Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-01-03

tbit fcu0 require ;st laliat ap. i pointnent of a ianitor. bui as he would Chen not be oouoiy official. and ihorl being no statutory requirement. i fol ,te faitbful performance of hia du.ics, ! am of lhc opinion that a bond eouid uot be required.
 The question Of the safety of Che public records is m Important one, and the present method of performing the iau.toF service should ts,o your careful attention.
 sTelegraph and Postage Bills.~
 There is some question to tho | right of tho sheriN Co receive pay from the county for telegraph, tolo phone and postage bills.
 These accounts have been dissliowod In many of ttc counties as being ,n proper couuty Chstgos T. ,s no, d.. sired nor intended to deprive tho she 1 riif from receiving return oi alt iogi. ! timatc expenses he may incur in the discharge oi his official duties, where | the same has resulted iu s direct bcne. ! ft Co inc county Tba. inc sheriff does incur these legitimate expenses nt various times Is granted, bu, ,h, guc- ton of discrimination is always fin. distinction. and tho matter of the al lowsnco of these bills should have your very careful consideration. Claims presented by all county off cials who are entitled to receive 2 ! postage expense, should have the re ceipt of the postmaster attached to their claims before the same are sl. , lowed.
 Tn. matter of 'h. collection of 2 gambling license of S3o per month from the owners or lcssccs of the large ' slot machines paying money iu stead oi merchandise which ar" m merouslN scattered through Yavapni county. IS an important one
 | While these machines clearly come within thni part of the law covered hy paragraph 2s6s, section 22, K. x. ! 1901, relating to the collection of h. ocnsc on gambling apparatus, no of. fort has beop made during the past year by any yavapai county official Co en- force the collection of license tax m slot machines.
 L.. .s..l. sued, directed Co the proper county officials. with instructions to enforce the collection ot this license tax with. on, further delay.
 Improper Charges.
 The icrk of the distric, court should he required to present an item ized account with his quarterly claim, so that the same can he audited m the same manner as that of the shcrifY or other fee officer The clerk of the court should not he allowed postage fees for entering motions. issuing sum mons to the sheriff and probate judge for the drawing of jurics. swearing jurors on voir dire. etc, The clerk has been making these improper charges for some time, bu' the extra compensation thus received is fully offset by his failuro io charge 5) cents per day for two orders opening and closing court each day during .h. nf t.u cents each for swearing jurors as to thc,r mileage for attendance upon
 Supervisors Must Refund.
 Your attention is called to the fol lowing claim allowed and paid by the board of supervisors:
 No G52, Earl W. Smith, advertising | program, B P 0. Elks, $50
 The allowance and payment of thi' claim Is illegal. and the amount of the same should be collected and returned to the treasury of Yavapai county.
 Index Books should Bs Reduced.
 Certain indexes. official records it the office of the recorder of Yayapn county are in very deplorable con dition. They should be rebound, ans the loose pages made secure in or Ider to prevent loss and subsequent embarrassment to both the recorder and the general public
 Some classes of indexes arc exceed ingly numerous, entailing much m noyance and delay in tracing ins'ru ments filed and recorded.
 suggest that where the best inter ests of the office and the public are t' be served. that the board of super [ visors in their discretion as to in