Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1905 — JUST A REMINDER, THAT’S ALL. [ARTICLE]

JUST A REMINDER, THAT’S ALL.

Acts of 1899, page 80, contains the following statute regulating the allowance and payment of claims against incorporated towns and cities, and provides penalties for the violation thereof: Section 1. Be it enacted by the Ge neral Assembly of the State of Indiana, That it shall be unlawful for the Board of Trustees of any Incorporated town, or the Common Council of any incorporated city in the State, or any member thereof, to make any claim against said town or city, or to order the issue of any town or city warrant or order for the payment of money, except at a regular or special session of said Board of Trustees or Common Council, and it shall. BE UNLAWFUL FOB ANY CLERK OF ANY CITY OB TOWN TO DRAW OH ISSUE ANY TOWN OH CITY OHDRH OR WARRANT TO ANY PERSON, EPCEPT THAT THE SAME HAS BERN ORDERED AND ALLOWED AS IN THIS ACT PROVIDED.

Section 2. No claim shall be allowed by said Board of Trustees of an incorporated, town, or any Common Council of any incorporated city, unless such claim, setting forth the particular items and amounts claimed, and duly verified by claimant or by some person having knowledge of the facts on his behalf, shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk of said town or city, by said Clerk PLACED ON THE CLAIM DOCKET MORE THAN FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE HOLDING OF SUCH HEHBION OF THE BOARD OF THUSTBES OB COMMON COUNCIL. Sections. The Clerk of said town or eity, shall at the expense of said town orcity, procure a suitable book to be used as a claim docket. He shall when a claim is filed as herein provided enter the same on said docket, stating the name of the claimant, the amount claimed, and in general terms for what claimed and the date of filing thereof. And when a claim is acted upon, said Clerk shall briefly upon said docket state the action of the Board of Trustees, or City Council. BAID DOCKET SHALL AT ALL TIMES BB OPEN TO THE INSPECTION OF ANY AND ALT, CITIZENS. Section 4. The Clerks of incorporated towns and cities are hereby authorised to administer all oaths and affirmations by thia act required, for which they shall charge no fee. Section 5. Any Clerk of an incorporated town, or Clerk of an incorporated city, ob ANY MEMBER OF A BOARD OF TRUSTEES Of an incorporated town, oh any membeb or a CITY COUNCIL, who shall VIOLATE ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT, SHALL,UPON CONVICTION THEROF. BE FINED NOT LESS THAN FIFTY DOLLARS FOR SUCH OFFENSE. The Democrat-has no desire to unjustly criticise the Rensselaer city council for its laxness, in transacting public business for it believes most of the members, at least, mean to do what is right. The above law has not been observed very well in the past.