The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-29
BOARD REFUSES TO
PAY CLERKS BILL.
Reese sxys That Making % Finaneiai
6tatsrnents 70 Beard IL Part o.
cisFk'a Duty.


clerk Of the circuit court. James Mac
gsbbon. 20 the board Of county COM
mlssionerz az previous meeting and
referred 70 the county attorney. r.
Pope Reese. was reported hack 20 the
board az a special meeting yesterday
By Asr. Reese IS illegal
The bill amounted 20 SIS and was
for extra clerical work entailod IN the
office of the clerk ~ the making ~
separate financial reports In detail Tor
each OF the commissioners az their
request
Mr. MacgEbbon ia explaining the hiil
10 the beard sid that thu work was
done b. his deputy as deputy clerk q
the circuit court That the making Of
tho reports entalied q great deal %
extra work and was not included IN
the official duties % the clerks office.
Answering q statement made by Com
missioner sodoriind thpt q budget Of
$500 had been made 10 provide for
such work. Afr. Macgibbon said that
he bad asked for that appropriation
and II was grated ~ the board al
that time 70 care for the natural In
crease IN the work of the office o.
the clerk that had come m the last
ten years and that e had been neces-
sary for him % Increase 20 a certain
proportion rates paid his deputies.
especially since the war. The clerk
reminded the beard that hia deputies
were paid BY him out OF his own
pocket. Afr. Macgibbon reminded the
boara also that work in the office %
me cierk had increased greatly IN the
past several years and that financial
statements in accordance with the law
were submitted 20 the state comptrol-
Ter twice each year but that state
msnta sieh as the commissioners had
requested were hy no means included
IN the official duties % the ciork ac-
cording 70 the law. he referred the
commissioners TO Page 81. Laws q
Florida, chapter e42s. relating 90 coun-
" finances and providing for the
preparation and filing Of reports by
the county commissioners and clerk OF
the circuit court Of each county and
20 authorize the comptroller 20 pre-
scribe forms FOR the rules relating 20
such reports.
Sec. 1. THAT the comptroller ~ the
state OF Florida - hereby authorized
ana directed "a soon as practicable
after the passage Of this act 20 pre-
scribe a form or forms OF financial
statements or reports 20 be made BY
ina county commissioners and cserk
~ the circuit court Of each OF the
counties OF the state 81 Florida which
shall provide for and require a full,
accurate detailed and complete state
ment OF ell the receipts, disbursements,
assets, funds, unpaid warrants and al
liabilities af such counties IN such
FORM ana manner as 20 set forth a
sorunrehensiwe and complete state
merit and report or the administration.
conduct and condition OF the financial
! fsaIra OF each such county. and also
aeparato funds thereof. Such funds
nav be alterea from time % time by
sala comptroller, ana 10 shall have
ne power 70 prescribe and promulEate
rules Tor the esfectuai administration
ana enforcement Of abe provisions q
hts act.
Sc. 2. That Il shall be the duty Of
re county commissioners and clerk 81
re circuit court 20 make. out, fiu TN
ana subscribe such reports or state
,nentn Of county finances upon tho
.orun or forms prescribed BY said
from time 20 time and CO.
4vear 10 accuracy and completeness % /
- Same 70 the best Of their knowl" /
,are. information and belief. and file
BE same with the comptroller 81 the
tate 81 Florida. on the first days o.
January and July OF each year. and az
uueh other times a. the same may be
allied Tor and required BY said comp
refler. The comptroller shall have
re right TO require special reports
,ren auch forms % be filed nc any
.ine by said county commissioners
ma clerk. II he shall have reason TO
believe the same necessary.
Sec. 8. That Il shall be the duty Or
he clerk Of uls circuit court 81 each
.uch county 20 preserve IN hts offtce
n q substantial book provided for that
,urrose. complete and accurate copies !,
4 every such financial report OF state
nent with the signatures and ART
lavits Appearing thereon, which said
.eporfn and record shall he part 81
he public records 81 said county, and
men AZ an times 70 the use and IN
.pectton az tho public.
THE following opinion was given b.
.fr. Reese IN his report 20 the board
a % the nleRality of the bill:
J. s. Gilmore. chairman. and members
Of the Board Of County Connie
sioners.
3entiemsns
with reference 20 the biii Of Mr.
Las. Macglbbon. clerk q the board q