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TIDINGS ASHLAND ASHLAND ASHLAND ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING. W. H. LEEDS. Editor and Publisher, TIDINGS. Tprms of Adnrtmnf LNOAL. One square, first insertion....... . Each Additional insertion......... ASHLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1886 PROFESSIONAL CARDS. MERCANTILE AND TO MANUFACTURING. TAXPAYERS OF JACKSON COUNTY! Geo. B. Carrey, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. ASHLAND, OREGON. An Expose of the Manner in which the Fin ances of the County have been Managed. Will attend tn t-us*’* in the ronrts of Oregon, r nd.-r advice anil prepare paper» in the »el- tlement of e-tates. make applications for ualents under the U. S. mining law», and may be <-on<iilted on all matters pertaining to Government land*, school and S- amp lands, an*1 claims against the V. N. for ser- Tices *>r losses. OFFIVE-Main street. [10-39 Township plats on file in the office. Facts Discos en-d by an Examination of the County Record*. pvhi . ikhed M onday may 31.1S84 BY THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY CENTRAL COM MITTEE OF JACK-OX I OUNTY. F rom a paper ____ • Jackson county has of taxable prop erty within its borders ami subject to the taxing powers of its county court, over two million of dollars, as appears by the assessment rolls. Her citizens claim for We have just received, direct from Yokohama, Japan, her, and ive think justly, the best cli an invoice of Pure Uncolored and Breakfast Teas, which mate in Oregon. She has a varied sur face and an abundance of most excellent we are offering to the Public at the Lowest Living rates, ami. Her mines have returned to the Ask for PURITY TEA, and take no other. miners millions of dollars, and are yet yielding near a half million dollars per annum. Her horses have a reputation f**r bleed and valuablt qualities coexten sive with the Pacific Coast. Her grain, fruits, timlier and grapes are the wonder and admiration of all who have beheld them. She has ample water power and the product of her mills and looms have attracted commendable attention in older states and countries. With all these element« of individual and county thrift Would announce to the public that he ha.4 purchased the Marsh planing mill and prosperity, is the county prosperous, nud sash atnl door factory on and if not, why not? Counties, like individuals, may neg lect great natural advantages and by mis And is prepared to do promptly all work in the line uf planing, moulding, aud general wood-working. management s<> detract from the bounties **f nature that they cease to attract, and Will keep or hand a gcxxl stock of where growth should be the rule stagna tion and shrinkage is the fact. Such seems to bo the present condition of Jackson county. Financially her credit is at low ebb. Iler obligations to pay are Will furuixb lumber <>f all kinds, either rough oi tiressed. in quantities to suit purchasers. discounted ten per cent. F**r current expenses she is loaded with an interest bearing debt of an unknown amount, Following are cash psices for work: Planing. $ i per M.: Planing and niatobitig. but conjectured from the best obtainable ¿4.50 per M.: Moulding. ceut per inch, per ft. sources t<> be something like $85,000. Ashland, Oregon, April 16, 1886. [10 44. This heavy deH and its constant accu mulation of interest seems t<> be, if not a harrier to economy, at least an ever ready excuse for enormous outlays for improvements of inconsiderable magni tude. Thrifty immigrants and men of means are deterred from making homes Takes occasion to remark to his old friends and patrons and or investments in a bankrupt county or the public generally, that being unable to dispose of his ■ ■tie s<> nearly so that it has to pay inter est on bills for current expenses f *r from General Merchandise business he has concluded to four to five years before it is able to pay them, notwithstanding the annual tax levy is and always has been high, it *s no wonder that in a county ao financially managed values should and run the thing for all there is in it this Spring and Sum depreciate, sellers multiply and piirchas ers diminish and population as compared mer. A full and complete 'line of with other parts of the state remain rela tively stationary. With the wealth of this county subject to its jurisdiction for purposes <>f taxa tion, and upon which an almost ruinous rate I ms been habitually, levied there is no reason why we are in oar present de plorable condition. Bad management THESE GOODS ARE and a most shiftless inattention to coun ty business will probably account for the present condition? But we think the real facts are that the County money has In Chicago, San Francisco and Portland, and I am consequently prepared to give been most shamefully squandered that some might have pettj power, and