The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-11-21

we're filed in the Recorders Office OF
said County. and paid for at the rate
of Fifty cents per name Ter lhdeN-
ing, one would naturally think that
the public al large, including inc
County Recorder. would be satlshed'
without loading onto the shoulders
of the property owner Ten or Ell
teen Thousand Dollars additional
See page 10. Appln. for WHIT
lines 26 to 81.
statutes of Nevada 1Cuttingl
Sec. 2459.
And the Index must be full. COM
plete. plain and simple.
See page ,. Appln. Tor VIII
line p.
in Chronological order page 3.
line Pa and so arranged that there
will be approximately Four Hundred
and Forty subdivisions of the al
phabet."
ffSee page 3. lines 30 and 81.
How simple thai is And then
too the index must contain every
thing necessary TO be set forth IN
an abstract of title.
How convenient such system
would be for a County Recorder With
an Abstracter for partner Or
for an Abstraeter with a County Re
corder for a partner? But as for
the public at large, property
owners" and White Pine county. y
why. these words are blinds.
What property owner wants briei
description of the property set forth
in the index. as we'll as in the rec
ords9 And what Recorder will set
ii forth without a fee for so doing2
And since there is no provision In
the Statute for any such fee. the
County Commissioners would prob
ably make further contracts. from
time to time. in order 10 keep np
this plain and simple system.
Under the resolution of July 3oth,
1905. the Contract was 10 be com
pleted not later than April LIST 1909,
and to include all instruments to
date of completion.
See page (. Appln. for Writ, lines
/ 10 1.
But il afterwards came Ia the at
tention of the Board that no member
thereof could legally vote upon a
Contract not 10 be completed during
his term of Office
See page 1 Appln. for Writ,
lines / 4 and
Bun they did vote upon just such
a contract. The Contract with Mr..
Hoag is not TO be completed prior 10
January ith. and the term of Office
of the present members of the Board :
of County Commissioners expires
January Srd. 1909.
Statutes OF Nevada tCutting) Sec
21o5
And the Board. therefore. exceed T
ed lis Jurisdiction.
Statutes of Nevada tCutting) Sec. i
2143.
But why all this unnecessary hur- .
nv on the eve of IA general election /
Did they surmise that not one .
member of that Board would be re-
elected nor even nominated to the
office Did fhey entertain some /
doubt as 10 the reelection Of said I
Wm. Mcknight
bid not Commissioner Ira j. Me /
knight know that unless his son /
VIM. Mcknight. received the money
for checking the work during his .
Term of Office as Commissioner. he .
probably would never get II.
Surely Commissioner Mcknight /
was indirectly interested in the Con /
tract. and which would not have F.
been awarded without his vote II /
was on his vote and that of G.. +. 4
Parker that the Contract was award /
I'd.
See page :. Appln. for Writ, lines
Is and IL.
See Statutes of Nevada iCutting)
Sec. 2125.
The debt created by this contract /
is not expressly authorized by law,
and the Board OF County Commits
sioners exceeded its jurisdiction In
the Contract
Under the law. the County Re
corder is allowed FOR each name to
be indexed. Fifty cents.
Statutes of Nevada tcutungl Sec.
2459.
No person. except the County Re
eorder is allowed any fee for such
work. But under the contract. 6. S. .
Hoag is allowed ten cents for each /
name. of which sum of Ten cents the I.
County Recorder gets half.
No fee is allowed the County Re
eorder for checking or approving
any index. under the law. But un-
der the Contract. the County pays
him five cents per name per instru- i
ment: or Mr.. Hoag pays him. and /
charges il 10 The County. which /
10 the same thing.
And no Contract could be lei with
out the approval of the Recorder. /
and unless be was in on II, for
the reason that he is the legal GUS
todian of the records and could and
should refuse to allow anyone. not
his deputy to have charge of the
records. after Office hours, and not In
his presence. And for the further
reason that he could refuse to check.
or approve such work unless COM
pensated therefor.
In the language of the County. the
County Recorder. Mcknight. had
the dead immortal cineh' on the
proceeds derived from the work.
And. If ! were Recorder Mcknight, |
would surely. under the circum-
stances. make my Papa n Christmas