The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-21
ASK COOPERATION
 ON FINANCE PLANS
COUNTY JUDGE CALLS IN OUT STANDING WARRANTS FOR IN
 SECTION AND REISSUE
Hopes Through This Method to Save
 the County Large Sum of Money and Establish County or Cash Basis.

County Judge <. X Buchanan yes terday issued a4 rde for the calling in of an outstanding county warrants c-e warrants 10 .e t1pd with tho court previous Co March %. and the reissuc 10 be mado ot course as soon thereafter as il .s possible to go through and iuytsrieattc tho various accounts
 The purpose oI tbe orae. is that the county may nc saved a consider able sum that has been raid in ad- vance Of market mcos fer various purchases. Judge Buchanan has g p.an alter cufyrencas With the baaks, whereby Q expects 10 be able to put the county on cash basis. and to keep 1t there
 In keeping with the general p,an. Judge Buchanan yesterday issued the Following statement.
 To the hoIder of Garland eoane warrants.
 Owing to tho present. dcplorable financial condition ot tue county, l feel that it is my duty to call upon all hc.ders of county warrants to meet with me and consider some ways and means by which our county can be placed upon a substantial financial footing
 lt IS not my purpose or intention 70 work hardship or bring loss ur0a any one but under the circumstances l feel Chat if is my duty to stop the cutraeoous system oi paying our eX- penses with depreeiatcd warrants. and as ! am satisfied that some ar rangemont can be made by which can secure the money to take up the outstanding warrants
 For the past several years all the warrants Of the county or at least tho largest part of hem have been issued on a basis of from fifty 10 seyelty-fiya cents on the dollar, and all such war rants are illegal and void, and tue purchasers are put upon notice 10 as certain if tae warrant is legal charge against the county. and they are subject to cancellation by the county court, thus causing untold an. noyaace, trouble and possible loss 10 the holder, and all this l wish 10 avoid ir it is possible to dQ SO
 | am issuing call for all warrant to be presented for examination, can oellation reissue, and l hope all h5ld CTS win present their warrants at once ] hope all holders of county warrants will give the matter their careu, consideration and permit the county to redeem them for the amount for which they should haze been issued had scrip been at par plus a reasonable interest for the use or the money If my proposition is declined, and the holders insist on tho ace value of the warrants will have Co reissue them for the amount actu. ally due in cash at the time of the original issue l. is impossible for us 10 continue in the channel We are fo> lowing now. and il is mp to the citiz- tIs to come forward and do their duty. We owe more than $210o0o Our revenue is anticipated two years in advance, and Uaen some It is up Co you to do your duty, for assure you am going to do mine and hopa you will make it pleasant for me.
 Yours very respectfully
 s X. BUCUANAN.
 County Judge
 All county warrants of every nd- mre, win have totbe filed with Couutf Clerk A.en Hotchkss on or before March 96 The best method is to fila them early and to take 0 receipt tor them, and await the reissue. The earlier they are filed the earlier they can be checked up.
 An the warrants which are hasei 2 lt-,s,