others bargains grow rich. The constitution of the state has been habitually ignored and set at naught, laws pawed by the legislature to protect the taxpayers from the rapacity of petty officials have been flagrantly violated and are being daily disregarded by those in Jackson county whose sworn duty is to see that they are observed. The county court, which is the legally constituted agency for conducting coun ty business, seems to have no conception <>f its high trust, and the important du ties it should perform in guarding the (■eople’s rights and interests. It seems t*> audit bills against the county without investigation, and order warrants to be drawn on the county treasury without i eference to law or consideration received hy the comity therefor. The present mode of passing on bills presented against the county by the county clerk will fully substantiate the fortgoing charge, though it is a grave one. t J. T. Bowiitch, Counsellor at Law 1 ASHLAND, OREGON. rney and Will practice tr all court* of the state Collections promptly made aud remitted. 9-4 T. B. Kent, Attorney and Counsellor at JACKSONVILLE, OR. Law ill practice in all the court, of Oregon. Ufbee in fhe court bonsc. r [10-3 AiYiart Haamoncl, CLAYTON & GORE CIVIL ENGINEER and SURVEYOR, ASHLAND, OREGON. Will attend promptly to any business in the lino of land «’irveylug. locating ditches, etc., and even thing pertaining to civil eugiueer- lng. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10-12 Office ut the postoffice. H. C. MESSENGER, Manufacturer and Wood-Worker. I J. S. Howard, Notary Public and Conveyancer MEDE« »RD, OREGON. All kinds of real estate business given careful attention, and information furnished con ccrnlng property iu the new town. G ranite Street, Dr. John S. Farson, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON A shland , O rboon . .C-Oftice f**r the present at Chitwood’s di ug store. * [6-4. I Sash, Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets, Etc., C. J Sechrist, M. D., ' PHŒNIX, OREGON. AT LOWEST PRICES. I Office loi the present, ut Dr. Kahler's drug store !*»-»•> ! ORNAMENTAL Dr. 0. B. Rica. PHYSICIAN SURGEON, AND A shland , O ke & on . Office st the City Drug Store; the wisilen factory. residence near Special attention given to diseases of wo men. [9-1 PIANO, ORGAN aud GUITAR I lu a limited uuuibcruf pupils uulsitle her college class. Iteseli nef at Mr. A. G. Rockfellow'a on Church street. Z T. Bartlett, A shland , iiregon . Will furnish estimates and take contracts for H;«ildings of all kinds. A share of patronage solicited. [8-35 Shop located ju-it M uk the lotry stable. A. L. Will«?, A shland . O b boon . Is prepared to give estimate*, to furnish mate rial, and complete all kind» of buiblinE» IN OK <HT OF TOWN uu reasonable terms. All work warranted to jive satisfaction. SHoP—onAtechanie street, over Youle A Gil roy's store-house and office. 110-40 BOUGHT FOR CASH, DePEATT, ATTORNEY 4 COUNSELLOR at LAW 0RCC0W. Will practice in all courts of this state. Office ir. Odd Fellows’ building up stairs. ut toi the following naiscd Companie«: THE STOVE STORE! 111.- Liverpool and London «nd Globe. The Slate Investment and 1 nan rance Coin pan y The Western Eire and Murine Insurance Com pany. The London Com mereiai vaurance Com natty, of London. England ntl M’ 1 hs. Masonic Dire:tory, Ashland SISKIYOU CHAPTER. X > 21. R A M. Regular «onv«,caiious on the Thursday next aiter the full moou. W H A tkinson , H P A. E. Hammon«!. Sec y. [9-;»; AMII.XNI' l*H",E S *. A F. A A. M. Stated communication «>n the Thursday of or before the full moon. H. f B ill \¥. M. \ 1 Harui>i.,r.<i, Secretary. ALPHA CHAPTER N<». 1. O. E. 8. ■'late*! meetings on 1st un«l 3d Tuesday in each mvn.h M rs . A nna C arter , W. M Mi-s Anna Anderson Secretary. Ashlaad Lodge No. 15, i. o. o. r.. TURNING. Ladies’ Dress Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hats, Gent's Furnishing Goods. Groceries, Crockery, Etc., Etc. CONTRACTOR ANU BUILDER. Hold regular meeting» every Satunlay even- >ug at their hall in Ashland. Brethren in goo*I standing are < **r*lially invited to attend. H T. ¡Mow. N G J l>. ¡■'»untaiii. Uec vtary and STOCK UP CONTRACTOR and BUILDER, Insù Lite SAWING J.M. M’CALL Miss Alena Weber, l»:i*nerol musical Awhtalui College, will give instructions iu ASHLAND, JAOKSON COUNTY, si 11 ancl, <Oregon, I ClLt'T I’.UUK ESUAMl’MFM \'U 16. 