Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-09-15
| Why this omission. this violation Of

Why this omission. this violation Of
law? ~ q
xAsein on tha first Monday of this
month the Board met in regular
session. Il report from the Clerk
was now in order, and expected.
But the first day passed, and no
report came; the second day, and no
report; the third day, and no report
or sign of one coming. Then finally,
losing patience, the Board passed the
following Resolution, which will be
found recorded on page lsS OF the
Minute-bool1 for 1879, viz:
"WHEREAs, the laws of Iowa re-
quire that the Clerk OF the Courts
shall make report to the Board of
Supervisors at each regular session
thereof. in which he shall make n
full and complete statement OF all
the fees charged by him, and for
what services, and also report the
amounts Of jury fees collected by
him and paid over to the Treasurer,
AND WHEREAS, the Clerk OF the
Courts Of Marion Countyhas neglect
ed to make said reports, as contem-
plated by law,
THEREFORE,, BE 10 ReSo}red, by the
Board of Supervisors Of Marion
County, that III. l.. BousqUet, Clerk
of the Courts Of said County, is here
by notified and required to make the
reports contemplated by Sec. I3l of
the Revision of 1860 and See. 4 Chap
ter II of the Acts Of the 9th General
Assembly of the state of Iowa, at
the regular meeting Of the Board OF
Supervisors now in session.
We may remark, in passing, that
this reference TO See. 1 Chapter IL Of
the laws Of the 9th q. \. opens up
another branch OF derelictions, rs
limited at in the third paragraph of
this article; but we omit that for the
present, to pursue the subject now in
hand.
This Resolution Of the Board, just
above quoted, was. by order of the
Board, handed to Mr.. Bousquet
| immediately by Judge Brobst, Coun-
ty Auditor. Mr.. Bousquet received
the copy Of the Resolution, opened
II, read it, and then pitched into
Judge Brob5t rough-ohod about it,
aud told him that ''it was ali his
tBrobst's) doings," and that he
lBrobstl twas trying to defeat him,
and had tried it before" dc. Was
not this peculiarly elegantand appro-
pirate language, under the circunl-
stances: The Judge was not acting
of his own aonnrai la tho matter at
all, hut was simply and only per-
forming his official duty, rs Clerk Of
the Board, in handing him the Reso-
luton, as ordered. And a5 to the
motives imputed to him by Mr..
B0usquet, it Is sufficient torcmcmber
that Judge Broist WAS elected 10 the
position he now holds by the Demo
cratic party, aided by the votes which
his personal popularity drew from
the Republicans.
{ But the Resolution was thus deliv-
cred and received--an official notice
added to the specific requirements Of
! the Code. Upon this, Mr.. Bousquct
went up stairs, to the Board meeting,
and-made "A verbal statement, that
he had been up to Des Moines at the
Reunion, and since then had been
very busy III the Office, and Lad not
time 10 make q report. and he asked
the Board to excuse him until the
next session! And tho Board excused
him. We are not now prepared to
say that they could have done other
wise. They are not judicial body.
! They can inhict no penalties. The
Iaw requires the Clerk to report to
/ them, but we are not aware that i
gives them any power To coinpei
him to report when Inc ncglects 1t.
One point must not be overlooked:
The next meeting Of the Board is ~
October, and is for the special pur-
pose of canvassing the votes. This
report Of the Clerk IL therefore not to
be Iriade till after election! An in
ference here Is obvious, but we re-
frain. We have not given opinions,
but facts! facts from the record, open
10 all men-and have taken pains tt
give references for investigation
let lis repeat that We have here
I pursued but one branch Of thcsilJect
vet this article Is Of too great Length
already. Further matters must b'
\ reserved 10 the future.
). But let the candid reader reflect
!, The law siringent'y provides ina
the Clerk shall make full ana com
! plete reports Of all fees received a.
every regular meeting Of the Board
The reason is, to prevent him from
swindlinp the people or the County