The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1926-04-09

ers May D;o;,
Await A, Sanders De'l'l0in'
Great Falls. A second Font
. CiSo' by Atty. Gen. Foot +
P 1.,i0e t. to compensation OF Of
'I' amer. Of county boards OF
''n lns;.,ioners may charge
loIiect for services, great,
% , sUfv the opinion issued
carve d weeks ago, according
EYER! .'.Ifn,,natiOn received Thurs
NV ~ thhe Cascade county
y ! # commissioners from
'l = Brown, Helena attorney
Il l.osi representative of the
% :. ''s Commissioners assOcia-
3D. ,rJ opinion, as in the case
y 4. s Srst, which determined the IN,
ne Iis services in connection with
.ls " york. was given on request
4Tsi T WOODY. counsel fer the Mon
iaI I.ynavers association. MIR.
2 l1Nf 5is communication to the
y general stated that 1T had
-'as' . settled practice throughout
y 1ssrlv all of the counties OF
for county commissioners to
'a< .. III for many different
80 charging and collecting
~ county fees Of S. per day
s-5er mileage Of 10 cents or
IN travelling expenses.
y. Woody enumerated 10 different
# services performed by county
.;..ioners. and requested deter
.For If the legal status of pay
f,r sueb labors. Attorney Cen
Eat replied that "there can be
~s.tion but what some of these
s in all respects authorized by
m perfectly legal, but many of
are wholly illegal, there being
irr authorizing payment for the
&
r. nraetice Of commissioners col
--g IS a day and mileage for at
gg sessions of the board is, ac-
to the attorney general, spe-
m authorized and legal. Other
~ for which commissioners may
compensation are inspection
IMPOSED highway or inspection OF
+. 5r roads and ridges before pay
therefor; one member attending
wral meeting of commissioners
SCISSORS. and the chairman attend.
insanity inquisitions and acting
aumer Of the jury commission.
Inc attorney general holds thai
pk no statutory authorization fCl
nber or members of county
rs Of commissioners to make
20 Helena to attend a meeting
u-tg with the state highway com
N1. OF to attend hearings befor,
0-f6r with the state board o.
li1ation or for making trips t,
Il counties for the purpose of ex
hing and inspecting, building, etc.
iE making an investigation FOL
purpose Of determining whethe
county should grant relief to
OF INDECENT person.
tS" states the attorney general
WiniOn that members of tn
ll Of county commissioners canno
1ty charge or collect either pc
mileage or expenses, for an,
1e OF purpose, except for attend
meetings. Of the board, inspectin,
Eed highways and work on es
ned highways during the pro
thereof and before payment 70
Nne, one member attending
"a. meeting Of commissioners o
''.ors, and the chairman attendin
F mquisitions and acting a
efs Of the jury commission, an
ne charging and collecting G
per diem, mileage or expense
-snoers Of the board of count
Ssloners for any other servic
-lose is the charging and CO.
Of illegal fees for which sue
@ may be removed frcl
N5mitting the opinion of tn
2oners, Mr. Brown states ths
-loney general has agreed t
" removal proceedings whic
4. q IN progress until the case {
~ ~ county commissioners can /
''ed and decided by the 81
court Mr. Brown has been r,
% act as counsel for the al
" inns case by the state associi
!. commissioners and will al,
" any other county commission
.3o may be named in sinnil,