Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-11-25
F,or, RI. .Sapanrah Georgian.

peases Of The several States OF the Union
,Gorernor. salary Of this officer
varies materially in the several States,
some retaining The old colonial raie Of
hounds sterling. which, converted into dol
lars, give the fractions found below. The
highest salary Tor Governor is given in
Louisiaua, $500; next is Maryland,
$4,000; then New York, Pennsylvania and
Georgia, 81, 900; Massachusetts, S3, 81;
South Carolina, $3. 500; Virginia, S3.333'i;
Mississippi. $4,000; Kentucky S2,5oO;
New Jersey, North Carolina, Arkansas,
Tennessee. Michigan, Missouri, $4,000;
Maine, Ohio, Indiana aud Illinois, $500;
Delaware, Sl,333I; New Hampshire,
81 200; Connecticut $l,I00; Vernant,
$50; Rhode Isaud, 400; showing differ
ence be,weea .t,e salaries of The highest
and loves, of 7,l00, ani difference be-
tween adjoining States, Arkansas aud Lou
isiana, $500,
Secretary of State.-In New-iork aud
Louisiana, they receive salary OF 2,oOO.
In Massachusetts; Mary laud, Georgia and
Mississippi 1000. In Pennsylvania 500.
Illinois I,INO. Alabama 1000 aud fees.
Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio and Michigan,
1000. Maine, 900. NorIhCarolna, SOO aud
fees. New Hampshire. 500. Rhode Island,
$50 and fees. Arkansas, 700 Indiana, 6OO.
Delaware, 100. Vermont, 500. Connec-
,;cu,, "a and fees. New-Jerscy 80 and fees,
and South Carolina only fees.
Treasusr.-Mayylaud has two Treasu-
rers. one for The Eastern and one for the
Western Shore. at salary Of 1000 each.
Massachusetts,. Virginia, Georgia and
Mississippi give 1000. Pennsylvania,
l,600. New-York, North Carolina, Ten
nessee, and Kentucky, l,5OO. Missouri,
I.25O. Ohio. 1920. Connecticut, New
Jerscy, Alabama and Arkansas. LOCO
Michigan aud Illinois, 900, New Hamp-
shire, 600. Rhode island, $50. Yer.
mont, 400. Louisiana, four per cent on all
moneys received.
SaTrsyor GencrdL.--Georeia gives TO
this officer salary Of 1000. the highest
given by any ofthe States. Missouri gives
i,5OO, Pennsylvania ! 400, New York aud
Maryland 800.
Cemptrollsr ceasral--- In - New Yorl
Q 500. In Georgia. South Carolina
Tennessee 1000, in Connecticut, North
Carolina and Alabama, l,0OO.
dttoriey General.-LOuisiana pays the
bishest Salary, 3, 900; Massachusetts 200,
South Carolina l,lO0, and fees Mai".
and Mississippi l,OOo, Tcnnesse l,o00 and
fees, Missouri $50, Michigan 500. Ala
bama 425 and fees, Kentucky 400 aud
fees, Delaware and Illinois $50 aud fees,
Pennsylvania, 300 and fees. Georgia $50
and fees. New. Jersey so aud fees.
The peculiar judiciary system which
In Georgia, prevents our making any
yery definite comparison with other
States. The highest judicial salary i'll
Georgia, is 2.l00. In Louisiana, the Judge
of The Supreme Court, aud The Judge Of the
Ist District Court. New Otleans.) receive
5000. The Chancellor in Maryland;
2 GOO; the Chief Justice Of The Supreme
Cour, in Massachusetts, $500; also, New
York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Mis-.
sissippi aud Kentucky, pay higher individ-
ual salaries than Georgia. The loves,
amount given is IN the Chici Justice of the
Supreme Coar, OF Rhode Island 650.-
The aggregate Of the salaries Of all the
Judscs exceeds Georgia, in Louisiana,
PENNSYLVANIA, Kentucky. South Carnlina.
Alabama, Tennessee. Mississippi, New
York, Ohio. and Norih Carolina. In all
the other States ii is less. The hishes.
expenditure for judges is in Louisiana,
yhsre the united Salaries Of The II Judges
Of The Supreme and Circuit Court, is
6a. .OJ0. The lowest in Rhode Island be-
Ing only 1850.
THE pay OF The members Of the Legisla-
,ure, in Vermont, Rhode Island. Connec-
lieut.. is l 50 per day; in Maine, New lamp
shire. Massachusetts aud lndiana, the pay
is . per day. In New York, New Jersey,
PENNSYLVANIA, Delaware, North Carolina.
Ohio and Missouri, it is 3 per day. IN
MARYLAND, Virsinia, Sou,h Carolina. Ala
bama, Tennessee, Illinois and Georgia, The
members receive 4 per day, and in Louis
lana it is per day.
The Executive expenses of Georgia have
been eslinated n, $4,000 for lhe year; but
two states in the Union exceed this, viz:
Louisiana 10000. aGd Virginia l5,25S.-
Nineteen OF the States are within l0.0O0.
The Legislative expenses of Georgia
are estimated at 81 800, orer tceRiy-sir
tkousa.d more than any other State in the
Union. Massachusetts being the next in
amount, viz. 65,2S0. New York expends
in the department but 30. $50. PeEnsyl.
yania 33, GOO, aud Virginia 4l,2S0. The
entire expenses OF the Judiciary in Geor-
.in arc 23,2 225, there being thirteen States
IN which they are more. Louisiana rank
ing the highest, In the aggregate of the
three, Georgia stands next TO Massachu-
sets which has an annual total expcndi-
,nre of l3l 1865, the larges, of any State 10
the Uuiou; the amount in Georgia being
I2s. .725. In bu, four States, viz. Bias
sacfase,is, Georgia, louisiana and vir-
rinia, does The expenditure exceed l00,0O0.
In thirteen of them it is but 10000 or un-
der, Thus the State expeniJs OF Georgia
are more by nearly $4,000 Than those of
New York, with three times the numberof
inhabitants; 10000 more than Pennsylve.