The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-03-23

companyi.g this statement, Is county
order for 800 dollars, to apply in part
payment OF the above amount, received
by the county judge. The order has not
been applied at this date, March 9th,
1871, and nothing on treasurer books
to show that the county has received
ANYTHING whatever, from this source, tor
the last year, and clerk books show
that orders have been issued fer the
! whole amount OF the county Judge sal
ary. Since the committee made the above
report, March 10th. 1871. Judge u al
do has paid to the Treasurer, tie
amount, 40 dollars, and we arc informed
that the county noW has credit FOR the
same, on the county Treasurer 5 books.
And this committee would further
state, in regard to accounts OF John Z.
Eggers, late county Treasurer, that at the
time they commenced their examination
In the Treasurer $ Office, that there we're
but three entries IN his stock account on
his books for the year 1870, aud these
were entries brought down by Henry
B@tZ, and one OF these orders against
towns on hand, amounting to 466 " left
out by the finance committee. III their re-
port but all the others have been made
the very last day Of December, or the
lst day OF January 1871, and this COM
mittce cannot see how the finance com
mittee appointed By this Board, could
have made a report at all, from his books,
the entries nos being made. Their re-
port to this board, was made so as to APP
pear that his books and papers were al
III proper shape and form, and that they
counted and examined the certificates
that. he had on hand in his Office, repre-
L.
did not do, showing thereby, that they
made said report, Rowing nothing, Or
next to nothing. as regards the financial
condition OF this county. " G also ind.
that there have been In the Treasurer 5
office. since 1868, some $50 dollars of re-
deemed tax certihcates-the Treasurer
having all the time, no money to pay
legitimate demands against the county,
when any day he might, by one half
hour, by stepping into the clerks Office,
put himself in funds, which properly be-
longed to his Office, thereby, saving to
the county, additional prices Of articles,
that they were obliged to purchase on
| time.
Note by Committee, March 18th 1871.
Jno &. Eggers has presented County
| Ircasurer's receipt for $500, paid this
| day, which reduces the amount Of his in
| debtedness to 5l,45I, 36. We are also
informed that he has arranged with his
bondsmen to pay this Indebtedness, as
will appear by their petition to the Board
| which accompanies this report
| BY the gen. laws. 1868, sec. of chap.
| l2l, it is provided that each executor,
administrator or guardian, shall pay OF
cause to be paid to the county treasurer,
! fer the use and benefit the, Co, sum
money according to the value OF the eS-
| tate, said sum Of money to be pad to
! the county treasurer OF the proper Co.,
upon the return, and approval OF the
inventory and appraisment to the county
court and the county court Is hereby
prohibited from allowing tho account OF
any such executor, administrator or
guardian, until satisfactory proof shall
/ be produced to said county court, OF the
! payment of the sum OF money
required by the provisions Of this sec
| tiou." This law seems to intend that
payment shall be made to the county
Treasurer, either by the executor, ad-
ministrator, or guardian, Or If BY a lib
cral construction, payment may in the
first instance, bo made to the County
Judge, he should pay over to the county
Treasurer, at least once during the year
1t will be seen by the testimony OF Geo
w. Barker, ex-county Judge, hereto
annexed, that he claimed the right IN
der resolution Of the County Beard OF
Supervisors, fixing the county Judge :
salary, to draw, and did draw 5 Loo, for
the mouth OF December, 1868. Section
of chapter l2I, general laws o. 1868,
makes it the duty OF the county Board,
to fix the salary Of the county Judge,
which said salary when SO fixed shall
be paid quarterly out OF the county
| Treasury, section z, OF the same
chapter, the county Judge is prohibited
from taking any fees, whatever, direct
" or indirectly, for their, official services
in their administration OF estates OF de-
ceased persons, section 3. The proVls-
ions of this act, shall not apply to coun-
ties or county Judges. wherein county
Judge or county court has civil jurisdlc-
ton December 9Th, 1868. on pages
265 and 266, Journal Of the County
Board, Resolved, that the annual sal
airy Of the County Judge TO be elected
at the eilsueing gear, fixed at 81 200.
Query did the County Board FIX any
salary for the County Judge, Geo. w.
| Barker, then IN Office
Your committee desire to call the att
|
examination of books, in the office of
the Clerk Of the Board, that while the
county holds a large amount Of certif-
Gates, reaching some years over So, 900,
the Treasurers report for the six years
covered by this examination, show but a
| small amount received into county Treas
ury. The amount of % per cent. inter
est fund on redemption money, drawn
! from the Clerk OF the Board, as report
ed by Treasurer, foreach year, respec-
lively is as follows
| T. j. Dlesch, for the year
1865, reported certlh-
Gates on hand 12,456,77
25 per cent fund on re-
demptiou drawn from
| Clerk same year. 1f3,S9
| For the year 1866, certl-
6cates on hand 12.04l,46
25 per cent fund on re-
demption drawn from
Clerk same year. SO,
| Henry Bsctz. 1857, certi-
ficates on hand. l2,o7S,9 90
% per cent fund Oh re-
demption drawn from
| Clerk same year. 105, Is
Henry Betz, 1868 certi-
fcates on hand 1l,32,I3
% per cent fund on re-
dcmption drawn from
| Clerk same year. 227, 10
Henry Bsetz, 1869 corti-
ficates on hand. 1I.76133
% per cent fund on re-
demption drawn from
Clerk same year. none
Jno G. Eggers 1870 GER
tilicates on hand, 13,703I6
% per cent fund on re-
demption drawn from
Clerk same year. none
IL will be seen by the foregoing, that
the county cats 1-n,.1- L Al,