Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-10-03

ihoioh. o Il attention was called
to the above items in u previous
examination.
Your attention is called to Sec
ton 5O33l of the 1923-1927 Supple
ment OF the Revised Codes which pro-
vides; Financial Statement by Town
Clerk. Within sixty (60) days after
the close Of each fiscal year the city
or town clerk of each city and town
in this state must make out, in tripli-
cate, a full and complete statement
of the financial condition of the city
or town for such fiscal year, showing
l. The indebtedness of the city or
town, funded and floating; 2, 3, 4, 5,
the amount of money received from
various sources: The amount of
each fund at the beginning of the fis-
cal year, the amount received dur
ing the year and the amount paid
out and he amount at the end of the
fiscal year. 7, a concise description
of all property owned by the city or
town with an approximate estimate
of the value thereof: s., the rates of
taxation and purposes for which lev
led for such fiscal year: 8, such 9TH
er information as may be, from time
to time, required by the State Exam
iner.
The city or town clerk must, not la
ter than the 31st of August follow
ing the close of each fiscal year
transmit one copy thereof to the state
examiner and one copy thereof to the
board OF equalization, and must pre-
sent the third copy thereof to the
city or town council, or commission
at the first regular meeting thereof
in the month of September.
The City or town clerk shall not
receive any salary for compensation
for the month of August, or for any
month thereafter, until he shall have
filed in his office receipts, from the
state examiner and state board OF
equalization that such copies nave
been received and filed.
r. Is impossible to render sucn Z
report from the Clerks BOOKS as 'nes
are kept at present.
At the time of paying the cou'
pons on the 1923 Sewer Bonds ths
Town Treasurer charged the 1ul
amount paid against the Bond Sinkine
Find instead of part against II
Sinking Fund and part against boh'
Interest Fund as they should D'
charged. On coupon No. | the am.
ount which should have been chargel
aca;nst the interest fund was Szzo.oN
and on Coupon No. 2 the amour
which should have been charged a
oa;nst the interest fund was Szlo.sl
This amount s436.91 should be trans
farred from the Bond Interest fun'
TO the Bond Sinking Fund IN orde'
70 have the accounts correct.
Claims
Due care must be exercised befor'
a claim is allowed for payment to se'
| that the same is up to legal requlr
ments. as provided by section 5O78 0
the 1921 Revised Codes, that thu
same bears a complete date, that tn
| termination is clear and explicit Q
the services rendered and supplies o
material furnished, that the SAM
is duly signed and worn to, tina
the date of approval and approve
signature is indicated on the face 0
the claim and the face is filled out II
| completeness. Your attention i
! called to the following claims:
Claim No. 4201, J.. G. Debing, Tow
Clerk, $4,000 and most all of tn
Clerks claims are not sworn to
Claim No. 4458, Rueben J%orgenson
$1,000 is not sworn to.
Claim No. 4528, James Wagner
| SS6.71, commissions on Delinquent
taxes. Section 5023, Salary Of Tow
Attorney. The annual salary ant
| compensation of the town attorne.
must be fixed by ordinance, ETC., ant
this section further states: which
compensation shall be in full for al
iervices rendered in any capacity, ant
no fee, percentage, or additional com
pensation must be given to or allow
ed him.. At the time the above
claim was allowed Mr.. Wagner wa'
he Town Attorney and the above
money should be refunded to thu
Town.
Your net indebtedness shows
decrease which is a step in the RICH
direction.
The 1929 examination fees ar,
paid.
Respectfully submitted,
A. j. Lochrie,
State Examiner.
per r. N. Hawkins. -
Assistant State Examiner,
B. A. Risley,
Deputy State Examiner.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALH
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL