The Anaconda standard., 1895-12-02
HE OWES THE COUNTY
How Recent Supreme Court Decision
Effects W. L. Clark.
CHECKING UP ACCOUNTS
An Itemized Statement OF Fees Ac-
cumulated-Count Auditor VIM
ters and Clerk Niedenhofen
Look Over the Books.

For a week or more County Auditor
Winters and Clerk of the Courts Nieden-
hofen have been at work on the books Of
the district clerk for the period covering
the last year Of Will L. Clark's term of
office. and completed their work yester-
day. To-day they will submit the follow
ing report to the board of county COM
missioners. showing that Mr.. Clark is in
debted to the county to the amount of
50, ,s97.65
Butte. Mont, Dec. Q. 1895.
ITO the Honorable Board of County
Commissioners-Gentlem In accord
ance with your request of Nov. II. 1895.
We beg leave to submit herewith a report
of the fees and emoluments earned by the
clerk of the district court during the year
1892. This report will show all the sources
from which fees are collected. with the
exceptions of such fees Of which no rec
ords have been kept. namely: certified
copies and notarial seals. The amounts
that could have been collected from such
sources would have been nominal.
I'VE have examined the following
books OF original entry: Books Nos. and
3, marriage licenses; A BIC certificates
of naturalization; F Of declarations of
intention register of civil actions COM
menced in Department I and general reg
lister of actions commenced in Depart
ment II; A BIC register Of estates;
judgment docket c and miscellaneous
judgments contained therein. We have
also examined the general files In the Of
fee of the district clerk for a check on
notarial commissions and stenographers'
notes filed. The books and files here re-
ferred to contain all the fees and emolu-
ments earned by the clerk of the district
court during the year 1892, insofar as any
records have been kept of the same.
I'm our examination of the records
above mentioned we have made proper
notations of all actions begun and judg-
ments entered in forma pauperis, and of
certificates of naturalization issued and
not called for, and have made proper de-
ductions for same For itemized state
ment' of fees accumulated and interest
thereon we refer you to the balance sheet
hereto attached:
w. L. Clark. district clerk in account
with Silver Bow county.
Dr.
To fees earned for January and Febru-
ary, 1892
45 marriage licenses, recorded in
book NO. 2...... ............. .....S 5000
p certificates of naturalization,
book 49,. ......''.........' oo.W
IS certificates of declaration of in
tention, Book F........ .......... 1000
% appearances entered in Book A,
register of AS ..................... $3.50
IS appearances entered in Book /,
register or AS ..................... 1900
9 appearances entered in civil reg
lister. Department 2 ID. C...... 22.50
16 judgments entered on register
of accounts, Book H............... 100
% judgments entered on register
of accounts, Book I................ $3.50
Is judgments entered on register
of civil accounts .................. $500
judgments entered on register of
miscellaneous accounts ......... 1900
"a complaints entered on Book H
of register of actions. l20. 90
Sc complaints entered on Book I,
register of actions ................ 2s0. 90
27 complaints entered on civil reg
lister of actions department ..... 1s5. 90
Probate fees entered on Book A,
register of estates .............. 100
Probate fees entered on Book B,
register of estates ................ 167 .05
Probate fees entered on Book c,
register of estates ................. lis. 80
13 executions entered on judgment
docket, Book C........ ......... 1900
notarial commissions filed on
general files .............. .... 500
Stenographer's notes filed in six
trials ........... .......... 1900