People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-21

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the state could not recover.
We have not impugned the hon.
esty Of the Treasurer or the Cover
nor. We have merely stated incon-
troyertible facts obtained from the
records.
We will now show, from the rec
ord, how some of your money has
been illegally spent, and by whom
received, in face OF the law and
the constitution.
We begin with the legal depart
ment.
The Code Of Georgia Of 1882, sec
ton 500, says:
cit is the duty of the attorney-gen-
eral when required to do SO by the
governor
/. To give his opinion in writing,
or otherwise, on any question of law
connected with the interests of the
state, or with the duties of any Of
the departments.
2. TO prepare all contracts and
writings in relation to any matter in
which the state is interested.
3. To attend, ON the part of the
state, to criminal causes in any of
the circuits, when the solicitor gene
raj thereof is prosecuted, and to all
other criminal or civil causes to
which the state is party.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the at
torney-general to act as the legal adj
wiser Of the executive department,
to represent the state in the supreme
court, in all capital felonies, and in
all civil and criminal cases in any
court when required by the COVER
nor.
| Section $40. When the services Of
such attorney-g general shall be needed
in either of the judicial circuits, the
presiding Judge thereof shall notify
the governor twenty days before, Of
the time, place, and cause, and the
governor may, in his discretion,
order the encouragement to comply
unless the law in the case presented
makes it his imperative duty to
DO so.
Section 81 provides that the
comptroller general may require his
services on the same terms as in the
foregoing section.
W. A. Little, attorney for the
Third National Bank OF Columbus,
was appointed assistant attorney
general and was paid $4,000 year
and Judge Lester was holding the
same Office and drawing the same
salary. 1t may be replied that
Judge Lester was unable to do the
work. That is no reason for paying
him and another man, too. Besides.
section ST. says that the state can
command the services Of any solici-
tor-general at any time.
On November 4th, 1892, Just
after Mr.. Little went out of Office
he was paid on Governor Northen'>
order $3.50 for part fee in a case
See comptroller generals report for
1898, page So. j. NJ. Terrell was
attorney general then.
On the 5th day Of January, 1898
Clifford Anderson was paid $4,000
for fee in the case of the Columbus
Southern Railway vs.. State. This
was the litigation over what's known
as the Glenn bill, taxing railroads
| W. c. Glenn was counsel for the
state with Anderson, and Of course
they divided this illegal fee. j. M
Terrell was encouragement at
$4,000 a year, and the foregoing
statute was law. Since that time
Anderson has been paid $4,000 on
the same account. For services, SC
say the judges of the supreme court
that was not worth a cent-services
that would have lost the states case
if his argument had been accepted
OF course this Illegal fee was divided
with his associate, Glenn.
January 21st, 1898, E. r. Ed
wards, fee in case Of Bagby vs. Tan
Collector Newton County, $3.50
See same book.
On the 18th OF November, 1892
w. S. Thomson was paid 500 for
services in the tax cases in Supreme
Court from Fulton county. See
Comptroller Generals report fol
1898, page 38.
Mr.. WA. Little had to have an office
So when j. NJ. Terrell was elected
Attorney General the office Of specia
counsel for the state in the w. & A.
| K. X. matter was created for him
contrary 10 law at a salary Of s., 000
a year. lie got tired OF doing the
work and resigned, but his partner
Mr.. w. A. Wimbish, of Columbus,
was appointed to hold the job down
at the same salary. All contrary
to law for this work and all other
legal work should be done by the
Attorney General or some one Of the
Solicitor Generals. At one time the
state had employed to do the work
of the Attorney General, Clifford
Anderson, w. A. Little and w. c.
Glenn.
1t must not be forgotten that the
state paid W. Y. Atkinson, John I.
Hall and Clifford Anderson $1,000
each to represent the state in the
betterment question, q work which