The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-26
STRIPPED OF AUTHORITY
Auditor Davies May Only Inves-
tigate Cases of Pauperism.
UNDER THE NEW RULES
He Must Report His Findings to the
Board. Which May Approve or Dis
approve Them as in Its Judg-
ment 1t Sees Fit

The county commissioners yesterday
laid down a new set of rules and regu-
lations for the guidance of Auditor
Davies as overseer of the poor They
take from him all authority to admit
persons to the poor house or county hos
pital, or to discharge any one. All he
may do hereafter is to investigate cases
and report to the commissioners, and
they can do as they please. Insofar as
his office of overseer of the poor goes,
Mr.. Davies will be servant of the
board and nothing more. The rules
adopted read as follows;
.First-The county auditor shall visit
the poor farm at least twice in each
month and such visits shall be as near
as practicable upon the 1st and 10Th of
each month.
.tSecond-The county auditor shall re-
port TO the board of county commission
ers on the first Monday of each month
the condition of the county poor farm
and make a detailed statement of any
matters which he may desire to call to
the attention of the board.
"Third-The county auditor shall take
the applications of all persons applying
to the county for aid and investigate
the same, after having made an inyes-
tigation of the case he shall present the
application to the board of county COM
missioners, together with statement of
his investigation, for them to approve
or disapprove, as in their Judgment may
seem most fit.
'Fourth-The county auditor is pro-
hibited from issuing to any person who
is not already county charge and re-
ceiving aid, an order for rent, groceries,
transportation, clothing or other sup
plies without first having consulted the
board of county commissioners; and
orders of all descriptions must be coun-
tersigned by the chairman of the board
before the same shall be recognized. Pro-
vided, however, that in extraordinary
cases that require immediate attention
during the intermisson of the session
of the board, he, the auditor, shall no.
tify any member of the board, who shall
direct the issuance of an order. and the
commissioner so directing the issuance
of such an order shall sign his name to
such order together with the county
auditor. All orders for transportation
must be issued in duplicate and must
be signed by the chairman or some
member of the board before the same
will be honored.
"Fifth-The county auditor shall fur
nish to the board of county commission
ers on the first Monday of each month a
full and complete statement of all per-
sons who have received aid from the
county during the preceding month, to-
gether with the address of each person,
showing the amount allowed to each
person and whether the amount so al
lowed was for groceries, rent, transpor-
tation or other supplies; also as to
whether such persons are still county
charges and expecting TO receive aid
from the county in the future, and in
cases where the person receiving aid Is
the head of a family the number of per-
sons in the family must be shown.
'Sixth-The county auditor shall keep
an account Of all wood taken from the
supply In the court house yard to be de-
livered to the poor. and on the first Mon
day of each month make report of the
same to the board of county commits
sioners, showing the name and address
of each person to whom wood was de-
liyered, the number of cords or. loads
that each person received and whether
the same was delivered by the county
team or by private conveyance; in case
of the latter, the name of the teamster
must be given.
Seventh-All claims against the coun-
ty for transportation, groceries and
other supplies must be made out on
county billheads, fully itemized. and the
order for same attached to the claim
otherwise the claim will be disallowed
by the board. County billheads for this
purpose will be furnished upon applica-
ton to the county auditor. The county
auditor Is especially requested to enforce
this rule, in compliance with section 42S6
of the political code.
'Eighth-If the county auditor neg
lects or refuses to issue any order for
supplies, transportation or relief of any
kind, and such action of the auditor Is
brought to the attention of the board of
county commissioners, the board re-
serves the right to issue such orders d.
rect and without the formality of the
auditors signature, If in the opinion of
the board it is to the best interests of
the county to do so.
tAll former orders and rules now in
conflict with the above are, and the
same are hereby revoked
c. p. Connolly of the county attorneys
office reported to the board yesterday
that he had investigated the case of
Robert Griffith, the old man who had
been forcibly elected from his cabin at
Meaderyille by Constable Downey, and
he found that an action to GUST him
from the premises had been duly
brought in a justice court by Joe Laz-
Zarri, the owner of the property, and
Griffith allowed the case to go by de-
fault Mr.. Connolly said il was a civil
action concerning Griffith and Lazzarri
and that the county attorneys Office had
nothing to do with 1t.
Mrs. Lydia Frost, a widow, made APP
plication yesterday to the auditor to get
her three children admitted to the state
orphans home. and ii viii be referred to
the directors of the home.
The commissioners adjourned last
until Monday ia ah