Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-11-02
Keeping ,h. County ruad..

the Couuty fuuuo.
There seems TO be a deposition on the
part Of some people in the county TO
make it appear that Treasurer DawleY
Is not following he law in keeping the
money III the county treasury. 10 view
OF tins fact. the sections Of the statutes,
providing for derositing the money in a
bank, should he brought to the niten-
ton Of the voter in order tha. they may
vote ~intelligeutly upon this question
next Tues lay. Tho law was approved
March IL. 1887. and is found on page
5O3 OF the compiled lave. It is as
follows:
@SECTIoS l. The County Tressurers
OF the several counties in this state may,
when a private or III Incorporated bank
ID located at the county seat, deposit,
with unanimous consent Ut their bonds
men, county funds in such bank or
banks upon open account; and when no
such bnpk or banks exist ut such county
seat, any private OF Incorporated bank
in the State NJ Nevnda. Such accounts
shall be lt pit i'll the name Of the county
In such manne ns the Board of County
Commissioners may prescribe, The
balances III sail banks, MS certified to by
tha proper officers the reuf, and by the
oath of the County Treasurer, may be
counted rs cash. AL orders, checks or
drafts drawn by the County Treasurer
on the banks with which county funds
are deposited. shall be counters signed by
the County Clerk thereof, and ehall
bear on their face the nun Der OF the
county warrant for which such order,
check or draft is issued"
SECTION >. Whenever any bondsmnn
or bondsmen whose con lent to deposit
the county funds in my bank or banks
has not been obtained in writing such
bonhsmau or bondsmen shall be ~releas-
ed from all respon 'ibility on the bond
Of said Treasurer, upon giving notice
rs required by law"
Under md by authority OF this law,
Treasurer Dawley has deposited the
funds Of the county in the bank OF the
Henderson b mixing Company AZ Elko.
He has done this because the county has
no safe place in the courthouse to keep
it's FUNDS In doing so he has the writ.
ten consent OF all his bondsmen, who
are as follows:
M Chaser, Ell. CarviIle, James Billet,
Charles Albums, Henry Vuigt, Thoe,
Griffin, John T Wright, 4 w Eesson,
@ &c Tructt. J w YoweIl. Il Mccain, NJ
II Miller, w Fl Gilner. J II Tauer. W
L O'Neil, William Hunter, G. W
Griswold, f. HankinR, & f Noble, F.
Dotta, j ] altube, f f Drown. Frank
Fernald, Guy Hardin, W ] Smiley, F.
M Gutridge, Isaac Griswold, Thomas
Hunter. Webster Patterson, Jaa. f. HoI.
land. J D Carroll, A B Garden, Paul
Schillerstrom, G l. Nuckols, George
Russell, II Elliott VIM. Smiley, j W
Thompson, w f L~ineharger, Antoine
Zunino, q Williams, II NJ Reed, X II
Dunn, j g Hunter, A NJ Griswold. u
I ilardesty, l. l. Bradley, Hayden
Henderson, John b Fitzgerald. James
Brain, John Henderson. " W WeatLers,
w w Booher.
The written consen, III MIR. Dawiey's
bondsmen as County Clerk and Ex,
Cficio Treasurer OF EIko County is ON
file in his Office ind can he seen and
examined by any mo who cares 10 du
30.
In addition TO the written consent Of
his bondsmen the county commissioners
at their meeting or the 2nd ri january .
1905, made the following order: ,
"a. g. Dawley. County Clerk ind
EI.Onicio Treasurer OF Elko Comfy,
State OF Nevada, having the written
consent NJ the several sureties on his
official bond, and the Board Of County
Commissioner deeminR II for the best
interests NJ the county, it ia hereby
ordered that the said A. G Dawley, as
such Treasurer, DO md he is hereby
authorized to deposit upon open
account the county fun:s in the Bank Of
the Henderson Banking Company. a
corporation ut Elto, NEVADA"
From the forgo' nR it vail be &c n that
MIR. Dawley has acted IN strict apcor
dance with the law in keeping the funds
OF the county. This should convince
he taxpayers 81 the county that ne is II
safe guardian OF tho conbty's money.
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