The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-10-29

ed by you under the provisions o
Section 917 Revised Statutes OF Ohio
to examine the financial transactions
of the County Commissioners c
Hooking county, Ohio, for the yea
ending August 31st, 1908, beg leave
to report as follows:
We have carefully examined sal.
report. together with the bills allow
ed and the records referred to there
i'm, and find that said report has beer
made in compliance with the instruc
tions issued by the Bureau of Inspec
tions and Supervision of Public Off
GERS sent out by the Auditor of State
that said report is neatly typewriter
nicely arranged, and that the foo,
| ings therein are correct.
| On page II of said report under
meals for jury we found the amount
| due the Rempel House to be $4S0C
| instead of $4,000, as charged in the
| report which has not been paid and
the same was corrected and properly
placed in the report before publica
tion of the same.
On same page under headings of
Law Books we find an item of $500
to William Lilienthal for vols 76 and
n o. S. Reports for Probate Judge.
This item was illegally paid. as sec.
tion 523 of r. s. of Ohio, does not
provide for law books to be furnish
ed Probate Judge.
On page 12 under head of allow
n Ma An
great many of the cost bills are not
properly made out for which reason
we cannot tell whether they are legal
or not. We advise that the commits
sioners require all cost bills to show
the nature of the crime. whether a
trial was mad and the final disposi
tion before allowing their bills.
Page 16 under COroner's inquests
the commissioners paid to Dr. Tippie
the sum of $1,000 for holding inquest
over the body of Joseph George, when
he was only entitled to $3.50 And to
DR.. Lyon $500 for investigating death
of Mrs. John Tignor, when nothing is
payment.
On page II under head of Jail fees,
we find four places where the sheriff
charged 80 cents for commitment ana
30 cents for discharging prisoners
which amounts should have been 50
cents for commitment and so cents
for discharging prisoners, but should
have been charged in the cost bills
and paid as costs in the cases to
which they belonged.
Under head of serving Jury Venire
page ~ of Report. Sheriff William
son has charged, in vouchers No. 5,
II, and az. S4.OO for serving each
vised Statutes of Ohio, he should have
charged $3.50 for each venire. In
Voucher No. 81, he has charged $500
for Grand Jury Venre and $500 for
Petit Jury Venire, which should have
been $3.50 in each case. We also find
that he has charged mileage in all Of
these yenires at the rate of 8 cents
per mile, which we find to be unau-
thorized under Section 1890 Revised
Statutes of Ohio, and the decision in
the 46 Ohio State, Page 510 Sec.
123O-b. Held unconstitutional. See
C. c. n. S. page 80, and G. C. n.
s. 73.
On page 81, under heading of mis-.
cellaneous. we find an item of $1,000
paid to Joshua Brown for livery hire,
account of Visiting Committee. This
bill. while legal, has been irregular,y
paid for the reason that the certifi.
cate of the probate judge as required
by Section 633-l6 and II R. S. has
not been furnished. (See report of
Attorney General Jan. 1907. Page
1881.
Under same heading expenses OF
prosecuting attorney bill amounting
to $3.50 for stenographers fees.
We are of the opinion that steno.
grapher's fees cannot be included in
1898. but should be paid under au,
thority of Section 1871 R. S. and as
the common pleas court has made no
provision under Sec. 1871, said bill
has been irregularly paid, but were
just bills and should have been paid
under authority of Section 1871 R. s.
(See report of Attorney General Janu.
ary 1907, pages 264, 274 and 2SS).
For the same reason that part of
the bill of $51.69 paid to Lucille Allen,
which covers copying indictments,
was irregularly paid.
We find items of postage in the ex-
pense account of each county official
except Clerk of Courts that have been
purchased by the county commission.
ers out of county funds. Under Sec.
tion 71S, r. S. the probate Judge in
certain cases therein enumerated is
allowed postage, but there is no other
statute allowing postage to county of,
ficials, (See opinion of Attorney Gen
eral In Ian. report, 1905. page 1897.
Under head of assistance to town
ships for road purposes, on page 26
OF report, we can find no authority
for such assistance.
Page AZ of report under head OF sta.
tionery and supplies for county Off
GERS. Probate Judge. voucher 16, we
find the following items 2 doz. ad
mlnistrator's combined account books
$500, | doz. administrators receipt
books S2,25, and doz. guardians re-
ceipt books sees, | doz. executors
receipt books $225; also in voucher
l9l 2 doz. warranty deeds with release
of dover 1910, | doz. quit claim deeds
20 cents and one doz. mortgages 35,
all of which we find to be unauthor,