Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1862-03-12
AIr. Eallorfs Review Examined.

fsred to Is partial defense. It viii he seen
that he acknowledges that the County
Board has no control over tho printing Of
the tax-lists, but seems to imply hat the
treasure and Clerk may cIothe the Board
with such control; that is, that the reading
Of the law which says, "7Ae Treasurer.
Tor clerk as The case may Beg shall cause
to Be pu5lisbed.g g., must mean that, with
the consent and approval Of the Treasurer
and Clerk, the Board may control the
printing as to where it may be done, and
al what price &c. Under this interpre-
tatioa Of the law, the Board may convey
such control to some other powor-may
transfer any business under their eontrcl
to some other power: the Treasurer and
Clerk may yield part or all their power,t TO
perform any other specified duty, 10 the
Board, to the District Attorney, to the
Coroner. And the Coroner, if he could
Obtain the consent and approval Of the
Treasurer, might go on and let and con
tract the printing, for he has just as much
right to do SO as the Board, which is just
no right at all. The presumption then Of
the Board is that the legal order to the
Treasurer "io cause to be published DC,
is transferable right, like stock or lands
We deny the premises and conclusions
Officers have no right to transfer their du-
ties, except to sworn deputies, unless III
cases provided for by law. But we surely
understood Maj. Rountlee to claim the
right to let tie printing by virtue Of an Or
der of the Board; in advertising ths work
to be let, he said nothing Of having ac-
anired such wight to let the work from the
treasurer OF clerk he did not say BY au-
thority or the Treasurer and clerk, suclAs
work shall be let to the lowest bidder, and
that q, John H. Rouutree, am authorized
by the treasurer and clerk to contract the
same by bond, penalty and q wayer Of
rights to contest by law my extraordinary
action The proceeding then was fraud,
for the Board by their chairman did claim
the right to contract and control Che prnt-
ING, without acknowledging any part Of
theirpower to have been acquired from The
Treasurer and Clerk.
But says Mr. Waldorf, .sDoes the law
require that % and 30 cts. per tract and
lot must be paid to tho printer in order to
make tax titles valid r. The law says they
HshaH DC allosced," in addition to tang
fees elsewhere specifically dHoued7 Soc
Revised Statute, page 287. Lawyers DIFF
fer as to whether tax certificates and deeds
would be good with any other fees inserted /;
We have said that j. T. Mills holds that
without such charges certificates and deeds
would not be good; Atty. General Howe
seems to hold otherwise. Several lawyers
with whom we have talked differ or doubt,
so that the County Board have no right to
wander off into doubtful latitudes, where
lawyers differ. The County Treasurer has
not full rights, consistent with law, public
economy, and the encouragement Of tax
paying to vary the legal, specified, positive
fees. This is what We claim Mr. Waldorf.
And as to your claim without cause Your
prolessed willingness to back down and
acknowledge that if there be no remedy
against such fees, then the printers are to
own the people, we call for the f5ures..-
Figures viii show how much the county
loses each year, one with another, AMI
whether anything, if there be not a gain
to the county, Please count the 25 per
cent interest for but one year on the prin-
ter's fees and then take from this what i paid
for advertising the forfeited county lands
and see who IS the gamer. Their count tae
accruing interest on such printers fees, year
after year, at % pei cent, as 50 much clear
gain Then lower the printers fees to
nothing i you please, ana count how much
the county gains o. loses. Rsduco ai(tho
fees. including the 20 per cent. interest
and the treasurer's fees, and then aecept
only the blessings Of nonresident spscuIa-
tors. Then how much VII The coaaty
gain, accorling 70 your expose
Mr. Waldorf judges truly when ha says
The county is the chief oslaal spectators;
and now Wa assert tlat Grant Q unity
his ma lie more money out Of tbs Ind sales
ana fofeile lands that She has lost, sim
ply by holEng up these several fees AMI
charging - per caat interest On tna lansla
seld and s..e same Oh he fees. ThncoRaty
has male money over aad abovs ail cost
ofmanagiag the lands Here Il \ chaucs
for figure work, which we promise o prs
sent 10 d4ctime- We beg leave hoSYeses'
to nat count legal rates lately lixed III the