The sun., 1873-11-18

The hundred and nfty-nve counts OF this
lnd!ciment are practically reduced 10y the ruingE
counsel to four, three for noufeasance in not
2u l,ihg accounts. and one, the fourth, for
! i,auI. The point on which I rely to get rid nf
I lh' nfrt tlrce counts has already been stated 10y
I my fueud. Nr. Root and was referred to on the
iprmer iTial' but not argued hy Mr.. Ficld. II is
that while tnc ~ viscd Statutes provide that any
'glc. Z ly npublic oHiccrshall be amisdemcauur
punishable hy hne and imprisuument, that pro-
c1Sc oi Mr. tweed. NE provision is that such
neglect may be punished ~ u misdemeaiIor,
Where no special provision has been made for
1t punishment.
lfyou VIII turn to another provision Of the re-
ohcidl dnty imposed upon one AZ a member of
for ciure of $50. The only qticstions nrisins
On ms point are: First whether the duty to
audit under the statute of 1870 Ia imposed ON
Mr. lwced as member Of the Board ~ super
| Nsrs; and secondly, whether "A forfeiture il a
| 60 rectly. rs | think though differently from
the deci-i9n OF one of your brethren on the
once. but simply imposes a duty to audit upon
officers already existing.
THE BOARD or AUDIT.
SO far ms Mr. Tweed is concerned, think IL
hardly imposes new duty. As member OF
| the Board OF Supcrv or, II his duty to
! audit before: The new statute saws that he Shall
agyilt the existing liabilities against the county
| d.r Comptroller of The city shalt audit them.
Ine,e three are snoken Of as a board. Nv
/ Nhht authority The Legislature has created
/ almost innumerable boards. Whenever IL has
w,ntei to create create board it has said SO.
/ ht Legislature OF ls'u, which created
. auditors. was not dumb or vocclcss
+ " ~ %, ~N mat th'y should constitute a
".'i' I'l l'c very RUE "t construction laid
t,l tl, ntui,.i,n t s,ttat tt" h,i I'v hI',,,rl ,
ilfrg D. ard. alter the lt,tre In 81, mnny
t.-f Iuce- '.id created hnarls. l. authority for
hod M thar they were not intended to- act ~ a
m,,t Js ,6's, Gl lo1r ii ii"n,%r % ~ the UT, rorner
lo.t,rduU mot see where ANY a,ith"r,Iyi Is
oil tf.sf fttft
Whcnr,rr tt, lrr. .iiturr hi- wished To- re1,,tr,
r"r"s ,,. " is ,., m. T., ,'IeI ,.., To- "a, 51,
iiut-. ami IL r.iires n,,ctiny ~ ~ n'Iil MIL
Dii,ris tn "a ar,t ui,, ,,v,'-' ",.v,,.'-' Vi 'uo.'
n MINI 80 't %"'1 % ''N'",', e. @ put u saw
/ dl not zee how A court can saw thet =, ,
It.t'r W a" ',t't, ,rt, VIZ" we
/ meet. '' ~ vas '"'" '"'' -
rur coN,ioS LAW tN,o,,n
or father, knowins, fan wen the evils which
Ni',, nee IL IA tiic ,"a't'tution e our own
,..r 'Hr i.Ia'mcntl provision that all .:is a.
. we n."'r r sinud be- vested ia the \ .ully
aui fri t'. Iuoy left nuhms to cuultctDre
&i'1 & D. "l "n'n"r'y Therefore. Ia criminal pre- a.
u'' c1H iueHts ~ the L-s,-lature or to the
/ ''nn' W.,uicl Tive t..,.flu.t on pl1.idc.
ht %. con inu. t.e l,w ot the state, IN
" hcH' ~ 'l' lore, yuu wish t. convict this de-
: hy 90" common iawf
''. Gi'H i d',t.;ea, ,.,1 th4k o. the
/ I.u. That fu.icitrr, mean, nunisb1snt '''e 'o
pscs-S appear. ,.um thc writint. "f Sir Fr n,i.
I4r r o.. .p ni.fror.ti tis ,i',,icri ,,,tb.,,'t t
l. expressly d.oricl iudir,iik ia the c.s,. ta 6,
7 l1.ll 90 s.uacl Ilse a,..
,..,. nm f"VhlH COUNT
HnN "l III. TO- 'irtmont Is under the conmon
under i"u .ogrt, 8. 1t pruyt~ ANYTHING. pr, es "a
bu' c,rrc- Nv - dccide In ,o,'r I'i'''' inn,
.i.r- % 'h. .ral,r triad. Your precise ian.
a-e wa; 81 s. 81 yios fittt', % r,,y agos.
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