The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-05
REFER IT TO DOUGLAS
DIFFERENCES IN INTERPRETA-
TIONs OF LAW BY EXAMINER =
AND COUNTY OFFICIALS
BLUE EARTH COUNTY TANGLE
It's Solution Is Promised by the Nc
funding of Money WronEfuIIy
Paid I'm Some Cases and by secur-
Ing Decision of the Attorney
General as to Others-Grand Ju-
rieS Must Pay or Walk.

The Blue Earth county commissioners
met with Public Examiner E. M Pope
again Thursday night
Gen. Pope brought up the bill of SIS
paid Commissioner Roberts last year for
twenty-five days labor In looking after
the POOR. The public examiner said that
Mr. Roberts was out of the city four
months last year, and during his absence
the poor were cared for by Commission
er Graf, who had not put in bill. Mr.
Pope held that the transaction was not
regular.
County Attorney Hughes, in an off-hand
opinion, held that 1t was regular The
matter will be referred TO Attorney Cen
eral Douglas for adjudication.
Mr.. Pope told the commissioners that
cities and villages must ray the board
of their prisoners and he read the law
on the subject, which is very plain.
Another surprise was handed the COM
missioners. Sheriffs are required to turn
over to the county all board money re-
ceiVed from city and village prisoners
United States prisoners and those from
other counties, to the county treasurer,
ard not retain it for their own use.
In view of this law, Sheriff Bowen will
be called on to turn into the county treas
ury about $780, He is required to file a
bill with the city of Mankato for the
board of prisoners for a number of years
past, at the rate of 81 cents per day
1t was agreed that the commissioners
should employ an accountant to look over
The records, figure out how much the
city owes, also to figure what would be
due the sheriff, deducting the amount OF
his bill. The law specifies that the sher-
itf Is entitled to 81 cents per DAY per pris-
oner for five prisoners or less If there
are more than five prisoners and less than
ten. tho rate is gu cents per day per pris-
| oner. Now the county must go through
the records and find out how many city
United States and foreign prisoners we're
| confined in the jail at different times, and
| the looping off of a foreign prisoner may
increase the amount of the sheriffs bill.
For instance, If there were six inmates
| and one was a United States prisoner,
the sheriff turns the board money for one
| prisoner over to the county, but receives
81 cents each for the other five prison.
| ers. If they were all county prisoners,
the rate would be 40 cents per day.
Sheriff bills for attempted services were
discussed at some length, Mr.. Pope
holding that the fees could not be COL
| lected when the sheriff failed to mako an
arrest County Attorney Hughes held a
different opinion. Attorney General
Douglas will be appealed to on this
| point.
The county attorney brought up the
question of the city charging up the ex-
pense of trial in the municipal court
to the county, but when a party paid
his fine in that tribunal, the money goes
into the city treasury. The county at
torney held that this money should go
to the county school fund.
CORONERS' BILLS INVESTIGATED
It was up to the coroners The public
examiner maintains. that these officials
are not entitled to a cent for recording
deaths, whereas they have charged IS
per death. In view of Mr.. Popes decis-
ion Mr.. Paddock is requested to pay over