Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-08-15
Judge Lewis piundering B,iI for omc.

Judge LewfS Plunderiny RuI far Om..
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we learn from General r. u. Moore On,
OF cur former Supervisors that JUDGE Lew;.
presented bill against the county for ofic,
rent as County Judge, which the General
considered as reaching altogether too deem
into the public crib, and it was returned IA
Lewis by Gen Moore. who remarked TO N,
Judge that he was his friend. and
ana not desire to place any such bill on rec
ord against him, requesting at the same
time that he would not again present it,
The amount of this bill is not distinctly re.
memoered by the Supervisors, although
Mr. Randall is under the impression that it
asked for $50 per month Judge Lewis
furnished his own office, and charged the
county for rent, while at the same time one
halft building was occupied by several
OF his friends, as tenants. Was the Judge
endeavoring to make the county pay rent
for these gentlemen!
But let us make an extract from the rec.
ords of the Board of Supervisors, and ex.
anime into the facts there presented, and
see whether our County Judge, Jos. E. N.
Lewis, has not reached his "filching hand
deep into the public crib" Here is an ex.
tract;
Record fthe BOard of SupeypisOrs-May Term, 1856
B'DwELL. May oh. 1856
al 4 n To
allow rent OF Office used by COUNT Judge.
IL i ordered by the Board, that the sum of seven
hupdfed and fifty tS1a0 00) is allowed Jos T. n.
Lewis, in full for rent Of office for County Judge up
TO May lst, 1856. and thirty dollars is allowed
him per month. for rent of office therea ter, to be
drawn monthly at the time he draws his monthly
salary. until otherwise ordered.
Above order made by majority of the Board IL
Moore not concurring
Now then, let US see what reasons General
Moore had for not concurring, for under the
law, the county should furnish the Judge an
office, or allow him rent for one Lewis
took his seat as County Judge in April.
1854. and to the lst of May. 1856. is twenty
five months The Supervisors allowed him
$50 90 for rent 10 the latter date, which
is $50 per month for the twenty. five mouths,
being the same rs that allowed him per
month thereafter Now it will require but
few words 20 show the "Pluuderinc" Dor.
tion of this charge which Judge Lewis re-
ceived and pocketed, AID is now using to
purchase vennl presses aud corrupt tools to
place on the Bench Of this District. Some
four or tve months of the period for which
Judge Lewis charged the county for rent OF
Otfice, and which was allowed and paid n
shown ab I'VE, Jadge 1 eUiS Occupted and had
has office an the Court House at BidWeH.
lie occupied the Court House at Bidwcll,
from the 2nd day Of August. 1854, until
some time in November or December of the
same year, and these four or five months
form portion of the twenty five months for
which he was allowed and paid the $3.50
for office rent. All remember that Bidwell
was destroyed by fire on the 2nd day Of Au-
gust, 1854, and that he occupied the Court
House until he erected and occupied an Of
flee HILL some four or five months subse.
quent to the fire. Who is the plunderer
Add to this, the nihcty thousand dollars,
he has endeavored to extract from Butte
and Plumas counties by Legislative enact
ment. and then remember that the platform
adopted by the Democratic State C5nven.
tion, declares-"That We regard it as a car.
dinal principle of the Democracy, TO pre-
serve unmpaircd the credit and resources of
the State, and that he who commits the
slightest deialcation in this respect, is un-
worthy the support and has justly forfeited
the respect and confidence of the Democrat
ic party"
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