The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1878-10-03
THE PROBATE OFFICE,
EXAMINING THE COUNTY TREAS
URY.
Shall II Be L. c. Cole or A. W. Heldenbrand-
Who HeldenbrAnd Appointed Examiners OF
the Treasury,

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denbrand organ this campaign.
The infamous, personal, and low at
taCks upon Gen. Wiley are unworthy a
respectable journal. The mean filings at
Mr.. Cole, who is our candidate for Pro
bate Judge, are also beneath decenCy,
Mr.. Cole is a gentleman of character,
will compare favorably with Mr.. Helden-
brand or any respectable citizen. The
sighting remarks of the Repository in re-
gard to Mr.. Cole are only worthy OF
blackguards, and induce us to ask-what
noble blood and lofty intellectual powers
dwell in A. W, Heldenbrand What
wonders did he perform as Clerk OF
Courts six years, and as Probate
Judge for these six years further, than
to collect full fees, at least This may
have required craft, and in this Mr.. Hell.
denbrand may be an adept, but this doeS
not necessarily show loftiness OF soul,
and intellectual endowments.
Luck and craft oftentimes go together,
and really, we must admit, both these in
soma degree belongto to Mr.. Heldenbrand'
His brother.in-law, Mr.. Page, who was
his deputy, succeeded Mr.. Heldenbrand
in the Clerks office, and held it six years
making twelve years in the family, for
that Office. Truly,
A few seem faVorItes Of fate,
In pleasures lap CaresSed
The Repository SPEAKS of Mr.. Coles
youth. Mr.. Cole is 32 years of age, older
we believe, than were Hedenbrand and
Page when they set sail in their Office
holding careers, But youth is not
crime, and Mr.. Cole fills the Jefferson
ian requirements, being "honest, capable
and faithful to the Constitution"
But there are some things belonging
to the administration of the Probate Of
fee that give rise to serious thoughts
with those who have given attention to
the subject. The public are interested |
in these.
One of the most important duties de.
volving upon the Probate Judge, is send
ing an examiner into the County Treas
lry. This is to see if things there are
conducted according to law, and if the
money that should be in the treasury is
al there. This is the means of protect.
ng the taxpayers and the bondsmen as
he following section of the Act will
how.
By careful reading of the law it will
,e seen, that the Probate Judge is con-
tituted the watch dog of the county
reasury; if honestly carried out, we
annot see how it is possible for the
reasurer to become defauter, at least
defauIter for any considerable amount.
|ut if the law is complied with in form,
nd treated as nullity in fact, dafalca.
ons NAV occur, and the bondsmen and
lxpayers suffer.
Let the honest voters of Stark county
ead, consider, and draw their own con-
usions. Here is the law covering the
uties of the Probate Judge:
1t is hereby made part of the official
uties of the Judge of probate of each
Dunty, and he is hereby required as /
fen as once in every six months in each '
ear, or oftener, if the said Judge shall
eem it necessary, without notice to any
her person, to appoint 10 writing, un, s
Or the seal of said court, a competent +
I'd trus worthy accountant who shall Il
WithOm previous notice or intima. =
m to county treasurer or Gny other person,
such intended inspection or examina.
on, enter the county treasury, present a
IS authority aforesaid to the county q
easurer, demand the keys of the vault r
I'd safes, and proceed Immediately to
unit the money therein, and inspect and n
famine the books, records and vouch-
8 thereof; and after having counted the =,
oney, inspected and examined the :,
'oks, records and vouchers found there -
, making due entry of the same, after 'e
hiCh said examiner shall proceed forth b
th to the Office of the county auditor, n
ID there ascertain how much money the A,
unity treasurer stands charged with on NJ
e auditors books; said auditor shall IL
rnish accountant with full statement h
the exact amount of money, property, h,
nds, securities, assets and effects also :,
W much belongs to each particular U
nd, and should be in said treasury JO
ID accountant shall certify the exact di
lount of money in the treasury, to- ~,
ther with the amount belonging to r
ch particular fund; also, all prop. o'
", bonds securities, vouchers, as &C
8 and effects as aforesaid in writing, te
triplicate; one copy of which certif. h,
;e shall be recorded in the books of VI
2 treasury and filed by the treasurer
his Office, and one copy shall be re. ca
'ded by the auditor of the county one hi
Ter copy thereof shall be duly report. oo
TO the said probate court, and be en-. ~
ed of record therein, and duplicate Vi
~ of WHICH shall be furnished by the ia
'bate judge for publication one week V
a newspaper of general circulation in
county of which such examination is
de, and the said accountant so ap.
nted and performing the duties there.
'equired, shall be paid at the rate of
ee dollars per day for the time nee.
try for the performance of the same, ha
Of the county treasury, on a warrant bo
wn by the county treasurer and ap. 20
we'd by the certificate of said court,
ticularly specifying the duty per. ~,
ned. iii
here is no mistaking the object of W
Sc examinations. The Judge of pro- se' s','
e is required to send in an examiner WI
,ften as once every SIX months, or of. lo
er if deemed necessary, and without eE
vious notice or intimation to the treas. Col
r or any other person. Was this hon. 10,
y and faithfully done2 Why, it
ms by the record, which we give be. erf
, that Probate Judge Heldenbrand Tor
not obey the law, and appoint "as of. VIC
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