Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01
THE CHARGES AGAINST nUBBELL


Hon Miguel A. Otoro. Governor OF
Now Mexico, Santa Re. ". NJ.
Sir-l submit the following. Ia the
nature OF charges against Frank A.
! hubbeli. treasurer and ox-0flci0 col
loctor OF Bernnlillo county, with n
view % HE removal from Office:
l. The said Frank a. Hubbell a.
now, and has been ever since the be.
SHINING of 1908, treasurer and OK.
oniclo collector OF Bernalillo county.
2, There has come into his hands
as such treasurer. n large amount OF
/ public moneys. not less Tran $4,000,
which was collected under the tax
levy Of ave mills for general county
purposes, made Ia the year i903
and which became and was a pn OF
the fund belonging 90 the current year
OF 1904
3. ny section 200 Of the compiled
laws OF 1891. Il Is among other
things, provided that any officer Of
ang county. who shall at any timo
use tho fund belonging 10 any current
year for any other puI IpOse than pay
Ing the current expenses OF that year.
shall bee deemed guilty OF mlsdo.
meanor.
4. The said Frank A. Hubbeil. az
such trpasu or as aforesaid has, In
violation OF law, used the whole Of
said sum Of $4,000 for other pur.
poses than paying the current OK.
penses OF 1904, and has paid out the
whole OF said sum upon the current
expenses OF the year 1903.
3. In August or September. 1903.
the said Frank A. liubebll ns sucn
treasurer, paid from the general
school fund OF said county the sum
of $a277g, up0n warrants drawn by
the county school supe intendent. In
payment for a large number OF school
desks and for the freight thereon.
Tie also paid from the same fund
upon similar warrants drawn by the
county school superintendent the
aIm Of &2b for toe storage OF said
desks and the sum OF g. for hau..
Ing th-m. All OF these payments were
Illegal, because the superintendent /
had no authority 70 dvaw wa rants |
against the general school fund, and
because the said expenses were
school district expenses, and could |
De incurred only by the directors Of
school districts
6. By law, what is known a. the
county institute fund" Is 10 consist |
la counties Of the u. 30 class Of ti00. |
10 be set apart by the treasurer, and
of any fees collected hy the county /
superintendent, which are 10 be turn.
cd over TO the I eaauror to become /
a part OF said fund. In the summer OF /
1908 no such fees we're paid over 20
the said Huhbell as treasurer by the
then county superintendent. 80 that
there cquld be- In said fund only tne
sum o. 800, and yet the said Hub
bell as such treasurer, paid out, upon
warrants drawn by the county super
lntendent for expenses of the county
Institute, not only the said sum Of
800, but also IN addition thereto, tho
ia ther sum OF fii5, which payment
was Illegal and unauthorized BY law
Z. During the years 1903 aud 1904
the said Huhbell as such treasurer,
has received from the sheriff OF said
county 10 payments made al different
timos, very large sum OF money on
account or collections made by said
sheriff from liquor aud gaming ~
censes. all OF which said money 4 II
was the duty Of said treasurer under
the law 20 dist ibute twofhirds 10
the credit OF the several school die.
tricts whercic aucn licenses were re-
paid and onethird 20 the
credit OF the general school fund OF
the county, but In violation OF his
duty In this regard, the said Hubbeli ,
has retained from said money the
sum OF t3,0a20s, and has failed, neg
lected and refused toe distribute tho
same, az required BY law.
3, During the whole OF the years
1901 and 1903 the said Hubbeil was
the county school supe intendent OF
the county OF Bernalillo.
.. On March "a, 1901. a Law was
enacted by which 4 was provided
hat the county school superintendent
of a county OF tho irst class should
be paid the sum OF e5 Tor each and