St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-10-06

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"a Anntbor lo,,rtmont Of thc Co.
ooycrnmrnt Is thc cInrk,s Office The
;ncrmhcnt of This nf1icr rorrivos Inv
law 500 nor annnm tho same rs all
nthor s,larind nf,irrrs If fine county
The rnrl; Of This office has bcrn small
ann,nyinr Lnt . rror,;nn ~ :, r,,n,s
timn FAR Tho mast mart hnt - small
fr,cti,r TrtiI rn,.ntl>, -, cvIro my
has ever been allowed this Office. cX-
CONT in fine monrhs Of Ortpbcr and
NIyrmbrr when from 500 t. $50
have brrn uail for assistance in max
inv fl. t,y lis. which uuIcr fine old
rrTnnn. INV had necessarily to bc
mad vr,.:n tlIo space Of a month or
six w...k. With ,nis execution the
mi -. Inns. .ly,ys cost the county the
/ CI'.rL's ~ So a month"; or $500 a
war up,H INV Last. Since that time
, !, has cost OVERSIZE a month for clerks
and I,nn.tos' hire Yet the law has
,blrI -, new du,;rs tn the office. and
il Womb seem that JnArc Riplcy has
increased III, nav from S25 t. more
than 500 prr month, cut Of purc rene
roy,y f. Ernjy
4il .Jud~c Rirlcv from the first of
Sr,trmhrr 1851, to the first Of .Janu,
arv. 1888. paid IL the prosecuting at
tornoy more than $500 over and above
his regular salary, for acting as cOun-
! ~ Judge in his arm abSrR~
5lh Judge Ripley has been CnTa%-
cd for more than year past in two
law suits which have grown ont of
the County Seat question. Neither of
these suits haze vet come to a trial.
/ On the 4th of July last the Judge had
paid attorney Crosby. Clayton coun-
/ ty LAWYER tie sum Of $50, out Of lie
! Couniy treosurv, for his services alrca-
DIV rendered Besides Mr.. Crosby.
the Judge has two others, West Tn
ION lawyers, McClintock and McGlath-
cry, engaged in the same suits, who
have not yet drawn their pay. These
suits are probably not yet half way
through the courts. They have yet TO
be tried in the District Court, and
then will go to the Supreme Court,
and perhaps back to the District Court
for new trial Those acquainted
with mathematics and lawyers may,
perhaps, cyphcr ont the amonnt which
Judge Ripley will pay ont 0! the coun-
ty treasury to his three lawyers when
these suits shall have been finally de
tcrmincd
Recently a Till was sent to this
County for costs in the supreme Court
on account of one Of our County seat
snitS, amounting to SING little sum,
which Judge Ripley audited, and the
money for this expense was also taken
from the County treasury.
The Code Of Iowa reads thus:
(Scc. l0G, chap. - The County
Judge shall keep an account Of tn"
receipt" ana expenditures OF me c""''-
ty' ana on the hr"t Monday IN 'nIy an
hualIy, cauS" minute statement %
tlcm lot me preceding year /" nc
maze out WIN an accom-, o' al tne
ocO'S P'yau'e to ana ny l"e county
ana inc "sHet@ u '''c county, an" IL" I
a copy Oh 'hS same PoS'eI at ln'
'ouEl mouse ""o' anu ~ ''''I u '""
o'hcf p'o''' pace" I'll '''C '|u.''S' anu
cause me "''SIl'a' 10 "c HI''' -.
9"S' - ''' LAW; 9'' ia, ~ ''P''9
mas now zee" III once over TWO years
ANA mas ''''' '''""' ''I ''o'' 'P,'' =
II there Is any tiIlng winch the poo
pie have Il right 10 know, which they
may be Supposed t" drSIr" to Know IT
IS the manner III winch their money Is
expended. hcN pay tax "i i've or
4 SIN mills ON the doliar, ana the law
says Inc Oo"hty"NHSe S"a'' n"D'ISh
annually minnie statement "i the
manner IA W"'ch 1t Is GAPen"cH' bn'
Judge K'piey seems to nc superior I"
law. ne never has hIea' nor poStca'
nor P"o'lShcd any statement M
mute or otherwise. but TINS Is not all
. Vt the October Term, 1898, Ui III"
/; District Court, complaint was made
Of this neglect Of Judge Ripley. The
Grand jury took the matter in hand