The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-05-06
.EX-C0UNTY TREASURER LARSEN
REFUSES TO GIVE UP HIS OFFICE

over TO MS SucCcSSOI, dLu uHACSS AO
/ personally knew the check was good
he would rather have the drawer
go to the bank and get the cur
rency with which to pay his taxes.
Many Of those checks turned down
by Mr.. Larsen at; that time would
be more acceptable to Mr.. Jensen
than some Of the certificates Of de-
post that Larsen was offering now.
(, States Attorney Hanson also
wrote an opinion Wednesday morn
ing to the effect that Mr.. Jensen
was the legal county treasurer Of
Burke county Immediately after he
had qualified Monday morning, ana
that Mr.. Larsen need not. wait for
a final settlement before turning
things over. The final settlement
could be made later, according 70
Mr.. Hanson, who further explained
that court order could be easily
procured from any district court
ejecting Larsen if he refused to
abide by the law in peaceabIe
manner. This opinion did not jibe
with Mr.. Larsen's idea of how
things should be, and he probably
did not care much about the law
anyway. If Mr.. Jensen wouldn't
take the office over With these cer-
tfficates of deposit he could go
without the Office as far as Larsen.
was concerned.
County Commissioner John o.
Grubb hadn't done anything fer the:
banks of the county since the first
Of the year, so thought that it was
about time for him to do some
thing for them; and Tuesday after.
noon brought two resolutions be-
fore the county board and moved
that they be adopted. The first
provided that no county money be
deposited anywhere but in banks IN;
Burke county, and was addressed
td the county treasurer. The Sec
ond was addressed to- the banks Of
the county and instructed them to-
sued by tho county treasurer which.
purpose of transferring money to
any bank outside of Burke county.
Commissioner Hauge obje ed
strongly to the adoption Of either
motion, but Commissioners Grubb@
and Kirkelie voted for them, and
they were adopted. The resolu-
tions will have absolutely no eff
feet on where Treasurer Jensen
deposits the county FUNDS, as the
state laws provide that he shall
have sole power Of designating his
own repositories.
In the settlement that Mr.. Lar
sen wants to make with Mr.. Jensen
he offers $165,00O in, certificates of
deposit issued by local banks. OF
this amount $4,000 of these cert-
fcates were issued on April 2S and
April 20. the last two days that Mr..
Larsen was in office. Many Of
these certificates are not due until
Dec. l, 1922, or only a short time
before Mr.. Jensen's term expires,
and would do him no good, what
ever, in paying warrants. One Of
the certificates is for $4,000 issued
by the First State bank of Larson,
which is now close1. and there is
also a checking account. for $1,000
in the Larson bank. The amour;
Of cash and demand deposits that
Mr.. Larsen offered to turn over
was $4,000 Of which $69, 200 is !
in the seed grain lund. The bal
ance of $4,000 is the only money
that could be used in case Mr.. Lar
Gems settlement is accepted for
paying off county warrants and the
funds due to the townships, school
etc. 1t, is generally be- =.
lieyed that under the terms of a |
settlement as asked for by, Mr.. Lar
sen the county would run out Of
ready funds in the course of a very |
short time, and it would be neces-
sary for the treasurer to. register
It is doubtful If the
people Of the: county would want
the county to register its warrants
for lack Of funds when it at the
same time had s165, 900 out en-
times certificates Of deposit, many
Df them running until Dec. 1922.
\ b. "A. Stefonowicz. Notary Public.
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