The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1896-01-11
MILEAGE FEES OF sHERiFEs.

In another column will be found n |
communication from Sheriff Ryan IN re- |
ply to our editorial comments on The
supreme court decision fixing sheriff
milesgs at 20 cents, or 50 cents a mile
each way, in certain cases. Oar worthy
sheriff seems to have been touched IN
very tender spot by ths editorial III
question and in his eaeernsss 10 correct
imaginary injuries which he seems to
To think we have infiicted-unintent.o on
ally on our part-he charges us with
making ,niss,atements which he "can
not permit to 20 forth uncontradieted, y
and In doing SO i4lls into the same error
himself. as We shall provo TO the salts
faction OF the public.
His first objection is TO that part OF
our comment where we said; This is
the cass with kootenai county, and
Sheriff RYAN, As well as ex-Sherih Cos
tello can both claim mileage due them
under this decision, amounting TO luite
large sum Ct iacuey,' After making
ta;a quotation our rsaders will notice
Sheriff RYAN tells US that costello i,
essopped IRON co'leetin: back mileage
The opinions Of lawyers dilEsr on this
point. s,lns claiming that he is and
others that he ia not estoppsd. TX
Sheriff Costello himself informs Us that
he claims the back mileage due him
under the decision and expects 70 re
ceiye the same iFom the county. and ii
will be noticed that Sheriff Ryan does
not say that he will not claim the mile
age du. him under tine decision; but
asks Us VIII It We consider 4 large sum.
In reply we will say that depens OF cir
Gums stances. Newspaper publishers
who are com PEELED TO subsist on = lew
hundred dollars 4 year might consider
$500 or 500 year a large sum Of money
while an officer with salary OF $1,000
q wear might not consider an ythine
short OF $1,000 or s7.o0o l year larse
sum.
After delivering himself on tbs above
poiuts the sheriff ialI into ies;ins Inooc
and sspeaks OF time wcrn adagss, g!as
houses and down-trodlen tax payers
Just as though our bills have not beef
published as they were allowed, in tht
regular proceedings Ok the board. Thes,
are our exact words when 1e sPoAe c
"lega.i1ed robbery. 10 which oG
worthy sheriff objects 50 seriously an
takes so much to heart: While III
In Pa4if for "a L IN
what the law allows them. the law, 9
construed by the supreme couFt,
nothing less than l-gllized robbery {
the people" Tie sheriff admits ths
he has presented = bill Of s6dlj iyr rs
turn mileage, thus admit ing jus
what We have c.aimel that under III
decision OF tha supreme court sheriff
could collect 20 cents mileage in certAi
c.ses-S5 cents eaeh Say-snd We de
nounced such a law az r0bbsry. "
referred TO the Law and nos to the Office
aswill be seen by the above quotation
and are az los. 10 know Why our frien'
Sheriff RYAN, should assume the def=i
sive As though the comments applied
him personally; but 10 quote his os
language i. is 10" easy To see she
the saoe pinches."
In concluding his commu nieation a
asks US to inform oar reader. that "a
FEES and MILEAGE collected 10y the she
ir in excess OF $4,000 Ter annum mc
be turned o.cr to the county treasurer
81, OH, TT
lnents-sither intentional or unintei
tional-and we Will simply refuta it
quoting the exact languages OF the COZ
stitution which requires the sheriff
turn over all fees in excess Of $4,000, bt
allows him TO retain the mileage,
matter what it amounts TO. Artic
XVIII, section I, Ct the constitute
fixing the salaries Of officers says:
The officer. provided by section c
this article shall receive annually
compensation for their services as 4
lows: Sheriff, not more than s. 900 q
not less than 81 900, together with 81
mileage q. may be prescribed by law
Nothing can be palmer than this, a
what can lie the shrri!!'s object in
tempting to nislead the public?
We s,i.i ins.s: taat Law allow
such e1norbitant mileage is legalil
robbery and should lie amended.
commenting upon the same We had
idea that sheriff Ryan would take t
matter as 4 PERSONAL attack upon hi
self-that was iarthest from Q
ougita,-con-equen we are ye
much surprised that Le should take
SO seriously.
The sheriff is at liberty to /
our columns for az many cor
muuications rs he sees fl to WI
in his own defense. We have no IL
with him personally and viii afford h
every facility for setting himself r.s
with the public through the columns
the Pass Whenever he feels sggriey'
lie IL making an excellent oil er aud
the law gives him 20 cents mileage
has right to take it.
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