Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-09
HERE Is REFORM.

IlEhE LIS hEfURM.
WHICH Il "GLOBE" CORRESPONDENT
OFFERS.
Bills Prepared as Substitute for the
Chamber of Commerce P1an--A Lawyer
Tries His Hand--He Retrenches to the
Extent of $42.OOO--Details of the Pro-
gramme--Whicll Will the People Adopt,
This or the Chambers, or Neither?
10 the Editor of The GLOBE.
Below will be found bills allowing salaries
to our public officers which I think equalizes
them for the labor and responsibilities per-
formed. Taking the business of the last
year, and the salaries paid, the allowances
herein will make a saving to the city and
county of about $42, 900, which, with new
bill for the board of control, which 1 leave
for others to draw, will enable the county
and city to make saving of $4,000. yet the
the officers are paid liberal salaries.
Take for instance the sheriff's office: the
sheriff is allowed to receive all the fees which
will amount to over $4,000; after paying the
deputies out of this, leaves him 81 600, and
good house to live in, light, fuel and water,
which is worth to him 81 900.
The clerk of the court-the fees allowed
him-and he receives all, providing this
business is as good as last year, (Which we
have no reason to doubt,) will yield him
1880. OF this sum he pays, first deputy,
$1,000; second deputy, 5000: and third dep
uty, 5000, which will leave him the sum of
$4,000.
worth $4, 800. Say that as much business is
done this year as last, (and small increase
of business will run this office up consider
ably,) the fees allowed him will yield Sc, 200;
thus paying himself $4,000, and two clerks,
at 5000 each.
The county attorney is allowed $1,8OO-a
saving of 5000.
The judge of probate for himself and
clerk, So, 1OO-a saving of ST. 100.
The abstract clerk, a saving of $500. In
the assessors Office saving of $1,000; and
yet there is allowed a living for every officer
considering the times.
The county commissioner, saving OF
900 over last year.
The treasurer and auditor ought to be
satisfied. The treasurer has not asked al
increase.
Take the city officers: $500 saved on city
attorney, $500 on municipal judge, 5000 OF
his clerk, $4,000 on policemen, 800 OF
comptroller, $1 200 on city clerk. and $500
or $500 on city engineer, and 81 900 on city
treasurer. BY the chamber of commerce
approving and adopting these bills, and The
Ramsey county delegation putting then
through the Legislature, they will be doing .
good thing for the city and county, and a
the same time not doing the officers any in
Justice. This is the opinion of an attorney
who is willing to pay fair salaries to officers
LAWYER.
An Act to regulate the salary and fees O
certain officers in Ramsey county, and pre-
scribing their duties.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Stat
| of Minnesota:
SECTION 1. That the salary, fees and com
pensation of the officers named in this act
for the county of Ramsey, for all service
now, or hereafter to be required by law, t.
be by every one of them performed, shall b
as hereinafter specified, and no other o
greater compensation shall be allowed o
paid either as additional compensation o
for deputies, clerk hire or otherwise.
Sec. 2. The salary per diem of the follow
ing officers of said county, shall be as fol
lows:
The auditor of Ramsey county shall re
ceive as compensation, payable monthly, tn
sum of four thousand dollars, this to be i
full of all clerk hire in said office.
The treasurer of Ramsey county shall re
ceive as compensation, thirty-fye hundre
dollars per annum, payable monthly, this
be in full of all clerk hire in said Office.
The abstract clerk of said county to II
ceive the sum Of three thousand dollars, i
full of all clerk hire in his Office, all over thu
sum to be paid over to the county, the al
stract officer making sworn statement {
the receipts of his office to the county con
missioners.
SEC. 8. The fees and compensation
the register of deeds of said county shall
as follows: For entering, indexing and r.
cording any deed or other instrument, 81
cents for each folio, to be paid when tt
same is left for record; for every certifcat
fifteen cents; for copies of any records or p;
pers, when required, six cents TOR each foli
for recording any deed or other paper,
any other than the English language. lively
cents for each folio; every entry of di
charge of mortgage in the margin of tt
record, ten cents: filing every instrument an
making an entry thereof, when necessar
six cents: searching for every such paper, Q
request, five cents for every paper examines
searching the records, ten cents.
Sec. 4. The fees and compensation of IL
clerk of the district court, shall be as TO
lows: For entering discontinuance, no
suit, or default, ten cents; entering every II
turn on writ or order, six cents for eac
folio: for certified copies of orders, six cen
for each folio; for every report upon a
assessment of damages or matters referre
to him, six cents for each folio; every ce
tlfcate, fifteen cents, but not to be above
for certifying any paper to be a copy, for tt
copying of which he shall be pai
calling and swearing jury, thirty cent
swearing each witness on trial, six cent
swearing officers to take charge of jury, S
cents; entering any recognizance, thirty cent
enter ing any cause on calendar for court ar
making copy thereof for the bar, te
cents; receiving and entering verdict, Fl
teen cents; entering any cause or suit in re-
utes of atrial when requested six cents per f