The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-05
Iotal ..... ........................$ .$4 Members Appointed "Inspectors.n .n


 | The records show that the matter of l appointment of members of the Board | as ''inspectors'' with pay has been con | sdered by the Board on different occa- sions If l understand the Boards in- | depreciation of the act of February S l893 which fixes the pay of members of the Board at "$4. per diem each with mileage while engaged in the discharge of their duties as members of said Board provided, that the members of said Board shall not be paid for sitting more than seventy-five days In each year." it is, that while 1t limits the per diem for sit ting to seventy-five days in eacn year lt fixes the per diem of members at $4 while engaged in the discharge of their duties as members of said Board" and that if the duties of an inspector is discharged by them in addition to duties while sitting" as member of the Board, they are entitled to $4 per diem for that duty notwithstanding the lmi- tation of seventy-ftve days for sitting" It seems to me that 1t is extremely doubtful whether the Legislature had in contemplation any other duties to be discharged by the members of the Board except those of sitting as members of that Board, the Board sitting" as a Court of County Commissioners, or Board of Revenue. with the same powers as Court of County Commissioners. The act of March H. 1875, creating the Board of Revenue, provided. that one of it's members shall be elected as Clerk who shall keep an office, at or near. the Court House of the County. whose duty it shall be to receive and prepare business and obtain information for the sessions of the Board and to see to the execution of all orders thereof and generally to do and perform all matters as may be re- auired of him by said Board" Does not this language show that the Legislature contemplated the performance by the Clerk; who is also a member of the Board, of the very duties of inspection which have been performed by other members of the Board for which they have been paid four dollars per diem? The office of member of the Board was made an office of honor and trust, with an allowance of money sufficient only to save the members from personal expense. The office of the Clerk was made one of emolument or profit. The duties of the Clerk are to be discharged by a mem Der of the Board to be elected by the Board. These duties are in addition to the duties imposed upon him while sit ting" as a member of the Board and he is paid additionally for those services. Whether or not the Board has the mower perform the duties of an inspector. fix his compensation and pay it out of the Coun- ty treasury. I do not feel it incumbent upon me to decide. It must be borne fin mind, however, that while some of the powers of the Board are judicial and cx- tensive, for instance it's powers in rela ton to the poor, other powers conferred upon 1t are merely executive and admin istrative and in the exercise of the latter powers the Board can only do those things which are authorized by the law to be done by them sitting as a Board.
 At meeting of the Board August 13, 1900, several citizens of Beat 10 came before the Board and asked to have some gravel put on the Mobile Road, and after consideration. Messrs Thompson and Allen were appointed a committee to in- spect said road and report to the Board as early as practicable.
 Gravelling Mobile RRoad.
 At a meeting of the Board August 2Oth, 1900. MT. Thompson of the Committee