Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 249, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1911 — Benton County Will Resist Payment of Expert Accountants. [ARTICLE]

Benton County Will Resist Payment of Expert Accountants.

Fowler Leader. The township trustees of Benton county united and employed B. B. Berry and Elmore Barce to bring an action to stop the payment of the State Accountants. The matter having been brought before Judge Saunderson a temporary injunction was ordered. 'The complaint sets forth that the law is unconstitutional. The people have no day in court and they pay the bill. They have no voice in selecting accountants, determining the wages, nor the time of employ4nent. The accountants are persons without local Interest in affairs under investigation. There was some talk of investigating the books of the town. The effort will be resisted. The penalty under the statue is revocal of office and a fine of a thousand dollars. The town fathers would enjoy being fired that way and have no fears of the fine. The books belong to the town, and when any tax payer wants them investigated will be time enough.—Fowler Leader.