Show government you and I 1 As told by byrd trego to editor perry alter after the days clays of the town crier legal notices were nailed up at the town hall frequently before they were ivere read rain and wind destroyed them it if they did remain in good condition people could not afford the time to go the posting and hunt through an all assortment of notices for an item of vital personal interest citizens hardly knew what the fluttering sheets on oil the billboard were all about nut you and I 1 remember cases where someone found that he had been done out of a property right or an inheritance because he had not stopped to decipher the fluttering sheets on the billboard you and I 1 must recognize the true value of public notices they are vitally important in the protection of our rights NO REGAIN for YOU or ME legal notices are of extreme importance to us when suddenly we need their protection of our citizen rights our constitution says that persons shall not be deprived of property without due process of law this Is of no value to you or me should we fall to pay atte attention antion to legal notices or fall fail too to act upon a notice served by an officer personal service he who throws away his right cannot regain them after expiration personal service and public notice go hand in nand in protecting the rights of every citi zen in spite of loose statements t the he record proves the bhe efficiency of government executives the fact that any wrong act becomes suddenly important shows the integrity of the dominant majority of those thase elected to public office without these men of honesty and patriotism in high office you and I 1 would not be enjoying our american foti form 1 l or of government today these types of evecuti cs in government ale aie the very nien men who wrote into our laws las definite requirements for legal notice it is protection against the exceptional frau frail bulent act acl you and I 1 have heard claims of economy to open the doors to misconduct of office Is never a saving nor does it matter to you ard and me if malfeasance Is chargeable to lack of judgment or to lack of integrity or honesty there are many examples in our own experience where lae lae losses to government units could have been prevented through proper legal notice it if a city ity council had bad wasted a small sum of money at regular periods for publication of expense and income and you or I 1 noticed that our payment did not appear in the list baere would be a show down promptly if you or I 1 had sold to the city anything aid found it listed at a higher price than we received there would be quick reckoning any city has several hundred self appointed auditors at work within an hour alter after the paper Is out any error any oversight will come to light the entire pro arc cedore protects the honest executive and also you and ine are you interested in your newspaper only as a means of protecting good government you are arc not but why to be continued EW editors note byrd trego idaho publisher received statewide state wide recognition tion for his tight fight on corrupt politics and Is now recognized as the crusading idaho publisher |