American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-10-29

on order Of the directors and clerk Of
each school district. said order being
counter signed by the county superin-
tendent These warrants up to date
number 2442. Every dollar received
in he treasury of the county must be
deposited by order of the auditor and
apportioned by him to the funds to
which they belong. All fees received
in the auditor and recorders office
must be put on the fee book and report
made each three months to the com
missioners and the amount collect
ed, deposited in the treasury. These
fees in Power county make the office
more than self supporting, at this
time aggregating more than $4000.00
each year. After taxes go delinquent,
the receipt of tax sales certificate is
kept and interest figured when re-
deemed and a certificate of redemption
is issued on payment of the amount
due, or it is assigned to any person
applying, on payment Of the amount
of the fees and the interest due. All
tables, liquor licenses and so forth
are issued and charged to the sheriff.
The registration books of the court
are kept and election registration or
transfers. as the case may be, and a
list of each precinct sent to
the precinct with the election sup
plies. The ballots and election sup
plies are drawn under the direction
of the auditor and sent out to the
judges of election. The auditor acts
clerk of the board of
of each election and certifes to the
secretary of state as to the votes cast
for each candidate and draws all
certificates of nomination and cleo
ton. The tax roll is audited when
received from the assessor and check
ed up and an abstract made, certify
ing the amount of the tax roll to the
state board of equalization. All
changes of the county board of com
m~issioners and state board of equali-
cation is recorded by the auditor and
changed on the tax roll. The taxes
the roll are figured from the lev
les set by the state board, the county
board, the school directors of each
district and the city board, and on
completion the total amount is
charged to the tax collector and ac-
kept as funds are turned In by
that office.
AS clerk of the board Of county
commissioners: All petitions for
creating or disseminating
school districts, voting precincts, road
districts and county roads are filed
commissioners. Warrants are drawn
on the current expense fund on orders
Of the board of commissioners and
an account kept on the warrant and
record. These current ex-
pense warrants now number liza. The
purpose for which each warrant Is
drawn is recorded and the amount
charged to the Office under which said
account arose. Warrants are drawn
in the same way on the road and
bridge fund and a record kept OF each.
These warrants now number 1869. Full
and complete minutes are kept OF the
meetings of the board of county COM
m~issioners and published under the
direction in the newspaper.
Numerous letters concerning each OF
these Offices are received and written
each day.
In fact, so busy is Mr.. BulHnch that
night work is very m m Every
day dozens OF records or papers have
to be looked up for some one, and
hundreds Of questions answered.
Average amount paid for deputy
hire for all the Offices In twelve coun-
ties similar to Power is $ ,654.58. In
Power county 1t is only ~$1925,15.
Where is the basis for criticism?