Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1919-10-19
Will Honor No Warrants

commissions, other than those dated
on or prior TO today. October 14th. II
was agreed several days ago that war
rants signed by the old and the second
commission would be honored by the
county treasurer. provided they were
signed by both commissions, but with
the appointment and qualification this
morning of the third commission.
Trea~arer welch stated that ne wou.i
honor no warrants from any of the
commissions. until such a time as one
of the three was legally proclaime
the highway commission Of Cochise
county.
County Attorneys Statement
County Attorney Robert n French
made the following statement 10 a
Prospector reporter this afternoon re-
garding the situation:
There is no doubt in my mind
tina; the last named highway commits
sion is the legal commission. The
men who were appointed al the Sep;-
ember meeting OF the board to constr
tute the highway commission were
never, in fact. legally highway com
mission. Their bonds were not approx
ed by the board OF SUPERVISORS. and
J believe The board acted wholly with
in their rights in appointing a new
commission in their stead. The Ia \
states specifically mat each commits
sioner shall give bond 10 the coun. :
for faithful performance Of his duties
il such sum as the board OF super
visors may require. and which bond
shall De approved by the board .:
supervisors. lnaSmuch as the bonds
of the commission appointed at the
September meeting We're never ap-
proved by the board. ii is very clear
that they never were a commission
Il do not believe that the high
way commission is a body entirely in
dependent OF the board OF superyis-
ors. as Section l3. Chapter 81 as
amended at the regular session of the
legislature of 1917, says: Said high
way commission shall at least once
in every six months. make and file with
the board of supervisors a detailed
statement OF their proceedings, show
ing the amount of money in the High
way Improvement sund at the time
of their last statement, the amour: Of
all donations since received. and ths
purposes for which said donations
were made. the amount since expeE-
ded, the contracts entered into OF
other obligations incurred by them and
still outstanding. the highways liz
course OF improvement or completed
since their last statement, and the
condition Of the work on each. toge'n-
er with any other information that
they may consider of interest TO the
public
Therefore. ! believe. inasmuch as
the county highway commission is ap-
pointed by the boaId OF supervisors
and gives bond TO the board 10 be
approved by the board. and may be
remove by cause by the boar OF sn-
pervisors and the vacancies filled o.
appointment by the board. they are
in no sense entirely independent Of
the board of supervisors. Their acts
are subject 10 the approval OF the
board, and this places them in the
position as sort of an auxiliary -
the board
Commission to Bisbee
This afternoon the latest commits
sion went to Bisoee where it was IN
derstood they were TO ask that all
records and affairs OF the commission
in the Baruaby building, be turned
over TO them. 1t was reported shis
morning that the second commission
would refuse this demand, were il
made. Telephone advices from Bisbee
late this afternoon stated that the
third commission. together with Super
visors Roberts and Adams, haa-called
at the office of the commission in Bis
bee, but that no demand was made
for the possession of the records OF
appurtenances OF the office.