Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
A dj ouned Getting OF Co. Board
WM. LANloN JIlr
DEI.os I. BEECH, Cow,
Pan. ALLES Ik,

Coanty Clerks Office, Dodgeville,
Wis, Jan. 3D., 1882, p. m.-Board
met pursuant to adjournment, and
was called to order by the Chairman.
RoA called, and all the members
preseat, except Messrs. Grant and
Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Rewey, the
readiag Of the minutes of the last
meetings was dispensed with.
The report Of the special commit
tee on fines and costs was read, as
follows:
70 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors o
Iowa County, Wisconsin
GenQs n,en Your Committee 10 whom
was rcfSrred the claim of estate Of WISCONSIN
againsMi County, for iines collected b'
the treasurer at said county, lOr any hreech d
the peil,d laws Of said state, Nhlcl
said tipes constitute psrt OF the school fund
according 10 Article 10, Section l., of the con
stiinlien Of spid stale, and which tho treasurer
Of said county have Tor a series OF years ne.
to the statute Of such case made aud proyid.
ed, have had the same under consideration,
together with the correspondence of Hon,
AleN. Wilson, Attorney General OF said state,
in reference thereto hereto attached, and here.
with sAbtuit The following report:
lst We find from careful examination OF
the books in the Office OF the treasurer of said
county that no moneys collected for fines, etc.
have been rcmiited 10 the said state from
the year 1870 to the year 1879 inclusive. except
the sum Of i've dollars rcIh.tted in the year
1915
ID We further find from an examination
of said treasurers books, that IN several lnstau.
ces meneys collected on "statc cases have
been charged upon said boohs Under the gen
eral or united title OF costs aud fines, y as
showniiD The itcmizsd statement hereto attach.
ed, which from a careful examination Of the
rcport8 Of the several District Attorneys, Of
said ceunly, and the cases referred 10 therein,
should have been charged, IN the opinion Of
your committee, IN two entries instead of one,
as above referred 10 so that the item of
COSTS may be readily distinguished from the
item "a fines.
81 We further find from further examina.
ton al said trcasurer's book, district attorneys
reports aud the several state eases referred 10
therch that the sum of sixteen hundred and
iiflceIs and fIly.nue one huudredth dollars
(lGl5 IN have been collected by The trcusurcfs
OF said county from the year $50 20 the year
1870 iaeluslye, for and on srcount of costs
fines, penatits, etc. Of wh',A said amount the
sum ot eight hundred fGsd ninty seven and
uinty Ewo one hu6c cdihs dollars fs97 go is
for ues, penalties, etc, excu'iyc of costs,
as shown IN the itemzed statement hereto at
tachod which latter sum less the statutory
fee Of two per cent. for collecting and remit
ling the said fines, penalties, etc, to the state
trcasGrer--is claimed by the said slate a. due
TO the school fund, which, AS appears from the
boUksof the treasurer of SAID county, have
never been charged 10 said state except the
SUN If five dollars RENTED in the year 1870.
Therefore We find aud report to your honor
able body under iuslruc ions from Alex WI.
son, Attorney General, as aforesaid, that as
accurs tely n your committee ccGia ascertain,
from The examination made as Aforesaid, that
there is now due aud uupgid to said state the
sum OF eight hundred and seventy four and
nnly six oue.hundrcdth dollars tSs749G) for
fines, penalties etc, collected by the treas.
urer Of said county from the year 1870 to tEe
year 1879 inclusive.
Respectfully submitted.
J. } HOskfS-,
JAS. CLEMIEsoN, Com.