The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-02-24

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|urthsr show that one August Haberly
was allowed $500 for recording ssidl
new school Journal - dictated By saidl
]. ID. Armstrong.
M. 6chuhmacher then enters Into sl
lengthy statement accusing his prede-I
ssssor. who lies client 80 bis tomb. OIL
J lot Of losses. exhibits them 10 : con.
glomerate mass, not comprehensIbIe to|
sven an expert; and further states that
purposely omitted to state facts. and
adroItly seeks 70 divert the meaciug|
ef our expression OF Losses into aDosh-|
or channel. II wss not our intentIcu|
to include the acts OF men who cam
not answer, but for The living, the same|
person whom we dubbed 81
knight Of better msnuers, way back I'M
1867, and raised him from the ranks Of
. cowboy, while with war paint on his|
face, be was practising for : Buffalo,
BIZ exhibition, and soaring women and
children.
Next In order 10 0chuhmachsr's sr.
ticle 10 denial OF the IS per cent.
contract. I would ssy that ] based ny
authority on contract In Record X" !"
page 80 Of the Commissiouer5 record.
IN which Mr.. Sehuhmacher wss to re-
ceive the email sum Of - per cent. Tor
collecting al the moneys due Duboie
county from changes Of venue, and all
other soprces not provided for. This 70
broad view and covers : good
deal OF ground. IL II was Mr.. Schulz
machsr's lawful duty TO collect school
fuuds. why did be not do 90! II was
equally lawful TO collect on change Of
venue. The law states plainly how Il
shall and can BE- done. Derelictiou OF
duty only makes Il necessary for the
county to pay for collection Of lawful
claims.
In answer 10 biz statement concerning
the publication Of illegal allowances
made 10 and accepted BY Mr.. Schuh.
raacher, we stand hrm IN our assertion.
Nr. Schuhmacher's lame defence to the
contrary. otwithstanding. He intimateu
a. insult 70 the Commissioner. Read.
era will remember that CommIosionero,
~ : rule, were IN bonesf, we'll meaning
BODY. and seldom ever questioned the
LEGALITY Of = claim presented BY an Of
deer. or advocated BY au unscrupuloul
attorney; and In cases whore one Board
of Commissioner objected to and dls'
allowed portion OF the illegal claime
they were renewed : few years later and
allowed BY another tody ,lthat VA no'
posted. and knew nothing Of there hav
ing been previously disallowed.
IL pubiishiug illegal alIowanceo, VI
gave dates, nature Of claims. etc, in suP
port Of which We refer the reader &
Sections 6907, 590e, 690S and 6el0. ~
vised statutes Of 1854, also % Acts Q
1883. page -, Sections ], 2, 3, 5, 8 ant
-. which read g f0llows:
1 SKc. /. Be Il enacted By the Genera
! |Assenbly or the State Of Indiana, Tha
! Il shall be unlawful for any oflcer II
THE State, under color Of HE ofilce, q
tx or permit to be taxed Ia bic Office
any fee or sum OF money that 10 not 10
Raily allowable under the statuts Or Stat
utes OF the State.
i SIC. :. No county or township olIice
In this State, shall under color Of BIZ
once charge, tax up, or receive, or per
!. NIT % b taxed up or received, u roIa
lion 10 any service IN or about hls once
any ses or sum OF money, except such fs
or sum Of money - 10 plainly specinel
10 the acts 10 which this - supplemental
without resort to implication.
4 6EC. 3. Whenever the acte to whtcl
this oct % supplemental speci6esa : fee .
I, SUN OF money % compensation for an
service, duty, or thing. the same shall b
construed to b In full therefore, and
! shajl b unlawful 70 charge. tax up. Q
I receive any further or additional 500
} under color Of any claim or construction
SIC. s. No oflcsr 81 this State, Coun
''ty. Township, or other onIcer, shall eve
'Itax up. charge, receive, or suher 20 b
taxed up, or received Ia such once, %
der color OF such ONCE, any fee or sug
of money for services contemplated
exist only By legal fiction.
6Ec. 8. IL shall b unlawful TO tax uI
l change Or receive fees or sums Of none
lin County. Township, or other public q
, nces IN this State. under color Of omc'
I . II the 0uma and fees allowed aud nxe
! By the acts % which this oct is supple
! mental were and ere cumulative an
! super.sdd ddisiousl.
SEC. Z. It shalI Be unlawful for an
board OF Commissioner 10 allow IN
: County, Township, or other public Q
: fcer, auy sum Of money out ofa Count
2 treasury, except when the statutes conf
: the clear and uneQuIvocal authority
: do 90; provided, that the Clerk Of q
4 Circuit Court shall receive for stten'
Glance upon the Circuit Court, the ssu
! -per diem q q allowed for attendant
4 upon Criminal end Superior Court
n All OF the items enumerated and pu'
3 lished By me ere substentIated by q
: prems Court decislons. ] rest my ssse
) lion on the above laws, which seem
3 b plain, and not nearly % complIcas'
!. - Mr.. ochuhmach6r would have thes
e| II answer 70 HE statement, eaytng %
|. BE asks no credit for what BE bee don
vi agree with him, for u wa6 oil cash
8 hand paid. and 20 credit nseessary.
81 The most remarkable information
q, Mr.. Schuhmacher's article wae q
Imodesty prevented him from publishil
% bic oslE manipulated expose, and abo
- ~ kka so1f~ nra Sa1sw nopofHca1o MOdea