Semi-weekly herald., 1909-02-11
conroy, and leave the correctness OF it
TO disinterested printers. This is far

conroy. and leaye the correctness OF it
10 disinterested printers. This Is fair.
About a quarter past L O'CLOCK Sunoay
morning Sheriff John Clark. accompanied
by his deputy. Frank Whkerson. ana
Marshal Mccartney, raIded the oxford
hotel. the Antlers and Horseshoe. AT the
oxford the officers found a roulette wheel
In operation along with three caro-
monte game with dozen or fifteen play
ers: Mt the Antlers a roulette wheel and
faro table were found in operation also
a poker game. At the Horseshoe rooms
roulette wheel was conhscated There
were half a dozen sitting around the
room but no one was gambling or money
in sight. The officers took the gambling
paraphernalia to his office to await the
order of court. Up to 2 o'clock this after
noon no arrests have been made Sheriff
Clark has an enlargement with the dis
trict attorney this afternoon and In re-
sponse to a question the sheriff said he
presumed the guilty parties will be pro-
ceeded against by Indictment. Whether
these will be filed in the county or dis
trict court Mr.. Clark could not say.
In response to another question Sheriff
Clark said:
~ am not going to play any favorites.
Gambling must cease in Durango or l
am going to know the reason why Gam
bling is going to be wide open or closed
and as long as am in office l VIII Keep
a close watch and whenever ] hear oil or
find a game being conducted 1t VIII pc
raided. This is fnal so far as / am con-
cerned."
1t is reported few places where stuff
games were going on for the drinks lost
no tire in closing and Durango was
pretty we'll closed town yesterday.
County Clerk Charles II. conroy says
that the resolution passed by the board OF
county commissioners IS not rehating
resolution and the law does not require
its publication. That he is not covering
up anything and viii not do SO, and that
he has not been requested to do. The
Herald would be anything but fair II
II did not accord Mr.. Conroy space and
give his view OF the law. For the infor-
| nation of ali Interested The Herald
quotes the resolution passed as follows;
whereas all taxes assessed within
the county OF La Plata for the year OF
1901 and prior are uneoilectaole, there
fore be 1t resolved that the delinquent
taxes OF 1901 and prior years assessed
in said county be and the same are
hereby declared unavailable and can
ceiled."
Mr.. Conroy admits the resolution as
copied by The Herald is correct but that
as the taxes are cancelled outright and
the law does not require publication where
taxes are cancelled Mr. Conroy bases
this on the session laws OF 1901. page IA.
as follows:
ut shall be the duty OF the county
commissioners OF the several counties
of this state TO publish such Of their
proceedings as relate to the allowance
of bills. letting OF eontraots and the
granting of rebates Of taxes or assess
nients Such proceedings shall be Civ
en- with sufficient detail as to Inform
the public as to the amount claimed.
the amount allowed, from what fund
paid and what was furnished. and in
the case of rebate Of taxes or assess
ments the amount so rebated and the
reasons for the same"
The Herald publishes the law in fun In
order TO give Mr. Conroy's contentious
that the resolution in question is not re-
qulred to be published No direct refer
ence is made to publication Of taxes where
they are cancelled outright-oNI-Y
WHERE THEY ARE RELATED.
Now there is not money enough In Du-
range TO hire The Herald to accuse any
one wrongfuIiy neither VIII threats shut
the mouth of The Herald II IT is post
lively In the right There is undoubted-
ly difference of opinion as 10 the mean
ing OF the law. and as the law does not
mention or state that the clerk shall
publish resolutions canceliing taxes it is
at least optional with the clerk whether
he refers to such cancellation.
The Herald believes that resolutions Of
Wholesale cancellation OF taxes should be
published just as well where some
slight abatement in single case. and
that this Is the meaning OF the law. MIR.
Conroy constructs the law literally-rHAT
AS NO REFERENCE IS MADE TO
CANCELLED TAXES he has no business
to refer to tax cancellations in publish
ing proceedings of the board.
The Herald has quoted the resolution
and the law. not at the request OF Mr..
Conroy. but because we are always will
ing to stand or fall by the law. and We
want readers to be rightfuiiy informed.
The question as to the policy Of passing
enter into this question
Right is right and viii harm no man,
and a newspaper that is not willing TO
quote the law and place everything be-
fore the public in a straightforward man
ner is not entitled to respect.