The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-01-13
WHO Is REsPONsIBLEf
The Deficit in the county Treasury.


The Deficit ia the County Treasury.
CommissionerJ. II. Lockwood tele-
graphs US from Hamilton that Expert
Horn has made a thorough examin-
alton of the late County Treasurer's
books and that he found them To agree
in all respect with the books OF the
Auditor. lie also informs us that the
deficit in the treasury is Sl1,092 80.
An order has been made by tn Board
authorizing the Clerk to notify the
bondsmen of the late Treasurer To
come forward and settle this deli
cheney with the county. While we
bel the Board has taken the
proper action in the premises-their
first duty i To save the county from
loss-stlll we are o so sure that the
bon'lsmen can be held responsible,
even II the theory of suicide be adj
mitted) and it Is nos likely they VII
respond To the call OF the Board un-
I'll all legal means fail them. Tie
bondsfnen. or at least some of them,
claim that the Board has been derciict
IL duty, and are alone responsible
under the law; that they (the Board)
have MOI exercised the due vigil
ence in tho counly's interest which
the law provides. They also claim
that on the death OF Charles KarD-
stein, one of the bondsnen, the
Board failed to compel the Treasurer
TO file additional bond as WAS tier
plain duty to do. Not knowing that
sush WAS the ease. w are not pre-
pared 10 say whether the Board laid
themselves liable and inyalidated lie
responsibility Of the other sureties.
or not. The law bearing on this sub
jet Is in the statutes of 1881, and we
hereby produce it for the benefit of
all parties
An Act for the Relief Of Sureties on Official
Bonds, Approved February =, Iaot.
Ine faopie o. the stare Of Nevada. repre-
sentcd ia Senate und Assembly. 10 enaet a.
follows
Section |. II. In any county IN this State,
III County Com nissi0nets thereof have faIl-
Cd. or shail hereafter fail. 10 tase or keep,
the Official bond Of any county or township
oiieor With at east tNp s%nineleut %saretirs Tor
its whole penal sam: OF II they have failed.
or shall hereafter fail, ia the ease Of any such
eliie 7 tntrnsted win the collection manage
ment, saie-A coping OF disbursement Of public
uBd 10 fe1 Ire ii monthly report OF all col
leetiOns aud disbursements mtds o. such
] officer during III preceding month ~, II in
/ tho C ,sn Of any County Treasurer, they have
failed. on shall hereafter fail. 10 view the
money IN hi Office Al least uuce a year dur
IN his Official tsrsn, or 10 have made cons
/ tlslc pua tll settlements WITH such oiicar in
tha month OF ; .btsmber Of each year. then
AID m very saeh ease, the ~sareflss upon any
official bond ui an suCh sch oliiter shall be.
AID are. released aud diseharsed Of AL II
bitlty thiIaon, 80 Lar a. any ~s OF damage
10 tbs cuInts alsrtin saeb uliaer held oties
4 concerned. aud 40 Ii 10 ths nsHnt OF the
ztatr uf Otherwise shail be usIat med j On
eIatmAay u, TOR Hly q cHtiaH 90 afher
PROCESS enforced OF, any JYdsausnt for aay
slch iiuHiiity.
SIC :. Any Board u Comfy Commission
ers. who 81 al III 10 comply with the pit
yl.ions o section one. Of this Aet. viii BE-
guilty o a inisI5ne8uot, paltsh abe mdtgid-
aaIly, a. a hpari Of Comfy Cnfua issiun ~,
b a uun not exc sedinx ems thousand dollars
individually, o. Ia sfIsonuent la the County
al. met t. oxcead SIX meutns, OF by hesb
sueh the md r aprIsrnnsnf, ~ the III erection
Of the District Court. TINS Act 10 take eli CT
Immediately alteI lis passage.