The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-19
1.rnIsIAr1vn LoTrINas.

One hundred members answered TO
their names on roll call yesterday morn
ing, indicating that our statesmen are
waiting and watching over the borders
ola hnal close Of the sixty'third General
Assembly. The question as embraced
in Blooms House bill No. ! 065, to re.
duce the salaries of the Railroad Com
missioner and Revenue Commissioner
from the present amount paid them to
so 1000 per annum, elected short but
very determined discussion, but the dis
position to deplete the salaries of State
officers prevailed and the bill passed.
H.J. r. No. 129, Mr.. Booth to author
ize Mrs. Mary Thurman and Jas. Dunn
to bring suit against the State of Ohio to
recover damages for injury done to lands
bv an overflow of water in the construc
ton of the Lewistown reservoir. The
resolution was ably discussed by it's
friends, but lost on its passage.
Mr.. Williams's Horse bill No 952, that
passed few days since, was signed this
morning, and is now on file in the Sec
retary of States Office, The bill pro-
vides that there shall be reduction of
fees and compensation of Probate Judg.
es, Clerks, Sheriffs, Auditors, and Treas
urers According to it's provisions as it
passed the House, the Treasurer's per
cent will be reduced from two to three
tenths of mill on all collections after
the first $4,000, which is not changed.
The other State officers are reduced to
about 20 per cent on each item allowed
Oy law.
The bill is different from anything yet
introduced into this General Assembly
in the following particulars; 1t is an
itemized bill specifying the various Items
for which charges may be made, with
the charges for the same. Thus, items
now authorized by law for which 10 cent
charges may be made, such as recording
per hundred words, ETC., this bill allows
but cents l5.Cent charges now allowed
by law are reduced to IL cents; 2O-cent
charges reduced to Is cents; 25cent
charges to 20 cents. All other items are
reduced in the same proportion.
The bill as it passed the Legislature
makes a saving to the people of $l95 900
making the fees of county officers as re.
ported TO the Auditor of State the basis
of calculation.
1t will affect the county officers as fol.
lows:
Auditors will receive in seven Coun-
ties less than ST. 200 per annum; aixtv-
FIVE counties between ST 200 and $1,000
per annum; fteen counties between 81
600 and $1,000 per annum; five over S3
600
Treasurers will receive in twelve
counties less than ST 200 per annum; six
tv.two counties between ST. 200 and So
600 anDum; seven counties between s.
600 and So 900 per year; one over So ,0O0
Clerks will receive in fourteen counties
less than $1,000 per year; fortv.two coun.
ties between $1,000 and $1,000 per year;
eighteen counties between $1,000 and $3-
000 per wear; ten over $4,000.
Sheriff3 will receive in ten counties
less than $1,000 a year; forty counties be.
tween $1,000 and $4,000 year: twenty.
two counties between $1,000 and $4,000;
fourteen counties over $4,000 year.
Probate Judges will receive in thirty
counties less than $1,000 wear; forty
counties between $1,000 and $4,000 year;
thirteen counties between $1,000 and $3-
a year; three counties over $4,000 year.
The bill also provides that where there
is an Injustice done any county officer
by the operations of this bill, as is fre.
qlently the case by having uniform
bill for all the counties, the work vary.
ing in different counties, the fees may be
either increased or diminished not to
exceed 10 per cent from the fees herein
authorized Should they be increased,
it would still be saving of 10 per cent.
Should they be reduced it would be
saving of 80 per cent 1t also provides
that it shall not affect officers now in
Office.
Mr.. Williams, the author of the meas.
ure, has given this question a great deal
of study, and in the preparation of his
bill has drawn ii 80 as to avoid the diff
Culties that have beset those heretofore
introduced in either of the houses, and
which have failed to receive the appro-
baton OF the General Assembly.
Mr.. Williams deserves credit for his
active exertions in perfecting this meas
ure, and his labors in securing its pas
sage through both houses, when so mapy
of similar kind bearing on the same
question are awaiting the action of the |
General Assembly. 1t was one Of the |
most difficult problems that the Legis-
lature had to wrestle with, and one, too, |
which it burst not adjourn without meet
ing. Every member felt the importance |
of the matter, and did not know in what |
manner to meet the crisis so as to do |
Justice to both parties. The Williams |
bill met the issue, and it was felt from
the first reading that the problem was
solved, and that this grave question |
could be met to its fullest extent in it's |
passage, without doing violence to the \
present incumbenls of these Offices, or to |
those who would hereafter seek an cleo
ton to them by the people. Mr.. Will
liams, in the adoption Of his plan, has
won name which will live in the his.
tory of the State as long as it has a name
and place in the Union.-COI,imbus Dem.
OCrat, 11th.