The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-11-29

are reimbursed from the proper
funds. n
The Clerk should install q De
linouent Tax Register and keep II
up to date so that a proper &C
counting may be made Of the de-
linouent taxes. Your attention Is
called to Section 2176 of the 1878
1927 Supplement to the Revlsee
Codes.
Clerk of the District Court
The records of the office were
written up to date. There IS \
balance due the county of $500
from former clerk of the court,
Mr.. D. ]. Olson (for details see
page 9 of this report). This 50 90
should be collected from Mr.. o.
son.
The Clerk should install a small
ledger to take care of the Trust
Fund, as the book he is now using
is not adequate nor permanent
enough. The Trust Fund is handl-
ed in the proper manner with the
exceptions that numbered duplicate
receipts are not used as they
/ should be.
The records were written up to
date and all fees were properly
accounted for.
In some instances the Sheriff
has made charges for fees in coun-
ty cases turning In the money with
his fees and making a claim
against the county DO reimburse
himself. No such charges should
be made.
Depository Bonds
All the depository bonds have
been regularly approved by TIT
/ County Commissioners and theil
approval is shown in detail on the
Minutes of their Meetings. II
some instances Commercial Bond
have been approved at their pa
value instead of at 900 of tn
New York price list as provides
for in Chapter 40 of the 1929 Ses
sion Laws.
At the time of the examination
the depository bonds were suffi
cient to cover the deposits in tn
various banks.
Official Bonds
The official bonds of the sever
al officers were found to be pre-
perly approved, recorded and file
as provided by law, with the eS
ception of the bonds of the CouT
ty Commissioners which have nC
been approved by the DistriC
Judge at each term of court g
provided for by Chapter 9, Sectio
1855 of the 1921 r. c. NJ.
Indebtedness and Finances
The County Commissioners mui
keep the expenditures of the couI
ty down below the income, as yoI
finances are in a deplorable col
dition. You are considerably ov'
; the legal limit of Indebtedness ;
provided for by Section 4447 of Il
1921 Revised Codes of MontaT
and Section 4614 of the 1923-19.
2 Supprement of the Revised Code
D You net Indebtedness shows
e slight decrease since our last e
b animation which is a step IN t
e right direction, but the decrea
f is not sufficient.
h On July 81, 1929, you had OF
h standing in registered warrar
S S97, 1894. You have S53, 404.
g in registered warrants Outstan
! ing against the Road Fund. II
n is almost as much as your incOI
i will be for the coming year. 70
Poor Fund is IN about the saI
/ condition. Between examinatiO
e your expenditures from the Gene
= al Fund were about 100000
d excess of your income for
t. same period. Until you have !
# duced your Indebtedness down
: within the legal limit as provid
for by law, any warrant that y
ID may write is not legal unless y
" have either sufficient money
ID the fund upon which the war;;
1y is drawn 10 pay the warrant
ks you have already made a tax Ii
he sufficient to pay that warrant {
or others which may be dra
IS against that fund.
ed Your Sinking Fund levies
ty the past years and for the DR.
ent year are not sufficient to m
ty your requirements and conseque
" " a larger burden of taxat
o. must be thrown upon your taxp
es ers for the next few years to m
ed up for this neglect of the Cou
Commissioners.
'ui The requirements for your 81
act ing Fund are sos, O23.93 each '
'eo for the next five years, so
ar- you viii be enabled 30 pay
ID your Indebtedness when it
ne comes due. Section 1922 of
ese 1923-19-27 Supplement to the
'ut vised Codes reads: Tax-B
'ur Fund. The board of county c
on missioners, at the time of NAL
eH- the levy of taxes for county ]
aee poses must levy tax for
year upon all taxable property
NO the county for the payment
emu redemption of the bonds of {
Il series or issue outstanding. If :
VI levy is made for the purpose
o paying interest on and prime
ANU of any series or issue of bonds
sued prior to May first, l
gu then such levy must be
i ~ enough to raise an amount 81
u cient to pay one years interes
"a. ~ all such bonds then outstan,
ene and to pay such portion of
1:s principal of such bonds as viii
neo come due and payable during
/ ensuing year, if any; and IN
l event such levy must be
'oo1 enough TO raise an amount S
q cient to pay one years interes
- ali such bonds then outstan
- and to place in the sinking an,
~. terest fund, for the payment
-en redemption of such bonds on
~ maturity, an amount not less
~ sum produced by dividing
=" total amount for which such S