The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-11

proven dere!ict 10 the discharge Of bis da,ies,
i, is impsratisely due TO fair dealing and
TO the interests Of hi, constituency, that they
+ b. made acquainted with such delinquency,
in order that they may At the lsast) p!acs
+ their seal Of condemnation On the offender.
We made these remarks here, because
some Of the over z-al3u. adaersnts Of tue
! prssen, County Judge Of this County, have
made free, during the past week, to charge
Us with being acGuated by alteFicr mouVss,
10 undertaking 10 comment upon the oflcaai
ac,s Of ssii officer. We enter disclaimer
here, and at once, to al! their Insinaat'ons,
and appeal direct to the sober Judgment
Of the reader Of ibis article, to say, af;er It's
perusal, whether or 10, 1t was not only our
riehi, but cur duty as faithful public
T journalist, to caudld!y, freely, and fairly
c,nyas, thu Official conduct Of the present
County Judge. to the end that i. may be
( known Of oil men 10 thi, County, hor he
he. discharged the official trust. confIed to
( his keeping. II he has been derelct IN the
discharge Of his duties, it is our privilege
to show It, and we do no! at this or aug
future time propose to abase title Of our
privileges or rish,s, ''ous Of respect TO per-
sons"
The Code makes ii the duty Of the County
Judge to .uperintend the fiscal concerns Of
the County, and to keep an account OF tue
receipts and expenditures Of the County,,
and on the first Monday of July annually,
cause a minute statement o. them for the
preceding year to be made out, an account
! Of all debts payable to and by the County,
and the assets of the County," and to cause
copies Of said exhibit to be posted up At
three several places in the County. lhis Is
q wholesome regulation, and one which, II
faithfully adhered to, would prove q effect
VA! barrier to fraud and pecuIatton. II was
dr.igncd and intended TO have that elect.
/ How this regulation has been complied with
by formor County Judges, our readers know
full we'll. Il is our purpose to show That
I the present County Judge has hardly approx
unated to even the ninth degree Of consan-
! guinity towards a compliance with the same
/ That our readers might know the ertcat to
/ which Judge CAsApY had lived up to the
.lettor Of the law" IN this matter, We pub
/ nshed last week, ut no inconsiderable e1-
/ pense and trouble, the only " EXHIBIT the
Judge ha. seen fit to make 10 the people Of
this County. Was it such an exhibit as the
/ law above quoted contemplatcs? No one
who has read the confused mass OF names
and frures referred TO, will for moment
! pretend anything Of the kind. The title OF
the document, itself, shows that the Judge
did not, himself. consider this a compliance
with tho plain requirements of the law. IL
o7iy purport. to be al Exhibit OF the Ex-
! Dqnditures Of Pottawattamie County for the
i zeal year ending June 30th, 1860 together
v,,bthe Assets and Liabilities Of the coun-
tv. Not word Is said about the "Receipfs'
Of the county during that period. This
Erport. we have shown does not pretend on
it, face to be t'YN compliance with the law,
then wherefore WAS it made out and posted
.unY If not 10 dcc,ire, then we cannot tell
wherefore, Having published, then, what
The 'rcport" Of the County Judge did con-
tain, va propose to show what 1t should but
DID not contain. Ia addition to what the
Juisa did give, he should have reported,
and ,ho people desire Information, upon
RECEIPTS INTO THE TREAsURY-From what
x..a,re. derived! how much from taxes, interest 'N
dr'.furn, taxes anrs. ices OF County oh'e1s 'e'
I textures cstravs sales of public properly, e'c'
a-sALARIrs OF COUNTY oFFiCERs-Amoaats
,,aa g., the County Judge 7 y Recorder ana
C's.k of tne pt-irset Court, and ho" p"d p2es she
frc- received vsf crscig these eosers for taei'
" sr~.3cs
,-swAWr LAND yvN D-rhe sooort due tn" Co""-
~ n swamp land n,ns. aruoantot interest ~eoe'veI
an! amount tuc ,ul unpaid Account Of sata 'sns'
anl the ana ant Of The swamp Land soioctsaRs sil'
uou..-s-ei IT,
4-~cunoL Fl Np--rHe condition. of Permanent 'EH8.
amount az tac l.r1snry. amount lotact aud fhe '1-
irrc~ rvrnsvc3 asa a4e apd guPai n same An+eA'
rv7rrlst lv-sns seal gea- Receipts into Temp"r''
~ FanA .aa frvs What sources aatoa't 81 d''0a5'e
vrruts
STATE FJ-Nn-- kn1aant q receipts AMI d.tRT o
uaefgg. su# sae amarag " aHy. still dar the state
aa,aanr 81 interest eli delinquent taxes All
Ter vttal wears.
$ MOAB Fl NR--s~1annt received and FROM va''
500 - tstal disbursement, and toe sagoan' 10 st'a
tsNasasP
= --rurNr rT-Np-Tafar reerfrss, and from Wat
ssa-aez total ,r,a0at wl-r1A tssEst fz 0@r-ca'
expenses at a.,ag ezsos Jore ID 1854 'sasoh'
e, warrants drawn ga cavatv Faaa redeemed and
sanerei. daroE SAME resaa, ta'a1 ar'"ua' 7i Var
RATS 3e,a ali eaer Faul> redeemed 'nd cancel
}eai &rvgng ssesl year.
i NtNt~rE STATEMENT g: ALL tie f'Ta' II.
r,s-,e ths Coaa,r e7ale=gsr} atsi BY ChbFaer II
81 me Csfs.
Weask these things Of ri,ghl--
tbe law censemplatss their collation. into M
exhibit, ard the people want the irntorma-
iion. County Judges IN other portions OF
the State have complied fully with this wise
provision Of the Code, and We deeply regret
that Mr.. CssApY dill not see lit to give "a
the people Of this Coauty, detailed ateoun'
- sA8 a&Fast S&Hitkt3A v. '@@ N@Nat
sasnccs. because hrs neglect u this partica-
lar, has rveeip,satsl upon us the disagreed
bic da'y Of posasips out to hi. constituents
a total disregard on his part Of the F!a5nss'
requirements Of ths law. WesPeak Of BIS
ieltHqasustss in no eaPsiaas spiri', but visl
the sole view Of obtaining. II possible. What
the law says it IS the duty Of the Judge 70
give US On the 6rs, Monday Of Ju,y--aa sx-
hihts Of the fasuetal condition Of the county
This exhibit is actually necessary sos prop
CT understanding If Al! the material interest.
Of the caaatY. Il is necessary. ia order
that the people nsv kao~ What becomes OF
the money which IS wrssiea froEa them ID
the shape Of saxes- lis necessary IN order
that the reepl. mar kaaw The eenais'oa Of
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