The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-08

.-a otal collected, 500 6O9.32; total salary,
Surplus earnings paid to county
treasurer to expiration of term. .s31 SOC 80
Paid March l, 1888 .................... 1929. As
Total surplus TO date of March ].
1888 $50 S4S. 50
We find that under date of Aug. 80, 1885,
I rnat Clerk Eesler took credit for sl.42o5o
clerk such amount being the sum paid into
Ills hands on account of fees collected by
such officer for making certified copies of
papers and records. Such sum was carried
to the personal account Of the clerk. We
havc been unable TO learn the amounts COL
lected by such officer on account of certi-
ned copies made subsequent TO Aug. 90
1876. the amount so collected having in no
instance been charged against said officer
on the cash book of the office.
I'VE further find that there was issued by
such clerk during his term of Office 1883
marriage licenses. Examination Of the
charged against such clerk. on account of
such licenses, the sum of 81 each on account
of 22l3 licenses. t
the full term of four years there was al
! lowed to such officer for per diem or at
tendance upon the various courts of the
county. and for services rendered therein,
the sum of s13.ssT.47. all of which amount.
excepting the sum of 3 per week. allowed
provided for for clerical help to the probate
commissioner which allowance was no part
of the fees or earnings of such clerks Of
nee, nave Deen accounted 1Or Dy SuCn OlnCer
and paid in full to the county treasurer.
from Nov Is. 1894 to Nov. Is, 1895, that the
following special allowances were made to
James w. Fesler. clerk:
1924 July Is. 1896. copying record Of
appearance, docket of estates-....... S22o.0O
1925. Jan. g. 1897, recording vote.
November election, 1896 ........;.;... 5000
29OO3. July d. 1898. copying and in
dexing assignment of records 49,. 1000
s2s27. Nov. Is. 1885, general index
of adoptions. naturalizations and ,-o ~,
s2s ssm Nop IS s. isss. four letter index
of plaintiffs and defendants. SUI
Total .........................ss6os. IS
None of these amounts has been charged
against said clerk on the cash books or the
office, nor have they been paid TO the treas
urer Of the county. being for special
I'VE would recommend to your honorable
body that there be introduced into the Of
fee OF the clerk system by which the
of sums due the county for his services could
be brought more closely into touch with
the cash books of the office than is pro-
vided for in the prevailing system. AT this
time II is an impossibility to determine what
moneys are collected by such omcer with
out an examination of all of the entry dock
cts Of the Superior Court. being seventy,
four in number; all of the entry dockets or
the Circuit Court. being thirteen in number;
all of the dockets of estates, being twenty
ords OF the office. upon all OF which the
original entries of moneys received by such
officers are made. We are OF opinion that
there should be maintained in this office.
as is now done in the treasurer's ONCE, a
system of receipts for money paid, such re-
celpts to be issued numerically snS and CHROME
stubs attached to be provided Tor each
department of the office and no money to be
received without the issuance OF receipt
.sThe system of accounting for cash intro
duced into the office during Mr. fesier
required by the laws of 1891 and 1895 should
not stop with the introduction OF an i'm
proved cash book. Under the law OF 1873
property of the clerk. Under the present
statutes all fees should be treated as be,
longing to the county and system :, should
tivelv easy to check the cash receipts OF
the office without compelling an auditing
committee to search all the records, page by
The present system, under the manage
ment of honest, competent men, doubtless
moneys paid into the hands of the clerk.
but given careless official or one not over
burdened with conscience and the possibili-
ties Of loss to the people are too great not
TO be guarded against.
-Sheriff's Ofice-Robert F. Emmett
"Our examination of the books and rec
ords Of the sheriff's office for the two years
commencing Dec 10. 1892, and ending Dec.
NETT as sheriff. shows that. the. following
allowances for services as sheriff made TO
said officer as such sheriff have not been
charged upon the cash books or the office
nor paid to the county treasurer:
Posting delinquent tax list............. 5000
Cost Board Of Children's Guardians. 1920
Serving notice TO road viewers. 300
Services as bailin of grand jury....:.. 1000
Allowances for riding bailin or Cir
cult court i,9So-'ao
Fees in insanity caseS.................. oZo.6o
Transferring persons TO County Asy-
lum ..-...-...-.---... ..-.....:.....-- ~. ~
Transferring prisoners to workhouse- pa 90
Transferring persons 10 and from
Insane Hospital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1.004- 50
Transferring prisoners to Boys Re
form School ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 40
Transferring girls 10 ReformatoIy... $50
Total ........ ...................s $3.50. so
In addition 10 the above accounts We fro
that there was allowed 70 the deputies Of
said officer for services riding bailiffs or
the Criminal Court during such term Of two
years a further sum OF &. 127-50. This amount
does not appear upon the cash books of the
office.
Nov IL. 1894. there was allowed to the
chief deputy in the office OF Sheriff Emmett
for swearing in deputy sheriffs' the sum
of Slc750 This amount does not appear on
the cash book of the office.
THE fees OF the office and cash receipts
other than above specified have been prop
erly charged upon the cash book and such
officer has reported the same 10 the county
auditor a f0ii0ryS.