Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-02-11
Concerning the Collection of Claims
Against the County.

comments on the same:
RLoomINGroN, Wis, January 30, 1879.
Mr.. Thomas Laird:
Dear Sir: IL hear that you are chairman
Of the Finance committee that threw cut so
many of the Justice acts al the meeting OF the
County Board of Supervisors because they
were not ia FORM. There are many of ms
poor, ignorant justices that don't happen 10
know Just v hal little form yon august mem
bers OF our County Board have in your noble
minds, as diligent search of the Lars OF tbs
state fails 10 show ms any particular FORM 10
which justice shall present his accounts.
Our County is so poor that If no one but N.Y.
self was interested. would donate the little
that IS due me, rather than have the County
Board go through the farce of auditing the
account, 10 cheat the out OF il; but as others
are Interested shall do all can to find out
just how much RED TAPE is necessary TO suit
your fastidious taste. You may have what
Is due me if you will tell me how TO get what
Is due TO others. Yours Truly,
L. d. HoLFoRp,
Justice OF the Peace.
The writer is misintormed in re-
gard to me being chairman of the
Finance committee. | was chairman
of the Committee on Claims, and did
help to audit all the Il inns presented
to the County Board of Supervisors
of Grant county, and disallow, or
gave the privilege TO withdraw, a
number of accounts that were not IN
form. And as the writer has fail I'd
in his dligent search of the laws of
this state TO find any particul .r Hrm
in which Justices shall present ssaelr
accounts, | WILL tor bis benefit, and
those whom he is so much interested
10 having their rights, refer them TO
few sections of Law.
Section 81, Chapter Is, Revised
Statutes, reads a foil
s'No account shall be allowed by the Coun-
ty BOARD oil Supervisors unless the same sha |
be made out in separate items. and the nature
oil each item specifically stated and whel e
no specific fees are allowed by law The Time
actually and necessarily devoted TO the per-
Torrance OF any service charged in such &C
count shall be specified which account so
mlde out shall be verified by affidavit to be
filed herewith"
Section l, Chapter $780, Session
Laws OF 1868 reads:
.'Any officer or other person having de-
mand or claim against any county Tor money
OF other thing shall make out a statement
thereof in writing W.T.. his aft iavit attached
that such statement il j lst aud true and file
the same with the Clerk OF the Board oil
Supervisors of SAID county
Read balance of chapter for fur
Their information.
| hope the foregoing sections of
law wnl satisfy the writer of the
above letter that there is some
form" for claims against a county.
[ have been member of the COM
mittee on claims number OF years
and must in justice to the County
Board say that L have never seen
any disposition OF a single mem Der
trying to delay the payment of a
Just claim, bub there are SO mar Y
claims presented in such bungliug
manner, and 80 contrary to any
form Of law, that it wouli not be
right 10 all wv them, and in such
cases the committee on Claims noti-
fies the chairman Of the town from
where such claim comes, giving him
an opportunity to withdraw such
claim for correction. Aud it will be
seen by referring to the published
proceedings of the meeting Of the
County B )ard that Mr.. CIementsou
offered the following resolution which
was adopted:
Resolved, That those Justices and Consta-
bles whose bills are Gisallowed at this session
Of The Board for the reason That no trAnscrtPts
OF the Justices doekets have been filed, be per-
United within the time in which they are per-
mltled by law to take an appeal, 10 withdraw
said bills without prejudice to presenting
them again in proper form at the next SEES
Sion OF the Board, aud when a bill is with
drawn under This resolution the Clerk shall
strike oGt the word ''dlsalo" ed'' marked
against said bill, and write opposite SAID bill
the word ''wIthdIawn" with date of with
travail; provided, however, that those bills
that have been 80 dsallowed aud are not
Withdrawn under this resolution within the
time above fixed shalt stand and remain DIS
allowed
A number of Justices send in
something like transcript with the
Justices fees, Constables' fees, wit
ess, interpreters and jury fees
and suppose it will answer for bills
tor all Bat this is not the case. A
Justice must file transcript of his
docket with the Clerk be must
make out his b Il separate and swear
10 it before proper officer. TIE
Constable must make out bis bill
iuiy itemz9 I'd and swear to it. The
Justice must make out staten en-;
setting forth the title of the action
and names of jurors, witnesses and
interpreters that attended, the num-
Der of days attendance Of each, also
miles Travelled TO attend court.
By publishing the foregoing, to-
sether with the +. lowing laws,* as
forms governing Justices you will
confer a favor on those "poor ignor.
ant Justices" that the writer Of the
letter refers to. THOMAS LAIRD.
Wingvllle, February !, 1875.
r. 'Pha oaotiono oF Tho Docoion q