The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1872-08-15

sSA Vi uCWS, SuluAAuB ~ SAO PcoRaC "sO
disposed to look after the matter. they
can both talk and act to better purpose
with the actual facts before them, but
also to correct many false statements
aud impressions which we know to be
abroad.
County Treasurer. THE laws of the
State provide that this officer shall re-
ceive q salary of 81 500, and that the
hire of all necessary clerks shall be
paid Cor out of the county treasury
Sec. Q, chap. 129, acts 10th General
Assembly, bod chap. 166, 18th General
Assembly. Upder the plan specified
by law the Treasurer would receive
his 81 800 and from 500 to $3.50 would
be paid deputy. in view of which at
the January session, 1870, OF the old
Board of Supervisors, the Treasurer's
salary was made 1000, himself to pay
for all assistance needed in the office.
Reoorder.-The compensation OF
this official remains just rs provided
for by the State law. It consists
wholly of the fees of his office, which
are prescribed in Sec. LAB and 4 Of the
Revision, and last clause of sec. 6,
chap. 129, acts of 10th General Assem-.
bly,, and amount to about 81, 200.
SherV.-The pay of this Office also
remains precisely as fixed by State en-
actments. and consists of prescribed
fees and $500 additional to be paid from
the county treasury, amounting in all
to about the same as the Recorders
compensation-but being much more
uncertain and variable. For authority
on this refer to sections Alas and 4l47
of the Revision, and chap. 46, acts
10th General Assembly chaps. 2and
sec. As of chap. 100, acts 18th General
Assembly.
auditor. by law the Auditor Is al
lowed "The same compensation as
provided by law for like services pre-
viously performed by Clerk OF the
Board Of Supervisors, or by the Clerk
OF the District Court, and such addi-
tional compensation as may be allowed
by the Board of Supervisors. See
sec. 6, chap. 169, acts 18th General As
sembly. Under this the Board in
January, 1869, fixed the salary OF this
officer at 81 800 per year, himselfto pay
all clerk hire and ell fees of the Office
10 go to the county. In June, 1869,
he Board gave the fees of the Office,
which aggregate less than $500, also to
he Auditor, making his salary, inclu-
i've of clerk hire, a little less than
j, 500.
Clerk Of Court. this officer the
avs provide fees very varied and in
ricate, for which the references would
'e so numerous that We omit them.
md also, when probate matters were
'ut in his charge, such further COM
'ensation as the Board may allow"
n lieu of all Of which the Board In
January, 1869, gave him $1,000, re-
luiring him to pay all clerk hire and
nrn all fAAs nu4r Ia thA Tsaasn.A. Ia
June, 1863, upon petition Of VIM. e.
lott, incumbent of this Office, for in
'rease OF salary. committee Of the
Board, consisting of Messrs. Thos.
'hearer, w. H. Sharp and Clifford,
lfter examining the amount Of fees
allowed by law and the clerk hire, re-
'orted In favor Of making the salary
# the office $1,000, which report was
Idopted. OF course the Clerk under
his arrangement pays his own deputy
md gives all fees to the county.
County Superintendent Of Schools
The salary prescribed for this Office
vas by the day, and with the duties
'lso prescribed required from one
ourth to one-third of the officers time
md pay accordingly-the Board Of
supervisors being also empowered to
further as 1t saw IT. Sec.
8, chap. liz, acts 9th General Assem-
'ly, and sec. 4. chap i02, acts 10th
ieneral Assembly. After previous
'aried sction by the Board. at its jan
larry meeting, ls72, the salary attached
Q this Office was fixed at 81 800, with
he intention of requiring, as we I'M
Ierstand it, the whole time Of the in
and with the addition OF spe.
life duties.
1t Is not our purpose to comment at
his time, but only to furnish facts
which there has been
much uncertainty and many absolute
rrors, and to which attention is being
directed.