The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-26

city, in such manner - may DC PROVED BY
law.
COUNTY OFFICERS AND THEM COMBINATIONS.
SEC. 3. In each county there STALL be
elected the following county ofhcers: county
Judge, sheriff, county ciefh' c'efk Of The
circuit court, vi u may De CT 0Vtcio, recorder
ii deeds, except In counues having slAiy
thousand and more innAoitAh's, !. VII en-
eouut,es a recorder OF deeds snail De eiee' ed
At III. general election IN the Year OF or
Lord one thousand eight hundred and s.s
euty two,) treasurer, surveyor aud coroner,
each OF wnom shall enter upon the dunes u
his office, respectively, on the first Mouda'
Of Dece IN Der after their election; and To y
shall hold their respective offices Tor Ne
term of four years, except the treasurer,
sheriff aud coroner, Who shall hold their
offices for two years aud until their success
sors shall be elected d quailied.
SEC. 3. The clerks OF al the courts OF
record, the treasurer, sheriff, curoner and
recorder OF deeds OF Cock county, shall re
! celve rs their ouiy compensation Tor their
services, salaries to be liked BY law, ~hicu
shall in no case be as much as the lawful
com pensation Of Judge of the circuit court
of said county, ana shall be paid, resi- ect,ve
| ly, DOLLY out of the fees Of the office actually
collected. All fees, perquisites and emoiu
Denn (sbove the amount of said salaries
shall be paid into the county treasury. Tn.
number of the deputies aud assistants OF
such officers shall be determined BY rule OF
The circuit court, to be entered Of record
and their compensation shall be determined
oy the county board.
SEC. 10. The county board, except al
| provided In section nine of this arucle, shai
| Ak the compensation OF all county
officers, with the amount of their necessary
clerk hire, Stationery, fuel and other ex
penses, and In all cases where fe-s are pro
vided Tor, said compensation sh all be psIC
only out OF, and shall In no instance exceed
the fees actually collected they shall not
| allow -lIher of them more per aAnum than
fifteen hundred dollars, IN counties net eI-
eeedIaK twenty thousand inhabitants: i've
thousand dollars in coun les conta n ~
twenty Thousand and not exceeding thirty
| thousand inhabitants; twenty five hundred
dollars IN Counties containing thirty thous
and aud L,t exec, ding mt, thousand Inhab
ttanls; thr-e Thousand dollars IN cOunue
containing fifty thousand aud not exceeding
| seventy thousand inhabitants thlrty-hv'
hundred dollars 10 counties contaIGiuE
seventy Thousand and not exceeding Oh
hundred Thousand inhabitants and fou
thousand dollars in counties containing
over one hundred thousand and not exceed
ng two hundred and hftv thousand inhabi
tants; and not more than one thousan'
dollars add ional compensation for eac
additional one hundred thousand inhabit
ants Piorided, that the compensation of n
officer shall be increased or diminishe
during his term of office. All fees or allow
ances BY them received, 10 excess Of thei
sii compensation, shall be paid into th'
county treasury.
SEC. II. The fees of township oficerl
and Of each class of county officers, shall o
uniform 10 the class of counties 10 whic
they respectively belong The compensatio
herein provided for shall apply only {
officers hereafter elected, but all fees esiat
lished By special laws shall cease ct III
adoption of this Constitution, and sue
, officers shall receive only such tees as 81
provided by general law.
| To he Continued