The copper era and Morenci leader., 1918-03-08

poor people allowed pensions by the county during 1917, for the reason that the Old Age and Mothers Pen sion law was declared void, and the Indigent poor may now apply for re- lief to the county boards direct.
 Sheriffs Office.
 1917 1916 1915 $35, ,4331O $26,203. .27 $2O,526.91
 While the cost of operating the Sheriff's office for the past year ap- pears to be considerably increased, three years do not represent by any means all that the office cost. They only show what it cost the County as a whole, but the large taxpayers, the mining companies, have paid many thousands of dollars in addition to their regular taxes, the past three years, for extra deputy sheriff's which expense of course was not borne by the balance of the taxpay CTS. This extra expense was incur red by reason of the labor troubles existing during those years.
 The office and travelling expenses of the Sheriff in 1917 was consider able. The labor trouble and liquor were the important factors in this, especially the latter It cost a lot of money in the first part of that year, to round up the liquor men. This was not without results as the court records show that during 1917 out of thirty-three persons pleading guilty to the charges against them, nearly all were liquor men.
 Another greatly increased item in 1917 was the board bill for the coun- ty jail at Clifton. The labor trouble was responsible for a large part of this. On one occasion there were seventy men arrested at one time, October 1st, for rioting and were taken to the County jail and boarded until November 9th, at an expense to the County of approximately ST. 200 .00. Their cases are still pend ing and it is possible they may all be tried separately. If so, that ST. $200 00
 Miscellaneous County Expense for 1917, $3,077 29.
 There was much less expenditure under this head in the last year than any before, the total for 1916 being $11 ,230 .02 and for 1915, .s6,754 96. The largest item this year was an unusual expenditure, the cost of the Military Enrolment
 Justice Courts.
 Clifton, 1917, $3,7S1 20; 1916, S4,- 049. .S5; 1915, s3, 3,96O 50.
 Morenci, 1917, $3,9O5 O5; 1916, $3,- 74S 22: 1915, s4,058. 40.
 Metcalf, 1917, $3,09S.50; 1916, $3,- 044 .25; 1915, $2,91S. 80.
 Duncan, 1917, s2,444.7S; 1916, S1,- 934.10; 1915, 1873 50.
 Total cost of Justice Courts, 1917, S13,229 53; 1916, s12,776. AZ; 1915, SIP 1911 20.
 Prior to September 1st of 1917, an interpreter was employed at the county court house to serve in the Superior and Justice Courts, being paid monthly salary of s100. .OO. Since that time the interpreter has been employed only when needed and in the last four months of 1917 the county has saved $2S5 .O0 by this plan. Such an arrangement could just as well have been made long ago. Superior Court. 1 $11, ,O91.S7 $11,196.6O $11,979. 13
 The Superior Judge receives s3,5OO per year, one half of which is paid by 1 the State.
 The regular terms of court held in 1917 occupied 16 days, in 1916 there were 19 days and in 1915 there were
 
 out for jurors in 1917 as in 1916 for the reason that a grand jury was drawn in 1917 and the law requires regular panel of 75 petit jurors now, where before there were but 50. | During the year 1917 there appear to have been 93 criminal cases re- corded in the Superior Court. In 1 going over these cases I note the fol- l lowing dispositions made: | No. of persons pleading guilty, B. | No. convicted by jury, 9. l No. acquitted by jury, g.. | Hung iuries, g..
 Change of venue, 1. Released. on habeas corpus, 6.
 Suspended sentences, 1. No. of persons with cases dismissed,
 Forfeited bonds, 8. M
 Persons whose cases are pending, 102. .-.-~ =
 Of the cases still pending there are s:xty-nine persons held on one case for ricting.
 Fines apo forfeitures paid to the Superior Court during the year 1917 amounted to $1,22O. .OO. Other re- ceipts (fees) totalled $2,034.0O, for | county Attorney:
 1917 1916 1915 $4,233.O6 $3,2O5.96 $4,0S1.75
 In the past year this office employ ed a regular deputy nine months The County Attorney resigned his position last October and the Board appointed the deputy to serve out the unexpired term. Other counsel was employed for the May and November terms of court.
 County Treasurer. 1917 1916 1915 | S2, sos. .09 S2,914.35 $2,S67.21
 This office is efficiently and econo- mically conducted, and in the last year it cost less to run it than any other year. As the law limits the Treasurer to two terms, the present incumbent's time will expire at the