, 1873-12-28
TIE COUNTY CLERK.
Tho Number of Employees DO TO-
Q11ires.
How He Purposes Doing BUSINESS.

an application waa mndo yesterday by Con.
Liob, tho Clorh OF tho County Uo,itt, to l,ayo
tho number Of Deputies and assistants In his
ot1ico axed, In accordance with tho inv, by
tho Judges Of tho Circuit Court. Judges Far
well. Williams, nogors, and Booth wolo present,
Judge Troo, boing ongagod III Bontenciug tha
prisoners in Tho Urimtnal Court, WAS u,,ayoidably
abBent.
The following is h copy of tho application.
showing tho numbor asked for by Con. Ltob:
in this olce mud most respectfully request lat tho
samo 10 determined nnd entered Of record by rulo
In County Clerks olico: Ono ohicf-Dcputy, ono
uty iii tag nattsrs; Deputy for ,narringo ice1sea
o, clerk Il! earso q books aud papers thtoo record
less making Implications Tor Judgment iory eerks
to months moro Or lcss, extending taxes ten Clerks
month"; copying Asssssors' booSs Ae oc M Deputy ID
.,i' i 1s Comfy Court: Ono Deputy; ons As.
clerks. \ 'f'Ae
There were, said tho General, throo distinc.
branches ~ M ct t1o court. and the business, owing
hS 9ad oav N ausa 1a n.y. "ns RTee
Deputies III tax mnttots, and ono Deputy
for q cashier. It was his opinion
thst the, affairs Of tho County Clerks
mud ho proposed TO make ctanee. Tbe nrac.
tice Ind boon to allow each Dopity to tnkn tEa
money from tho vario,s persons paving H. "a
to tho cash drawer, mud mako tho change him
aelf IIo proposed now to bayo a caai1ier. wi,nao
sole business It should DO 10 teko thto i' ensh
aud keep an account Of it. For chocl;
on tho cashier, he intended that oaoh clark
should koop small notebook. In Which to ontor
tho amount ho received daily and these two ill-
dopondont entries would act us check. ono on
tho uther. III regard to tho exttn writorB bo
could not Bay how long they would 10 needed.
but had made MI estimate basod upon buck ex.
pendltnres.
Judge Farwolt asked what tho Gonerala oxpcc.
tuition waB III regard to the labor ho had to per-
The Goncral replied le thought his duties wore
prescribed In tho statutes. liz was rebpousiblo
for tho actions of his Deputies, and llo In
tended to maxo himself familiar with tito
dutios of the Office, but ho thourht
he could not perform any manual ]abor himne1r.
1Io was to DO sort Of suporntendont to Zoo
| TINT tho papols wcro taton caro- of aud proper.
ly fled, In short. something lif,o a bunk peoyi.
| dout OF q General in m army. It waB not Lis
interest to mako expenses. but he thought the
extra ones asked woro nccessayy.
| AIr. Wheeler, former clork, was asked to giro
| his opinion III regard to tue achedue offered bY
Gen. Liob. Ho said TINT, in Ills opinion, four
Deputies would bo all:,s'nlciens, instead Of six.
cashier. In regard to record-writors, ho Thought
two would be sufficient.
Gen. Lieb Batd that sometimes there was
enough work for tivo or six. but on tho average
throa would bo sufficient, but, 1t thore should not
be sufficient work for three, ho would discharge
tho superlluouB ONES.
Judge Williams remarked they would havo to
| trust in great degree to tic discretion aud
| honesty Of tic c1oi1k.
| MIR. Whcclor, in continuation, said tlatho had
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