The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-02-25

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| Necessary to the Employment of
Clerk" "Dodging the Law" The
Benevolent Assimilation of Procur-
ers;" The Bootlegger | Captured by
Mistake;" Slot Machines, Both a
Gambling, Device and Game of
Skill" Saving Two Thousand Dol
lars per Year"
| AS soon as practicable after this
Act becomes effective, the County Re-
corders of Boise and Canyon Counties
shall transcribe or cause to be trans
cribed from the records of their re-
spective offices, in a neat and proper
manner. and clearly written with pen
and INK, or with typewriter with in
dellble ink, into permanent records
all instruments, papers and other mat
tiers and things relating 70 or affect
ing property in said County of Gem"
So reads Section II of Senate Bill
No. ~, which became a law and Great
ed the County of Gem. It is plain,
clear and explicit. The transcription
of the records is made a duty of the
County Recorder.
THAT an executive, legislative, judi
cial, ministerial. or other officer of
this State or of any district, COUN~
T4, city or other municipal subdivis-
ion of WHO APPOINTS OR
| VOTES FOR THE APPOINT
MENT OF ANY Per- the State, in
Guiding road districts, son related to
him or to ANY OF HIS ASSOCI-
ATES IN OFFICE by affinity, office.
position, employment or DUTY,
when the salary, wages, pay or COM
pensation of such appointee is to be
paid out of public funds or fees of
office, or who appoints or furnishes
employment to any person whose sal
airy, wages, pay or compensation is to
| be paid out of public funds or fees of
Office, and who is related by either
blood marriage within the third de-
gree to ANY OTHER EXECU TIVE,
LEGISLATIVE. JUDICIAL. MIN
| ISTERIAL. OR OTHE3 PUBLIC
OFFICER, when such agreement is
made on the agreement, promise of
such other officer or ANY OTHER
/, PUBLIC OFFICER to appoint or
/ furnish employment to any one so re-
| lated to the officer making or voting
for such appointment, is guilty of a
t misdemeanor involving official mis-
f conduct and upon conviction thereof
shall be punished by fine of not less
than Ten Dollars $4,000 or more
. than One Thousand Dollars ($1 100000
and such officer making such appoint
t ment SHALL FORFEIT HIS OF
FICE, AND BE INELIGIBLE FOR
APPOINTMENT to such Office for
h one year thereafter"
}, So reads Section l of Senate Bill
No. 10 which became a law and is
e known as the anti-nepotism law. Ii
|, is plain, clear and explicit. Do you
4 | .oL ,rrht
ploy your brotherin-law or niece I'M
|. Your sight is not as good as Mr.
: spectfully ask: what is the prosecut
ing attorney doing about the fragrant
d violation of the law. The law is be.
: ing violated openly at the present
: time and has been for months past"
e "The anti-nepotism law in Canyon
l. County is a dead letter. We have tn,
+ brother-in-law of the County Recorder
IS employed in the recorders office; anC
u also niece of a county commissioner
j. We have on the recomm endation O
" the sheriff a brother of the probate
l. Judge employed as baiiff in the sher
IS ifs office and deputy sheriff who
d escaped the law by the skin of hi
d teeth A nice little family affair."
l. "The other evening our Probate
" Judge had little alteration with on
" of the citizens of the town during
o which the Judge expressed his opinion
of the county Jail, the county attorne,
II and other things that came within hi
v purview at the time. He also state
ID 1--WE had framed to land -- wher
ID he belonged and would get him yet.
,e That is very interesting news. We
IS evidently referred to the Drobat
d. Judge, sheriff and county attorney
Framing seems to be a part OF the du
II ties of the present regime. We woul
n suggest to Messrs. Froman and Grit
I'd hths that they muzzle the third mem
as Der of the triumvirate.
At VIII. That thereafter on the 3r
r. day of December, 1915, at Caldwell
n, Idaho. the defendants maliciously an
in unlawfully. and with intent TO defam,
he published in said newspaper the 70
re lowing words under the captio
"Prickly Pears" being continuatio
III of the "Prickly Pear" notes reierre
ed to in Paragraph VII of this complain
s of and concerning him as such pre-
nd scouting attorney of Canyon Count.
AT Idaho. and in his capacity as an a
he torney at law, to-wit:
"PRlCkL1 PEAKS.
i, And Edward Meek. ESQ., cam
in Monday"
L.. two boys, Chas. Van Ripper an
A. Iohn Gcislcr of Payette, were take
rh no under the child delinquency. la,
he Young Van Ripper is without friend
70. He was sent to the reform schoc
N. Young Geisler is the son OF Lroml'
" sing Payette politician. He was sci
l.. back home, Justice. blind as ba
les still prevails"
he "Be careful not to offend again
~. the county administration else the II
as umvirate may frame up and g
Is YOU" The members of the family a
ne fair at the Court House MAY .Ig
re- among themselves but they. dor
v want any outside interferance.'
20 "Aunty Nepotism has been TAX
I I,,I right into the family in Canyon Cou
NY; ty' Not only arc the present membe
lGa OF the family taken care OF but pre-
fdSS ncctive members ais.
rs "The intent and purpose OF The an
on .,.,;sn, ia,, has been violated, al