The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-04-09
EXAMINERS NOTES

Among the securities pledged by the Big Horn County Bank to
Cashiers Checks If. the following banks: First National Bank and
Midland National Bank. Billings. First National Bank, Butte, and the
Under the provisions Of section 47s71, R. G. M. 1885. only the Cash
iers S chsssI 1f tn from Federal ta 6n Kes Sc a Sanks " will aua1 fly for r. this nadr puf Grsss
for furnishing copies Of the official registers for election purposes for
made for these fees.
The Petty Cash Fund is we in the amount of 81. 80. This should
The Sheriff should use greater are in carving cases forward on
made. thereby making but entry on the Fee Book and avoiding
te " r ssss's as e'i Hsbis u I'M S" tsar so f1asS IS tha sut they sff '%nesf for 54 fnss inf of
posed 4n snI ru iTs A % sn5isfsd by sh pay%9 ue or 3ns a r 9s5m in f5 jra Entries If his
transactions affecting the various cases under his charge. H should
x NSR /" be- ~o" "ronaSis . ant the %sS'r inn 'e e s@ in on Ths %hianea ON the
John rronnn Estate in amount Of s11SOo is quite old and probably
The official bonds Of the various county officials we're examined
and found to h. properly filed and approved.
of Hardin Township Us ~ not approved ppSHr by the COUNTY Clerk. The bond
The "a!ans" of 5000 in the special Road Fund should be trans
ferred to tn" Road Fund at the end of the fiscal year.
rh% Sr cash Gn 'a arrca nnl'nss wtt AS s shoss Of by II the ,, Sonh'y r EIsr $ end Re-
A q1tte thorough txam1na1io r wms made of the contract for print 1T
y "5 ' is41 1t This iM" Contract Mira ' for or'H the year. 1871 ' was supported "u""rtsa by a1' a bond
Board b nI of "ounty OF co snUiUHon m"t a po % of ths " natur r' ip not ef fey I'VE
until such time a it has had the approval entered IN the minutes
Which signifies acceptance of the terms of the bond. Section 4 of the
for a greater sum sum than the penalty =" of this IBond 'e or ' SUBJECT tt to any
s s%c' 1s sS'0 day e of Xugu Sf0f ista" ' TSeSe ts n nat n IS aue ss'o'u' ssou as't the 'is,
nrd dc.e SH1ns i in III a%o 0pinr of S II sb oo Ut p &lae nag the 81 nmif ia unfa %
to Big Horn County. Such bonds should be permitted to run the per-
Tod If the Statute of Limitations. Both the contracts for 191 and 1912
are weak in that the prices are provided in Chapter 10, Laws of 1929,
instead of Chapter 11S of the Twenty-ffth Legislative Assembly, 1887,
1929. is also Section 44S2 of the Revised Codes of Montana, 1885,
which is repealed by Chapter 11s, of the Twenty fifth Assembly. 1887.
The 1912 contract could possibly be cured by placing a rider o the
contract providing for the provisions Of Chapter 11S, of the Twenty
fifth Assembly The bond for the 1912 contract wa presented by the
printer during the course of the examination. This bond should have
been submitted at the time the contract "a entered into. This bond
has not been approved by the Board of County Commissioners and con-
tains a provision that proceedings thereon must be instituted prior to
July l. 1913.
. 5 on The 9a g'; in ss4 has "e Sssa Ia, Ia court in not i iSs S sts%'ss"s ef his s,s s'" on ;:t ssss
$40 300" and same date, CLERK of Court $50 Not. of rejection OF
claim, 1915" There is nothing to show the size If the paper printed.
or whether it was printed on both sides. Without such information 1t
is impossible for an examiner r anyone else to ascertain If the charge
is correct, unless they are familiar with the form printed. Quite a
number of Items were calculated with the best information obtain
able, and in ONE cases. there we're apparent overcharges and in Others
underchargea It ia not our intention to state or infer that there has
been dishonesty on the part Of any concerned. but as a matter Of bust