1OO F. M*ii’.. : <>d*t Fellows - Hall* very Cd and 4th »louday ill each it'nntb Meup ers in good -'..oi'ling cordially :.;t ;iv>l i*> attend. E. J. Fvai.ow, C. P. Rol.t. Tayl *r. Scribe. Hoi’L IthlJt' t'.l DEGItKE L >l»t*E XU. II. Meets on the 2*1 and 4th Tuesday in each mouth iu Odd Fellows '» Hull, Ashland. Mas. M F. C asey , X’. G. J. K. Heimuli, Sec')-. Headquarters Burnside Post, G. A, R. DEPARTMENT OF OREGON. All members of the G. A. K. in good standing are c.trdinllv ins ited to visit Burn side Poet, winch meets in the Masonic hall, Ashland, every 3d and 4th Weduesdav in each month. J. M. M c C all , Commander. We have reduced our prices on stoves and defy competition. We are selling hardware lower than any other house in the county. Prices on all kinds of farming implements lower than ever before. We sell the Studebaker Wagons and Buggies, and the J. I. Case Plows, Hoosier Grain Drill and Seeder, Acme and Keystone Disc Harrows, and have the largest and best stock of all kinds of farm machinery in Ashland. Give us a call and be convinced. WILLARD & EUBANKS. JANIES THORNTON, E. K. ANDERSON Vice President. President. Ashland Woolen Mills, WHITE and COLORED BLANKETS, ------- MAM FACTl 1IFK4 OF----------- Ashland* Lodge, A. 0.U.W M cv ' j * ir, luigi r*M>m in J>d«l Fellow’» e'.* rv Fin-r and T hird \vedn«'-,<lw i’* <-n< I, nimiih. l‘r> sebi heiir of meeting T i») e m All Hrvttirvi. fu goni Mandine *r« cordiali) invite»! lo alleivi. J. W. .USITI. M. W A. t.AMB. Recorder. W« C* T. IT. lUu Ashland Woman’« (.’hrisiiui* IV to pe rance Union meets every liie*<tay after noon atAo’clock in the Beading Room. All interested in the work of the order are in vited to attend the meetings. Mm. 8* >Ti, Fres. Mrs. G. F. Billings, Sec. Biukhu'- Arnie» IP j® S»alvr. 1 he best halve in the world for cute, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sor»-s. tetter, chapped hands, chilblains, I CQnrt, and all tkin einpt>ou*. atui positive ly cures piles, or no pay required., 11 is guaranteed to give per tret eatisf action, or money refunded. Price 2ft cenu per box. For sala by J. H. Chilwood A Son’s Plain and Faony Cassimeres, Flannels, Hosiery, Etc. OVER and UNDERWEAR. - CLOTHING MADE to ORDER. Office and Sales Rooms in Masonic Building, W. H ATKIXsON, Secretary and General Manager J ackbox covsyy to W. H P arker , D r ., for a duplication of the claim and afis>rds the eJerk s lee«, couuty business : [Wto.] »county court no data by which it can M9>>urual entries in county court 422 25 lu> filinxs in county ct. tcurreut matter) 10 50 determine whether <>r not an unnecessary 10 additional folios 1 00 8 app of viewers and rarvevors 6 00 number of warrants have been drawn 5 days attendance on equalization board 15 GO to cover the amount ordered paid by the Making up disbursement book 4 JO Fees on examination of Jeff. Howell 5 00 court. The practice of permitting the W riting and rerdng bond and agreement 3 00 Drawing 185 county warrants 9 25 clerk to split orders for the convenience 185abstractscouutv warrants 18 50 of scrip holders and dealers is an ex Entering W5 warrants ami takiug recpts 18 50 Fees on 25 sculps at 30 cents 7 50 pensive one to the county, and one not app tiling and Issuing L- L. to---- I 00 Furnishing list to road supervisor 1 00 contemplated by law, and should be dis 4 «PP and 4 filings to patieuts to hospital 0 HO Maklug and filing 5 bills against county 1 00 I continued. If the person to whom the Writing 21 orders for patients admitted warrant is due desires a number of war to county hospital from July 7,18M, to Ort 31, 1885 iucluaiv: 4 21 rants t<> satisfy his demand against the Making military list for Secy of State 6 00 UM ■ 1 60 LOCAL. Local Notio««, per line............................. 1H Regular advertisements inserted npoa liberal terms. Job Printing Of all descriptions done on short notice Legal Blanks, Circular«, Business Cards Billheads, Letterbeads, Posters, etc., got ten up in good style at living prioes. Terms of Subscription: One copy, one year....................... -$ 3 50 1 50 ’• ax months................... 75 •• “ three months................ 12 50 Jub Kates, aix copies for............ Terms in advance. TIDINGS. NO. 51 J ackson county to W II P arker D r ., lor want to be county clerk, when yon thus county clerk's fees. see how loosely your county business is To ?6 Journal entries county court record». 414 ft) managed 1 66 tilings county court for current numb'r t 60 Em-ugh has been said on county man •“ additional ’ - folios - • in - county record 1 00 10 Issuing 3 appointments of viewers of agement, but lest it be said that excep damages 3 no I tionally awkward bills have been selected, Entering road in road record 3 00 Making up — of accounts 4 00 we herewith publish without further com Drawing jury list and making allowances 3 00 ment other bills of Mr. Parker's. Bear 2 app and 2 tilings patients to hospital 3D 2 orders of admittance of patients 20 in mind that AV. H. Parker, the author Drawing 193 county warrant,* (*£ 5 c 9 65 of these bills, and the beneficiary of the “ 193 abstracts of said warrants 19 30 mistakes nnd illegal charges therein, ia Fees on 29 scalps 8 70 now asking you for your votes so that for two years more he can “expedite” the fee bills to the tune of ab^ut $70 a month 4129 43 more than the law allows against the In