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Show THE publication this week of the financial statoment of Cedar City for tho fiscal year 19M, which will be found in another part of this issue, reminds ub that it is now nearly three years since a financial statement of Iron county was published, as the law requires. Wo do not wish to criticise criti-cise any official too severely. Wo have occasionally inquired why thi6 omission omis-sion ha6 occurred, and have been given giv-en a number of excuses, but thi3 does not enlighten the people as to the use that is made of the county funds, as the law clearly intends that they should be. Tho peoplo pay the taxes and they have a right to know wlint use is being made of the money, and the neglect ,of any official should not be permitted to intcreferc with the carrying outf of the intent of the law. Immediately after the first of July next, three annual statements will be due the taxpayors, publication of which is required in a newspaper within tho county, if one is published, and wo trust that the commissioners will see that tho matter has attention. |