Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1915 — FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH NEWTON COUNTY [ARTICLE]

FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH NEWTON COUNTY

Jasper County Owed Newton a Balance of $1,524 On Settlement of Venued Law Suits. Newton County Enterprise. A final settlement was made with Jasper county regarding fees due in change of venue cases from the circuit court. In compliance with an order of Judge Hanley, made several months ago, that the clerks of the Newton and Jasper circuit courts should make up a bill of costs in all venued cases covering his term of office, or since 1902. Clerk McCurry checked the records in this county md found the sum of $3,030 to be due from Jasper county. This sum was paid by Jasper county the first of the year. In return Jasper county filed a claim against Newton county covering a period of seventeen years, or from 1897. County Attorney Cunningham took the matter up with the Jasper county commissioners and an agreement was reached that this county should be held for costs accruing only during the twelve years of Judge Hanley’s administration, corresponding with the time charged for in this county, and the amount due Jasper county for this period was $1,506, for which amount Auditor Sizelove was directed to draw a warrant.

This settlement leaves Newton county $1,524 to the good, and it is to be hoped that in the future costs in such cases will be taxed and collected as soon as the cases are disposed of.