The Monte Vista journal., 1898-03-19
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In .lssA the ep9otx Somh hissionen Of
Rio Grands eouqg dScided to build q
court hou.'. .Fe: ths. purpos. ih.y is
sued ~arrsots 70 hst funds. The war.
rants ~ess. duly pAFchassd by several
Denver ba1ks ThAcommiissoneis later
refused to pay Ma warrants and the
holders Of thsu inst,tuted suit ss.inst
the county snd obtained Judgment The
judgment Sas psyer satistisd. The hol.
ders obtained .wssxapt for its pay ment,
but upon pesssotasinn they were inform
cd that there we're ,po funds With which
70 pay IT. &n the meantime thsy had ~
turned their orisini warrant. and relied
on thsir jsdgmest, The oonaiassoosrs
said the uarrassa hsd bssn Issued 10 sz-
ceo OF tie coestitntioual limit oe debt
and rspudiatsd tAs0. An applioatios was
made for . naaaamus 70 oonpsl the
commissioners 70 kyy tax for Tie pay
ment OF the wazrapts. On this nauda-
mus the eass rsSchsd the court of sp-
peaIs some hos, .aso. Moodsy Judge
Thomson rsodsrsd 40 opinion whsrsin
the oommisssoesfi a are dirsetsd 70 levy
the tax.
In his opis'oa JUDGE Thomson says:
But one sub,eet u made The subjsct Il
argument aed thsrs y really no other is
the record, asd ,thas 10: DO ths facts
proven aud adAa,Spd show satisesetioa
Of the judsaasas' II Tbs judsnspt hes
been sssia6ad u y manifest that ths ae-
tion will ses ", BY the tsrtas oe aa
agreement ths jaAgDsnt vas 70 b paid
by the issus a > warrant aud not BY ths
levy oe tax; hst pslsas there wsa moe.
~ in the tssospiy. 70 nsst the warrant
its issuance vsh lahsstborissd and The
board bad no alternative szospt 70 ~,
the tar.
"A county vnss3es i ths means Ly
which funds fae ~ psynsat Of cla,ms
can bs reached y ~ county tts.sury.
It y the mode. yhefpby poesy u tr.ns-
fsFrsd fron ths tgeessssr O. he county
to IL creditors Vaa ths payvsss Il IL
dsbss elected; se4 sops sseh method -
absolutely nsoaasafy 70 tbs proper snd
accurate transaetioS 4 ths county, bus
iossA The wssIass y The authority Of
the treasurer "a .psy out tbs poosy OF
ths county upoa - dsbl. bat IL dsliv.
cry TO The creditor doss not oodstituts
payment. Its tarposs y 70 enable him
TO secure the apoesy to b applied 10
payment and u ~ warrant fsis Of IT.
psrposs his claiNs rsasia unsatis6sd.
We sss unable "A. asd that the question
os the effect ot NE iaSSs Of . county var.
rant upon the elJN sos which h y sivsa.
hss sr.r srissn IA thh stasA but Il has
''eso diNctly aiiad spon 10 other juris.
dictioas, and %, ~ - our Fsssarchss
have ext ndsd i = us upaninous Judi.
aisi opinion this ~ psy issus asd d.
llvssy ef . vae,Ait Il tAss idsd = 10.
. payment of A. asbts but that ths
debt y paid oalx 70 Ne s~sat that ths
money " rssiissa q ths wssras.
-Bst there vea aposlAiss noes IL the
transaction oe vAish thsss warrants
wsrs the outonns. Ties the nses rscov.
cry os iu.isas9s and IL ssssnpssd pay
meat BY wsrr40tsi ed .ons features p.
culiar 70 itself ~ Wsds ~ hasis Of 90
srsuueat by ep1les, which sssns 10 d.
msad ezantaA1e. 4 r. Nidds.sh.
who brought ,ile .ssS tee .asdanss,
sgrssd with ~ Iqssd ofsosssy eoa.is-
sioosss that u ~ betFd vosid naks 10
dSsssss te tbe ac1iae - would pay ths
w.. s..,..,. :: X Z. !. :. :ss::, ses.:,
Treasury VT .sGAssS,ss ssssoss,assd, ID
full satsfscstap ~ psvnsst q hb jsds.
msot "'
't3seoad, thS'esN ~ isslitslssl, ed
10 sceofsaaoe4 NH ths sgsssasat ~
cousty intssp69sl 10 dsesses; jsAeosas
vss given i0 ~ aeosat q ~ saaio,
and vssrsns tsSsh's n sessy n ~
ssssssry sos @sssiss sssssss,sAsd b
sssd 70 hsn. yAIsA ~ ssssivsd 10 fuli
aad eoopltaAs s11isfseetsa a hb iuds.
ossA isssrssliaG ths slssk a ~ eousS
70 sstss sssssoastiea % ~ jsAgnsss
dssens< which. heVsvss, ~ ejssk enilsd.
- d. Nov. y b ~ thas ~ vistss q
ths agsssasi1, /. b psssuesse e vhish
~ varsats tsss isssA, MlddssgA m
eossd 70 soeso4 shsa u saaaseaseiea &
hs 3sdgossC ~ thse hb assse4sassse
ths varraatS 49, payossl 80 hn 10
stssstsee 70 ~ slssk y ss>ss saaise.s.
Va. tagsehef M hs sseAss>ssa 70 ~
bessa a. . tsJnsssps vAtsh sAsvsd ~
isAstas& , GDes,usavs sDss hsa AsA ~
asigsse thsS ~. jsdgasat ~ u 49,
aatisns4 q sssssA Z 1GIddssgA -.
- dsay ~ ~ jsAgosas ~ snAls.
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~ tAsa ~ ll1as 70 ssusev vassas>s
pesss hTasn01hssA ~ psaan ssas
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