The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-01-16
THE JOURNAL.
Lutte A. TAYLOR, Editor.
Wednesday, Jan. 49, 1861.
River Falls, Pierce County. Wisconsin
THE TREASURY NATTER.
Meeting OF the Go. Eoard.-Ap
p0intmenf OF Mr.. South.
wick.

In the transaction Of important public
business we like to see seriousness AMI
spunk. Discre ion is also a vs:y dss n BILE
quality, but its possession being compare
lively rare, we arc never greatly disap-
pointed at its absence.
On Thursday Inst, the Co. Board APP
pointed Treasurer for this County. We
were not particularly pleased with the
thing done, but we greatly admired the
manner Of doing it. The Democrats
had the power and they appointed a
Treasurer. To be sure nearly half of
the Board thought they had no right
| to d. it-urged that there was no vacan-
cy-showed that the act would needless
" involve the County in expense pro.
tested firmly against it, Tut the Democrat
| c majority made no answer, like Jack
Falstatf they wcrc opposed to g'vIfg a
reason upon compulsion, and having the
po,rer in their hands, they exercised 1t
| in cool, busness-like and spunky man
ner. We have read Of a confident bull
| who attacked locomotive and got badly
hurt The majority of this Board have
Joined issue with tho people. In each
case the lack Of discretion is abundantly
| evident, but the exhibition of pluck can
not be too greatly commended. AS this
matter has assumed prominence in the
| County, we give an account of the action,
that has been taken and the reasons for
i.
Henry P. Amos was legally elected
| Treasurer. Before the commencement
q his term of Office he gave the requisite
| bonds, which wero approved by the
chairman. and filed with the clerk. AT
| The proper time he demanded possession
of TIE office, which Mr.. Southwi; * refus-
| cd to give, on the ground that he had
lost mis- claim to the Office by not filing
his bonds within twenty days after re-
ceiying notice Of his election. Mr.. Ames
resorts to the Court TO obtain possession
of the office, and in the meantime, while
the matter is pending, the Co. Board de
care a vacancy and appoint Mr.. South
wick to fill it, thus involving th, County
n legal contest with Mr.. Ames.
! As it may be inconvenient for many
| of our readers to refer to tho Statutes, we
print that section with which it is charg
! ed that Mr.. Amos has failed to con-
| form.
age l65, Revised S ak {. Of Wisconsin
| SECTION l22. A county treasurer shall be
! elected in each county tor the
| term of two wears, and shall,
| before he enters upon the duties of his office.
! execute 10 the county board of supervi ors OF
| his county, a bond, with three or more sutfic-
| lent suretics, to be approved by such board,
| and in such penal sum as they Shall direct,
which bond. with the appreciation of the
| board indo:sed thereon by their clerk. shall be
| filed with him ana in case the board OF sup
ervisors shall. not be in session IN time Tor any
! county treasurer to present his bond Tor their
! az prevail, as above specified or he siall be I'M
| able for any ca! Sc to present his bona at any
| REGULAR meeting of the board, after due notice
| of his election then, it may be lawful for such
| treasurer to present his bond to the chairman
and clerk Of the board of supervisors. for their
! approval, and their approval indorscd thereon
! shall have the same effect as if done by the
| board of supervisors. and in such cases, where
! boa shall not have fixed the penal sum
of u,o bond it shall not be- less than twi' e
| n cunt eff all moneys directed by the board to
| be levied upon their county, and to be paid TO
UGH Treasurer, during the year.
Pag- Ill. Rerissa Statutes of Wisconsin,
! SECTION l57. Every county officer named
| in this chapter shall before entering upon the
| duties of his Office, aud within twenty da. 8
/ a ter receiving official notice of his election or
/ ap ntnen or within twenty days
| amer the comms ncement of the term for which
| he was elected or appointed. execute and de-
| pOs;te his officiIl bond as prescribed by law !;
! and every such officer shall also within the
S ,me time take and subscribe the oath of office
prescribed BY the constitution of this state, be-
fore some officer author zed to administer oaths.
! and Opposite the same with his Official bond,
| to be filed and preserved herewith.
Mr. Amcs did not file his bonds until
after twenty days from the time he re-
| ceived notice of his election, but did file
them before his term of office commence
ed and within the ii nc in which the stat
ute pla My provides that it may be done.
But for certain reason, the Demo
Gratis wished Treasurer whom they
could control, and so it was determined
/ 10 appoint one. and the Board was called
together for that purpose. L: r. SMITH.
of Prescott. moved the adoption of the
following resolution;
Resolpcd, By this Board that the non
qualification Of Henry p. Amcs to the
office Of Co. Treasurer, within the time
prescribed by law, has occasioncd va
caIcy in that office.
| This resolution met with warm or
position. 1t was strongly urged by Sups.
| McMURPHY, moore, FELT, and yorHG-
MAN, that Mr.. Ames was entitled to the
oftice,-that there was no vacancy and
could legally be no appointment that in
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