, 1888-02-22
DECLARES HIMSELF.

required to draw warrants on the terrific
rial auditor and treasurer, and give and
take receipts to these territorial officers in
his official capacity, if he is not an officer
as contemplated by the law of ~congress2
Section 10 empowers the board of live
stock commissioners, and makes it their
duty, to appoint such stock inspectors and
assistants as they may deem necessary,
and to distribute them within and with
out the territory for the protection of
stock.
Section 20 is more dangerous and threat,
ening to the lives and liberties of the citi-
zens of Wyoming than all the other sec.
tons combined, but is in perfect harmony
with the general scope and spirit of the
bill. / quote in full:
Sec. 20. Such inspectors and assist
ants shall have the power to summon a
posse when necessary, to make an arrest
in the same manner and by the same
authority as sheriffs; such stock inspectors
and assistants may when deputized, exer-
else the power Of deputy sheriffs, but
shall not receive any fee or emoluments
therefor from the territory or county ex-
cept as hereinafter provided"
The first clause Of this section clothes
the stock inspectors and assistants with
the powers of sheriffs, and authorizes them
to summon posses and make arrests, (and
remember there is no limit to the numbers
which may be appointed
The second clause seems to be in con-
flict with the absolutism of the first, un-
less it means that the live stock commits
%sioners can deputize some as sherffs and
others as deputy sherifs, and this is the
reasonable Interpretation. If the whole
section means anything, it is the creation
Of a conflicting power with the duly elected
and appointed officers of the law, and
must be a dangerous element in any com
munity.
1t seems to me therefore, that the safety
ofthe public requires, in view OF the power
given by statute to the sheriffs of each
county, that such inspectors and assist
ants should not be clothed with any such
extraordinary powers as are given to..them
by this section. In the discharge OF their
duties, they have ample means afforded
them by statute to have any offender
brought to Justice by making the neces-
sary complaints before a justice Of the
peace, or by appearing before the grand
jury and making known their complaint.
The live stock commissioners could also
apply to the shsrE Of the various u
tics fu- tbs appointment Of some of their
iusps1c-s I'D IssistInts as deputy sher-
Is Al when 80 appointed they would
Aw = giVe bonds to the sheriff, who in
.E-u would be held responsible for their
s6ciaI Actions. This would give a security
tud insure L responsibility mot to be found
n the bdL.
Section - after providing for the com
~pensatiOn Of stock inspectors and assist
ants. reads as follows:
Any inspector, assistant or other en-
ployc of the commission who shall receive
any bride, or who shall receive for the
services required of him by this act any
compensation or reward, other than such
as is provided in this act, shall be imme.
diately discharged" These inspectors
and assistants are clothed with the powers
of shoriffs, but if they take any bride or
reward they shall be Immediately dis
charged" They may summon their fell
low citizens and drag them out of bed o
assist in rounding up a maverick, and
may arrest and imprison the citizen, but
if in the discharge Of the high and exalted
duties of n sheriff they should accept of
any bribs, the punishment of discharge
would Immediately follow. To be dis
charged and paid off in the evening would
wipe out the offense of receiving u bride,
and the sleep of ono night would purify
the discharged culprit and fit him for a
renewal of the powers and duties of a
sheriff and stock inspector, in full COM
munion and fellowship, in the morning.
This stock inspector and sheriff is not
only discharged for taking a bride in bis
official capacity, but thereby is enabled to
fee and escape the tolls of the law, instead
Of being arrested and tied ike any other
offender.
Sec. 46 Of the bll VTg7ijs that the
money for all estrays shall bs TUNED into
the secretary Of the commai1l. aad he
is to pay over to the treasurer of the Ter.
ritory on the frat day Of june in earh
year all monies remaining in hia hands
belonging TO the estray fund, which shall
have been in his hands for more than one
year, after the publication Of the notice
provided in the section preceding. This
section would enable the secretary to have
many thousands OF dollars, as | AM i'm
formed, in his possession for almost two
years before being required to turn it over
10 the territorial treasurer. For ~illustra-
ton: In the months Of July, August
and September in each year, large ship.
ments Of cattle take place, and the larg-