Mohave County miner., 1896-01-25

 these years the board of supervisors have paid l3$ per month to Mir. Richards for Mir. HamiIton's lodging. Just think of It! 156$ per year for one small room with bed in 1t, when the finest ap. portioned bedrooms in Kingmsn are go- ing begging for about one half of that sum. Mir. Hamilton is also boarded at a hotel in Kingmsn ss the solicitation of the board. That Mr. Hamilton has to ask aims of the county is no fault of his, but the supervisors have no right to throw away the peoples money In this way when they have arrangements made with physician for the care of such cases.
 To-day there is 6 gentleman in King. man, man who is receiving aims from the county without his knowledgs or consent; nor would he consent to re- ceiye it did he know. Great phylan. trophists are these supervisors. but, as usual, 1t is the peoples money, not their own. ...s.. .r.sa4a.e
 The board has on many occasions al. lowed claims that. had they ever been jnst accounts against the county, had become outls~ed and the board prohib- tied from paying. .... ........--
 Can the board show any statement that the distrct attorney Is required to 6ls with them quar,erly2 We don't be. lieve it can. We fear this is another clause that will have to be repealed at the next meeting.
 In conclusion we will say that all the laws concerning county governments m ay have been repealed, but the fact re. mains that the supervisors put in dupl. cate bills and drew the money thereon from the county treasury of Mohave county. The amounts are small, but the same laws cover the abstractio1 of small amounts AS that of great ones.
 PAR. APO. (SEc. 40.) The board (su. pervisors) must have prepared by the clerk, and under their directions, prior to their regular January meeting. a statement in duplicate, showing:
 Fira The indebtedness of the county. funded and floating, the amount of each class and the rate of interest borne by each class of such indebtedness, or any part thereof.
 Second. A concise description of all property owned by the county, with an approximate estimate of the value there. of, and the amount of each in the coun. ty treasury suhjsct to the payment of such indebtedness.
 Third. The rate of taxation for coun. ty purposes, as shown by the last levy made by the board.
 One of the statements mentioned io this section must be filed with the board on the first day of the January meeting, and the other forwarded immediately, by mail or express, to the territorial treas. urer, who shall include in his biennial reports to the governor a digest and synopsis in tabular form, of all reports received by him under the provisions of this section, and shall name therein the counties, if any, who have failed to make the reports as herein reported.
 The board, at it's last meeting, made au order requiring the sheriff to make up the statement embraced in the foregoing act.
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 PAR, 4l2. (SEc. 32,) says that the su. pervisors must not hear or consider any claim against the county unless the claim has been presented within six month after the last item of the account has accrued, but nevertheless the board goes right on allowing claims over one year alter they have been contracted. We refer to the bill of A. Nj. Cowie, NJ. D., for medical attendance on J. c. As bury. deceased. A county physician re- sided in Kingmau who was thoroughly capable of caring for the patient and who was paid salary for his services and yet an outside physician was called in and nine mon hs afterward the board allowed him one hundred dollars for this service.
 At the last meeting they allowed bills for election services, which service was rendered one year ago last November.
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