The Sentinel=record., 1917-05-01
RUSS APPOINTED AS
 DEPUTY ClTY,ClEpK
WILL GET THE REPORTS OF ALL PROPERTY MOVED WITHIN THE
 CITY ON PROMPT NOTICE.

In keeping with an ordinance which has been passed. whereby there is a deputy clerk named to whom all re. movals within the city have to be re. ported promptly, City Manager Weaver has named Secretary C. L. Russ of the Merchants Association as such dep. uty clerk The idea had its rigin with the Merchants Association. and
 is fir the purpose of preventing per.
 ons from shifting about within the city, or removing goods ont of the city, in order to save themselves from meeting outstanding obligations. Un- der the ordinance the moving men of the city must rep2rt all their hauls |. the deputy clerk named by the city manager.
 The action by the council was takeh on the petiuicn of large number of business men, many Of whom were not members of the Merchants Associa ton This association also received he authority tc fife a general bond If $1,o0O in the municipal court and uu- der that bond to bring actions for the collection of accounts against such people ds will no. make any effort To pay
 Secretary Russ circulated the pet ton and has the following say re ,ardng it.
 Since the adoption of the municipal court system and the officers are paid salary whether they work or not then, if no suits are filed the city and ounty has to pay the cost of the court If the merchants are permitted to file
 uits without advancing the c,st there yill be hundreds of suits brought that would not be brought otherwise
 Why?
 Because the Arkansas laws do not provide for the payment of bils by 1eople who are worth less than 5000 married But the law does provide for them to schedule every time an execution is issued, and that dollar ,oes to the city and county and not the creditor Therefore. the jus. ice Of permitting suits to Gc filed without advancing the cost
 Let us see for a moment what if will cost a person per annum to re- use 10 pay under these conditions.
 1t will mt cost the merchant a cent To get judgment and it will not be additional cost to the city and county
 After judgment an execution will @ issued which WI permit those worth less than $500 to pay $l and schedule personal property for l2 months Then 90 cents cost is added the judgment
 Those who are working will have schedule every 60 days, which will cost them s6 per year and will add Ei50 10 the judgment
 Under this method of using the law !t will cost a person E. per year in ash and add S7.69 cost 10 the iuds ment that will have to be paid before the bil, is paid The merchant will get nothng, but 1t will cost the per son who refuses 10 pay or report s1460 per annum when the bill is paid,
 There are people who d not get a l salary and others who work on com and there can be DO suarnish l mcnt issued But eyerythins they uy daily can be attached after they | schedule If their groceries are at tached as they buy rhem it will be | impossible f-r any person 10 stay her" l and beat bill
 Any person OF organization has been given permiss by the city to file suits under the 1 provisions of the above petition The have provided for ab- solute pF-tection 10 honest people but peep wh d. not pay will hate | any person or organization who files such bond. and people who do not pay will oppose such action of the 1 eommis oners
 The Merchants Association will walt ten days fir some other person or organization to file.