Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-09-30

Altar due elaboration and consideration
OF the matter. We End that the arrange.
mspts made BY the Commissioner and
his clerk with the Board Of County
Commissioners are improper and illegal
and are prohibited by Section 1901 Of
the Compiled Laws Of the State Of
Nevada, which provides that
"No member OF the Board OF County
Commissioners shall be interested, d.
rectly or indirectly. In any property
purchased for the use OF the county, or
in any purchase or sale Of property be-
longing to the county. nor in any con-
tract made by the county for the cree
ton Of public buildings, the opening o :
improvement OF roads, or In the build
ing Of bridges, or for other purposes.
and q violation Of this section shall DO q
misdsmeanor, punishable by fine OF not
less than o hundred dollars and not
exceeding FIVE hundred dollars, and
shall be cause for removal from office"
By the letter, spirit and purpose OF
this statute the Legislature manifsstly
intended to prevent Boards OF County
Commissioners and the members thereof
from directly or indirectly contracting
with themselves to receive moneys from
the public treasury Of the county as com.
pensstisn for property sold to the county
by them, or 90 payments under contracts
OF the character entered into BY the
County Commissioner named and bis
clerk. The enforcement OF such con-
tracts would necessarily open wide the
vaults Of the County Treasury for pecu.
lation and fraud to enter. To guard
against such pernicious results Il appears
to this jury the statute was enacted.
We, therefore, recommend that oil fur
Their payments for sprinkling the streets
OF Virginia and Gold Hill to- b. l. Tur-
man or Themas Gallagher be discon-
tinued; that the Board Of County Com
missioners disallow all claims for such
services when presented. and that q con-
tract for sprinkling said streets be
awarded to persons competent to make
the Same as required by law.
FRANK FREpERIcKs, Foreman.
The Grand Jury OF the county OF Sto-
rey make and present to the Court the
following az their report in the matter
OF an Assistant for the District Attorney
Of the county: The jury, after q thor
ough and searching investigation TO de-
whether a necessity exists for
the appointment by the Board Of County
Commissioners Of an Assistant to the
District Attorney. find that since the
consolidation OF the city and county gov
ernments, on the I'd OF May, that officer
has attended to the trial and disposition
OF ll9 cases aud 70 combinations In the
court OF Jnstice Hires. 81 cases in the
court OF Justice Henderson. and "a cases
in the court Of Justice FlanninRham,
making 10 the aggregate 28i cases and 73
combinations in which the State m
county were interested. The business
Of the District Court requires during
each term from thirty to forty days at
tendance by him for the proper investi.
and transaction OF the public civil
aud criminal cases. aud the Grand Jury
his presence and assistance from
ten to twenty days In each term. The
law makes 1T his duty 70 attend the
Board Of County Commissioners at each
Of their sessions. Since the Consolida.
lion Act became Q law. that body has
bad fity. seven ~sittings AZ against
thirteen in the corresponding pc.
Rod in the year 1880. Many Of ito
cases tried by the District At.
torney and his assistant heretofore
allowed him by the Commissioners but
recently removed by them. consumed
rom one to Elk days time and 1t was
to dispose OF the same With.
put the services OF such assistant.
In addition to the causes tried 10 the
courts that officer. with the help hereto
lore allowed him. has. during the period
May 2 to September %, attended
10 q large amount OF public business In
warrants and complaints for the
arrest Of offenders In each OF the differ.
mt Justice Courts, In matters OF advice
the County Auditor aud Assessor. In
he Investigation and preparation OF
causes In the Supreme Court OF the
State In which the county Is interested.
and in other matters not here enumsr-
Ated.
The business Of tbis Grand Jury for
more than ten days Of the present term
Of the District Court could not be
except by the volun.
Iesr services OF counsel authorized by
The Court to attend thereto. The failure
Of the District Attorney to attend Its
sessions was the result Of no neglect or
fault on his part. his presence being
constantly required during that time In
the District Court in the trial Of Grim
insl and civil cases 10 which the State
and county were interested. The County
Commissioners have also during the
mentioned been compelled more
than once to seek the advice OF volunteer
in matters in which the county
interested. the duties OF the Dis.
triot Attorney requiring his presence
From the foregoing Il can readily be
seen that during the past lao days that
officer and his former assistant, now re-
fused him. were required to appear In
the trial Of cases and before the Board
OF Commissioners 448 times, or more
than three times each day. In the trans.
action Of this large amount OF business
the Justices OF the Peace have shown a
marked disposition to manage their sew.
eral courts so as to enable the District
Attorney to conveniently and properly
discharge his duties before them; but
the great amount Of labor to be per.
by him IL such that the Justices
declare that II Is an impossibility for
that officer, without an assistant, to at
tend TO all the public work required OF
him.
To illustrate the improper condition
in which the administration OF justice
is in the county. We refer to the fact
that in the court Of Justice Henderson
one cause was continued forty.two days.
another three weeks or more. the Dis.