Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-04-22

same and are especially set aside for
the payment thereof.
Any commissioner voting for in
curing any obligation except a
bonded Indebtedness authorized by
law, or such emergency loan when
there are sufficient fund in the
county treasurey properly applicable
thereto, shall be removed from office
in suit to be instituted by the
district attorney of said county
wherein said commissioner resides,
upon the request of the attorney
general, acting under the authority
of the state board of revenue"
We find that in obeying these laws
the commissioners at their meeting
on January 4, 1909 found in the
general fund of the county, the
fund from which the ordinary work
of the county, such as road work,
court expense, care of prisoners,
etc, could be paid, to have been
exhausted, having the sum of So
1868 to carry on the county busi-
ness until July when the second in
stallmcnt of taxes for the year 1908
should become available, and to
pay the necessary bills which would
be incurred for road work, etc. for
the ensuing six months; they were
compelled under section s of the
same statue of 1903, page los,
which reads as follows:
"Ir case of great necessity, the
board of county commissioners, by
unsminous vote, by resolution recit-
ing the character of such necessity
or emergency. may authorize a
Temporary loan for the purpose of
meeting such necessity or en-
ergency, but such resolution shall
not take effect until it has been ap-
proved by resolution adopted by a
majority of the state board of rev.
enue, and the resolution of the state
board of revenue shall also be re-
corded in the minutes of the county
commissioners"
They made application to the State
Board of Revenue for permission
to borrow the sum of S12,O00.OO
which permission was granted then
as shown by the resolution of said
Board as spread on the minutes of
the commissioners, and they bor-
rowed the said amount of $4,000
from the Henderson Banking Com
pany without paying any interest
whatever, and again in July, 1909,
finding the general fund again al
most depleted and with not enough
money on hand to pay the ordinary
expenses of the County for the
ensuing six months, there being at
the time $422.I7 in said fund.
They followed the same lawful
course and borrowed the sum of
$4,000 from the same parties. pay
ing interest on the same at the rate
of per cent per annum.
We also find that the reason of
the lack of money in the general
fund of the County was owing to
the effect of the law of 1903, page
107, section 8, max ing all counties
reduce their rates of taxation until
they reached the limit of 80 cents on
the 10000 valuation, after reach
ing which limit it could not be raised
and the expenses of the County hav-
ing increased so rapidly, this amount
was not sufficient to properly carry
on its necessary business.
We find that under the law the
money in most of the funds of the
County, viz: The school fund, the
contingent fund; the INDECENT fund:
the cash contingent fund; the
officers salary fund and the court
house and Jail building fund are
apportioned to these different funds
by the treasurer of the county
when the same is paid into his office
from taxes, and that the said money
in these above mentioned funds
cannot be used or paid by the com
missiOncrs for any other purpose
whatever, save for the purpose which
their title indicates. That while