The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-06-11
'COLORADO'S CAPITAL

The increase of filing fees under the
provisions of the new revenue bill have
considerably increased the receipts of
the secretary of states Office. The re-
ceipts in May We're: From articles of
incorporation. S11,2S7; certified copies,
S4O6; impressions of seals, 500; certlh-
Gates of paid up stock. 81 ,U35; notaries'
commissions, $500; certificates of au-
thority. $3.50; miscellaneous, S11,919;
total. $25. .63S. With the closing of May
the first semi-anual period ended in the
office and the instruments filed and re
ceipts received in that time were: 66o
articles of Incorporation. S41, IA; SOb
certified copies, $2.249; POI impressions
of seals, 5000: PSI certificates of paid
up stock. 81 .S25: 2S5 notarial commits
sions, $1,71O; 1T9 certificates of author
ity. 1896; $50 miscellaneous inStru-
ments, S31 12S; total receipts for six
months, $79,S44.
Moses Hallett, judge of the United
States District Court. has made the
following statement: Il have seen n
paragraph in the daily papers to the
effect that the judge of this court Is
about to go abroad and the court will
consequently be adjourned. This is
pure invention on the part of some one
unknown to me. There is no plan or
expectation on the part of any one con-
nected with this court to go abroad or
C0nave the district of Colorado at any
time during this year, Possibly the in
ventor of the rumor did not intend to
interfere or intermeddle with the pub
lie business. Possibly he had only an
intention to fill up his newspaper with
something that people would be likely
to read. Whatever his purpose was,
he does in fact interfere with the pub
lie business by leading suitors in this
court to believe that there will be an
early adjournment of court. We ex-
pect to continue the business Of the
term in the usual way until business
which is ready for the consideration OF
the court shall have been presented and
disposed Of"
In the letter to the Denver News
John T. Boyce, register of the state
board of land commissioners. denies
the statement that Mr.. O'Reilly, ex-
deputy register is short in his accounts
the sum of 81 .026.13 and that the board
intends to take action for the recovery
of the amount. Mr.. Boyce says the re-
port of the special examining commit
tee does not allege the existence of any
shortage in O'Reilly's accounts, and
adds. He accounted to me for every
cent of cash in the unapplied fund.
wherein this shortage is claimed to-ex-
ist. all moneys belonging to the other
funds were turned into the state treas
ury. Acting under the order of the
preceding board, he advanced money
from the said unapplied fund for the
payment of United States land Office
fees for the filing of indemnity school
lists, for which he holds receipts from
the various United States land offices
for the filing of such lists, which are
the same as cash to him. At the time
of his settlement with me, Mr.. O'Reilly
exhibited to me those receipts and 9th
er collaterals for money he had paid
out of the unapplied cash fund by or
dA Of the board, in an amount suffi-
ciSnt to cover the difference between
the sum called for by his books and
the cash turned over and stated that
he was ready to turn them over to me
If desired, but that he preferred to be
permitted to hold the same until the
Legislature had made the proper appro-
priation for the conversion of said col
laterals into money and then make his
final settlement. The latter course l
permitted him to pursue, and he placed
the collaterals in my safe for safe keep
ing. all of which Mr.. O'Reilly made
known to the board at recent meet
ing, and 1t was so understood by the
members of the board. l never for n
moment. during all the controversy,
doubted Mr.. O'Reilly's honesty or re-
garded or believed him to be 1 cent
short in his accounts. / write this let
ter in answer to said article lin the
News) under the direction OF an order
passed by the board at its meeting held
this morning"