Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1871-08-24
coNNUNTc4THoNs.
COUNTY, 0fFTcERS.

~, COUNTY. 'OEFIClEhS. OEFIClE ; ~
!. Prior to the commencement OF the
Z lad. ferrnsof the Court ofcommon Pleas
fSr This County the attention of the
; 1o,.T,tJ C1fficers was called to the fact
tEsf HE law required the County reas-
',rer s,..sr Recorder. Sheriff, Prosecuting At
tor,,isy and Clerk of the Court to make
.,.at,,1,.,,s i,nder oath 30 the County Aud
4, -;forn IN the first Monday OF september
! Of esch wear. Of the amount of fees and
!. s,,onevs received by them, or due thern
. ds,yir,g the year next preceding the time
~ ,.afr i,,g SIGH returns; and tllat the
C,nnfv Sudifor shoald make 4 like
steTemeY,fs etified by his afiidas IT,, OF
The anlollI.t received by, It. due inn for
the nreceding year. and report mis- own,
tavetiler with the statements OF the ol b:
er= OFF GERS, to the State AUDITOR agsinst
tiIe first Monday of October, annually ;
and,fhat the said onfeers had laifeu 70
make such reports ior plle year ,.!eI !eIndlng dina
nsiia ffsntion 8 tie prosecuting Attor-
80 ysss also directed 10 the fact tifat
a. Low made it his duty to pros, cute
oil and, Offenders, andeoiiect for the use
of common sehooIs ingthe County, the
nenaltv provided by law, which . is $500
. for esch offense. u biog5
No response has been given by any
of the County officers, so l6r as the pub
:. lie, nave, been advised, and the friends
n com mon schools sre. getting anxious
M, the subject. A full collection, as
contemplated by law, would Increase
the School Fund to the extent of 81 200
in the County This would be- an I'M
v,ortant item TO our educational lnteref ts
end one that must not he overlooked,
The delinquent otnsers 40 DOUBT each
Z it1tendedito pay the penalLys ratlef y an aaln
reportas the daWssIe dutres,s .spe 9shus
have IT. nut within the power Of curious
-y1etIdsesorne speEs sons to spry into the
items of their account, and TO learn. the
true amount of their scompe nsation, /,
vl,ici, OF COURSE 10 nome of the, tax pay
4erssl business. and ought not be known
fsv5 s,,Sss,pe but the officer hi mself But
tfi5e Prosecuting Attorney, i GHls told /,
shosi 20 faf either refused or neglected to
collect ths money or enter suit for; its
arecoyervg The Statute, of Limitation
? will. i am informed. very soon bar an
sctfan against all but gthe Prosecutor
himself. and In that event the dslin-,
{5fiencv of the Others will attach 70 the
Prosecutor who refused or wilfuliy ne.
eZIeesed to discharge his plain official
) dutv. A. required by law. The Prose
.o,,t,nr xvo,,id do we'll TO give tile subject
! Iis ILsiI iImmediate % stlenliSn. BY prompt.
act ion he may not ftaye 10 pay more.
! than his own penalty FOR delinquency
81. not reporting. 1'he people are very
. Seneraily'in favor of having this law
enforced, and Of compelling County
officers to report. 1t would very tnueh
lessen opportunities for charging illegal
Z fees. and prevent. nthef irregularities in
Office Let Us have. tI,e Inv enforced,
aud tlse school fund thereby, Increased,
z = - q Z. ,'.s - OSCAR.
DOCTOR WEYER i;;4SA tSELF-LMI
z MORTALIZER AND aDLRECZORI
OFGANN0N BALLS. - {,
During the pendency of political
campaign DR.. Weyer, like JEFF. Davis,