lie dropped It although the city attorney at- at torney advised him that he had a a. perfect right to accept the fee for tor being ing notary |