The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-09-29
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Total for ; years.
Average per year,


Or an average yearly increase. 4; i,7t- 10
II il should Increase la this ratio Tor
the next three years, IL would take al'
the people could pay Ia make their of-
fcers' salaries. And with hut cursor,
investigation. we have no question hui a
great deal Of this Is imprOvi,lrni II not
illegal. and some instances OF the sal
aries will astoni-h the taxpayers. For
instance there has been SLOWED our
clever friend. NJ. Spurlock, a. Treasurer
from Sept. 1875 up to order No. 'l3i,
issued Sept. 1915. the suin OF H2uds %.
OF W hich sum S45U45 MAS Tor Interest
on orders. a. ough We 10 not know that
he accounts 10 the county Tor amy III
tercst or the large amount oi count!
funds he controls, aud can loan at u
large per cent. Aside from tins. how
tie Commissioners can make his sHiart
thus large. under Secs. IL and Is ~ the
Fee and Salrry Jaw. a. found oa page
81 of the act. IF le7J, will bear AL ek-
Ipixnation TO the uninitiated The iaw
SAYS they shall allow him but SLOW y
ear. aud one per cent Oh the taxes he
collects. Aud we are not sure We state
the iuli amount allowed him, - the
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lock- - UP = part of his books, and lei'
orders Wiin IL Deputy that We should
aOi examine them lni ns returned, aud
10 make sure ~ .tvdi ttf, carried thr
k-,- 10 iur reruri ease with hun. But
Se iuun.! fii> tnu, IA. an | no doubt tax
paw ers Woud ike to ave tue various
+ items %! itds >sitrs explained. ahd ID,
vouchers upun which !; Mas allowed
luiad- public. " iind aisu Ia, Count,
AudIt0. ..criveI from sdae, 1879 H.
> sept. ), I 10 -. o; o., % which th'
-, cs.nt Aa.iiiug ha. credited hiin-,.
sIJh SIols I wLIrI al, de- pretty Vel
ioI lHr,r .1Irtcrs oi 4 NeaI salary. De-
lag abou; s2Oo mOr- thsu he would d,
l.u,iiicd TO uudrr a strict construction u
! the law ior ah enii,- yea.
n The sa!srIcs al tie Co1niy (ommi.
| sioneis have also incgrrsed some. not
/, " Ith.Ian,tiny i..e vrr diem was reduced
III per ~, W it'd that from Juu'
= i57J 10 dee l-TJ " ncn his time e y red
: IA. ~.,iuiAa = >. allowed SS..i Jo; an'
l.uI Ga, l,-,i ,e..r ending Nay 81. lSab
{ ~. Mila drew s9gg ": ani Dir. Mo-
. gaH Szs6 30; ~uIlc NJ. G"imtn ha
= veen sllOw cd since he cauio iu lat dec
I = ~ ", Mr. Morgan drawing since %"
= ,rlo-. VI the fi-cai YEAR. 800 o., aud Nj
. VI ain ia The same time So %. I,r
= duties of Connis.ionei. ~ the Years "
Z lcxdmined iron 10 - 1S. average
: about $l2O eacb. per year. some Ia
I crrase may bc necessary, whether TN
c much IL Tor the people Ten juds". bu
certainiy -aiarie- and stationery sii""
snces should be kept within tie s'ric
letter of the law.
Another large source Of increase "
lind ia the pauper allow aurc>. wniri' H.
y law places 10 tne hands %, tnr IDLn'
iSu.r,i, bat which has been ~ iarf bod
gwen To great extent TO the 10" "-"i
, Trustees VINO probably belnE neighOoi
are more couversant with TIE wan. .
. the poor, aud supply th,m more iOerh
= ily: Uut to the ordinary observer ~ doe
= nut seem That the necessity exists Tor
'ailsrQs An increase. But We have ~
space to go Into the details o. this nov
.IaYiag givea the uiost important lieu
u above, which We asS tsx-pi.er- 10 care
'6 fuiiy consider tor themselves, an
" tnen vote Tor Ibe ,.nhiic good. Tie
- are some silrr officer whose SAHARA
\ mixhi be iav-s,lgard, bat We hat
u gwen ss much - ~ LsSe COON Tor IL
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