The new North-west., 1885-11-13
LICENSE ARREARS.
THE SILVER BOW COMMISSIONERS
DECIDE THEY MUST BE PAID.
Something New in Revenue Collections.
From the Inter-Mountdiil.

FROM the InfeT-Mountdaa.
Last evening the Board, having completed
an examination of the report of Charles s..
Warren and Louis Seckles, appointed to ex-
anime and report upon the books and ac-
counts of Daniel j. welch, late Treasurer
Of Silver Bow county, it was ordered that
entry be made on the journals of the Board
as follows:
WHEREAS, 1t appears to the Board from
the report of the experts heretofore appoint
ed to examine the books and accounts of
Daniel j. Welch, lately Treasurer of Silver
Bow county, that during the last five years
number of persons have failed or neglected
to pay the licenses required of them by law
for carrying on business in said Silver Bow
county, or when they have paid at all, have
not paid the full amount required by law,
and that the amounts so due and unpaid for
such licenses ought to te collected as far as
practicable from the several parties owing
the same, or such parties prosecuted crimi-
nally as provided by law; but that such par
ties as have failed to pay without intent to
evade the law, should be given an opportu-
nifty to pay the amounts due from them with
out being subjected to suit or unnecessary
cost. 1t is therefore ordered by the Board
that the District Attorney lie and he is here
by authorized and required to proceed to
collect, as soon as practicable, all amounts
due and unpaid for licenses as shown by said
report of experts, or as may in any other
way come TO his knowledge from the parties
owing or liable for the same; but said Dis.
trict Attorney is directed before commenc-
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ties to make demand of each of them to pay
the amounts due by them respectively to
said District Attorney, and to notify them
that If said amounts due are not so paid
within thirty days after such demand and
notice, they will be proceeded against rs
provided by law; such demand and notice to
be printed or in writing and given to the
parties either personally OF. by mailing the
same to their postoffice address; and If said
parties fail to pay such amounts due from
them within the time mentioned in said de-
mand, then the said District Attorney is
authorized and directed to at once commence
legal proceedings against such parties SO fail
ing to pay to collect the amounts, as for mis-
demeanor or otherwise, as he may think
best, provided no unnecessary costs or
charges be imposed upon the county, but
that regard be had in all cases to the reason
able probability of collecting the amounts
due for such licenses or Furnishing parties
owing such amounts, and that no costs be
made or expenses incurred when the parties
owing have left the Territory, nor in any
case except a criminal proceeding against
parties who are insolvent. And provided
further, that whenever in the opinion Of said
District Attorney there Is danger to appre-
hend that the making of the demand or Civ
ing the notice or the delay in writing for the
thirty days thereafter to expire, may cause
the loss of the collection or the escape of the
person owing the money, said District Attor
ney may commence legal proceedings with
out making said demand or giving said no.
tlce, or waiting for the thirty days thereafter
to expire. The said District Attorney shall
receive as compensation for his services un-
him by law for other collections for either
Territory or county.
It was further ordered that as the report of
the experts appointed to examine the ac-
counts of Ex-Treasurer Welch was lengthy,
and its publication would entail much ex-
pense, it should not be printed, but be open
the same as other public records to inspec-
ton and examination Of the public, but not
to be taken from the Office of the county
clerk.