Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1914 — Monticello Officers Failed To File Expense Statements. [ARTICLE]

Monticello Officers Failed To File Expense Statements.

Monticello Journal. The city council and school board scarcely know Where they are-at. It seems that Messrs. Johnson and McCuaig failed to file their statements of expenses when they were elected to the position and are considered ineligible to hold thedr places owing to this oversight which came through laxfk of knowledge. Later Mr Cullen railed to do the same thing. Dr. Coffin had promptly filed his declaration of expenses with, the county clerk and received his certificate of election from the city clerk. It is understood that an effort will he made to elect a new board tomorrow night in the regular meeting of the council. The names of S. A. Carson, E. B. Sellers, M*. T. Didlake, J. P. Simons and H. W. Hamelle have been suggested as the probable candidates. Several take the position that all that Messrs. Johnson, McCuaig and Cullen have to do is to file their expense at even this late date and they will not be barred, but they are liable to prosecution and a fine of not less thans3oo and the connty clerk is said to be liable to prosecution for failing to notify the prosecuting attorney of the non-filing of these accounts. Dr. Coffin and D. McCuaig say they are going to wait to see who’s who before they surrender their office.