Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1914 — Sues for Fees Due From Former Republican Officers. [ARTICLE]

Sues for Fees Due From Former Republican Officers.

The Kentland Knterpri.se states that suits have been instituted there by the state, on relation of the county commissioners, against Elmer Bringham, former auditor, and William Boyle, former recorder, and says: The suits against Mr. Boyle and Mr. Bringham were instituted by direction of the Attorney General, on report of the state board of accounts. Facts concerning these cases were published in the Enterprise at the time of the examination. The claim against Mr. Bringham is for $212.35. This sum includes disputed fees received by Mr. Bringham during his term as auditor, and one item is $107.10 for making transcript of the Lake township roads. Mr. Bringham hired this work done, but presented the bill in his name, and i for that reason the item is charged against him. The other fees Mr. Bringham claims as his by right of law, but is willing to submit the matter for judicial decision! Mr. Boyle is charged with $182.75, but given a credit of $50.90 for an overpayment at some time during bis term as recorder, leaving a balance sued on of $131.85. In this amount is an item of $23.70 for the release of school fund mortgages, which the county would be obliged to pay if the fee was collected, pnd for the recording of church deeds and certificates, which Mr. Boyle or his predecessors never charged for. There is a charge of $97.45 for insufficient fees collected, ranging from 20 cents to $1 each. The field examiners a|p supposed to have counted the words in 135 instruments to get this amount. It lias been the rule of recorders to estimate the number of words in an instrument presented for recording. There is also a charge of $61.60 for fees that w'ere never paid In.