The herald., 1895-01-09
TO PERFECT HIS BOND.
Cline Will No Longer Resist His Just
Demand.
The Appe.ntee and His staff OF Deputies
May Is. Exp oG-d to Take the
OEacs by Noon To-
day.

Yesterday morning thel.obby of the
supervisors room was again filled with
largo numbsr CT politicians and peo-
pie Interested in the shrievslty contest
The two contestants were present. On
the LETT hand stood Sheriff ELECT Burr,
surrounded by circle Of friends, while
directly opposite, Sheriff Cline loaned
against the wall, in the midst OF his
euppor ers. all patisntly waiting devel-
opments,
At tho opening OF the meeting. Chair.
hssn Francisco stated that the 6r,f buei-
ness would be 20 take action on the
opinion OF the district attorney 10 r.fer-
ence to this ehrieyalty, but on motion OF
Supervisor Woodward the mAtter was
deferred 50 minutes, in order to allow
time Tor the drawing up Of petition to
be presented By one OF the two inter
eate6 parties.
CLINE's PETITION.
The petition was handed in. 1t YVES
that OF John @. Cline, ex-sherif, AMI
had appended to it the names OF 40 leal-
ing citlzena. Il read as ioilows:
To the Honorable the Board OF Supervisors
OF the County tf Los Angeles, state OF
California
Respectfully represents your petit
TONER, John G. Cline, sheriffot Los An
geles county aforesaid, that he island for
more than TWO years has been sheriff OF
said county.
That owing to the failure OF J ohm
Burr, W no was slected to euccoed him, to
properly quality, your petitioner ha
continue to diacharge tbs duties OF the
office ae required By law.
That he ID informed aud believes that
you honorable body coutem plates de-
carnG the said Office vacant. aud that
you deliberate upon the question of ap-
pointing sheriff to fill that vacancy.
Your petitioner ha, yielded to tae so
licitation OF many citizens OF this
county to place himself in legal stand
ing al an aspirans for aaid office, and,
therefore. respectfully prsvs that You
appoint him to fill said office, and thai
he continue to he sheriff OF said
county during the unexpired term.
j. G. CLINE.
THG OFFICE DECLARED VACANT.
After the reading OF this the opinion
presented by Districs Astorn'y Douneil,
Supervisor Hay offered the folio wing
reaolC .ion:
Whereas. 1t appears to this board
THAI John Bur-, aherif. olect of lbs An
geles county, California, neglected to
t'o'n tne citce o. the clerk OF L)s Az
Reles county, California, his oath #
Office as required By law within 10 days
Immediately succeeding his notihca-
l.ou of such election; and
Whereas, The district attorney of Los
Angelica couaty, California. has filed
with this board his opinion in writing
That under the facts and circn ulet tn nces
connected with the filing of the oath Of
Office. the same waa not u sub,tautial
compliance with the law, and was not u
Ming as required by law. and that, in
the opinion OF said district attorney, GU
account OF the failure OF said John Burr
toqnalify as by law provided, u vacancy
now exists in the Office of sheriff OF L %
Angelos county, California.
Therefore. lbs it resolved, That the
office OF sheriff of Los ADgeies county,
California, be, and the same 10 hereby
declared to be vacant.
Supervisor Han!ey asked the district
attorney whether this matter had been
presented to tho board in the regular
manner. He replied that although not
present on Monday during the first pa r t
OF the presentation OF the question, he
knsw that both parties had conceded
the facsa in the matter, and that their
attorneys had said 50 openly bsfore the
board.
Mr.. Hays resolution was passed.
BURR's CLAIMS PRESENTED.
M. L. Allen arose and, presenting a
petition on bshalf of his client, Sheriff.
elect Burr, said:
II present to you n petition on which
are enrolled 32 names. Last fall, at the
November election, the people asked
appended over II 900 names to their re-
quest l also ask that Mr.. Burr be APP
pointed. Can he, By reason oil a techni-
cal de ecs. not an uncommon defect not
cline, be deprived of his Office? |
ask this, believing that you gentlemen
intend to do your sworn duty to your
constituents. aud that you will heed
the will 0; the people and appoint John
Barr to the Office to which he was
elected"
A FEW REMARKS.
Judge Cheney stated that his clients
action in the matter was instigated
simply By desire to comply with the
requirements of the statutes. Mr..
Burr, his ATTORNEYS say, was elected by
IL GOO votes. How many votes he
would receive to elect him now is ques.
ton. The expression OF the people
then was for a man whom they trusted.
"Iiow could they now trust man with
their interests when he has shown that
he fails to look after his own? | think.
when a vacancy is created, not by the
intentional misconduct OF the one elect
ed. bus by his neglect. that the former
incumbent should be retained in that
Office for the snsuing term"