Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-09
The Law Regulating the Salaries Of
County Oflcers.

From the numerous bills before the
General Assembly of this State for regula-
ton or equalization of the salaries of
County officials, the following was finally
enacted into law:
SEorIoN 8. That clerks OF the court, sher-
ifs and probate judges In each of the several
counties Of the state berein named, shall here
after receive annual compensation as follows !:
In all counties having = population by the
last federal census less than tweBty thousand
Inhabitants, twelve hundred dollars.
In counties having population more than
twenty thousand and ltss than twenty four
thousand fl fteen hundred dollars.
In all counties having population more
than tw enty -four thousand inha6ita nta and loss
than thrty thousand, eighteen hundred dollars.
In all counties having a population more
than thirty thousand inhabitants and less Than
forty Ave Thousand, two thousand dollars.
10 all counties ha wing population ncre than
thirty seven thousand and less than forty Ave
thousand inhabitants, twenty. i've hundred dol
lars.
In all counties having population more thAu
sixty thousand, the clerks OF the court shall
hereafter receive an annual compensation Of
four thousand dollars; the sheriffs four ihous-
and I've hundred dollars, the probate Judge,
three thousand Eve hundred dollars.
In all counties having population OF more
two hundF d thousand inhabitants ths
clerks Of the court Of common plsassball here
after receive annual compensation OF uine
thousand dollars; tho sheriff nine thousand
ive hundred dollars; the auditor, seven thoul-
and i've hundred dollars; the recorder, eight
thousand dollars; the probate judge, seven
thousand Eve hundred dollars.
The treasurers Of such counties shall receive
an amount equal 10 oue hundred and twenty-five
dollars for each million or Fraction part there
Of, ofthe total value Of IA Bile property oil the
list as returned for that year, and ten per cent.
| Of the fees and costs which may be collected
ofthe fees and costs now allowed for the coll
lection OF peAsOnal taxes.
The sheriffs. clerks and prnbate judges 10
such counties last named shall receive fur
ther enmpe nsation Of not less than ten per cent,
nor more than twenty per cent. as the county
| commissioners Of such counties may determine
| on al the fees collected by said officers, but no
| further allowances or percentage shall be
granted, as by the terms Of this bill are pro.
vided for other counties.
SEC. o. Nothing in this act shall be con.
strued to apply to the officers entoned herein,
| who have been elected prior 10 the passage Of
this act. or to prevent sheriGs from receiving
the same compensation they are now allow ed BY
law for conveying convicts tn the penitentarv,
and for subsisting prisoners in the county jals.
The compensation OF the county treasurers for
| their semi-Annual eettemsnt with the State
treasurer, shall 10 no wise be affected by this
act; but such treasurers shall receive for such
settlements the same as Is now, or NAV be
| provided BY law the various county treasnrers
shall also receive the same compensation that
they now are, Or may be, allowed bV law for
the collection Ofdeinquent taxes, in addition In
the salary provided by this act. "And In all
counties containing a city Of the 6rst class
comprised within the provisions Of this act, the
treasurer shall receive an additional compensa-
,ion to the act, Of two thousand dollArs per an
NUM-" the auiitor one thousan nd dollars per an
mum, the clerk of the court one thousand dollars
| per anuum, the sherifone thsusa nd dollars per
annum provided tha. this provision shal! not
apply to any county containing a population Of
more than ono hundred thousand inhabitants
| by the last Federal census.
| SEQ. Z. Nothing in this act shall be so con-
st9ued as to allow the sheriffs clerks Of the
court anT per cent for the collection Of fees
which are now paid to said officers out Of The
county treasury. or TO make the county or
county commissioners of any county liable to
anV Of tie officers named herein for the pay
ment Of any salary or compensation except out
Of the fees, costs, percentages. allowances and
penalties collected by any OF these officers re.
Spectively.