The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-16
UNDER THE NEW CODES.
The County omcers Are Not Sure .Whei
They Are At. "a. 4 aeab

The County omcers Are Not Sure Whfre
They Are At. IL aeb
Special Correspondence OF the Standard
Deer Lodge. May 15.-As the 1st Of July
approaches, the time when the codes be
come operative, the sweeping ,chapees
made relating to the administration of
county affairs Will be of interest to many.
and as tho codes will hardly be in the
hands of the county officers prior to the
time they take effect, serious complica-
tions are liable to arise from lack OF
knowledge of what the law is.
The greatest change Is made in the
Office of the clerk and recorder, whose
duties are doubled under the new law.
without making any provision for extra
compensation or providing him with addi-
tional help. He must provide his Office
with a complete set of blank books, about
80 In all, that are entirely different in form
from those now in use, at q cost to the
county of nearly 1000. =
Some of the new duties imposed upon
him will be found in the following sec
tons: Section 81 of an act concerning rev.
enue provides that all tax receipts must
be prepared and furnished at the expense
of the county. and upon the payment OF
the tax to the county treasurer, "he must
give a receipt to the person paying any
tax. specifying tho amount of the assess
ment and-the tax paid, with q description
must prepare and have printed blank
licenses OF all classes mentioned in this
chapter, with a blank receipt attached for
the signature of the county treasurer when
sold. Section 2720. p. C., says the county
clerk must afiix his official seal to. num-
Der and sign all licenses, and from time
TO timo deliver them 20 the county treas
urer In such quantity as may be required,
taking his receipt therefor, and CHARGE
him Herewith, giving in the entry the
numbers, classes and amount thereof.
Says section 2721: The county clerk
must keep in his Office the stubs Of o 10
licenses by him delivered to the county
treasurer, and q ledger, i'm which he must,
keep tho county treasurer's account Tor
all licenses delivered to him, sold or re-
turned unsold by him. Section N22I
For each license issued the county treas
urer must collect o fee of 81, which must
be paid into the general fund ofcthe
county," ~.
Sec. 272S. "when any money is paid to
the county treasurer, he must give TO tho
person paying the same a receipt Were
for, which must forthwith be deposited
with the county clerk. who must charge
the treasurer Herewith and give theper-
son paying same a receipt. -ts -
Soc. 2951. THE county clerk must, be-
tween the first and tenth days Of each
month. exam ne tue books of the treas
urer and see that the same have been cor
rectly kept"
: Sec. 30l3. "The chairman of the board
of county commissioners and the county
clerk must, at least once in each month /,
count the money IN the county treasur y
and make and verify in duplicate, state
ments showing: First, the amount of
money that ought to be in the treasury.
Second. the actual amount therein"
Sec. 3024. 1.-THE county clerk must also
keep accounts current with the treasurer
and when any person deposits with him
any receipt given by the treasurer for any
money paid into the treasury he must file
such receipt and charge the treasurer
with the amount thereof"
The treasurer will also be required to
furnish bis Office with library of blank
books to meet the requirements of the
code, and his duties all increased to an
extent that ought to permit him of having
deputy.
The county auditor would like know
Just where he is at. His present duties
are divided up under the code between
the stale examiner and county officials.
which will leave him with little or nothing
to do but draw his salary, and that he
is undoubtedly entitled to, having been
elected for a term of two years. At pres
emit he facilitates the work of the commits
sioners by his careful supervision of the
county poor all over the county and saves
considerable money to the taxpayers by
his close examination of claims that are
very often presented to the county when
no services are rendered.
~ e. L. Bonner returned to Missoufa this
morning, having spent two days in look
ing over his business interests here.
II Rev. L. j. Groeneveld in company with
"a friend rode down from Butte yesterda y
afternoon on bicycles and after visiting
friends for several hours returned home
on the train. 80
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