item 4 there is an over charge of county, and against private persons, fur (See law 1882, pp. 47) $3 40. recording deeds, miners* uoticea and all hem 7, f'*r drawing jury list and c**urt bills in the nine large proportion. making allowance, $3 00. This charge In these haid times every dime that can ia mi manifestly a lumping c<>>iglomerate l>e should be saved t*> the county. Ex that no man can take the statute and amine the record and the law, and see if form any opinion whether the services W H Parker is a safe person Co trust iu which may have been rendered were so responsible a county office. worth the $3 charged «*r n*>t. (See Ses J ackson county to W. H. P a XKSB. D r . sions laws of 1882. page 47.) To Items 9 and 10 are open I«» objections Making 9 Jud. roll» criminal cases....... 4 f? 00 lsvaing 3 vcnerieiut 50cents.... set forth iu remarks on the Nov. fee bill. t 31 filiug' promliciuMis-pspers... It will be obgeived that there is an er 12 affidavits for witnesses........... Keeping tn jury book., ror nf $19.30 m footing. The attention ls’uing 51 account grand jury tubpeenaa 10 20 ■ >f Mr. Parker having been called to Filing 51 •' •• ft 10 “ 5 M this etror lie explained substantially as 110 additional names 105 journal entries circuit court. 26 25 follows; That in making the bill he Swearing 207 persons to acts.. .. 6 21 omitted an item of $19 30 which he had Making bills for 207 persons....,_____ 10 35 50 intended to put in the bill. This large Entries in dockets—state vs. Healey “ “ aimpsou.. 60 item ia for making 193 entries and re Amount brought down ............................... 4103 41 ceipts for county warrants. But as there is no authoiity of law for such a charge, 33J4 added us per bill. ............................... <4 47 Mr. Parker’s attention was called to it The per cent, is added in the following bills; and he was aaktd to show the statute un Hi te vs. Trumbell Bros " “ A. J. Meaer der which the charge is made. He stated ’’ “ Chas. McVay. substantially as follows: That when he “ “ JoHhua «'atou. fitst took tlie office he did not make su.h ‘ “ Hauly Ai Live “ ’’ <ieo Miller.. a charge, i,u» having learue«! from other ’’ ’’ W. J. Russ-Il county cleiks that they were making the “ “ J. Ixiusignout “ “ J. D. Maxon. same, lie therefore g**t it in his bills. “ " O. L. Dotiavan After adding the 33J per cent, to the ’’ ’’ J N. Linson... ’’ ” Veit Shutz....... 819.30 omitted III the items httt included “ ’’ R. Moral......... hi the footing, the err* ra in this one bill “ ” Frank Howard amount to $44.33J[. This bill was audit ” ’’ Ki. Mathews . ” " John McMahon ed,allowed and ordered paid by the coun “ “ Sarah A. McDaniel 3 5S?< ty c**urt, and the err r in footing not de 4229 U tected. This is a startling revelation of I hereby certify that the above account Is the manner of transacting public busi ness. Is such a course business like or correct as I verily believe. W. H P arker , safe ? If all bills and claims against the County Clerk. county are to he paid without examina J a * kson ( ovsty to W H. P arker . D r County tion, why nut dispense with the county Clerk's fees for making transcript of assess ment roll for Secretary of State. 475, court! [Note error in this footing of 119. 50j 33’i per cent, added 97 15 32 38 county it would be but just to make him pay the extra expense. Item K—185 abstracts county war- 4178 33 I hereby certify that the above bill is correct rants, 818 50, illustrates the propriety as I verily believe. W H P arker , of the foregoing remarks. county elerk Item L—For entering 185 warrants How Mr. Parker could deem himself and taking receipts, $18 50, has no au untitled to a journal entry “ in county thority of law and should not have been court ” is a mysteiy, and he should have paid. The law is as follows : “ For each warrant drawn on the specified in what record so that the board could have verified his bi.l by an inspect county treasury, five cents, provided that ion of the records. Wert* these journal no charge shall be made for tiling or can entries made in the Record of Commis celing redeemed orders or warrants. For sioners or county business ? Tile bill making abstract of the same, for each does not inform the court. The lawful folio, ten cents.” fee fora journal eutty is 10 cents, with It must be born in mind that Mr. Park 33J per cent, added as per sec. 7, page er, at the foot of his bill, added 33j per 49. The law allowing fees for juurna* cent to the whole thereof, so that his entries is found on page 48, Session entire charge for the 185 county warrants amounted to $61 66? ; of this amount Laws of 1882, and reads as follows : “ For each folio of any journal entry, $24 66« should be deducted, and he other than a judgment, older or decree, should only have been paid $37. It will (10) ten cents." be seen that Mr. Parker charges and the For these journal