The Arizona sentinel., 1902-03-26

you have to look or read through sev- eral books to find what you are after, therefore I think it would be good idea fer the board to order an index made for their minutes.
 9th find there is nothing to show when a demand or petition or anything else is filed in the office of the board of supervisors: therefore I recommend that they keep what shall be known as the official blotter of the board of supervisors.
 10th-I have examined all bids and contracts awarded at different times during the two years and find them awarded according to the laws of the Territory.
 11th- find warrant No. 227, dated Oct. 9th, 1900, for $l7.OO not signed by the chairman of the board of super visOrs.
 12th-I find that great difficulty is had in looking up mining claims in Recorders Office, as index is only in names of claims; therefore recommend that new index of names of claims be ordered by the board of supervisors, as in other counties, and that the board employ clerk to index all recorded claims in names of claims.
 Report on the Sheriff's Office, from Jan., 1st, 1899, to Dec. 31st, 1901-J. M. Speese, Sheriff:
 I find that all moneys collected for the different licenses have been turned over to the county treasurer according to law, but I find in Looking over all of the licen:e books used during his term, now filed away according to law, great many licenses gone without the stubs being marked up to show what they were used for.
 Report on the Sheriff's Office from Jan. lst, 1901, to Dec. 31st, 1801-Gus Livingston, Sheriff.
 I found all licenses issued and moneys collected for same to be correct and turned into the county treasurer as prescribed by law.
 Report on Recorders Office from Jan, 1st, 1899, to Dec. 31st, 1900-W. E. Marvin, Recorder.
 1st-Notice of mining location, Book I of Mines, page 553, not signed by the recorder.
 2nd-Mining deed, Book F of Deeds, page HI, not signed by the recorder.
 3rd-Bargain and Sales Deed Book F of Deeds, page 1T, not signed by the recorder.
 4th-Mining claim on page 77 of Book of Mines" No. is not entered on the blotter, therefore no fee was turned into the county treasurer for recording same.
 5th-Mining deed, Book F of Deeds, page 228, is not signed by the recorder.
 Report on the Recorders Office from Jan. 1st, 1901, to Dec. 31st, 19O1-C. P. Cronin, Recorder.
 1st-Power of attorney, Book A of Powers of Attorney, page 341, not sign ed by the recorder.
 2nd-The present recorder does not record the approval of the chairman of the board of supervisors on Official Bonds. Paragraph 1l39, Sec. PIP, Re vised Statutes of Arizona.
 3rd-Deed of trust, Book 5 of Mort gages, page 300, released by a release deed, Book 13 of Deeds, page 56S, but the recorder failed to comply with 326O, Sec. l, Revised Statutes of Arizona.
 4th-I would call your attention to the fact that the present Recorder does | not comply with the requirements of 3260, Sec. l, Revised Statutes of Arizona,i in regard to entering on the margin of Deeds of Trusts, and Mort gages, when released, the book and page that the said release is of record.
 Report on Treasurer's Office and | Books from Jan. 1st, 1899, to Dec. 3lst, 1900.
 1st-I find entries of delinquent taxes paid, but not marked paid, on the de- inquent tax roll.
 2nd-I find Norton Marshall taxes Reads on the delinquent tax roll' S51.59, sold to the Territory and trans tered to book of Certificates of Tax Sales" but on delinquent tax roll, mark ed paid March 18th, 1900, S15.24, certi- icate No. 45 for the year 1899, tax sales. [ also find a great many like this one.
 3rd-I find on Dec. 3lst, 1900, that jhe treasurer ought to have had on hand the sum S17,155.16 according to lis books.
 4th-I recommend that the treasurer De supplied with file to keep his letters md other correspondence in, as find none in the office.
 5th-I find that all fees and salary collected and claimed by the treasurer or advertising and sale of delinquent axes by him, are allowed to him under he Statutes of Arizona.