The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1846-04-09
BRANDON, Thursday April 9, 1916.

, petit jury debenture, and $500 Tor a capIas
which contains less writing than a sub
pGna, for which the statute allows only {
CTS, and other charges in The same pro-
tortion. IL rhIs clerks return were also
no'iced 'hree cases OF Two attorney fees in
one case al the same term. making fifteen
dollars in three S ate cases, beyond The ex-
press provision Of the 18th Sec. Of chap.
l06, r. s, as it is believed.
IL Tue county mex! adjoinIng, the clerk
charged Tor 81 days including $500 per
day allowed by the statute 1913 ", b, SIDES
being p,;d Toy lockptS. entries and ali 9th
rrraxabIe fees. The FL days Included one
term ofIhe Snpreme and one term Of the
C,uutv coun. After Il long corresponds
eute 800, 46 was Fl naIly refunded to the
Treasury. $75 90 Of this sum was for
new enlri' s, which he clerk bad %cnIIecl. d
and had given no credn therefor TO the
State, not knowing II his word were to b.
taken, that il was his duty to do go. An
tber clerk was delinquent in he same
Nay % an amount exceeding $4,000 IN
one year, who did not know that sum
,hould be- charged TO the clerk. IL boz n
ht<r cases The clerks had 6ijed The Office
tor several years, ana probably these mon
rys have accumulated in their hands du
rag The " hole period.
do not say '0b uno disct!e Ommes.' bu.
from more than hat tn" county clerks
returns, may be safely luf-rr-d The n"crs-
silv ofa fi'htul aud thorough supervision
Of our public accounts. The practice
thus far detailed will suffice 10 show thai
no law will execute itselI;-aISo that no
haslv allowance and settlement of tn,
clerks accounts, will ever secure The pub.
lie in;eresI;-plsu thai il is perfectly with
IL the power oil clerks. when there is nc
supervision CT their accounts 10 srbstracI
from he Treasury sums 10 an ind finite
amount.
The sum Of So O07 50 reported in tn,
| Fr"asurcr's accpun as refunded by clerks
falls far short Of the Gum which shoull
nave been refunded. OF the clerks, who's,
ccouuts have been adver!td 10 in his mum
her, several wholly neglected TO responc
:" the call made upon them, 20 correct an,
Sritle their accounjs, or even 10 answt
tie letters addressed 10 them on the sub
%jccr.
By thu oh section of the &C, Of 1912,
Nss made the duty of the auditor 10 no
tfy the States Attorney Of anv ccun,y, it
which the S atn shall bave ANY CAIN, b
reason Of any default, 10 '%fritnrr, fine in,
po,ed, alignment rendered, or o'her thing
whereby n night of acron NAV have ac
crued" g., 10 III" Slate. In July last, tn
"od'tor coupled with he du,y i,npos, d b
he section, b. srudng 10 the Sra,e's Al
torury OF each OF the respective cUuntirs
copies vi the letters 10 each Of the clerk,
who were supposed to be delinquent, where
IN the AMOUNT was stated at large, or $
tar rs 10 give the Attorney a kaowlede
of The Sn,-'s claim The Attorney wa
Informed, ",hat the auditor would BE- sal
l>fed with any disposition 1t the matte
which he shnHId think best ia relation ,
he claim, and that he was desired To in
form the clerk. that II vas no, suppose
hat any other proceedings would Dr. re-
CURED, Than a short interview betwee
him and the orotuev, in order to srcu'
Il satisfactory arrangement Of the ma
ter"
: Ia our mex. we hope t" show the resu
= OF hrs attempt 10 execute The law.
4, DAVID PIERCE.