The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-01-20

persons ~ ne may tnl0k ueCeo00ty. Ae
may appoint an under-sheri6 and 40
many deputies a. he may require,
being himself responsible for their
acts. He gives public notice Of all cleo
lions, attends the drawing ofjurors
and summons them when drawn, and
in all ways furthers the execution OF
the laws. The Sheriff gives bond in
the sum Of $500. He receives nc
stated salary. While attending upon
any court Of record Ia allowed $3.50 pei
day. When there are any prisoners In
his charge he is allowed 81 90 day q
jailer, and 10 cents . day for the board
of each prisoner. Aside from these. bis
compensation is made up entirely Of
fees fixed by law for serving papers.
making arrests &c. 1t might be stat.
ed here also that the law fOrbids one
person serving a. sheriff for more than
two consecutive terms. The same pro
vision is made concerning the office Of
Treasurer.
The Clerk Of the District Court, as
the title implies, has charge of all pa
pers and records of the Court and is
responsible for their safe keeping. He
is really an officer Of the judicial dis
trict rather than Of the county as his
duties are confined exclusively to mat
tiers directly connected with the court.
The law recognizes this in providing
that in case of a vacancy. the office
shall be filled by appointment of the
District Judge, whereas vacancies in
all other county Offices are filled by
appointment of the Governor, or Of the
County Commissioners. The Clerk
gives bond in the sum of $4,000. He
receives no stated salary, his compen-
sation being provided by fees fixed by
law.
The Probate Judge has jurisdiction
over matters pertaining to the settle
ment of estates, including the record
of wills, appointment of administra-
tors, guardians for minors, etc. He
hears and determines cases of hdbeds
corpus, and inquiries into cases of al
legged idiocy, lunacy, confirmed drunk
enness, or any other cause rendering q
person incapable of managing his own
affairs. In certain emergencies he
may act in the place Of the Distric t
Court. He grants marriage licenses
and performs the marriage ceremony,
keeping complete record of all such
proceedings. The Probate Judge
gives bond in the sum of 5000. He
resolves salary of $500 per annum
from the county, but the main part of
his income is derived from fees allow
ed by law.
The County Superintendent of Pub
Tic Instruction has general charge of
the educational interests of the county
He divides the county into school dis
tricts, visits the schools once each
term, examines applicants for teach
er's certificates, inspects accounts and
records connected with school work,
prepares certain educational statistics
for report to the State Superintendent
af Public Instruction, supervises the
summer Normal Institutes and de-
cides disputes arising within Districts.
The Superintendent gives no bond.
His salary is 81 900 per annum.
The County Attorney appears in all
the courts of his county and prosecutes
or defends on the part of the people all
suite in which the State or the county
has an interest. He is the legal advis.
er of the Board of County Commission
ers. and any county officer may call
upon him for advice upon all matters
in which the county is interested. 1t
might be added, also, to correct what
seems to be very general impression,
that he is not the legal adviser Of road,
school district, or township officers,
and is not required by law to give
them without fee or reward, his Opin-
ions or advice. As q matter of actual
practice, however, it is usual for coun'
ty attorneys to do this, within reason
able limits. The County Attorney
gives bond in the snm of $1,000. His
salary is $500 per annum, in addition
to which he receives various fees fixed
by law.
The Coroner examines the circum-
sta aces connected with death by un-
lawful or unknown means. He is as.
sisted in this duty by six ju-ym men,
summoned by himself, and the exam
ination is designated an ''inquest."
If the jury find that a Grim" has been
committed. the Coroner may issue a
warrant for the arrest of the person
charged. He may exercise the duties
of sheriff, when there lie no sheriff in
an organized county, or when the
sheriff is party to any case before the
courts, or when for any other reason
the sheriff may be prevented from
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