The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-03
TO DOCK
'EM FOR
ABSENCE
Commissioners Adopt New Rule
Upon Suggestion Of Simpson
Bonds Of Township Off
GERS Approved

The county commissioners met to-
day in regular session, approved GER
tain township officers bonds and
transacted other routine business. All
members Of the board, j. D. Chastain.
S. A. Glotfelter and Sell Pursley, we're
present.
Upon petition Of Oscar Simpson.
county attorney, the text Of which is
given below, the commissioners pass
ed a resolution, unanimously, requir-
ing in the future that the county Of
ficers Of Grady county who are either
elected or appointed and paid annual
W file at the end Of each month. an
itemized statement of the days during
the month that they have actually
been at their post Of duty and have
acted in their official capacity and the
days which they have been absent anu
have not performed their official du-
ties as required by their office All
this to the end that the commission.
ers may deduct their proportionate
salary for each days absence from the
total amount Of their monthly salary,
with the exception Of absence caused
by sickness or unavoidable accident
The bonds Of township officers ap-
proved are: P. r. Baker, treasurer
of Rush Springs township. F r. Fry
rear, deputy sheriff Of Tuttle F, u
Hewett, justice of the peace, Middle
berg township. w, F. Norton, treas
! urer, Middleberg township. II J. Os
borne. constable Of Mlddleberg town
ship. d r Lewis, trustee Of Middle
berg township F L. Hewett, clerk oI
Middleberg township VIM R. Barry
I treasurer OF Bradley township. +. A
Vaughn, clerk of Alex township.
bond to the amount Of $4,000 d
the chiekasha National bank, county
depository, was approved.
Mr. Simpsons communication was
as follows
Believing in the principle that tn,
time Of a public official who is eithei
elected or appointed and serving ths
people in the official capacity AM
drawing an annual salary from thl
county treasury of Grady county be
longs exclusively to the citizens of thl
county, and that his actions should
in every instance, be conducive 0
the best of official service to the pee
} ple from whom he draws his annua
= pay; and further believing that it /
/. nothing but right for any official VIII
draws an annual salary from Grad
, county to give and devote his entir
! time to the duties Of his office. unles
J he is willing to deduct therefrom sue
sums as win cover the days absen
from his official duties, unless absen
by sickness or unavoidable accident
: / therefore request your honorabl
body to pass a resolution requirin
> each and every public official in Grad
Z county who draws an annual salar
;. from said county, to file with hi
5 monthly salary. an itemized statemeu
= showing the days Of each month whie
e he was at his post Of duty as sue
s official and the days As was user
g from his official duties and not ia a
a tendance upon the same or pertainin
T to the duties Of said office, so tn
board Of county commissioners of th1
:. county may make such deduction
s from their monthly salary. as the fact
q shown by said itemized report, payir
o them for the time only which the
q were in the actual discharge Of the
d duties win warrant Oscar Simpso
County Attorney Grady County