The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-09
NOW YOU WILL GET
SOME BOUNTY Cash
County Auditor Is Drawing War
rants of the Series of 1901
and 1903.
CERTIFICATES FOR No OTHER
YEAR WILL BE H0N9RED
Appropriation Of Sf2, 900 Made
by Legislature Being Put
in Circulation.

state Auditor JoWkes Saturday began
The issuance OF warrants ON hounues OF
last legislature appropriated the sum Of
$4,000 These bountles were held mp
because al the preparation OF numerous
frauds against the bounty laws In the fow
preceding years SO great We're the
claims against the bounty appropriation
OF that period thar the legislature OF 1908
appropriated the sum Of $4,000: the leg
islature OF 1907. the sum of $1,000. ami
the Legislature Of 1903 the sum Of sl2 900
making a total OF SOL 600 in all to satisfy
these claims.
The legislature of 1905 made IL the duty
of The state auditor 20 make thorough
investigation Of the conditions under
which the then unsatisfied claims against
The bounty fund were issued and where
necessary, TO make personal inspection OF
the books and records OF amy county clerk
for the purpose OF ascertainlnS whether
there MAS amy evidence OF fraud With the
issuance OF any bounty certificates. The
auditor was further authorized to report
his findings 10 tho state board OF exam
iners.
This was done in the duo course OF
time. and but recently the board Of exam
iners. finished passing upon the unpaid
certificates Of the series for which the
last appropriation was made. The claims
aggregated almost 1000 in number, iTclud-
Ing those approved III 1905 and unpaid
because of insufficient appropriation.
each claim being taken up sinGly by the
board and a thorough examination made
before the same was allowed. This work
eral hours each session which. in n
measure. accounts FOR the delay in the
payment Of these old bounty claims.
The state auditor suggests that IL would
greatly ia cilitate the delivery OF the war
rants now issued II the various claimants
holding receipts for the hline OF these
certificates would immediately forward
them TO him. together with an order
properly drawn. authorizing the delivery
Of the warrants TO some agent designated
by him or her.
In cases where assignments have been
made either of the certificate or receipt
il is particularly necessary that the re-
ceipts should accompany the order.
In a number OF Instances addresses OF
claimants had been omitted. In ordcr
10 ascertain these lacking addresses. the
auditors office is now prepa ring lists FOR
the purpose of submitting them 10 clerks
of the respective counties where the cor
tificatcs were issued, requesting III OFF,
GERS 10 designate the addresses Of the in
terested claimants and return the list 10
The auditor. On receipt OF the lists
notification will be mailed 10 the rcspec-
tive claimants advising them OF the war
rants issued in their favor
II should be understood that the above
applies wholly TO bounty certificates is
sued under the laws OF 1901 and 1902, and
should not he confoundcd with bounty
certificates issued under the laws OF 1907
and 1909 Therefore. claimants holding
receipts for bounty certificates Of 1907 s
and 1903 series need not forward their
receipts until notice is given that war
rants have been issued in their favor.