entries Mr. Parker court orders him paid 33j cents for each was entitled to receive $8 90 and 33J county warrant, when in law he is only additional, making $11 86 2 8. Con entitled to receive 20 cents. sequently he over charged, and received Item Al —Fees on 25 scalps at 30, $7 50. Just how Mr. Parker succeeded from the county on this item $10 33J. Item B—For 105 filings in county court in expediting the fee bill so as to get a current matter, the charge is $10 50. charge against the county of 30 cents on Just where the law is to be found for each scalp is not discoverable either from charging for current matter, or what it reading the scalp law or fee bill, unless is cannot be ascertained from the statutes. he charges the county under that item The la# as to filings is as follows : for issuing abstractory and entering the 1 hereby certify that the above bill is correct “ For tiling each piper or pleading, county orders. us I verily believe. W. H P arker . except ill cases of claims filed in the The act providing for bounty on cer J ackson county to W. H. P arker 1) i »., for Couuty Clerk. county clerk's fees, county business: County court against the county, ten tain wild animals (found on page 30 November. 18X5. J ackson county to W. H P arker . D r , for To cents.” laws of 1885) seems to fix the duties of clerks' fees in circuit court, adjourned term. 78 journal entries at 25c.................... $ 18 75 1885. Now, Mr. Parker s bill says for cleiks’ the county clerk, so far as the execution 30 additional folios at 10c................. To 3 00 4 9 00 8 60 27 journal entries...................... fees county business. What kind of a thereof is concerned, and reads as fol 86 tiiiug current number at 10c........ Keeping jury book..................... 2 Ù0 8 app. of viewers and surveyors at Fees in Sarah McDaniel ’ s case. paper c*>uld be tiled in the county court lows : 75c each........................................... 6 00 3 tilling of Bills........................... ............ 17 0 09 40 4 00 Making judgment roll in McDaniel ease ! 4 W doing county business, except claims “ S ec . 3. That on the presentation of Writing up acoounts.......................... Entering 3 roads in road record ....... 5 00 Tran, in appeal, Russell ease ................... 13 Mîi, against the county, is not shown by the the scalps of any of the above described Writing “ad” for bids for roads.... ’’ of pat. of coroner’s inquest.......... 5 3S)x 1 00 “ certificate to O'Neil case.............. 0 36K “ affidavit and bond for road 1 00 bill. How a conscientious court could animals to the county clerk, said clerk " ’’ in Russell's case....... 0 26?s and ti.ing and order patient to pass upon so indefinite a bill startles sus shall administer the following oath : App. hospital............................................. 40 Cash ad., expressage, Russell case....... 0 50 picion of gross inattention to business. • You do solemnly swear, or affirm that 4 journal entries adjiurued term 452 52 and folio.......................................... I 00 I certify tha’ the above bill is correct as I Item C—For ten additional f«ili< >s, $1 I i the scalps presented were taken from 1 filing of a bill................................. 10 verily believe. W. H. P arker . is vaguu and indefinite. Additional tp animals captuied within ------ couuty Making abstract of census roll....... 30 00 County Clerk. Making abstract of ass'mt. roll for what ? Thu law reads, 2nd Act, 1882, (especially describe the kind of animals sheriff and comparing atut of taxes 63 00 THE FEE BILL. 0 36 page 46, us follows : from which the same was taken), since 8 tilling road viewers....................... The statute tixiug the fees of the App. to acct. Kenney......................... “ For each foliti after the first in any the first day of March, 1885,' which said 4 fi ing road survey............................ 0 0 10 40 county eleik is found on page 45 of the judgment, order or decree, ten cents.” oath shall be reduced to writing and Drawing 3tW warrants at 5 ceuts.... 18 40 Session Laws of 1882, and leads as fol “ 368 abstracts of same........ »6 80 lows : Mr. Parker's bill makes no mention of tilled with the clerk. Ui>on taking said Making 368 entries aud receipts for the t ame........................................... 36.80 Be it enacted by tke Legislative Assembly judgments, orders or decrees, and is oath the clerk shall take and destroy of the Slate <f Oregon.: Fees on 41 app. for scalps, 30 cents. 12 30 equally obscure us to what the ten folios said scalp or scalps and issue a warrant S ection 1. That Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, t $247 Oft 6, 7 and 8, and to repeal section 10, of were und in what record made. It seems on the county treasury for the amount 33) b' per cent. add. . 82 35 an Act approved October 29, 1874, eu- that all Mr. Paiker has t<> do to get a due said applicant.’ ” As the law makes no provision for the $3-J 40 titb*d an Act to repeal Sections 2 aud 4 dollar out of Jackson comity treasure is 1 certify that the above bill is correct of an Act approved October 23, 1372, to write the words, “ ten additional couuty paying the clerk either for ad and true as I verily believe. entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of folios,” and straight w ay the court ordeta ministering the oath or tiling the same, W. H. P arker . the General Laws concerning the fees of County Ulerk. officers; and to anieud an Act entitled him to draw a warrant therefor. Is such and as the same when completed is a Filed Dec. 8,1885, and allowed. an Act t<> amend Chapter 18 of the Gen a proceeding careful management of the claim against the county, the applicant In the first item on this bill there is an eral Laws concerning fees of officer«, ap should pay the clerk and not the comity. county funds ? overcharge, after adding 33)^ oents to the proved October 24, 1870 ; end Section Item D—For eight appointments of But be this as it may, there is no au $18 75, of $14 60. (See the law fixiug fee 12 of ai: Act approved October 24, 1864, entitled an Act to prescribe the fees of viewersand surveyors. This is presumably thority anywhere in the Oregon statutes for present entry.) Item 4 is an overcharge of $6 40. (See certain officers and persons ; and Section for road purposes, but common prudence for Mr. Parker charging 30 cents for He might possibly charge for law fixing fee fur making an appointment.) 4 of an Act approved January 12, 1859, would dictate that the names of the ap scalps There is no law for the 5th item. The entitled au Act to amend an Act entitled pointee«, <>r at least the roads be des g- administering the oath and tiling the sixth is so indefinite that no estimate can an Act to regulate tile fees of certain nated and date when the appointment same, but as each scalp does not have to be made; it is folio work, and no folios officers and other persons ; and Section 1 was made, as security that so short a be sworn to, but many scalps may be in are named. The 7th item is frivolous aud nf an Act approved October 12, 1854, en titled an Act to fix the legal distances description might not be forgotten and cluded in one affidavit, the bill as pre at legal rates could not exceed 5 cents. from the several county seats to the The 8th item is too much by $1 13X- a future bill come in for the same ser sented has none of the elements of a Penitentiary at the city of Portland, and The law reads : “For taking each justifi to regulate the fees of sheriffs for con vice. The law for making appointments legal charge against the county, and cation to a bond or undertaking, fifteen veying convicts to the Penitentiary ; and reads as follows (sec. 2, page 47, Session should not have been allowed as it does cents.” all «if an Act approved October 29, 1870, not show any legal service has been per Laws of 1882) : Item 12 is folio work. (8«e law of 1882, entitled an Ac* to regulate the fees of “ Fur making out an appointment in formed. page 47, which reads : “ For making copies officers in cettain counties ; and all of an Item N—Application, filing and issuing of assessment on census roll, for each folio Act approved October 28, 1872, eutitled pursuance of an order of the comity L. L. to Ames, $1. No man can de ten cents.” Item 13 is open to same ob an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act court, fifteen cents.” to regulate the fees of officers in certain termine from this item what, when or jection. Eight appointments at fifteen cents Items 17, 18 and 19 are objectionable on counties ; and to amend Section 5 of an why the couuty ought to pay Mr. Parker e:ichauiountt<>$l 20, j added,and wehave the grounds set forth in reviewing the Nov- Act approved OcUiber 24, 1864, eutitled the legitimate bill at $1 60. So that in one dollar. emb *r bill, and there ia nn overcharge an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act Item O—Furnishing list to Road Su therein of $49 06. By adding the amounts to provide f w the collection of taxea, and this item Mr. Parker seems to have over charged the county $6 40, for at the f»ait pervisor, $1. This is certainly folio work, charged in the three items as earned out to repeal an Act approved October 19, 1860, and to prescribe the fees of Clerks of his bill he added $2 to the $6, making and the county court should have been in the bill we have $92, to this there is and Shcrith, be and the same is hereby added 33X p« r cent, being $30 66,V- Total informed of the number of folios. the whole charge $8. amended to read as follows : Item P—Four applications and four amount charged, $122 66*<. But as item S ec . 