Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-07-14
THE COUNTY BOARD.
fuslnt,s ransact,dat Meeting lldl
By Ilai Body To-day.


Tho board Of county commissioned"
met ppbin today with 90 the comma'
sisper, rroseut. The nut business
done was the reading Of the Petition
agalns, the reputation OF certain
county warrants, aud which vas r'0'
Ishod 10 FOIL On lnsi evening" NiWh
The petition Wa. referred % Com.
missioncm IL brftf aud Curlal'lhcr'
son, -
Harrington asked that "a telephone Dc
nut In Ills Office. Gfnnlru.
Tho bonds aud nppicauons OF George
Hess aud G. 4. Nolaan Tor retail liquor
licenses we're approved anu gfhnitl'
NIool Hood, Justice Of The peace M
sugar precinct, reported That dnunE
the quarter endidg June 30 1880. DE
had tried four criminal cases nr iI..
loWt Edward LulcImnn, Threatens
log 10 XIII OF du bodily hhru' Wns
hound over IN the sum OF 81 200 O.
ktep the peace, June 9; 3. i. Cornell,
maintaining n nuisauCU On hie prem
Ists. was fined Doc ami costs, Juuo 20
Roaa Iipdrfmnn, stealing water, was
found not guilty, June 20 Alfred Jon'
sen, disturbing the peace was hnuu %
ana costs, April %.
The county surveyor reported toe
completion Of tho preliminary survey
the proposed Hunter and Granger
drainage canal. The report wno hlcl
aud the clerk instructed 10 notify the
presidents OF the different canal COM
pnnios in that vicinity % attend o.
conference with the commissioners on
Tuesday next.
In relation to large number %
claims which had been referred 10 him
by ths com nissionufs ot county audi.
tor, Assistant County Attorney Waite
rendered on opinion. rho elaine oil
involve the same question % u whoih-
er the fees Of Witnesses and Jurors IN
criminal cases IN Iuslioos' courts afu n
charge against the county bud should
be raid by the county. tins opinion
6ayIi UA tier careful examination OF
onr State statutes we beg ~ advise
YOU that the law fixes tho fees OF wit.
nefnts legs!ly required 20 aiieuu a
iustice court In criminal cases nj II per
day and mileage, for each mile actual
ly Travelled In going only sJc.;
NuMN INNON W sAAN - ANHNN hAHNa
Juror sworn 70 try n criminal cause In
a Justices court was entitled u sl,bO
for each days Attendance and 20 cents
a mills for each mile necessarily Travelled
IN going only, and fuhatqucnt 10 unc
8, 1906, 81 per day Tor oAcn days At
tendance ami mileage, Ia going only,
20 centa per mile.
"Ouf statute, however npptarn 10
be bllent ~ 10 who, " anyone, should
become paymaatof IN tuch matters. In
criminal oasoa In ineticu's cuufio
which result Ia tho irilloting Of fnu
upon the defendant, and the hnc ana
costs are paid by the dofonjant, both
witneaaes' and Iufofs' fueu are taken
care Of In this way, being taxed a. part
OF tho costs against tho defendant
la other cases, however while
tho DUTY 10 attend anu render
the service required, either a. juror or
witness. ia made obligatory by law,
ana u failure to % atioud 10 punishable
by tho court issuing the venife or suit
osna, ~ contempt, there nppoars 10
be no direct provlaion Of law o. 10
how anu by whom payment should be-
made for tuuh services, However,
alter an examination OF the practice
and decisions Of the ooutIe OF other
ftatea ON similar questions, anu text
book authorities thereon. We aro of tho
opinion that whore tho law imposUa n
duty there Ia NJ least an implied con.
tract that the services ~ rendered
should b. PAID for.
"We therefore recommend that all
i1rors' and witnessos' tees In criminal
cases before iuslloea Of the peace TO
considered ana allowed by you o. Just
md valid claims against the county
when said claims are presented And
nlod with the county clerk within one
year from tho date " tins rendition
VI saii services, and when itumizod