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executive as well as the chier ]uoScis
officer OF the county.
AS executive officer it IS ms GUY
initiate proceedings against criminals
through the grand jury. 10 require o
stated accounting from magistrates u
thsfr proceedings in criminal cases
through his Commemorative attorney
to look into the acts and doinss Oh 1ha
board of supervisors, and TO see 49,
bonds, with ample ant. sufhcleIlt sess4l
are taken from the dlIIerehL aiuuS-sAis ''i
GERS in the county
T1ass certainly are responsible duties
10 Zoe laid upon any man. but the law
laws them upon the Judges, and ne
fails in faithful performance there wEh
come. as there has come, hurl 10 inc
community.
T-,lle the case of the treasurer. He is
the custodian of almost all of the public
r,oners His qualification to hold the
office rests upon an election by the peoples
but even after being elected he cannot
qualify until he has filed bond before
the court which is pronounced by the
Judge to be amply sufficient for the pro-
lection of the public money that passes
into his hands
He NAV prove incapable or corrupt,
| but what odds to the people if mis- secu-
! rites make good his deficit? Most men
| and corporations that lend money man
| age to get security to make good 20 10 VI
| per cent of their loans. and il they do
| not they are surely discradited by the
public as not being good agents Tor lhs
| loan OF other peoples money.
| Now. the Judge is required by law TO
| take security lin double the amount OF the
| money that passes into the treasurer
! hands. The law further gives him an
| assistant CHE commissioner for thor
| ough investigation into the soiveney OF
| the securities rendered. and after the
| bond Is accepted empowers him at any
time, upon any suspicion of insufficiency
| of security, TO reopen the proceedings and
| TO demand new and better security
| Where such careful provisions Tor
| safety have been made by law in the
| case OF the bonds of fiduciaries. does IL
| rot seem strange that 50 very few or
tha officers on failure should make GOOD
their deficit through their securities
The Official fails and there is no money
to recoup the public. People shrug their
shoulders and speak Of III as an inevitable
natural misfortune. They ought in thetr
| righteous indignation 70 demand the i'm
| peachment or resignation Of the Judges
| His carelessness and iucompetercy
brought the evil upon the pubic, and ne
should not be permitted TO escape Win
out blame or punishment. honestly
think the Judge IS more or less-uore
rather than Irresponsible TO the peo-
nile for the soIveucy of the treasurer, and
| am not. therefore. disposed to withdraw
| ANYTHING I have said as TO his blame
| wortafness. but I do wish 70 impress
J ,ipon the reader that I am trying 70 dls-
cuss these questions in an absolutely DIS
passionate way and that my remarks
are not aimed at any particular judge.
The idea prevails with some tnat the
county officers are each more or less IN
dependent of the others in the DISCHARGE
of thsfr several functions. That certain
~ was not the idea of the creators a. the
system OF local seif-Sovernment -'>ich
OFFICER in that system is part OF me
general system though he has partLci'4ar
duties 10 perform. Those duties are all
inter-reIated. and upon the harmonious
performance of them all the best work
ing of the whole system depends ana
as that is the object to be attained eaen
official is in measure responsible tor tle
due performance of duty by the others
1t is in cooperation and harmony the
| checks and balances are preserved anu
these are essential TO the smooth work
ing of the whole. The judge should Know
about the actions OF the boards ot super
vtsors. the status OF The treasurer, tne
work of the Commonwealth attorney
and all the rest Of IL He has no nSht
to say that these things are none OF ms
business.
In the mex. paper I propose to discuss
the duties and functions Of the board OF
supervisors and the Commonwealth 5 al
| torney