2. The fees of the County Clerk Item E seems to have no statutory 19 fee, $36 80, with 33X added at the foot shall be as follows : filings to patients to hospital, 80 cents price fixed for the service. But it seema of the bill being $12 26, making $49 06, is For issuing any writ, order or process, Who applied to be admitted to the hospi that the court ought t<> have been in an unlawful charge, and should have been except a subpoena, forty cents. deducted from the bill. formed by the bill on what equalization tal ? Mr. Parker did not say. For issuing a subpoma for one person, Item 20. for scalps, has no authority of Item Q - Making and filing five bills board Mr. Paiker attended five days and fifteen cents ; and five cents for each Some of W. H. Parker’s Bills. 'aw. against the couuty, $1. The county is additional person named therein. the date thereof, s<> as to cut out all diffi The overcharges iu the December bill For filing each paper or pleading, ex We ask citizens to examine the hills culty which might arise fiom short not required by law to pay persons for ngregatu $'7 59X- But this does not in cept in cases of claims filed in the herewith presented and see how loose and memory. making bills against it, neither does it clude the scalps. County Couit against a county, ten iinbusmessllike the custom seems to be. Item F—To making up disbum.incut |iermit the county cletk to charge for The bill for December has the eame vice cents. It is not only unbusinesslike but tempt book finds no warrant in the fee law i*r the same. of lumping and indifiniteness as the Nov F**r entering any judgment, order or de ing t«> acquisitive persons to duplicate statute. The county court seems to have cree of any court, twenty-five cents. Item R —To writing 21 orders for pa ember bill, and in it the deft clerk got in charges for the same service. Take anv invented this little job, but the public tients admitted to county hospital from his “expediting” habit to the tune of For each folio after the first in any judg ment, order or decree, ten cents. item on the bill of Mr. Parker, county may have some curiosity in knowing just July 7, 1884, to Oct. 31, 1885, inclusive, $N7 59. For each folio of any journal entry, Notwithstanding the generosity of the clerk, filed Nov. 4, 1885, and observe what woik Mr. Paiker did in “making 84 21. This is journal and record work, other than a judgment, order or de county court in allowing Mr. Parker’s en the total absence of all dates when the up this new creature of the county and should be charged by the folio. It tire bill, obviously without examination or cree, ten cents. For taking an affidavit, including the ad J looks like an afterthought, services charged for was done. The bill court.” investigation as to its correctness, the ministration <»f the oatb, ten cents. bears date 1885 and is tiled in Novem Item T—Making military list. This court in ordering the drawing of warrants Item G—Fees in examining Jeff. How For swearing a witness, three cents. ber, hut when was the service perf rmed? ell. Now, what was Jeff. Howell ex folio work and the number of folios and authorized the clerk to draw as many war For taking and approving an undertaking hat check is such a bill upon duplica amined for, to see if he was an insane per time when made should have l>een stated. rants as he desired, and compliance there a bond in any case, twenty cents. with some ten or fifteen warrants were tion at a fu'ure court? It is not claimed son? Some one of the 89 journal entries We submit that the bill as presented d'awn covering the amount of 1 123 <0. By ; For making and filing judgment roll, fifteen cents. that that hill has been or will be dupli uiayhavu been inthc case. It isdifficultto by Mr. Paiker t<*the county court should this means the clerk got an addidiouni dig at the county treasury of cents for For making copies of journal entries, for cated, but public business should not be seu how the clerks’ fees ill conmiitting or have been returned to him as too in each order. judgment roll, ten cunts for each folio. The Constitution of Oregou prohibits the For docketing judgment or decree in conducted in s*> loose and dangerous a examining an insane person can amount definite, uncertain and vague to warrant judgment docket, twenty-five Ceuta. manner. There is a vagueness as to to $5 ; but whether it did or nut the the court in ordering him paid. The bill holding of two offices by one man. «See Oregon Constitution, Art. 2, j 10.) When ! 