Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07
MIRO AS TO CLERKS FEES.
,in gsIrllt Gives th, Fec Business
q BaCkset
,,,rlSe TO COUNTY OFFICERS.
-. r.,. Have Bssa TAksn with-
.,r,imiyaI Intent. There VIII
lie No prosecutions

mllter OF gravs Importance to
,,y officers anu 10 the public gen
I'M, received tho attention Of Chief
t,iIc, Merritt ia the Third district
an today. while tho case OF Salt
l,,s county officers was specially
"a, confederation, tho subject re-
!. bAll the counties OF the Terri
~. The particularly important fea-
trha decision rs to what ieos the
-5,ie judges, county selec1men and
is,y clerks are entitled to Ia certain
..,.. and tho decision ovotturns a
ys,lcs that hos been In vogue Ions
rs 10 many counties.
/ Judge Merritt decides that probate
1 se aud county rsleotmon are on
/ l,i to por diem for, regular sessions
4 ,,le,mmlttee work Or Nil time spent
he oounly's service. He holds that
~ cannot cnarge for mileage each
AZ, but only ones 10 each regular
.si5n OF the court required by law, or
In times n year. The residents at
t,eounly seat cannot charge mileage
lin, because they are already there.
Tbs isRgrea1 change from the pro-
ming practice, In which, Il was
.isd In court, there was no question
10, that tho officers believed thoy had
a,a following the law, but were mis-
| lth.
lasgs Merritt also holds that the
laiy clerk can charge only 81 for n
,siVhsFe property sold ior-tAsss- has
th npurohased by its original owner.
,sik Stations Interpretation Of the
Nv has been different, and charges
nnged from $3.50 to $40.
II COUNTY CLERKS FEES.
From tue proceedings In the Third
,llri court today II will he seen that
II ltuafching by thn grand Jury into
4 al Lake county affairs has assumed
ghiidefable extent, 10 that not only
lto oily and county building furniture
llhiil, the State road business, aud
ls charging OF fees by the county
Uk, arc reached, but also the mileage
nl pay OF tue probate judge and
sie,men. On Thursday the Jury
.HaH NfasNa9A aNaWWNNN
giidlng Clerk Stanton'a fees, IN u
an where II was apparent there was
,peeseding 10 indiot MIN for making
u1hionate charges. The document
admitted by the grand Jury stated
lh the county clerk, Ia n certain
uit, refused to deliver a deed except
llon payment 10 him OF $500. this
thg 81 for iteuing the deed aud g., so
acknowledging and recording. The
anplAlnt mAue 10 the grand Jury was
ah lhe $3.50 Ia not allowed oy law,
'ai tIloflionAle. On this subject
ttllfy asked.
"Flnl-Does the statute require the
aay clerk 10 record at large In his
-s' desds TO purchasers or their
.slsnse', Of property sold for de-
,lqlelt taxes?
"steOnd-Ii 30, Ia the clerk author.
40 charge fee for reoordinR2"
70 lhls matter. the court ordered a
-nHhg TOT today, allowing all parties
.4i's.el TO be represented by counsel,
A,glt.
10 addition 10 this, the Jury sub.
-l.sa The following inquiries thi,
"Eln'-Is the county clerk entitled
ehAc' irom persons TO whom he exc.
We, tax deed, fifty cents, or any
Nsi sum Tor taking acknowledgment mt,
L JlAw2
steond-HAs the clerk tho right "a
ls 10 itolude In one tx deed
@ parcels OF real estate sole
hh~lyi and for Whicn separate
H.neAlea have boon issued, or II In
.sel In ono deed to demand for iht
.tlI2n
mnen lhe cnse came up today q. s
I''n was the fret speaker. lie
II Ii lne position against the claim
,s VDunly CLERK stanton that he wal
~, ,'ly,A1d 10 record the deeds ut leugtl
easlge therefor. The only record
\, 49, " deeds la extenso, Mr.. VarlaI
usl, was by the recorder. Tn,
..uy clerk was requested 10 make
s.y'a Of the Issuance OF the deed, no
.--,'sa.elso, but In brief form, foi tn,
mn s'1i'slieenoe OF the county court. Tn,
II IN 4ueu was to be on tbs recorder
anu not on the Olerk'a. rh,
NV, ~ BIZ. stanton would assuml
Ir'ne Legislature required record nj
%e county clerk 10 charge fees
r, M an assumption was absurd. TIT
~, required that the clerk recoT,
sB,iAc1 o. memorandum for thu
i a,iy couTPa information, aud fo
nuuo was 10 receive ons dollar. Tina
"Me only Ice, said Mt. Varian, tina
4 alIn, 'A was "u'uoHAeu u
Y', In View OF The case, given by Mr.
saE' Would give q negative rspl,
slUtd 0 "'s' wv PueS'iohs ,suu
'-As sao nd set Of questions. Mr