The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1872-01-10
COUNTY BONDS.

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dntiiltiil VI thdt t'l'i. ny our piCSclt
County Court, published in the An
DREW COUNTY REPUBLICAN of Deem
Der 18th 1871. has had the desired effect,
for the taxpayers of the county to
know who the guilty party are, who
would load us down with unnecessary
taxes.
John McLain Scnr. who ] suppose
considers himself the entire cmbodi-
mcnt of II County Court. publishes
in the N6w Era of Dec. 23ri, what he
considers a tirst-class answer to my
communication of Dec. 18th. Isupposc
it was the best John could do. to try
and throw -ani in the eyes of the tax
payers. by talking about that special
law of the Statutes of 1850. Just discov-
cred BY this moiarn Hip-Nanw inkIc
and also his unlrathlul statement about
what it cost to issue and exchange the
new bonds for the old bonds. and his
bomhast!c display of figures in the re-
duction of salaries of County Officers
etc, which proposition has nothing to
do with the question nj issue. to wit ::
Our Il. Il. Bonds.
New John yol say that the County
Court in 1850 issued these Rail Road
Bonds, bearing 10 per cent interest.
which was an illegal interest, and that
von had inst awokc from your long
sleep and had been told by a pair Of
those hired county Attorneys of yours.
that they had just discovered that there
was 4 special law ofthc Statutes of 1879
which dcbarr"d the right OF the County
Court t. issue bonds drawing more
THAI / per cent. III regard TO the legal
ity Of the issue of the Rail Road Bonds.
john displays about a much legal
ability As he does IL speaking of the
right Of appcal to the Supreme Court
Of the United States, III . suit on the
bonds. Can't ct into that c0Urt John
e., for those long gowrod gentlemen
who preside over that court don't rec
ognizc suits Of this nature, and if You
could, ii woull take SIX years more
time 20 ct ct Oft agai". all in that
tine thr interest Oh our bonds would
have swel!ed up to some 70,OC) more
than lly iurmc: estimate.
In a"-wcr to you. statement that the
bonds We're illegally issued. permit me
20 Sa", that chapter 81 Of the Statutc-
o. 800 (thc lax in force when these
bonds were i-sacd) Authorized County
Courts 10 ~"bscribc to The capital ,:och
Of any Rail Road Company. and issue
their bonds in arcorigu-e with tlr
charter ct such company. az chapter -
OF tic statutes. L"d tie charter OF the
Platte County Rail Road Company.
authorized County Courts Ia issue
noHGs and did not limit them a to the
ratr OF interest; neither docs chapter -
ii the statute. ct $50 the only refer
cnrc maze IA ,h.~ chapter t" interest :
section -. which ha- 80 application to
the bond- in question. III rrGorc oar
County Court Wa governed h. the
general statute in rc&ud Il inter-;
which authorized l%ariic, to agree IN
writing loc III" Vaymcm; of interest 10:
exceeding ten per cent per amnim. npuN
any contract.
Now John yonr talk about the y
bonds or rather As you term them. TIE
"Bouh4m Duncan and Price bonds j.
mere ho-h, ana il vii! not have the
effect Il You supposed Of even Grcoivin"
the most ilIitiratc taX-paycr in the
county, for they know il i the iacrn
tTadI!1 Of a kuaVc or a tool: but. John
as to yo"r cnargc aboE: tie expense Of
Issuing the new bonds. have some
thing TO say: YOU know it wa, false
winch yon made the statement that
would lead Taxpayers TO infer that
had received two thousand dollars for
my services Us bond commissioner. bat
on the contrary YOU well know that |
never received one cent. The ONLY
claim | ever presented TO he old County
Court was for one per ccni on he bonds
exchanged and Cancelled, there having
been 8jl 900. Of bonds exchanged. INV
clam was therefore $6lG. ul this claiIn
the Old Court allowed Pc rent say
@l6!. and ordered Il warrGM; TO De is
sucd TO me Tor HAT amount. Ills war-
rant remained in the County Clerks
Office when 4 majority Of the old Court
retired from the bench. q IN the m"aii-
time not having called for H. but when
the present Court took their seats, they
rcscih'ied the order OF the Cd C0ur.
and ordered my warrant burned or dcs-
troycd III some other way, consequent
ly have received nothing for my ser
vices. This Of course wa done through
political ~spitc-nirc disintcrc-tcd
County Court to transac; business for
q free people.
Alter tins occurrence 4 concluded 10
sue for what any iinaacial operation
would consider the work was really
worth. | Therefore sued fer three per
or two thousand dollars and moved
my case where m entirely DISTINGUISHED
jury woul decide the cause. .
Johney says it will cost the taxpayers
10 more by dcfcrrin@ the payment Of