Gunnison news-champion., 1922-12-22

$4,000 deposits We assum. Is the n
mlttAucs from Cha-e. County eatered
in June. while the Othersis untoabted
Iy the MOutrpse County Item.
Tne County CLERK made notation
opposite his entries OF the MontroE.
and Hiusdaie items Not in fees n
this b. true. where vas this none
from the time OF It's receipt up to NJ.
yember %. 1922. the date when 4, w
turned over 10 the County Treasure
and why did he delay tuning IL Owe
and charging himself until after tn
commencement Of the auditf A.
matter Of fact. tbs $500 90 MOniroEa
County item is marked cashed Augus
70. 1872. and the County CLERK ueposlt-
ID an OufslG" item ol $500 on Augu
Il. 1872 which shows that sSD9. o.
Moutrpsc County item WAS iacludei ia
fees The IiinEiaI. warrant $3.50. %
may not have been deposited as "a.
but If was paid b. HIusdale Cour
NOR" than siI months before the Coz
y CLERK charged himself with Il.
on SOTrmbrr Is ltlgo days befor,
the commencement Of our sudltl tha
County Clerk deposited $500 90 in eur-
TenCy 10 the bank and. y be had no.
taken in thai amount In cash since a..
t.,r OF his last previous deposit. No.
ycmber 2, the assump puon Is that thls
vas a replacement OF the Count
money which had been preyiouSly
used for personal purposes.
Including the amount Just mention.
I'd on November Is the County Clsrk
had the sum OF $l.7s6.g7 on hand mai
~ OF money in the bank and In pai
out vouchers with which TO settle the
balance OF SI.VSs5J due the County a.
Of October lHi the additional net col p
lectlous In November OF s2fs 20 and
III" NOatrUse and HinSdalc items az.
groEatiHE yfEO-thcse three amour Is
to,al!ng sl.TsT.T5.
For further detail Of the receipts
and disburs ents OF he County CloTk
we refer TO Schedule ! attached.
Bank Account:
This bank account Is In the name OF
c. c. ACWilliams County Clerk. con
ssguehuy Is depositary for counry
funds only. In spite Of this fact. what
appear 10 be personal accounts have
been paid by check on his bank ac-
count OF which the following are
examples:
Nov. : Check No. s67 NJ, Jos Koche-
Nov Check No. 75I Geo.
spehar --------.-----.-----------. 1000
Nov. I Check No. 753 Nike
WEIGH ---------,,---- 5000
Nov. Check No. 755 Ma,ty
Porter ---,--------..--.---.------., $500
Nov. Check No. 7ss II. f.
Kallerstrand. b. p. o. z .-.--. l2.o0
Check No. 1853 Mike
Welsh ----....-.-.--.-.....--.----- 100 90
II will be noted that these checks
were drawn on or shortly before the
last election day.
This practice appears TO be in direct
violation OF Section 1891 Revised stat.
utss OF 1906 which provides that oiH.
GERS shall not use public funds for
private purposes.
He further used this account TO pay
sundry expenses and TO cash vouchers
and warrants. taking assignments of
the same, This practice is forbidden
In Sections 1919 and 1880 OF the Re.
vised Statutes OF 1908, these sections
providing that State and other officers
shall not deal either directly OF indi.
rectly In warrants.
As a result OF these practIces the
County Clerk is Obliged 10 delay turn
Ing over his fees TO the County Treas
urer as much As sixty days or over,
whereas Section 1856 of the Revised
Statutes of 1915 states that every
county clerk receiving public money
shall within thirty days after the re
ceipt thereof pay the same over 10 the
County Treasurer. As hereinbefore
stated. the County Clerk delayed from
three to six months in turning over
Other insuffieientiy
Voucher
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We are informed that thiI