The Semi-weekly leader., 1909-07-14

i. Douglass, ]. F. seven; M. p.
Pepper, j. r.. one: r. r.. Az
britton. P., four Bartlett
Smith, j r, three: 4. j. Gill.
]. RI. one; J. B. Daughtry, j. RI.
two; 5. II. Pepper, j. ri, three; to-
tai, III
/ first examined the docket Of
Judge f. I'll. Hoffman and his sue
cessor. Judge Butler. The record
Of cases and the disposition is
plainly made on these dockets. and
the matter Of verifying the reports
in vely easy. The fine of So. SO
Docket page 81. July so, 1905. ]
was omitted in the report Of Judge
Hoffman. and there is an error Of So
in the addition Of the report Of
April October, 1906, against him.
Judge j B. Daughtry's docket
shows several cases where nd dis
position is noted, and there are also
several erasures and alterations on
this book. There is also an error
of ST so in the addition of the re-
port April October. 1904, and Of
$40 in the report Of October, 1904,
May, 1905. No judgments have
been entered on docket since De-
cember, 1908, and no reports made.
The docket Of Judge H. Smith
shows the following differences:
Case No. 161. November 2, 1907,
fine $25. Not reported.
Case No. 164, July 27, 1907, fine
ST. Not reported.
Case No. 1865, September z, 1907,
fine So. Not reported.
Case No. 172, September 28.
1907, fine $3.50. Not reported.
The fine of Bob Smith, May II,
1905, Of $5 was paid in by Judge
Smith twice. There is also an
error Of SO cents in addition of the
report of April-October, 1907.
against him.
did not examine the docket Of
Judge r. r. Albritton. There is
an error Of $3.50 in the addition od
the report Of April-October, 1905,
against him. There is also an err
ror of $3.50 in the addition of the
report by Judge Conerly for April
October, 1908, against him.
made an attempt to examine
the docket of Judge w. +. Pepper,
but found this book in very bad
shape, and for lack Of time, aban-
doned the investigation.
Al great per cent of the cases, as
shown on this docket, have noted
on the face, Affidavit with
drawn, or Compromised" or
some like notation
There is an error Of SIS in the ad.
dition of the report of April. 1905,
September, 1905, against him.
Mr.. j. G. Osborne, Mayor Of
Norfield, and exofficio Justice Of
the Peace, has tried a great many
cases on a Justice of the Peace
docket, but has never turned any
fines into the Country Treasury. Il
am informed that he tried these
cases in the capacity Of Mayor Of
Norfield.
/ requested Judge Geo. T. Doug.
lass to bring his docket in to be ex-
amined and he promised to do SOL
but has SO far failed to comply
with my request.
ChaneeFy Clerks Office. 81
After examining these various
and dockets of Justices Of
the Peace, ] made an examination
of the Chancery Clerks Office. |
find that in accordance with an or
der of the Board of Supervisors
passed July 4th. 1908, the Clerk
has burned all cancelled warrants,
invoices, original claims and
vouchers of this nature.
/ wish to quote an opinion Of the
Attorney General in respect to this
order: THE Board of Supervisors
has no authority to authorize the
Clerk to burn cancelled warrants,
paid invoices, claims and vouchers
of a similar nature. and the Clerk
is not authorized to act on any
such unauthorized order.
Sec 341 of the Code Of 1906, ii
as follows: 'All demands and ac-
counts against the County shall be
audited and allowed or rejected on
due proof in term time and any de-
mand or account allowed by the
Board, in whole or in part, shall be
filed and preserved by the clerk, and
numbered to correspond with the
warrant to be issued thereon and
the order allowing such claims
shall be entered on the minutes
specifying the names of the claim
ants. the amounts allowed, the page
and particular section of the law
under which allowances are made,
and on what account and the clerk
shall issue a warrant on the CoumS
ty Treasury under seal of his Office
in favor of the claimant.
Sec. $50 requires the treasurer
to stamp all paid warrants .tCan
cplled' and the Clerk Il rnnl1irpd