The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-07-11

! oekhart, Esq, County Auditor. respect-
fully roper, that on the 9th instant they
examined the books, warrants, bills and
officials, in the Offices of the County
Auditor. County Clerk, and County
Treasurer, and found the following state
of facts, which are admitted by the sew
eral officers interested in this investiga-
ton:
The bills named Below were allowed
| to the Sheriff of this county for the
transportation of nvicis to the st tie
Prison at Carson, including meals, the
fare Of the guards, mileage, &C.; and
paid upon warrants drawn upon the
Treasurer by the County Auditor, in
preference TO all other claims against the
county; the several payments having
been made on or about the respective
DAYS on which the bills are dated. to wit:
Bill No. 375, dated November 2, 1860,
allowed November G, 1869, for 5000;
bill No. $50. dated March 7, 1870, al
lowed March u. 1870. for S59G.S bill
659, dated April 10, 1870, for 81 ,269.S0,
and allowed May 2, 10, for 81 1929. 80.
II will be observed that the Board of
County Commissioners made deduc-
ton of $40 npon the latter bill, which
the County Treasurer assures your Com
mittee was promptly referred to that
officer by the Sheriff. II is charged thnt
a warrant was drawn for this bill by the
County Auditor, on the 18th day of
April last, some two weeks prior to its
official allowance by the County COM
missianers, to which Mr.. Brown, the
Deputy County Auditor replies that prior
to the drawing of the warrant the bill
Gas required by him) was duly and Off
cially approved by the chairman Of the
Board OF County Commissioner and, =
that he was not bound to know whether
the Board had formally met and passed
upon the said bill or not. He also stated
that if, as he and your committee are
now informed the County Commission
ers only consider aud allow bills upon
the first day of each month, the expense
to the county resulting from the deten-
ton of the prisoners Mt Hamilton await
ing such action, would be very large.
The grave question involved is, wheth-
er the Sheriff for expenditures of the
above character is entitled TO warrants
aud payment IN preference to the other
creditors of the county. Several Of
these, including II. NJ. Eddy, Esq.
Comfy Clerk. insist that such warrants
are in violation of law, and innict great
injustice upon a large number Of claim
ants, the payment of whose bills are de
layed by these payments TO the Sheriff.
The County Auditor asserts that such
payments are required by the law of the
State, aud both the parties refer with
much apparent confidence and sincerity
to the statutes Of 1866, page ls9, section
2. The undersigned are informed by
undonbted legal authority that, if the
County Auditor has violated the statutes
il is not an idictable offense; but that
the remedy ON behalf of the parties
aggrieved is 10 be had on the civil side
Of the court, tor damages.
Very respectfully, yonr obd't sery'ts.
STEPHEN MILLER,
L. II. SAEDERsoE,
j. q. MoTT.
Resolved, BY the Grand Jury, That
their thanks are hereby extended to the
Sheriff County Clerk and District At
torney, for their services during our ses-
sion
Hamilton. New, July 7, 1870.