Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-01-23

The Senate was called to order at 10
o'clock. =. rl.t E.t
NEW BILLS.
By Mr.. Logan-To reduce the COM
pensation of magistrates and jurors
from 81 to 81 80.
By Mr.. Jordan-To preserve game
and animals in the State.
Mr.. Logan introduced the following
bill, which was referred to special
committee, composed Of Messrs. Lo-
gan, Trotter, BLIZZARD, Hodges and
Wilson: - s.
A bill to be entitled an act to fix the COM
pensation of officers.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Tennes-
see, That the following compensation
shall be allowed officers for their SER
vices, and none other, unless specially
provided for: ~
The Treasurer of the State is emit
tied to a salary of fifteen hundred dol
lars per annum, payable quarterly, and
three-fourths of one per cent. for re-
ceiving and disbursing moneys which
may come into his hands for the use
of the hospital for the insane. =
SEC. 2. The salary Of the Comptroi-
Ter of the Treasury, shall be $1,000 per
annum for all services, payable quar-
terly out of the Treasury. He is au-
thorized to employ competent clerk,
whose salary shall be one thousand
dollars per annum, payable quarterly
out of the Treasury.
SEC. 3. The Salary of the Secretary
of the State shall be six hundred dol
lars per annum, payable quarterly out
of the Treasury, upon the warrant of
the Comptroller, and to four hundred
dollars per annum, payable semi-an-
nualiy in the same way, for services of
Internal improvement Commissioner.
He is authorized to employ one CON-
petent clerk, whose salary shall be one
thousand dollars per annum, payable
quarterly out of the Treasury, in the
same manner as his regular salary :;
Provided, That the Secretary of State
shall not be allowed any pay for copy
ing the acts of the Legislature. He
is also entitled to demand and receive
for his services the following fees:
For each search in his Office, 10
cents. - T. Il a.
For each copy for every hundred
words, 10 cents.
For each certificate with seal of
State, 81. 3 E -
For each certificate without seal of
State, % cents ~ - saas-ast
For each grant issued, 80 cents.
For entering in book the number
and date of each grant, with the num-.
Der of acres, and grantees name 10
cents.
For each memorandum of incorpOr-
alton under the provisions of this law,
required to be filed and recorded in
his office, So.
For each copy of such memoran-
DUN, 81.
For each copy of township or other
plats from the maps in his Office, 80
cents.
For affixing the great seal of the
State to the commission of each Com
missioner of Deeds for this State, s..
For signing and affixing the seal of
the State to each commission for j udg-
es and attorneys for the State, 81,
SEC. 4. The Treasurer of the State,
the Comptroller of the Treasury and
the Secretary of State, shall each be
allowed an allowance each year for the
expenses incurred for the necessary
books, stationery and postage in the
discharge of their official duties.
SEC. 5. The Superintendent of
Weights and Measures, and the Keep
er of Public Arms, shall be entitled
to salary of three hundred dollars
per annum, payable quarterly out of
the Treasury.
SEC. The Assayer shall receive no
salary from the State, but shall be en-
titled to perquisites OF Office by charg-
ing and receiving for each assay fee
not exceeding five doliara, TO be paid
by the person for whom the work is
done.
SEC. z. The Superintendent of the
Hospital for the Insane shall receive
a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per
annum, payable quarterly out of the
Treasury, upon the warrant of the
Comptroller.
SEC. s. Each County Judge, where
such Judge is provided for by law, is |
entitled to receive three dollars and
fifty cents per day during the sitting of
the monthly aud quarterly courts, to
be paid quarterly out of the County
Treasury upon his own warrant.
SEC. s. The Attorney General and
Reporter for the State, is entitled to a
salary of 81, 500 per annum, payable
quarterly out of the Treasury.
SEC. TO- The Attorneys General for
each judicial District are entitled to
demand and receive for services, the
following fees, and none other:
For each conviction where the pun
ishment is death, SIS.
For each conviction for selling, wear
ing or using any deadly weapon pro- !
hibited by law. s1a. go
For each conviction for perjury, Slo.
For each conviction of felony, other
Tor each eousic.i0n for homicide,
SO. J