The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-10-06

this argument, and knowing that It could
not be answered, we understand that
the friends of Mr.. PoRTER are every
where denying that any such law has
been passed, or if such law is in force
that we have misrepresented it. The
laws of last winter, in book form, are in
the hands OF officers in every Township,
and every man can satisfy himself If so
disposed. On page l62 will be found a
law entitled aAn act to regulate and
limit the compensation ofcertain County
officers" Section provides that all
fees heretofore received by said officers
shall be collected as heretofore, and paid
into the County Treasury. Section 2
prescribes the mode Of collection and
payment Sec. provides that "the
County Commissioners shall regulate
the number and fla the compensation of
all deputies, clerks, book keepers ard
other assistants, to be employed by the
Treasurer AUDITOR, and Recorder I;
which compensation, shall be paid to
them upo,s the alzo1o0nce oftbe County
Commissioners, OUT OF THE COUN-
TY TREASURY upon the soa1rant
Of the COUNTY AUDITOR" 1t
also provides that the compensation of
deputies and assistants of the Probate
Judge, Clerk of the Court and Sheriff,
shall be fixed by the Court of Common
Pleas. This section and section also
provides that the compensation of these
clerks shall be paid out of the fees COL
lected by these County officers only, and
not out of any other money belonging In
the County Section provides that
the Auditor shall receive for his servi-
ces, If there be so much left after deduct
ing the compensation of his clerks, out
of the fees collected by him, in Coun-
ties where there are 2400 inhabitants,
nine hundred dollars a year, and twenty
FIVE dollars additional for every 200 or
fraction over 100 inhabitants above
2l00. This statement of the law will
be found to be strictly correct. Apply
it TO this County aud how stands the
case! The amount of fees collected in
the Auditors office in this County is
about $500 year. The Auditor re-
ceives under the law, about $1,000
There is left in the County Treasury
$500 out of which the Auditors clerks
are to be paid. Now if Mr.. SwINEPoRD
is elected, he will require but one assis-
tant, as he is an able bodied man and
understands the duties of the office well.
One clerk will cost the County at least
$500, and yet there would be left 5000
in the County Treasury of fees collected
by the Auditor. But if Mr.. PORTER is
elected, being a cripple aud knowing
nothing about the business, be will of
course require more assistance and con-
sequently there will be no saving to the
County. We hope every one will now
be able to understand how the election
of Mr.. SwINEFoRD will be a saving to
the County. Let our Black Republican
friends answer the argument if they can.
The Times of Oct Is, 1856, under
to k response to these articles from
the Union, IN which it said that "the
charge that be Porter will require ONE
MORE CLERK than SwIsEFoRD, pos
sesses very SlOineish element. we think,
and is false" And with this volley of
cit the Times took leave of the subject.
We republish what the Times said:
From the Ashland Times Oct. Is, 1873.
"The sum and substance of all the
,lectioneer.ng against Mr.. Porter is but |
Is ch aft for he Is an educated and intel |
igent man, well qualified to fill the Of |
ice of auditor. The charge that he will |
equire one more clerk than Swineford (
POSSESSES a very Sacineish element we
hiDk if false. 1t is true, we do not |
olicit votes for Porter alone because he
8 honest and capable, but because he is
rippled and needs the office His op-
onent is robust young man whose
phere is good honest hard labor"
Unders the la@ then in force, and
Ihich we copy below, it viii be observed
hat the compensation of Clerks for the
auditors Office were paid from the fees
f the Office, the amount to be fixed by
be COMMISSIONERS and that the last
ection of the law expressly forbids the
;ounty Commissioners to appropriate
ny money for Clerk services e1-
ept from the fees Of The office. The
mount thus appropriated to Mr.. SWINE
oRD's Clerk was $500. But without
ursuing this matter further, We conclude
y Republication of the Law referred
o.: EELE -. lfls +. ~
z-, t-f.e. AN ACT s-I,1 /
o regulate and limit the compensation of GER
tain county oficers.
Seq J. Be IL enacted byt General
Of the State Of Ohio, That
se fees, costs, per ceutages, penalties
nd other lerquisites of whatever kind,
hieh by any law the clerk of any court,
rebate Judge, sheriff, either as such, or
s special master commissioners or re-
eiyer in any case, treasurer, recorder
nd auditor, in every county within this
tate, is or may hereafter be authorized
D charge, receive and collect, for any
ervices rendered by him or them, shall
ereafter be received and collected by
be said officers respectively, to and for
be sole use of the county treasury of
heir respective counties, as public mon
VS., belonging to said counties and not
therwise, and shall be accounted for
nd paid over as such, in the manner
ereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. That it is hereby made the
uty of the several officers named in the
rst section in this act, to report TO the
ouuty commissioners Of their lrespec-
i've counties, quarter yearly during each
ear of their official term, certified and
worn statement of all tue costs, fees,
er centages, penalties and other per
uisites, of every kind, charged in his
flee, whether taxed in any cause, mat
er or proceeding or otherwise, and re-
eivable by him for any services render