Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-05-04 | Page 1 | Look out, Grafters!

f. f f O f i 4 ft J 1 LOOK OUT GRAFTERS tIme HIP ell city h hy by padded printing bills hlll I Is getting dangerous i crous c c mill and fraudulent claims can cnn no longer el elIth with Ith safety he be presented I Extortionate charges made nut and collected in III time the pa post mn may land lanel time the grafters III In a u prisoner dock The rime law luv InIs Is made to protect time tho people Publishers Publishers who lio collect coiled t note more than thun their due dime la lay ls cI liable to 10 criminal prosecution j READ THE LAW PRESENTATION OF UNLAWFUL CLAIM Every person who with intent to defraud presents present for allowance or for payment to any state board or officer or to any county city town or district board or officer authorized to allow or pay the same if genuine any false or fraudulent claim bill account voucher or writing is guilty of a felony How could time the padded hills bills of the time Tribune and tIme tho Telegram come conic through without collusion In time the JOIce of or the time auditor He lie has bins a It duty to perform even cn against t. t n a favorite tu who offends offend READ THE ORDINANCE CE The City Auditor shall audit all claims and demands against the city before they are allowed by the city c council uncil and shall perform such other duties as the c city ity council may provide by ordinance Time The Tribune charges CS the time city three times thc It bid for tor county printing printing-amid printing and from froni six to ten times n hul It Is chur charging merchants for the tIme Mime 3 space The Time Telegram collects from the time elt city three time the price for tor s 's It offered to do r county o unitY work limit Hut that Isn't theft That Thill I la Is simply shoeing the tIme ell city taxpayer how much his in nd Telegram ur hL luxury costs CoM him It only s ho how hard they are working him The Time lun limi lawlessness h lIc consists in iii presenting fraudulent lent bills hills In iii filing tiling claims In excess of ot the tIme work actually done in iii collecting CIUCCI III Illegally ull any Mini Mun o of money r. r from froni om the city cHr They ha ha e readied the time limit The Time records will wit I e C be overhauled The Time truth Mill Ill lii be lie shown n If It means warrants and auth lint criminal lion ullon Grand Jur Jury or no Grand Jur tIme the law lav lawn n III he be S e cn IJ by un aim 4 Jm 1 a an n American elt city can cun he stopped An And It lie he I 4 4 4 44 4 e 4 O. O 4 4 It