Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-02-06
MnLERsBURG HOLMES COUNTY, O., THURSDAY FEB g. 1873

there is also difference of $4,000 be
: tween the balance of county fund oil
} report and the settlement sheet-this
according to the Auditors explanation
occurs by enormously charging his al
lowance of $4,000 under the bounty
act, hereinbefore mentioned, to tn,
county instead of the bounty fund, but
with this explanation it still leaves th'
balance on the report ss4, ,39 larger thar
the settlement sheet exhibit of receipts
and expenditures of and from that fund
County fund.- calls for, nor does it re-
lieve against the discrepancy in tht
main footing of receipts above noticed
but does furnish a solution for the bal
ance of the bounty fund on the report
being $500, 90 more than it is on the set
tlement sheet; and in this connection
it might be proper to mention that there
appears on the commissioners journal,
Dec. Session 1871, an allowance of ST.
1900 to G. w. Everett, as attorney fees
for collecting 263 bounty claims which
does not appear on the report, and is the
item to which reference was had in the
above allusion. These, it is claimed, are
the bounties that were allowed by the
Supreme Court on proceedings in man
damus against the commissioners, and
the fund reimbursed of the fee to Ev-
erett by Withholding from the orders
as issued for their payment the fee
chargeable thereto for collection; but
in order to full detailed report of the
official transactions of the commission
ers, we think the allowance to Everett
should have been on the report and car
ried through the exhibit of receipt and
expenditures; further, on the subject
Of bounties, the journal shows that A
bounty claims have been allowed dur
ing the last year, all for $50, GOO each,
except 8 for $780, each; aggregate, $2,-
1880; the report shows an allowance
of AZ, aggregating s2,770,O0; difference
in number of claims three, in aggregate
of allowances $6l5,00, deducting the
$4,000 allowed to the Auditor and in
cluded, as stated by him, in the bounty
claims last appearing on the report OF
the commissioners, and there is still
difference of $4,000, and is the amount
of the report exhibit OYER the journal
allowances. The report, therefore, in
these and the foregoing named partic-
ulars, does not show a correct detailed
statement of the official transactions of
the commissioners and is not correct
and accurate exhibit of the financial
affairs Of the county.
Z. In our examination, there came
casually under our observance some al
lOwances by the auditor for carrying
coal to the Probate office-are not aware
that there exists any for like services
for any of the other public offices, and
though for small amounts so far as OBJ
served, yet as they are without warrant
Of law, as we think, further occasion
for such notice should cease. We furth-
sr noticed some. orders redeemed, hav-
ng been issued to Probate Judge for
services in criminal cases-$20O0 or
$500 covering the amount of this class
Of orders discovered. The law pro vides
hat the Probate Judge shall be paid
'or his services in criminal cases
not less than $4,000 and not
more than 100000 per annum, the
'mount to be determined By the Com
nissioners and paid quarterly S. & C.
Stat. Vol. l, page 1922, sec. Is. There
S then no authority for paying him any
additional amomnt for such services.
rhe Commissioners being the guardians
If the public interests, it is proper that
hey should keep themselves well ad-
Used of all such and like mat tiers, to
which allusion is herein made, and we
ire of the opinion that in order to cor
ect exhibit of the financial affairs of
he county anu 10 -1aclIltate eXamlna-
ion, their exhibit of disburs ements
hould show by what authority allowed
lpon which the Auditors ordere for
'ayment are to issue; and that the ex-
miners might taereby be the better
nabled to determine whether or not
ssued upon the allowance of the prop
r authority. Ha.
1t was both the desire and intention
# the examiners TO append a synopsis
# their conclusions, but in consequence
# the great length of the report the
anne is left to be gathered therefrom,
nd we conclude, leaving it to the Court
o make such orders in the premises, if
ny, as may be warranted or thought
dvis able.
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