The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-10
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COUNTIES BIG
SUN YEARLY
Tyler County Senator to Intro.
duce County Depository
BiAsins Legislature.

y ylSsg OUuiity 6tit1 tui W stIltiiU-
duce County Depository
Bill I'M Legislature.
a county depc STORY law, by which
the county court Of each county. shall
designate a bank, or banks or trust
Companies situat ed within the county,
as q depository or epositories of;puh-
lic moneys, and require three per
cent interest on all such deposits,
would net the fifty-fiye count les In the
aggregate Of $50, 600 q year, Is the
opinion OF Fred o. Blue, state tax
commits ioner, regarding a bill which
Will be presented to the Legislature
|by Senator W. II. Carte, Of Middle
bourne, Tyler county, y II K
Secured by Bond %
BY the terms of this bill all money
deposited In any epository shall be
secured fully by bond, and shall bear
interest at the date Of three per cent
per anntim, to be computed on: daily
balance, and such interest shall be
placed to the credit Of the county
treasurer on the first day OF each cal
|endar month, or any time when the
account may be closed.
When the interest is credited to the
treasurer the depository shall. in
writing, notify the clerk OF the couri-
ty court and treasurer each separate
" the amount thereof before noon OF
the next business day, and all Of such
interest Sell be credited to the gem
|eral county fund by the clerk Of the
county court and treasurer.
The text Of the bill Is in part as
follows: h
..sOn the first business day OF each
month county depository under the
provision of this act shall furnish to
the clerk of the county court writ
ten statement showing the amount on
deposit to the credit of the county
treasurer at the close of each day Of
the preceding month, and the state
ment shall be fled and kept; in the
Office of the clerk of the county court
las part OF the public records.
eThe treasurer shall keep in ac-
count with each depository, showing
each deposit and disbursement; the
depository upon payment OF any order
or draft drawn by authority OF the
county court or board Of education
ON the treasurer, and endorsed by
him for payment, or upon payment of
any check drawn by the treasurer for
the purpose authorized, shall cancel
it, on date OF payments
Preserve Drafts
1.-THE orders or drafts and checks
so paid shall be delivered by the de-
pository to the treasurer upon his de-
mand, and the orders or drafts shall
be by him preserved for eettlement
with the county court, and the checks
shall be fled and preserved as part
of the records Of his Office.
'srhe term public moneys, as used
in this act shall include all money
which by law the sheriff in his capac-
lily US such and as treasurer OF the
county and districts is authorized to
collect, receive and disburse for pub
lie purposes, including state, county,
districts, school districts, independent
school districts and municipalities.
The term county court shall include
all tribunals in lieu thereof.
IL any sheriff shall wilfully fail,
refuse or neglect to comply with the
requirements and provisions hereof,
he shall be guilty Of a misd emeanor;
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not, exceeding 100000 or con-
fined In the county Jail not exceeding
six months, or both, and shall forfeit
his Office When the sheriff shall
have fully complied with all the pf.
visions OF this act, he shall not be
held personally liable on account of
I<.rn ne,
trict may sustain by reason of the
default or failure OF any such deposit
tory, that has given bond approved
1T shall be unlawful for any sher-
if or member of q county court 70
demand or receive any gift, reward,
token. or thing OF value from any
county depository, or from any bank
or trust company, for naming, desig-
mating or accepting it as q county de-
|pository. 1t shall also be unlawful
for any person who is Q candidate for
the Office of sheriff or member Of q
county court, either for the nomina-
ton or election to the Office after
nomination, to demand or receive any
gift, reward; token or thing Of value
from any bank or trust company eli-
gible for designation as county de-
Ipository Upon. conviction for any
violation of this section the person
convicted shall be fined not more than
$4,000 or confined in the county jail
not exceeding six months or both,
at the discretion Of the court. and In
addition thereto shall forfeit his or
Ace.
School Moneys
1.-THE sheriff Of the county shall re-
ceiye. collect and disburse all school
money for the county and several dis
Itricts therein. But before receiving
Of collecting any such school money
Tho shall give in addition to his bond
as collector OF the state and county
taxes, a bond with such security to be
approved, nby the county court or other
tribunal In lieu thereof, in a penalty
OF not less than twenty Thousand nor
more than one hundred thousand doll
lars. said amount to be fxed by the
county court or other tribunal In lieu
thereof y \, y
Dehra Doom Is the picturesque
name of; a fertile valley In the north
ern part of Hindustan. at the base OF
the optermost ridge Of the Hinalaya
mountains. y &
The lUnited tsates supports 221 ,43s
churches. Likewise, $50 900 saloons
more than all the church hos.