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HE DECLINES TO PAY ANY THER EXPENSES. Attorney General, Hendrick, vises that Case Be Not Dismissed. FRANKFORT, KY., Jan. 7, 1895. Hon. Wm. J. Hendrick, Attorne General. DEAR SIR: The suit filed, by Reid Rogers and other attorneys my name as Secretary of State, in Montgomery Circuit Court for the pointment of a receiver of the Farmers Bank, at Mt. Sterling, Ky was authorized by me, with your proval, upon the verbal understand ing that this office should be involve in no expense. It was represented Mr. Rogers to you and to me that legitimate proceedings had been ken for the liquidation of the He affirmed it is a notorious fact tha a special Judge, in collusion parties hostile to the stockholders the bank, had met the attorneys of ColumbiaFinance & Trust Company of Louisville, by appointment at ington and there arranged to appoin the said Finance & Trust Compan the receiver of the New Farmer Bank, at Mt. Sterling. It was ther urged that such receiver ing in a distant county had no interes in the community and would arbitra rily enforce the collection of payable to the bank without concern for the interests of the holders. It was contended that stockholders were powerless to test the fraudulent appointment the receiver unless the Secretary State would authorized a suit to instituted under section 616, Statutes for the appointment of a ceiver, as provided, who should be resident of the county. In view such facts I regarded it my duty authorize the use of my name in or der that the people of Montgomer county should at least be allowed fair trial in court for the appointmen of a receiver. This course was proved by the Attorney General. The law, under which it was tended the Secretary of State was thorized to act, reads as follows: Sec. 916-"The Secretary of State