The Lincoln County herald., 1872-08-07

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failed to maks tho affidavit as to th'
amount Of my fees in excess Of hire o'
deputies and assistants, | have been dis
charging the duties Of clerk in violation
of ls~, &c. This charge is equally un
founded in truth or law. The law dehn'
ing tho duties of clerks Of tho varioui
counties, inc Guiding Circuit and Probate
Clerks, went into effect, as above stated,
by act of the Legislature, approved
March 2lst, 1868, and prior to that time,
notwithstanding the abstract provision 10
the Constitution, thcro was no means pro
vided by which it could 90 into effect
aud Mr.. Knox goes back three years be
yond the time the constitutional provis
ion had any practical effect. Hence
there are three years Of the time for
which I could not be held responsible, if
his charge we're true. But I waive this,
and take the time specified in Knox $ arti
Gle, from January ls', '65, to January LIST,
II, and upon the time given by him, |
mako my statements, both as to this
point and the ono IN relation to perjury.
Ny office comes within the provisions OF
sec. 33 Of the act passed for tho purpose
of giving effect TO the provisions Of the
Constitution. See Wagners statutes
of Missouri, page 632, sec. 33, which
reads as follows:
81 his act shall not apply to any Clerk
who, at tho time required by the first
and fourth sections thereof, shall, by his
affidavit or other testimony, fully satisfy
the Court Of which be is Clerk that all
the fees and emoluments of his said Office
for and during the year last Fast do not
exceed the sum Of two thousand five
hundred dollars"
give 1t in full for the benefit Of those
who may desire to arrive at tho truth and
may not have the statutes at hand, and
that they may not be mislsl by the glar
ing generalitios of Knox's statements.
como now to the imaginary fees oi
my Office, as set down by Mr.. Knox
II imagination that the fees Of my off ce
are 81 600 is not true; and his ir1agina-
ton that Mr.. Mcclellan, as competen,
Clerk as there is in the country, I WH
not confn" ii TO the county, will give his
time and service to the Office for the sum
Of $3.50 per year, is so preposterous tha,
no sane man would credit it for a moment
and especially they would not, when tel
MIR. Knox that l pay out for deputy and
assistant hire for the past and present
year an amount greater, each year, than
that which he makes me give Mr.. Nc
Lellan in the last six years.
Mr.. Knox is equally unfortunate anc
misses the mark about as wide when h,
imagnes tho Probate fees of the Office t,
be ut least 81 500 year, as he will fnc
by referring to the present Clerk of tn,
Probate Court, who, have no doub.
would sell out to him all the fees of tn
Office for tho past year for one half, if no
less than half of $500, and he ma
search ia vain to 6nd his imasinar
sum.
1t is plainly TO be seen that when h
imagiues against me the amount OF tn
fees Of the office, he is about US absurd O
when ho imague' the salary Of Mr. Nc
Leilan, my deputy, to be $3.50 a yea
or he Probate fees 81 500. His hous
is builded upon sand. It's an imaginar
castle or bubble Of his own blowing, an
when pricked by truth it bursts aud
no more.
Now. in conclusion, l will say al
done with this controversy. | have n
more time to rsiute paper charges.
ask, as in my former article, a conapeten
impartial committee to iuvestigafc n
records and books of my office. am nc
, afraid Of the result. Let no intereste
party, none that has been bounding m
E down. sit in judgment, and fear not tn
verdict that may be rendered. And, q
above stated, submit the matter uni.
after the investigation of the Court.
How near Mr.. Knox has demolishe
, me, the Court, and my pet ring mate
which he has created in his fertile imas
inatiou, and how far he has damaged II
prospects Of any candidate for whom
=, may choose to vote, remains for the ba
lot in Novem Der to toll; but hope the
f may be able to survive the shock and n,
sink into utter defeat and be buried wi,
a shroud Of paper blacksned over wit
= such calumny, abuse and falsehood.
+. G CAKE.
t p. s. There is a great long article
I the Dispatch of July 3lst, containir
about two columns and half, signed
X. II. Norton. f. G. G.
, A Curious Document.