Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-28

rev, who has been sick In the County
Hospital for l50 days. Il wal suggested
By the authorities Of Eureka county that
Il would be cheaper for Storey county to
send out and bring Satter home than to
have him In their care al % so per day.
C~ommissioper Gallagher said Ssttsr
had been Q resident Of Bodis for two
years, and the Clerk Was instructed to
write to the clerk OF Mono county and
ascertain II his oitixsnship there could
be established.
The clerk wa also instructed to notify
the Eureka authorities a. they had not
aiven notice Of their care Of Sattsr when
be frst applied for aid. that the bill was
not legal and would not b paid.
sAscAsrrc QUESTION AND srpLr.
A book agsn, appeared before the
Board and requested them to subscribe
to MeKinnsy's Directory. which would
amount to $3.
Although the Directory has heretofore
been purchased for the use Of the Board
about Q half hours discussion snsusd -
to the legality Of doing 20 now.
Finally the Chairman (who probably
knew OF the vetoed bill shortly to be
p~ressntsd), with . tinse OF ssrcasm.
ssksd the county's deputy legal adviser
whether the Board could purchase 1t
within the meaning Of the Law. and 70.
osivsd for an answer that II II was nscss-
sary to carry ont the intent and meaning
Of Affairs psrtaining to the business OF
the Board they could certainly do 90.
Chairman-Thsn there are things the
Board can do that 10 not laid down In
the law2
Legal Advissr-To carry out the In.
tent Of the Law: yes.
Question referred TO Court-houss Conn.,
mittss.
AUDITORS VITO.
County Recorder and sx.ofaoer Audi.
tor Brennan presented the following:
Gentlemen : At . meeting Of your
honorable body. held on the 10th in
slant, voucher No. 1850 was allowed In
favor OF Lewis 4 Deal. attorneys. for
the sum OF $3.50. retainer In personal
property tar suits. Believing II to be
an Improper charge against the county i
herewith return the sams for your fur
Their consideration. and would respect
fully refer you to the annexed instru-
msnt:
saESsAs's BULwAhx.
Attached to the above was the follow.
ins from the District Attorney
Ellis W. wsshos County q Nevada.
1917. Lewis. G. j., oonstrues the stat.
utss to limit the Powers OF the Commits.
sioaers to employ additional counsel in
LITIGATION suits TO which the county 10 Q
party, or In which II 10 interested. The
only authority given by the statutes to
the Commissioners 10 contained 10 Sub
division II. Section 8. Laws 1871. viz:
They shall control the prosecution or
defense Of all suits to which the county
II q party" Herein the Court In the
above can say: $50 We construs the
Act Of this State to confer the power not
only to control all suits to which the
county IL . party. on the record. but to
suoh a. IL may be q party in the interest
merely" This is affirmed in Clark vs..
Lyon County. 8 Nevada, 18l.
Chairman Capavan referred to Section
Is Of the compiled Lsws,psas l6l. vol.2,
- authorizing the Commissioners 10
employ extra counsel in this case when
advice only was given.
ma --~ -.a rNrYAd IN tho CQm.
miltss OF the Whole.
An UNLAWFUL BILL.
The bill George Hsnnins Of $500. for
services a Census Marshal Of Virginia
District, again came mp for consideration
and was again referred.
RI will BE- remembered that the pay.
ment Of this bill was objected to BY
william q. Ash, a. . citizen OF Storey
county, on the ground that 1t was Illegal,
inasmuch a. the money would be paid
10 Jas. Tisdals, O member Of the Board
Of School Trustees ut the time the con-
tract was made with Hsnnins.-REP.
10 general discussion on the merits
Of the bill Il Was stated that the District
Attorney had given his opinion that.
under the law. the bill could not be paid
because Of the facts related above.
A bill Of F. n. Huffakerr for Sll0,
and one Of Goth Hast for 500. pre-
scented by the gentlemen for services
rendered - members Of the School Ex.
aiming Board were referred to the sp-
proprists COMMITTEES.
Fourteen INDECENT applicants were
granted aid. OF which number seven
we're from Gold Hill.
TEE couNTI MoSEIs.
The Board then proceeded to count
the moneys In the hands Of the County
Treasurer, which were found to Be cor
rect, and handed the following 10 the
Clerk OF the Board
Balance On hand June 50. $S4,sts u
Receipts up TO the 2sth instant. 1855 50
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