Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-01-30

Tho opinion OF c. Z. Mcwhinnoy,
county attorney. published In this
lnauo OF The Advocate, shows
most dcplorablo condition existing
AZ the present time. aud alD shows
that for long time past the affairs
OF Carbon county have been handled
In loose and incompetent manner,
aud this statement. We fancy. will
be accepted by the citizens and tax
payers OF the county M a most char
table Characterization In Wow OF
tho facts revealed by County Clerk
Piorson and County Treasurer Cody.
dealt with In the opinion OF the
county attorney.
~ ~ difficult TO understand how
Carbon county during n reign Of
perfect peace and tranquility. when
no public necessity has called for
largo expenditure such as counties
sometimes incur In dealing with
moba. catastrophcs or plaques should
gradually sink into bankruptcy un-
~ tho ghastly discovery n made
that practically every bank and
business house. and innumcrable
citiEsna. ara loaded down With coun-
" warrants and other evidences OF
county obligation. wholly void and
forever understandable. while the
largo tar exaotiona borne by the
people during recent years have
boon diAaipated or diverted into Inn
proper or perhaps unlawful chan
neia.
II appears that numerous funds
have boon created without any legal
authorization therefor. 10 that the
preferences which tho law contem-
plates should be given TO the firs,
Registered warrants have boon dis-
regarded. and the funds which
should have been paid In the ro-
domption OF such warrants have
been applied TO all sorts OF purposes
not contemplated BY law, A thor
ough investigation should be made,
and the parties responsible for this
condition. and their bondsmen.
Ahould be promptly called upon TO
make good the losses sustained by
innocent purchasers OF these float
tnK obligations. n such remedy can
bo lawfully asserted.
Il was the intention OF the fran
oru OF the constitution primarily 90
protect the taxpayers OF the coun-
ties against the mourning OF an un-
limited debt. bonded or otherwise
and the constitution accordingly
has fixed a limitation beyond which
all expenditures OF money. and in-
eurmonts OF obligations. OF whatso-
ever nature. are absolutely void so
far as any recourse against the
county II concerned. However. the
imposition OF this vicious wrong up.
on the people who have contracted
with the county officials. and who
have assumed that the law was be
60 the extent that the bonds OF IA,
responsible parties may be sufflcien
for tho purpose.
II Is probable that no end OF llti
cation viii follow these discoveries
as Il Is not TO be expected that N,
innocent holders OF county warrant
ordered Issued by the commission
ers. and certified by the clerk, vii
waive an effort to recoup thei
losses. which are manifestly due q,
an entire disregard OF the constiiu
tlon OF the state on the part OF an,
officers who have made the flo'a
ton OF such worthless paper posi-
bile
McKinnon Warrants Void.
II appears that the great hula
balloo excited by the frantic zeal %
the outgoing county COMMISSIONS
at the time OF their employment a
Expert Edmunds. and which result
ed In the indictment OF Count
Clerk Jones. did not effectively pac
lily the taxpaying public. who were
perhaps, expected 10 believe tina
with a substantial shortage saddles
onto Jones and snyder that Il woul
rest content. and not look benin,
the scenes for other actors thai
Jones and Snyder. Jones was sue
ceeded by Clerk McIilnnOn OF Whit
more's pawnshop. and MeKlnnoI
qualified as such clerk with "Tobe'
Whitmore. Joe Barboglio and A. w
Horsley as sureties on his twely,
thousand dollar bond, conditions.
for his faithful performance of IN