The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-13
THE CAIRO DAILY BULLETIN THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1873

urer's Office and to set precedent 10 pay
each officer for papers properly belonging
10 his Office is preposterous and
unjust, and no, within the
meaning and intent Of the law, and
said bill IL therefore rejected.
Whereas It appears from tho report of
the clerk of this court, of the cost and OK
penses of the last term Of our circuit court
Of this county. that the expenses and
cost of said term of said court amounted
to 81, $50 25, and whereas the county rev.
enue for this county for county purposes
Is not exceeding eleven thousand dollars,
which amount will apparently be used up
by paying and defraying the expenses of
the circuit court, leaving nothing for tho
care Of criminals, paupers and all other
incidental expenses necessary TO run tho
county government, therefore it is
ordered that the clerk Of this court send n
copy of said report to our representatives
in our state legislature, and also copy 10
our honorable circuit judge-for them TO
devise some means Of relief.
The following bills being presented by
Alex. H. Irwin, sheriff, for services per-
formed since the commencement of his new
term Of Office viz:
For serving jurors (circuit court) 10 20
For serving jurors County court) I 80
For fees In criminal cases in cir.
cult court...-.. ................ l19 50
For fees in criminal cases in
county court....... "......... 30 35
lolNl.'.... .,..s.......... oyD 80
1t appears that in the bills presented
there are charged fees for services per-
formed by the sheriff during the session of
the court during which time he is paid at
the rate Of IS per day, and therefore un-
doubleday charged for the services of serv-
ing witnesses, which was mostly done
by bailifls Of tho court. This question
has Teen settled by our supreme court
that no such charges can DO made, and wc
decline to allow the above accounts.
A further consideration on which we
decline to allow any part of said bill, is
the law fixing the salary Of sheriff, pro-
vides that no such fees shall be allowed to
the sheriff, when other fees collected shall
be sufficient to mako his salary, heretofore
fixed by the county court, and in case OF
deficiency to allow only such portion as
will make up tho amount of such salary;
and the law further providing, that such
sheriff shall make report of all fees col
lected, otc., every six months; therefore
before such report is made, this court is
unable to judge whether any of such fees,
or any part thereof is to be allowed.
Therefore, said sheriff is hereby re-
quired to I'LL accounts for services per-
formed by himself or deputy, during the
time the court was in session; and when
he files his semi-snnual report, such por-
ton, if any, will be allowed as to make up
his fixed salary, and all fees charged for
services performed, during term time or
performed by bailitfs, attending court to be
left out.
In the matter of the fees Of tho circuit
clerk IN criminal cases, etc:
The law providing that the county shall
pay tho circuit clerk all fees in criminal
cases where the defendant is ac-
quainted or otherwise legally discharged
or where the cost can not be made of the
! defendant, also provides that the county
.hall not pay such fees whenever all the
other fees shall be sufficient to pay the SAL
airy fixed by the county board and when
not sufficient to make such salary, only
such portion shall be allowed as will make
up the deficiency. The legislature clearly
intended that whenever the semi-annua.
report Of the circuit clerk is presented to
the county board, and his salary has been
made up by other fees, the county is not
obliged to pay anything; and in case such
fees are insufficient then to pay only the
deficiency; and this court being unable to
judge whether such fees will be sufficient
to pay the salary fixed, or not, therefore
the allowing or rejection Of the above bills
is deferred until the senli-annual report is
presented to this court.
Whereas the county revenue for county
purposes only amounts to about $1,000
for this year, and the probable expenses of
all kinds will be not less than eighteen to
twenty thousand dollars, thereby leaving
a deficiency Of from seven tc nine thous-
and dollars, and it being the intention of
this court TO keep county orders at par at
all hazards, therefore it is ordered that
each county officer is hereby requested to
use oil possible economy in his department
and any expenditures made which are
not absolutely necessary and which |
could be made Of less amount, ETC., this
court will under no consideration allow
the bills. 1t is further ordered tba. the
clerk Of this court be required to furnish
each county officer with a copy Of this
order.
Whereas, The order heretofore made
raising the tax on grocery license to $500 |
had not the desired effect, but ON the con-
trary was tho cause Of several parties SELL |
Ing spirituous liquors without license,
without any prosecution on the part of |
the people, etc. Therefore it is ordered |
that tue said license is hereby again re-
ducsd to 500 per snnum, from this date
until otherwise stated, all orders in con-
fict with this order are hereby roscinded. |
Whereas. There are several old billa he- |