Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-16
.ELSER'S
REASON
GIVEN
For Not Paying that
$4,000 Draft.
WHAT HIS LAWYERS ADVISED.
In Most Gases He is a Min
isterial Officer,
But lie Has No Right TO Violate the
Federal or State Constitution,
No Matter Who orders
Him to DO SO.
In Most Gases He is a Min
isterial Officer,

The oplnlon ON which City Treasurer
~. 49,. t.l. ,.e,,.,l tn.n,y the draft Of
n.. ,it,'. Gs-
Blhr " w oil NcW A"'"' W
cal agents, was given by Bal' lrhp'l
4, mn Aft,r s.ttiur forth the order ut
""''' 80 ,1s.
the council lllf op'u'oh n.o,
We may remark IN the oul'''r'' 'n''
$ ,vri,i o;BCcr and. generally stated, that
:, ,.,nr lutv Ia obey an legal orders
az i3,e DIV cnnncil regarding The dishurs1
mcut and disposition of The funds when
may be la your hands az luNs"i,, ,r,,
,Iiy,,,.i ,1tinn of the city council IN deallhI
psi i..;Y' T,e Gnnnces Of the city IS wise,
VIZ ar boncst. is one with which
OF sg,' onr nficinl capacity, have nolh-
iuh' 'N
llE !" Wv" 40 ia spsnk. h your sup
ine ~. o,d Won. as treasurer, must
ri.r KIN, H. orisrs however Questionable
u,,;. nav he from the standpoint oi eN-
ne,iisnry or honesty. but If, on lle
P el nJ 1,c nbelience by YOU 10 an
ulhet NUM- ritv rntucil would involve
o'ufr , Nj on yS,r pnrt OF tile cuustltu.
" NluiAliH ri.rsi ar stntc. or of Tho
~, az ~ stnto. then yon are not only
laws on '' ,boTefron' Int Il Is your plain
nu'Vi, =" ~ ahadicnrp thereto; for the
IVY n M mo rirht TO order you to
eoui, IN ort In yiulatiuu Of the consli-
,,,,,nn and laws Of the state, nnd tncll
luu"t ,,hen Of such character. arc
oruers, Minifau. n,d neither Won nor IN,
mtts wv, wv, ronr hnicinl bond Ia such
suIc'lr. IT, '.,,orn Iini6iity or shelter your
~, M frnm r.spouslbiliiy under tho plea
sen rom 10y In gbelicnce TO superior
w. .,b gIv "''
au nIi.o sSi5 nroposcd action Of The coun
IA ~ ~ 5o,itices bnsrd upon the last claus,
W W s y JI Ss Of The amended charter q
HNlu S"'
lows 90 An hpnds shall specify fol
N'nllun 'o a., vcrr issued. and slnl
what pqlllN,ii1 IL ala far les, than thcii
| not pe NV "'tu .,,.t onv bonds are -
par Nnh1 it, N fund shall be provided
su'a " Ike interest and create a sink
10 w ,,a ,o redeem the bonds. which iun'
lhg iu,, o, hc diverted nor drawn upon 70
sna' o rG purpose: and the city treas
urer sh,n rov interest upon or redeem
eN ii I,,,Js ff9r which IL was provided.
anld pplius' i,,rcn sbnll have power q
lhe SlS ,tin,, fund In United state
invest w i,ra,i eouuty bonds, or bond
b9hIs, IL, ~ Fort Worth.
OF liia fi nrnhnblv be better that W
~, " cony ali other provisions containe
] '.If...fn1 charter winch uNAt wv
a sai9 sP "f the Issuance aud paymcn
| the suple.t nn the bonds OF The cit
of me .li,r I'm shnent Of a sinking fun
anu ih,y ami redemption, viz:
for, ihslr w, w IA debt shall ever be ere
| S1ruYh 10, citv unless at "a
ntod hs sun nroyision be made {
same Nn,v collect annually
assess ,,a,5apt 10 pay the interc'
sum sninsisnc crosto n sinking fund {
thereon !. 9in nnr rent thereon.
at leasi "a pr .4,aii be tbe duty Of III
Sc. ~ ,o6eacyer any bond or bonds NJ
mayor S',.,,s "a tbe same 10 the conn
issgsu' nni,lie accounts Of the stat
trollcr o. PUN sbsll he TO register sal
whose dp bSnd. IN a book Kept for III,
bond or p omb "a I" endorse an each bon
pnrlpse, ~ Ike certificate OF fsgistr
50 regstlei'-i .dra AZ tbe request o. Il
ton. ana 10 hr,tGcete certifying 10 n
mayor, W hn,,ds 40 reeiftcred 10 b
ainouna ~ date
Office w, 70 uns' t,an bs Che dutv Of n
Sec. W ~ rtiH ,,, ~ for.yar,ling NJ
mayor i ~ for registration, 10 furnii
the conipl dT toysbie properiy. real ~
value OF ~ ~ M. AZ with h stat
personal n n va n,ronSt ~ tax levied +
ment on w ~ interest and 10 crea
tie pe! ft,d II Il hereby made II