Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1885-07-15
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"A,,h. close NJ he fis,t ia mpn,li'
Ct In. Il iniin,.ffn,i,tn II car new Dis
trieaAtsorney wh s.eiaa Determined
10 5,t, welt ~ Interest IT the tax.
p.4srrs ~ The county amt avoid the
osncolilurs vi any portion N the
county revenues unless duly ahihof'
lied ny INV, It may he "rl' To fesif"
a few Of the important, acis Of this
watch dog 81 The trcs ury' III order
that the public may fully understand
the position ot the Peoples Choice
In the administration Of the inanei al
affairs Of 'hp e,uBty
Al the January term OF the District
Court, QeVsge Ward WAS prosecuted
on a change of grand larceny the jury
returned verdict OF gully, hut Tor
come cause ihe ief-ndent was granted
new trial On the 1'h Of April the
District Attorney prtsept- aud allows
. claim against the county for 500 IN
favor of himself, for se,v'css rendered
in the prosecution: the claHn was
audited and pa aad George Ward Is
now In the Flko jail awaiting his
trial, with fair prospect Of ultimate
aoqailial.
On the ~ da, II February Sheriff
Atwtll presented claim for mileage
in the discharge of his duties which
was allowed, bur the Auditor believing
the claim illegal, refused Ia audit II,
when lhe District Attorney suddenly
discovered thls The claim was npt war.
rented by law, and when HE same claim
was presented. an the 81 ogMaich, and
agn,n on the Gl. day Of April, VIXEN It
was formally,presented with the Audi
itor''s objections, took urong grourefs
IN favor Of The veto and Il was again
rejected. Mr.. Alwell entered suit n.
gsinst the county in justice Rules Court
and got Judgment for the amount of
his claim, whercupoa the Distric, AT.
,,rpey appealed to the DISTRICT Court
wherein the iutigmen. o. the lower
Court was sustamcd snd the co1pty
was put to the expense Of TWO suits ia
order to determine what the Peoples
Choice" doesjnot know about the law.
The modern Blacks stone CLAIMS that
no expenditure Of the county revenues
can be made unless directly authorized
by law, thus relieving theiCommission-
ers of all discretionary powers In the
allowance Of claims not especially pro
bibited by statute, which seems 10 be
new department from what is usually
understood to be the duties and pow.
era Of ilst body. But We must not neg
lect 10 accord honor to whom honor is
due, and it is with pleasuge that We an
nounce case in point On the LIST
day u June bin agsiss, the county
tor the sum Of 50 SIS WAS presented
which inthc discharge Of his ottcral
duties, was cut down To 50 40, thus
saving the county .fftce. cents on one
hill alone. and curlailing the unjnsti.
fable expenditures of the county rev.
enues The above are emily a lew sal.-
ples of The lahars Of the District Aitor-
ney Of Elko county during the irs,
quarter OF hi term OF Office
The method of rigid Interpretation
Of The law adopted oy the Elko Dis
trici Attorney is propeR enough in
ethics. although sometimes not excel.
lent in practice. b,u is followed in the
spirit manifested, should be followed
closely and all the time. Exc County
may reasonably have grave doubts AZ
TO the mental condition Of ITS legal
adviser. In taking the allowance for
himself hc allowed the Commissioners
10 step,oatside ot the Statute, and under
his own Interpretation OF law lid. spnle
thing for which y strict application OF
the Statute would entail very disagree.
able consequences. The people like
10 have tho laws upheld rS their ooun-
" officers, but they like to nave them
upheld in a consistent m.nncr. They
do uot esteem hypocrisy as honesty.
nor eaa they be made 10 believe that
vanity aud presumption is legal
knowledge or economy. The people
Of Elko will doubtless rebel agains.
the needless expense thrust upon them
by The errors of thetr District Attorney.
AMI VIII enquire why be was no, SO
wide awake aud freifal over points of
the law whcu his own allowance was
pending. The dIscuSsiossroeSsd Will
probably result IN good, Il will
either ro'ieve The Commissioners of
discretionary powers, or establish
them In the same, and h will discour.
age oyerzealous county Officers who
blinded by personal feelings, imagine
that the snsrl of envy and hypocrisy