The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-23
APPEAL TAKEN IN
CASE OF DEPUTIES

CASE OF DEPUTIES
Continued from Page One.)
uty: he came into the Office Just about
the time Of the election in 1891, gen.
eral election; he II the only deputy: I
have another person working in my Of
fee, Mr.. Boyle; he 10 not appointed
deputy county clerk and recorder. He
has no such appointment from the
beard: Just helps In the office, does
the janitor work and helps in the Of
flee too; so far az my records disclose,
I only have one deputy: in the month
Of March the assessor had two work.
ing for him there; he had appointed
them az deputies. but the board isal-
lowed 1t. or disapproved It: they ale
woring, there just the same as deputies
or clerks: they are still working: they
were working in the month Ct March
of this year; in the treasurer's office,
he has one appointed deputy. regularly
appointed; the other was simply an
assistant: am not sure whether the
assistant worked all the time in the
month Of March CIR not; these various
deputies were being paid on the order
OF the county commissioners-up until
the Injunction was issued: my office
handles the registration Of electors:
there IL quite q little work to it Mt
times to get up registration books
every two years and this is the year
1t Is done. We ere also doing the cr-
binary work, recording; Mr.. Sherlock
attends to the bookkeeping part of
the business and also attends to the
recc rdtng. that is, the filing of instru-
ments as they are handed in; those
two deputies are extremely busy this
spring on account of being an cleo
tfon year; I keep them all busy: the
amount of work in sight. believe
that 1t is necessary to have them;
neither of these deputies are are how
working for me were hired especially
for work under the registration law.
In office there is only one deputy
authorized to sign my name to any
thing as deputy; there is no appoint
ment as deputy to Mr.. Boyle; he is en-
ployed as janitor and works his spare
time. Boyle receives money from the
county for performing duties in my
office.
J. H. Morris. being duly sworn, tes-
the record show that the defendants
in this case have nc. attorney and the
court deems that 1t is necessary to in
erly determine this case and there
fore propounds certain questions to the
defendants.) My name is j. H. Nor
Of county commissioners Of this c coae
ty; have been chairman of the buard
ever e since s my appointment when this
one 81 the defendants, is County Clerk clerk;
and recorder; John +. Wilson is the
county county treasurer Mnt Of this comfy; in the
SCISSOR Ct this county had two depu-
ties working in his office: the board
did not authorize the payment of their
salaries; after this restraining order
were taking their chances on the
points Ct law; previous to that time.
the board authorized the payment: the
ICED the employment for the reason
that it was time for them to- collect
a 1aese taxes axes I melting them out. and
couldn't do his work without them.
How I determined he couldn't do the
would w sha% IN 1nemtne amount that
mail there was handled: taking the
lists as they come in. l was chairman
e OF the ne board ar and personally investigat
talked It over with him: I talked it
ever with my associates on the board;
we determined that he needed two men
we felt that the county would suffer if
the work was not done. (Mr. BurEey:
! object to- any questions touching the
missioners in authorizing the appoint
ment Of more than enc deputy in the
Office OF county assessor. BY the Court:
March there were two deputies employ.
ed in the treasurer's office: thew we're
not anr; paid nrI by the county in March and
hhpr; na Previous ns;s to that time they had
Of county commissioners: they were
authorized to work because the work
e en the o II T. was Increasing
things like that; It locked to the board
ne had to have help ana we allowed
It: l and other associates were in
showed us what he had to do. tMr.
Burkey;. We wish to interpt Sc the
same objection to ,this) We deter
IN there to help him with his work UNI
dispense with one Ct them and we
for little while: that VAS the under.
one and when he got up with the work
eeuS gs 9 t sonE whsn hs %exg he
eoalaSt comfy 0S With the xsa'G law 'ut and
turn turn their tn. books ever to the state in
we
looked at it; in the county clerks Of
nee one deputy was employed there
he fs the regular deputy. Mr.. Boyle
y working in there too; took the JAM
itor Job and it really didn't keep enc
man busy and Mr.. West. it looked like
he couldn't get along without a little
help and we decided in place Of pay
ing JanitOr and extra man at differ
emit times. we would give it to one man
and let him work the janitOr work
through the idle time, help Mr.. West
recording Instruments: and my 9TH
er associates Investigated the work to
be done in that otfice: We never inves-
tigated Mr.; Boyle's work so much. but
we put 1t in that way. he would have
spare time. and that is about all the
INVESTIGATION we made on that: he
would be in here idle and might Just
40 we'll be working: I and my other
associates feel that If these deputies
or some Of them are cut of. that coun-
~ AFFAIRS will suffer. (Cross-examina
ttcn by Mr. Burkey.) couldn't tell
approximately how many hours Boyle
never inquired into that at oil: W.
are only here part OF, the time and
W0en we are here. don't have time t.
watch him to see whether he In dCins
yenitor work or recording work Tit
county treasurer told me that h,
couldn't perform the duties Of his Of
nee without helm. Wyn Woro IN thar