Rocky Ford enterprise., 1912-10-25
SO THE PEOPLE may Be ADVISED
Some References to the Conduct of County
Affairs, by a Taxpayer Who Knows

quote Colorado laws, the will how
affairs conducted We will first Section 1868
1905 amended by of the
Legislature of 19O9 at page 4S7 which reads follows:
he County Judges of the several counties of this state
shall the only compensation for their services annual
salary paid quarterly the of their
respective Offices division A of the counties of the fourth class
(which Otero county m the of sOO In counties of all
other classes meanng Otero county, the compensation of the clerk
the shall be charge the County Judge and
shall be paid of the salary herein allowed him. otherwise
Notwithstanding this of the county commissioners
lone candd have allowed the county judges clerk
deputy salary the funds the of $50 month The
deputy district attorney usfes this by saying in substance oer
counties of like class allowed it, we will that if all the counties
Colorado broke the law for Oeo county dose
Colorado statutes Read Sec
2575 General Statutes of 1908:
"For purpose regulating the compensation of
County Superintendent schools
the third class annual salary of 200 Boards of County
NAV allow mileage
necessarily actually travelled in the performance of duty
not to exceed of $500 county,
Now the total amount he legally get $5o0 The report of
60 than the law allows Now further
and what county clerk he the first six months
1872 got s90 If he does well the last half of the
year he will get almost two Thousand dollars
Here See Sec 257 General Statutes of 190S
"The counties shall the
only for their rendered an annual salary to
paid quarterly out of the fees and emoumnts of the
respective offices and otherwise wit In division "A of
counties Of fourth class Oero this ss the of
Let what sheriff municipalities got out of the county last
The report sl35 fail find the that the
sheriff turned into the single fee collected except the
s5 QueyI not this 81 900 and above tine cash fees he has
taken in?
Now let read more See Sec General Statutes
Colorado of 19oS The deputies of district attorneys Twill
here the district attorneys get their from the sta shall be
titled compensation services rendered by them
county the judges of the district court majority of them the
district wherein such county situate direct not exceeding the
$1,000 annually deputy payable out of the fees of the
Office of the district attorney Provided such compensation shall
be allowed the approved writing by the district
attorney of such district"
Now let the county clerks for last and
how much allowed which the of s30365 and
fail find where he turned single fee he collected QueryIt
though dollars and all the fees
Now remember this according law above shall not be
allowed unless approved in writing by the district attorney
Davidson candidate for reelection
known of this and for him expect this continue
We refer the Republican deputy district attorney when
oce His total the county (Which included the criminal
of Crowley county, S67O this with
this five much the Repub
can deputy district attorney.
Now only few things show you where
has Do wonder why high? Show
that indose such graft and county
will not be issued and have ndosed the back funds
and drawing per cent interest"