The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1902-10-09
wwo 70 TO sLAmB9
= osvlsss Charge Against Ger
tale cousty Officials.

eete Couoty Offtetaie.
esnator Chas. Greene OF Cherry
Crssk spsns Sunday in Ely. He prob
sbly came over TO work against Nell
Nasre. IRE J. McKnIgh. and M. B.
0sraehsa Who are candidates for re-
slsosies. snd Who, the S,nator lou ilv
proclaimsd 81 the time OF his last visit
here, hsd entered into conspiracy to
Asiraud ths county In the matter Of
shs iaorsass Of the District Attorneys
salary, and hs came here ~ that time
70 prssest the matter TO the Grand
Jsry.
IL will be remembered that Mr..
stearns, on the 5th day of August,
1901, resigned the once OF District At
sorney and that the Board of County
missioners, at once, upon accent
Ing the same sppointed Neil Munro to
she position. who Immediately appoint
ID Mr.. Stesrus 90 his deputy.
This transaction was somewhat mys-
ssrious Until IL was found that the Dis.
ssiot Attorneys salary. which was s6 on
psr year, for the present term, Lad
bssn Increased to $500 by the last Leg
tslature, Section l Of Chapter LXXXV
Of the session Lava Of 1891 relating to
Whiss Pine county, reading as follow
The District Attorney, and a. ex-of-
nclo Cousty Superintendent OF Public
Schools and as ex.officio Public Admin
istrAtor, shall receive al annual salary
Of sight huadr,d dollars. and sh I'll rs'
tain ss his own, for all services render
cd bs him In his oIncial Ca opacity for any
person, company or corporation STATE.
or county, other than the State Of Ne
vada and county Of White Pine, surn
fees 40 are now, or hereafter may be- al
lowed by Law.
SEC. l. This Act shall take eff .ct on
and after the expire ti0n of the term oi
shs present incum bents, or Ia oiss OF
vscancy iu anv Office for any cause, II
shall I ks efYsot 10 relation 10 said Of
dce im medistsly thereafter,
Senator Greene was righteously In
aignsnt because Of the sharp practice
which had been INDUCED iu To secure
from the county treasury an additional
e2o0 = year, contrary to ths spp.rs 1t
latent Of the Statute, and taxpayers in
oil parts OF the county expressed their
optimism Of the proceeding Ia vigorous
language.
Tho Com nissioners were blamed Tor
their action Ia ea,Dur " ~ th schsn
snd the Auditor also came In for his
share Of censure for the reason that 1t
10 his duty under the Law to pass upon
ell bills allowed By the Commissioners.
lis his duty 70 approve or veto all
hills allowed by the Board. and with re-
ssrd 30 the payment oi the District Al.
sornsy's Increased salary no protest
sss ever entered by that ofsicial
The Revised Statutes OF Nevada, Sec
tloss zii3 aad 2ii3 define the duties Of
the County Auditor - follows:
SEC. .. Every demand against tie
counsy, excspt tho sala ries OF the Aud :.
ls0r and Districs Judge or Judges. shall
ks ACTED upon by the County Commis-
sIeners, and allowed or rejected in ord
Or OF pressn ation, and must, after hsv-
iusabeen approved of by the Board OF
County Commissioners. before IL can be
psid. be presented TO the County Aud
lsor 10 b allowed, who shall satisfy
himself whether the money 10 legally
due and remains unpaid. and whether
She payment thereof from the treasury
10 authorised BY Law, and out OF what
fun4. II he allow II, he shall indorse
spOn ", the word 'allowed, with the
49, al she fund out OF which II Is pay
Able. with she date OF such allowance,
snS siru his maine thereto, and draw
Ms wsrraut on the couuty treasury Tor
the amount allowed. No demand shai.
- sapproved, allowed, audited. or p'id
wulsse each several item, d late, and value
CON posing 10 be indorsed upon the same,
by shs order Of the Board Of County
Conmissionsrs. together with refer
eacs 20 the law, order, contract. OF
authority by title, date, aud section,
suthorisiug the same.
SEC 10. The County Auditor shall
sign no warrant authorizing the pay
neat Of money by the Treasurer l-xcep'
for she salary of the Auditor Anu Distrle'
Judge or JUG g-s), until copy of th'
order OF the Board Of County Commls
sionsrs, allow Ing the amount. ami or
asring the pa, mont thereof. toyethel
with the amount, havs b'.rn -ubuiitsts
70 hia. aud his allowance indorcrd oi
sueh ordsr. unless the Id Audito
shAll refuse TO audit and allow tho same
IL which latter case the order shall b
prss-ntsd to she Board OF Cannty Com
niss onsrs, with the refusal OF th'
AuAlsor indorssd, and his reasons 10
esck rsfasAi; aud should tho Boar'
erdsr the Issuance Of such warrant. b,
vnssimeus vote of /. II the member