The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-04-10
Salaries Of County Officers


The Constitution Of this State, in Art Y.
limits the salaries of county officers. a,
follows
2 TO- The county Board shall fix the
compensation Of all county officers. with
the amount Of their necessary clerk hire
stationery, fuel and other expenses, and
IN all eases where fees are provided for
said compensation shall be paid only out
Of and shall in mo- instance exceed. the
fees actually collected they shall not allow
either ot them more per annum than $500
IN counties not exceeding 10000 inhahit-
ats $1,000 IN counties containing 2u,UOO
aud not exceeding 10000 inhabitants
$500 in counties containing 10000 and
not exceeding $4,000 inhabitants $1,000
IN counties containing 10000 and not cx-
ceeding 10000 inhabitants; $500 in
counties containing 10000 aud not exceed
ing 100000 inhabitants and $1,000 In
counties containing over 100000 and not
exceeding 100000 inhabitants and not
more than 900 additional compensation
for each 100000 inhabitants. Pr0rided,
that the compensation Of no officer shall be
increased or diminished during his term
Of office All fees or allowances by them
received. IN excess 0t their said compensa-
ton shall he paid into the county treasury
by the last census the population Of this
county L. - 40 and it will therefore be
perceived that no county officer can be
paid higher salary than $1,000 year.
The County Board can fix the salare,
at O lower figure but the Constitution ex
pressly provides tina, 'hsy the County
Board shaH nat allor either Of them the
county officers mar. per aauva. MgH
5000 in counties not crcesdiag 10000 ip.
haJitdBb
The Board voted to allow the Circuit
Clerk $1,000 aud the Sheriff S2,5OO-bu
the allowance to the Sheriff is illegal, ant
that Of the Circuit Clerk is the highest
limit Of the Constitution. Plenty Of GOOD
men would be glad of these Offices foi
sl,jUO each.
The Constitution, Art Y. also provides
a. follows
lj. Every person who i, elected OF
appointed tO any office IN this State. VIII,
shall be- paid in whole or in part by fees
shall be required by law To make a semi
annual report under oath, to some officer
10 be designated by law, OF all his fees an,
emolument-
And provision has been made by law il
accordance with this section, as follows
Chapt A. l. 81. Every county office
herenbetore, mentioned, who shall be paid
in whole or in part, by fees, shall, in
book to be kept for that purpose, com
mencing ON the first day Of July A. j
1872 keep full. true and minute accoun
Of all fees and emOluments earned and al
payments received on account thereof an,
showing the name of each person or per
sons paying fees, and the amount receive,
IRON each person, and shall also keep n
account Of all the expenditures made b
mn ou account Of clerk hire, stationery
lu'l and other expenses - for keepin
"n,gn book no fee shall be allowed.
l us section further provides that o.
inc hrst day Of june and December in eacl
year eaei county officer shall make full
anu compete return Of fees, etc. to tn
Chairman of the County Board upde
oath The section provides miDntol, g.
returns, etc. and provide, non,It;os g,
neglect etc, also S52 provides Cor A. -
animation Of all books by the Coup,y RI
and for the payment of all fees, above III
amount allowed for salary, into the conn,
treasury