Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-01-21
lrHE CITY.
THE sHERIFFs.
Ohio sheriffs in Council-Incrcasc OF
Fees Demandcd---Ih Momori
al, PetitiOn, &c.

p rsuant to previous notice, the Sherlhs
Of q ,rge number of the counties In the
State of Ohio met on Thursday, the 10th
ms In the Courtroom adjoining the office
OF the Probate Judge of this county, and
organized by appointing -, Sheriff
of Columbiana county, President; and j.
G. Butler, Sheriff Of Trumbull county, Sec
retary. At 5 o'clock p. NJ, the Convention
adjourned till the next morning at 8 o'clock.
Convention met on Friday morning pursu-
ant to adjournment, and continued In ses-
sion till II o'clock, when 1t adjourned sinc
die.
The Convention agreed upon Fee bill
and a Memorial to be presented to the Leg
islature, and also upon Petition to Il g
Legislature, to be circulated by each Shell
iff in his own county for signatures.
Sheriffs Rankin, of Licking county, and
Domigan, of Franklin county, were al :
pointed Financial and Executive con-
mittee, to attend to the printing of the Me-
mortal and Petition, to the distribution OF
the latter to the Sheriffs of the several
counties In the State, and to the payment OF
the expenses of the Sheriffs. w. l.. Turn
er, Deputy Sheriff of Franklin county, was
appointed Clerk to said committee, with in
structions to revise with an attorney the
Fee bill to be presented to the Legislature.
THE MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable, the Legislature Of The State
of Ohio:
The undersigned, Sheriffs of the several
counties of the State of Ohio, respectfully
ask your consideration to the present Bill OF
Fees allowed by law for service rendered, a
copy of which is hercunto annexed. 1t
will not require argument to convince you
that the Fee Bill as it now is, Is not suita-
bic compensation for seryices-when the
price of every article of food, clothing, fuel,
&C., has advanced so much, and when
rents and taxes are doubled, and every
other article of necessity or luxury, OF use
or ornament, has gone up in price. We In
woke your action to relieve us from the con-
sciousness of unrequited service in admin
istering your laws. We ask you to render
justice unto Sheriffs by reasonable in
crease of our fees.
We ask your honorable body to act for lis,
and ordain us to better liylngs, as in duty
bound we humbly pray.
TIiE PETITION.
To the Senate and House of Representatives Of
the State Of Ohio in General Assembly met:
Your petitioners, citizens of the county
of --, Ohio, respectfully represent,
that we have every reason to believe that
the fees of the Sheriffs of the several coun-
ties Of this State are inadequate to remune-
rate said officers for the services by them
rendered.
Since the commencement of the present
rebellion, money has become so abundant
that litigation has fallen of very much,
whilst all commodities that enter into the
use of families, or the use of the teams said
officers are obliged to keep, have far more
than doubled in price; hence the compensa-
tion of these officers falls far below that of
equal capacity and services in the ordinary
business of society.
We, therefore, pray your honorable bodies
so to increase the compensation OF these
officers, that the same may be made ade-
quate recompense for the services which
said officers are Obliged to perform.