The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1881-11-05

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IS. s> |Iz..o.,, l,ees II I'll Tsn<,r<,.s.
ins 0 Is. the additional Z ann
Of q s Il ana fiftv s1nllars fo
efcl q 6fIlv without a,,thor;fvi i: ~
a u violation AZ .fl1s cs,nstitu.
:ie f6r6it III "a anv add;.
t1od cos N s.i'sas I ;on III ha
pa
ii S 81 nvUpd fl,e no . noeuf ~
large aliir 81 money. Al extra ss.,,,,,.
pensation, to 4 large 4 n,inal;ar 81 An.
cez5, clerks and elraplovaes not nnlx,
Without al Ill0fifv Of law. but IN via
IA iiolof tl1e Institution.
5. That having tfle excl,Isivp ,,f,xver
under the law to determine the rate
df cDnanensation tn be maid neus,,a.
okfs f0r the publication of tho ii ,Ds
be, ID the exercise Of. this nower II.
owes excessive rates Of .ef ,ner,sa-
- id III open xioiafios 81 1 n u.
i l4ssnitS confined him to the publica.
fion osthe laws in two newspapers
in the tity of Baltimore, he paid to
each the sum of eighteen hundred
and tfty dollars, and in addition.
paid b a third neWsnaner in Soid
city tfe like sum of eighteen hun.
dred AMI fifty dollars. And in some
of the c,unties, in open violation of
the lawlwhich confines the puolica.
ton to che newspaper. and that hav.
ing the l,rgest circulation, he paid
the like sun of six hundred dollars
to secont, at the same time well
knowing that for many NEARLY ally
of these newspapers, these laws were
published insupplementarv form IN
Anp.n.,l;S "a q oost M. .,:
oo' NV eAceeuils
oho "''"ie0 to',"'' ioi eacii he"spa'
p0i anu '',e 'a'"hoe Vi 'he amount
.nu' paul. 'll''e newspapers got f9r
'le iiore e"l'ie'iien'ary iorm, thus
'aA,s ou' y 'iie 'i.reasury the peo-
l'o n'o"ey - suooiu,Ae 'he press 10
uo'eise anu oe.iay 'he people, ana
"o'p 'o ioi 'ny 'i'i anu MS conieo-
."'o '''' i' anu oooSes III pow
M
% n", VIC A''ao'uinafy IacC Is
- 'oo'0u i'"v, "h,'o' 'iie lorner
! ou pay ",enI ioi
two tbou.and nino hmndroa ~ ~,
tver doII.r REQ ooEl ,,r 80 =
veal of 1877 of COW tho,,ao.s
eioht b,ndred doI,ors ~ ooo, ~
fComnt,oI,or Koot;,ml :.
wear of bis odnin;str',.; ,u1o :,
hwod tuont,, tt,.,,,,.a
lars.,.-.-a elHoo0.. ~~.-.- tes-,oe...o, 49, eS,
for The second year-1S79-eleven
thouSand ana SIX hundred dollars
lsll 'ooo) ana ior the last year-loSo-
the enormous amount OF slxty-nlne
thousand hVe hundred and seventy
hve dollars (S69,575), although by act
OF 1868. chapter 235. authorizing these
beuntles, which in itself was an out
mge upon the taxpayers OF the State,
all such claims were absolutely pro-
hiplted from payment, unless pre-
sented on or before the first day of Sep
tember, lS6S-more than twelve
years ago.
10. That, in estimating the impor-
lance of the office of COMPTROLLER. if
is only necessary to consider the fact
that he, in conjunction with the Gov
ernor and Treasurer of the State, con-
stitute the Board of Public Works,
which has absolute control of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. the fish.
ery force, and the appointment of the
tax and insurance commissioners.
In view of the large and delicate
powers intrusted to him and his as.
sociates, it is important to inquire
how he has heretofore discharg ed
the duties of his official trust as q
of said board. that we NAV
more accurately iudge of his firmness
for their satisfactory fulfiIlment here.
after. We are not encouraoed te be.
,:o,,o thot ho ,,o,,Id h ..L