Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-04-21
register The warrants in.
o. Did YOU inspect that?

register The warrants in.
Q. Did you inspect thatl
A. Why, don't remember as we went
through it, to give 1t any critical inspec
ton, have seen it, looked into it.
Q. Mr.. Armstrong, you were speaking
of the custom OF yonr Office. What GUS
tom did YOU adopt in regard 10 seeing or
telling what warrants were issued by the
county auditor pursuant to the orders of
the board of county commissioners
A. To seeing what warrants were
issucd2
.. Yes.
A. We didn't have any order to see
them
Q. You never paid any attention to
them, did you1
A. We ordered them issued; we didn't
have any system to see that they were
issued.
q, That was all the attention you ever
paid Just ordered them paidf
A. Well, don't know as that would
be all the attention.
Did you ever check off to see whether
or not the second allowance To DIR. G.. ID.
Stockton was made, the warrant drawne
A. No, not that ! remember of.
Read carefully the above testimony OF
x-Commissioner ] !. Armstrong; then
note what is required of such officers I'M
der the statutes of the state. In his own
testimony he confesses to the violation of
section 1854 Of the revised statutes Of
Idaho, which reads:
"The county auditor is ex-oficio clerk
Of the board of commissioners. The rec.
ords MUST be signed by the chairman and
the clerk"
Section I754 recites:
"The board must cause TO be kept:
l. A Minute Book, in which must be
recorded all orders and decisions made
by them, and the daily proceedings had
at all regular and special meetings.
q. An Allowance Book in which must
be recorded all orders for the allowance
OF money from the county treasury, TO
whom made, aud on what account, dat
ing, numbering and indexing the same
| through each year.
s. A Warrant Book to be kept by the
| county auditor, in which must be entered
| In the order of drawing. all warrants
drawn on the treasury, with their mum.
| Der and reference TO the order on the
| minute book, with the date, amount, on
what account, and name of payee."
Section 1889 requires that they
supervise the official conduct of all
! county officers, and officers OF all districts
| and other subdivisions of the county
charged with assessing, collecting, safe
keeping, management or disbursement o
the public moneys and revenues see tha
they faithfully perform their duties
DIRECT PROSECUTION FOR DEIINouEN
cIES ~
Under section 1866
"The board must require their clerk a
the close of every session to furnish then
with a list OF all bills and accounts o
every nature approved by them at salt
! session, giving the naufe of each persoI
| III whose favor an ACCOUNT or bill OF an,
kind or nature has been allowed will
the amount allowed him, and out of wha
5 fund the same is to he paid. They MUS
COMPARE TflsIR LIST WITH THE REC
> ORD or yHiEIR PROCEEDINGS, and if no
, found correct, make il so, aud certify 4
said kst aud file it with the county treas
: ure, and the treasurer MUST PAY N,
e WARRANT DRAWN ON ANY FUND IN TIL
COUNTY TREASURY THAT DOES NOT COR
REsPoND WITH THE FILES PROVIDED
HIM ny THE BOARD"
Did the previous board OF county com
nissioners observe the mandates of tn
aw above citcd2