Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-02-10

m.ks m ofioial report Of the transao-
lions IN that office for three msnths.
District Attorney Hiles-An officer 10
bound to mako the reports required Of
Judse Ridne-Ths law does not re-
quire Representatives,. Show me . reason
5or n. I SEQ NO sense In Il. The
County Commissioners knew Of the
Carriok dsfalcation.
District Attorney lilies - But The
Treasurer has made NO report for the
ouartsr. The Auditor says thsre was in
he Treasury at that time $4,000 and
odd dollars. The Tressufer's report
ava there IL not that much thsre. We
Tan TO know how much the Trsasurer's
books say there should be there.
Judge Rising-That colld not posi-
blv bsneht the county and might work
an injury 10 Mr.. kirmsn.
Di:trio. Attorney Hilss-The County
Commissionsrs want an efdcial state
m,pt Of the actual condition Of the
Treasury. The report Of Mr.. Kirnsn
does not show II. The Board has no
ofaoial knowledge OF Il. To mako the
reouirsd statement could In no way IL.
feet The responsibility OF Mr.. Kirman.
Judge Risine-Ths County Commits
sionsrs took possession Of the Trsssur.
er's Office and they should have ascer-
tanned lust how things stood there. They
had q rieht To appoint experts to ssoer-
tain for them and make . report.
District Attorney hiles-But neither
thu County Commissioners nor experts
can make an ofaoial Treasurer's report.
Judge Risipe--I think the defendant
has pursued the right course In this
matter. No one oan tell from Mr.. Car.
rick's books alone what 10 the amount OF
his d~efsloauou. That must DO ascsr.
tanned from other sources. The County
Commissioners had no right 10 take
possession OF The Treasures once and
then make Mr.. Kirman responsible Tor 1t,
District Attorney Hilss-Then II We
cannot get this official report, the books
Of the Auditor and Treasurer must 60
on etsrnally with the accounts OF the
county differing.
Judge Risipg-It 10 for the County
Commissioner to ascertain this amount
and to strsightsn the books accordingly.
District Attorney Hilss-I think We
can make Treasurer 0tsy do Il, but Mr..
Kirmsn should do II. We want Mr..
Kirmsn to tell US simply what the books
show and what there IL actually In the
Treasury.
Judge Rising-I shall not compel him
to make . quarterly report under the
circumstances, nor require him to com
plicats his accounts. The way 10 for the
County Commissioners to make or have
the examination made. and instruct the
Auditor to correct hia books accordingly.
II the County Commissioners have had
the examination made. ii II appears BY
the return to this writ they have. they
know already what they ask Mr.. Kirman
to be required to report and the actual
condition OF the Treasury. The answer
Of Mr.. Kirmsn Ia full and explicit. That
answer 10 admitted to be true. and the
defendant cannot be required 10 mako
the quarterly report called for.
At this point Counselor Stone ad-
dressed the Court and went over the
ground for the plaintiff carefully and
oonsissly. sad argued further that the
report asked might be necessary 10 order
to institute proceedings to recover Of the
defendant certain moneys paid by him
illegally to the State in his December
settlement with the Controller. The
Judge replied that II that was the object
In getting the report, he should most
certainly not grant the writ asked for.
II was accordingly dismissed. with costs.