The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-01-01
WEDNESDAY. Dec. sth, lSSO

yesterdays proceedings read ana APP
proved.
Supervisor Mcintyre lNat), chairman
of the committee on fees ana SALARIES u
whom was referred the resolution reia,
tive to fees of justices, cDu5tdolt5 ana
witness fees collected by clerks ol courts,
submitted the following RESOLUTION,
which, on motion, was adopted:
Mr.. Chuirnlun anil Gentlemen OF INC
BOard Of .S,tperriSorS: Your committee
on fees and salaries. to whom was referred
the resolution in reg I'D To the matter Oh
the retention of justice, constable, VIII
ness and other fees rem iilllhG III lhe
hands of county officers whose term or
Office expires on the lrst Monday OF De'
cember, 1851, having considered the sane,
would respectfully report: Ihe law rs IL
now stands requires that all county ON
GERS who are paid all or In part Dv lees
shall keep book, in winch he Slatl enter
a full. true ana minute account ot an Ices
and emoluments of his office. see re-
Vised statutes, chapter %, sec. 81 page
536. Your committee 90 not nesitdte W
report that every dollar received from
any source whatever Dy the recorder,
circuit clerk, sheriff, county clerk ana
treasurer, as such county officers, should
he fully reported to this BOARD IN an item
lied account, and we believe that TINS
board of supervisors are IN duty Oouhu
t. exact such reports The county pays
all the officers herein tmed stated SILL
ary-hence all earnings ~ salu oIIlccio
belong 10 the county. All justice Tees,
cOustabl. fees, witness fees, or 0ther teeS
that NAV remain in the hands OF the cir
cult clerk or county clerk, or any Queer
herein named, on their retirement from
office, should be fully reported 10 tho
boar by giving name ana amount ana IL
IS for the boald Of supervisors 10 say
whether 1T shall be PAID TO Their success
ors in Ctlice or paid into the county treas
ury. Ii PAID into the county treasury,
there to remain subject 10 The order OF
the owners thereof, II after lapse OF
time said fees are uncalled for. they can
be used for county purposes. Your COM
mittee desire To say To this board IllhL, 50
far us they know, the law Is silent n re-
gard to the disposition OF justice, con-
stable and witness fees that are received
by the circuit clerk and county cierK
during their terms of office, and, II your
committee are correct, tie ADS nee ol III
rect law may become an excuse LOT not
reporting the fees OF the officers hereln
named. But your committee 90 nov ial
to notice that they are county oHicerS'
that such fees are PAID INTO tieii minus
Nv virtue OI lIltll plllttoi li"t ioi !" $780,
they are the custOdians OF such fees, AM
if ANY remain in their hands on retire.
ment from Office they are bound TO re,
port and pay over the same TO the ooaru
of Supervisors as Il final disposition OF
the same. Your committee believe lnat
the officers herein named are dlreCtly re-
sponsibie to the county for the tees mere
in mentioned, and your board Shoulu en-
force the law aS IL now STANDS. anu re-
oujre the several officers To keep books
and to keep tented accounts, ana II any
officer fails or refuses to comply win the
law the penalty should be enforced: LII
concusion,i it may not be deemed amisS 10
say that some further Legislation Is I'M
peratively demanded on the suDJect Oh
witness. constable and justice tees tnat
are placed in the custody OF county OH
GERS.
Respectfully submitted.
NATHANIEL MCINTYRE,
A. +. BEACH,
THOs. }. llOGE,
ALEX. WYLIE,
NJ. WHITE.
Supervisor Beach, chairman OF lhe
committee on pauperS, submitted the iol-
lowing report, which, Oh notion was
adopted:
GentleD,en Of the Board of Supervisors !:
Your committee to whom was reierreu
the bin from Wo0dford county, Tor care
and medical attendance OF William brad
ford, said to be a resident OF TINS county
have had the same under consideration,
and would report that they find that SAID
William Bradford and family lived al
Ottawa Center some three months prevl-
ous To his accident in Woodford county,
and that he was poor and received ana
from the neighbOrs while here, ana be-
lieye this county is liable for the bill sent
for collection, and would recommend that
the clerk be authorized to draw an order
for $3.50 being the amount OF said Dill,
and forward the same to the proper OH
Ger of Woodford county.
Respectfully submitted.
A. f. BEACH,
Chairman.
Superyisor Barton, from the committee
IN miscellaneous claims, submitted the
following report, which, on motion, was
adopted: =,
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen Of me
Board of Supervisors Your committee
on miscellaneous claims would beg ieave
TO report that they have examined the
following claims presented before them
and recommend the payment OF the iol-
lowing. and that the clerk be directed 10
issue orders for the several amounts 70
the several claimants. 10 VIII
80 Any Aat
y,o,,s yor What claimed s.iored
10. Mclaughlin. constable ices. '"
Arthur lockwood, cansassing = NJ
votes a ~
Chas NJ Reere. do ............. .. .l ""
Thos. Kennedy, care oil Thos ,on
Melvin, n pauper ......;.- =" M
j. j. Pool. witness case insanity ~
Richard Merrill, constable fees q, !.
James y Malley, mine inspector y.
H.w. Underhill. justice fees. sS
John Forristsl, do ..........- 80 -
Thos. Reyes constable fees. pS .,
| Chas NJ Reese, justice fees. 80 80
| Barton, money paid con. fees ~
A. G. McIntire, Judge Of election an
extra day. ........ ....--.- az
| X K wise Judge Of election q.
| VIM. Kopfer, do do .. ..
| Geo Madden, clerk election 90
| ]. e. Murphy, do 40
Pred. W. Esdes, Judge election o.
| n. G. Donoghho, '' -. an
/ r. G. Meyer, s.. al
M. A. Bronson, clerk - ar
J... v. cosghiir, judge 49,. 80