The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-11-10


take to Justify their acts by a bill
which was passed by the first legis
'aturc, undertaking 10 fix q salary
for all county judges ON a minimum
alary OF $1,000 per annum when
the bill rcci.es that il shall not take
effect until after the general election
Of 1910
"Fourth-While these are unwar-
lanted leaks in the county treasury,
the flood gates are all knocked Il WIN
when the sheriffs Office is conside.
ed The legislature in territorial
days 1897. beginning at page 100.
very wisely ena ted a general fee
system. Section I. first fixing
schedule Of fees then provides an
amount beyond which they could no,
~ and required an itcmized and
sworn statement & be- made to the
county cOmmi .sioncIs at the end of
each quarter. And in section Il
provides that If the fec3 collected
during the quarter a. shown by their
report exceeds the amount allowed
20 be retained for the quarter that It
should be- turned into the treasury,
Tut provided that should the amount
OF fees thus collected Cnut earned
be less than the pro rata of the max.
mum compensation authorizes tho
board a county mmissioncrs to
make good the deficit out of th"
treasury provided, however. that the
sheriff then had credit in his favor
ON oyorplus of fees turned in from
any previous quarter during his term
law in Oklahoma which authorize
The board OF county commissioner %
make this deficit good out of any
other fund except the excess Of fees
previously turned in by the sheriff.
out yet II is cOntended. claimed and
IN many c untics collected out of
any other funds then in the treasury
not otherwise especially provided for
whether the deficit arises from earn.
'd' but not collected from civil or
criminal cases, thus in effect having
the county as special guardian for
its sheriff and insuring him ayoins :
loss in all litigations of tyery de.
acrltlon pending in the county
@ay lhal no state and no county .an
AFFORD to establish such system. but
these things are all being done. NJ.
Examiner and Inspector and Mr.. A..
toIn"y General, what are YOU going
20 do about it?
The commissioners urt f. a
;amcry court entrusted with a "A.
ned duty The commissioners are
t'e di.bursug officers Of the finance
. of the county, they have no authority
g.. paw ON, money provided BY
.'", aud no sane man VIII contend
,h1. the ~,a'ut" anywhere o"oy...i .i
lhal monry can bee paid op' tor his
raTpose. It is not the province OF the
. cNic":t TO Great" laws f.r thei. own
convenience, nor can ia, DEPART
mrnt- RUE that ln.,ars can use
'h' peoples mG'y bccrps. they
may think it ,Ght ur even inst.
lh' attorney e,r.ial ,ar lnly ,op.
Strut the laws as he finds them and
mas no, authority 70 make or change
them at win however meritoriou, the
change m,eht be-.
"hat Law Guarantees Sneriffs.
IN" law nowhere guarantees the
sheriff any given amount or salary
per annum. After the proyi5o in see.
tion ! SAYS he may retain ut of the
ices, etc, up to a given sum, how
can he retain that which he has ney.
or received. But il the law STONED
uer. ,herc might De room for con.
strang what he could not retain. but
. Ia section = whi,h reads he shall.
e, the time OF making such report.
pay into the country treasury al
hl heyi received by him his deputies
" uhdrTShefllL rs fees for their
services, during the three months I'm.
m'dlatoly pre'edlng the dare OF m.
'ns sd.h rrpor in excess of ono
fourth Of ,hc amount allowed by law
as Oh" annual compensation f the
sheriff ana allowances to under sh ,,.
IN ana deputies provided, that
should tHc amount of fees received
by the sheriff during any quarter
b" ess than the amount allowed To-
him as the salary for said quarter
under the uroyl,lous ~ p5, a..