1 For making copies of any record on file, contains no certain information, except every item mentioned in the bill under clerk in presenting his bill should so for each folio, ten cents. Jud e E. DePeatt, county judge of Jack- consideration. Take the first item ’’SO specify what he did d<> in the premises that Mr. Parker wanted an order or sou county took office, he swore to support ! For official certificate under seal of any journal entries in county court" $22.25, that the court could determine on the orders on the treasury for 8178 33, but the Constitution of Oregon. Yet, in for »•mt, twenty cents. Can any person, however familiar with proper amount due him for his services certainly doer not inform the court what getfulness of his oatb. he has held and F<*r official certificate, without seal, twenty cents. the records and proceedings of the coun ns regulated by law. | he had d* ne <*r where <*r f* r whm he acted in another office, and has drawn large For issuing commission to take testimony, sums of money from Jackson county as de had perf*-rmed any service properly ty court, determine from this item fifty cents. Item H—For writing and recording puty district attorney since and during his chargeable t*> the c *unty. 1 F<>r taking depositions, for each folio, where, when or in what volume or rec bond and agreement. Here the clerk term as county judge, presenting his bill ten cents. ord the 89 entries were made? Supjmse therefor to his own court for allowance. seems to have become an attorney for In the first item of the bill is an For taxing costs and disbursements, iu the court desires verifying the Count by overcharge < f............................ 17 80 (See ordered of county court allowing E somebody, a duty not required of him. any cause, twenty-five cents. Sec nd item.................................. 14 00 the record, where is it advised by Mr. DePeatt $30.00, published elsewhere.' The ' For docketing cause iu any act on or The bill ought to have advise«! the court F*urth 44 40 6 judge’s anxiety to thus draw money Parker to go for proof of the correct proceeding, other than the docketing 44 how much lie charged for writing the “ L 24 G6j iilegslly from the county treasury may of a claim against a county in a County ness of the claim against the county? 44 10 00 12 M bond and agreement, and how much f«»r render it easy for other persons with a Court, twenty-five ceuta. A warrant was drawn by Mr. Parker recording the same. The clerk’s fee for k ndred desire to do so. For swearing jury, on trial «if any action, for the whole amount claimed in tile bill. recording in Jackson county is 20 cents $72 86J Taxpayers, are you surprised that your suit or proceeding, twenty five cents. We Lope every citizen will read the bill Making a t«tal •■vercharge in the Novem county is in debt, its paper at a discount, F<>r receiving reading, filing aud record for each folio. A folio is one bundled I ber bill • f $72 865. That we have n t people disoouraged and wanting to sell, carefully item by item and then refer to ing verdict in any suit, action or pro words, therefore the clerk has t<> record hastily jumi*ed at c ticlusi -ns we ask a ceeding, fifty cents. property shrinking in vine and few im- the law as to clerk's fees published here 500 words to be entitled to one dollar. careful examinati n of the law and its ’ For reoirding any judgment, order, bill with, and by carefully computing the , These lumping bills are unsatisfactory applicati n t** the items as set forth in | migrants coming to this county, when you or appointment of any executor, ad- i learn that a combination to plunder the amount due Mr. Parker for the services ; and dnngerous -affording too great a Mr. Parker’s bill, and t** the tn'*rv special county has for its head the county judge, miuistiator or guardian, for each folio, rendered and deducting that from the analysis < f the bi'l here in ide. $72 86? and for its chief spoilsman W. H. 1 arker, i ten cents. amount he has received and then extend ! temptation to make big bills for little |>er in nth is quite an item to the tax For recording the appointment of any j candidate for county clerk ? Vote against ing the same process <>f “expediting” the work. payers. and sh ws the necessity uf a re- him and break the combination—or vote adinvasurer of claims, fifteen cento. fee bill to a two years term, some Item I—For drawing 185 county war form in their interest. for him and give it a new lease of powrt, For making all index«» in relation to an nnd a renewed grip on the people’s money. .idea may be formed of why the county rants, $9 25, has the same vice of in- estate, twenty-five ceuts. BILL FILED JAN. 5, 1886. i is in dent, and that it costs so much t<> For making and keeping a register in re definiteness as to date or amount of war Citizens an*l taxpayers, are yon sur « run a small county in Southern Oregon. In this bill there is an over charge in lation to an estate, twenty-five cento. The bill is as follows as taken from the rants or in whose favor drawn. Such a the first item <>f $15.20. [See law re- prised that y**ur taxes are high, y«*ur (COMISI KD Ob FOURTH FAGI.) Cuuuty in debt aud that many persons filings bill is no security to the county against ferred tu on item one uf fee bill. 33' a Per cent, added as per book 4131 50 44 83