The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-07-07
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[ to the people that the very best ayail
able man should be selected for thii
office For no one knows how soor
his personal estate will be under the
care Of the county Judge and no"
much the welfare Of his wife and
children will depend upon the honesty
Of this officer.
1t is the county Judges duty to
make DEGREES for the adoption OF
children and to keep permanent and
correct record Of all children so
adopted 1t is his duty to distribute
10 the dependent widows of the coun-
ty who have minor children to educate,
the fund which may be provided by
the county commissioners for this pur-
pose, and it is a responsible task to
see that those who are most deserv-
ing OF this help be its recipients in
the proportion as they shall deserve.
Regulation Of Pool Halls.
It Is his duty to regulate the pool
halls of the county, and to see that
each one conducts its place In a
respectable and legal manner, and to
give no one license TO conduct a pool
hall who has bad character, or who,
in any way violates the law. 1t Is his
duty to see that no minors are furnish.
ed with cigarettes, and that any one
furnishing cigarettes to minors be
swiftly and adequately punished 1t
Is the duty of the county Judge to
preside over all meetings of the coun-
ty board of insanity and pass on each
case Of purported insane person u
is his duty to look after and to try
cases of all juvenile offenders, no mat
ter with what offenses they are
charged and If any boys or girls are
found to be incorrgible or neglected,
or are dependent, to commit them to
the proper institutions, so that the
defect in their character can be
remedied. and everything done that
is possible to be done to make them
good citizens.
Chairman Of Excise Boari.
The county judge, ny virtue of his
office, is chairman of the county
excise board, which meets each year
to determine the amount OF taxes |
necessary to be levied and to make
the levy after they determine the
amount to be levied. II is the duty of
this board to check over and to pass
upon the estimates of every county,
township or school officer and to de
termine the amount of money which
must be raised from the people to pay
the legitimate expenses of the county.
In addition to these duties, the
county court tries both civil and
criminal cass, and without any at
tempt to compare the figures, should
judge that the county courts in a great !
many of the counties actually try more :
civil and criminal cases than are f.
tried in the district courts of the same |
counties In that part of the state |
which is known as Indian territory, |
the great number Of the Indians who
are residents there, and the large per
ccntagc of them who have to have
their business transacted by guar.
dans. make the work of the county
judge in that part of the state even
more ardurous than II Is In the west
ern part of the state. In fact, many
of the Judges of The eastern part of
The state have more work of this kind
to do now than they can possibly do. 1
and II is a serious question whether
or not the passage of this proposed
amendment would be In conflict with !