The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1881-12-15
PLEASANT SPRINGER,
JOHN WILLIAMS,
JOHN S McGHEE.
Jackson Co Commission
The State of Ohio, Jackson County:
To The Hon. James Trip, Judge of
the Conrt of Common Pleas:

the Court Of Common Pleas:
Your Committee appointed TO examine the
annual report of the County Commissioners OF
1st, a. d. 1880, and ending August
31st, 1881, report as follows:
find that said report has been duly made, and
that the following amounts have been illegally
following persons, and said amounts have been
illegally allowed by the Commissioners of said
Thomas w. Patterson, aud, the amount of
S36.55 for indeXing Commissioners Journal ane
d. Day ysa ho We W 'a also 50 oand that said
Patterson, as Auditor, was allowed the sum or
s 90 for making r6 9p ar Which 1as We ind
no authority of law, and in the Judgment OF
your committee said amounts were illegally
To William F. owens, as Marshal, the sum of
by law 1 to MarsHa Constabes
&c, in felonies wherein the state 1alls, ana IN
The committee say that the money repre-
sented by the receipts of said report has been
collected, and the expenditures specified have
been made We also find that the books OF the
Auditors office are kept in plain and busi-
ness-like manner. The committee further say
have been careful in the discharge of their
duties, I'd that they have closely guarded the
interests of the county, and have only allowed
claims that in their Judgment were just equita-
o'e anu i" TOM f. MOORE.
DAVID DAVIS.
concur in the above report, with the excep-
ION OF the amount drawn Oy w ILL., L. OWcus.
In estimating the amount which has been over
drawn by him, cannot agree With my associ-
ates. Section 1909 of the Revised Statutes reads
"The County Commissioners may at any
regpaF session Mashss dn Justices 9 May
ors, &C. in lieu of fees in causes OF felonles
wherein the State fails, and in mlsdemeanorss s
wherein the defendant proves 1nsolvent; put
the aggregate amount of such allowances to an
officer in any year shall not exceed the fees
legally taxed 10 him in such causes; nor shall
The aggregate amount allowed to such officer In
any one year exceed one hundred dollars"
The Commissioners report shows that VIM.
F owe as has d. avn out of the countv treasury
from Sept. Jst 1880 to August 3lst, 1881, the srm
of S2I7 2s BY referring to the items on the Com
inissioners' Journal, it is found Sl975 was drawn
in felonies where the defendant was conVdcted
Special allowance for expense in pursuit Of pris,
oner Thc Sc amounts were legally alloWeu
under sections 1906 and ltJ9 OF revised @
items from S2l7 2S the whole amount drawn and
it leaves Sl67.l0 which was allowed ON cost blls
in felonies wherein the State failed, and in mis-
| deneanors where the defendant proved lnsoiv-
| ent the prosecuting Witness INDECENT as Is u
| saws that the aggregate amount in these cases
| shall not in any one year exceed one hundred
that The said Owens has overdrawn the amount
| allowed by law in the sum OF s61.l0. MY asso,
| ciafes in making the calculation, made II upon
| the theory that where parties were sent to jail
| in misdemeanors, in default OF payment OF nhe
TO the county, and therefore said officers shoulo
| be allowed fees in such cases OUTSIDE O tht
| allowance made IN the SectlOn dDONe clleo.
| An argumen TO ref ute this proposition Woulc
! make this report of too great length. Sufnce
| to saw that cannot so construe the statues
ReaSoning from the same premises flT flnd ina a
| Jackson has drawn from the County Treasury
during the fiscal year ending August Slst, ISL -,
sum of fSl?3c5. OF said sum S1610 was paid il
felonies where the defendant was conyicte, =
and sentenced, leaving balance In excess 81 Q
500 90 of SI955, which in my opinion was lille
gally drawn and allowed. The report ais
shows that James X. McClung Justice OF tn
Peace, has drawn during said fiscal year tn
su IN of SIZES under the same Statute, Sl2S5 o
which is in my estimation more than shoul
have been allowed and drawn according to tn
Statute before cited. 1 ask pardon for tn
length of this minority report and have onl
made it to show the process of reasoning b.
which we differed in our conclusions.
ELMER C. POWELL,
Prosecuting Attorney.