Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17
An Is, 'Explanatloen

An Explanatlon
Our attention has been called to AMI
error in an article of Feb. Bird entitled
"Those who live in glass houses should1
never throw stones, and we hasten toI
correct the same.
We had been charged with issuing
warrant No. 316, for $3.50, without
attaching our name as county clerk, or
the county seal. We inadvertently
overlooked the statement that our
name was not attached. Hence the
wording Of our article. We must
admit we have no knowledge Of how
the omission occurred. 1t was u cleri-7
cal error, and the records will no doubt
show that DR.. S. H.. Melcher was ell
titled to that amount. 1t has never
been the policy of the HERALD to
parade IN public the clerical errors of
any of our county officers. It has only
endeavored to point out where such
officers have worked in their own
interests instead of those Of the tax.
payers, But as to the issuance of that
warrant. In the absence Of all record,
what evidence is there that the clerk
ever had anything to do with the
warrant, since his name and seal were
not attached? If anyone were to be
"impllcated" it would point to DR..
Melcher and A. B. Smart us they seem
to be the ones interested. But such all
inference is the height Of folly. Our
county does not furnish two men
possessing more conscienciousness and
integrity OF purpose in regard to the
management Of public fairs than
these two. II the clerk was guilty of
fraudulent intentions would 1t not have
been much easier to have Signed
sealed and attempted to dispose of the
warrant without the chairman's sigma
ture? There are those that strain at
gnat and swallow camel. A little
explanation in regard to the discharge
Of mortgage mentioned in that article,
as it seems to be misleading some.
The defenders OF L. n. Loomis claim
that / advocate the placing Of the
county seal upon instruments OF
record" The following is our language
upon that point.
We remember of seeing not long
ago upon the margin Of one of the
mortgage records Of the county,
discharge signed by the mortgage
and sworn to before L. n. Loomis
or one Of one of his deputies, and to
which there was no seal attached.
This ref ers to the acknowledgement
Of instruments and not to their being
placed on record.
1t was our custom with very few
exceptions, to require the mortgage
to execute I; separate instrument for
the discharge OF mortgage, and then
file and record it as other instruments
Of record. That having been our
custom we did not have in mind,
when writing that article, the clause
in code which says the register MAY
certify to the acknowledgement taken
on the margin.
But the law presupposes that all oaths
or knowledgements taken by the
register OF deeds and exofliicio county
clerk, should have the county seal at
tached. For in counties where the
two offices are separate the register
of deeds has seal of his own.
Officers administering oaths and
taking acknowledgements should at
tach his seal if he has one.
We honestly believed 1t required the
seal attached and still think that that
is the proper method.
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