Thomas County cat., 1889-09-12
the probate Judge salary, and some
of these strong counties do.

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of these strong counties do.
In face of the fact that the office
was not paying living; in face of
the statute and existing precedent; in
face of the petition signed by many
of the heaviest tax payers, and one
of them the heaviest tax payer in the
county, could the commissioners with
honor to themselves and credit to the
county have done anything else than
allow a small salary, and would it
have been in order for them to refuse
because the applicant was receiving a
paltry pension from the government?
COUNTY CLERK FEES.
To Ex-Representative Goodsoe and
Legal Light, who is so carefully
! guarding the interests of the public
against his imaginary illegal appro-
priation of the county clerks fees
of Thomas County, in his article in
the Tribune of Aug. 29th, ult.
Now, Mr.. Goodsoe, if your article
was intended in good faith to enlight-
en- the public as to the manner in
which 1 have managed the office of
county clerk since l have had the
honor of holding that office, I would
gladly take the time to show and ex-
plain to you what fees I have collect
ed and what / have not collected since
l have been county clerk. I will say
this much, that 1 have collected no
fees except those am entitled to,
and a great many dollars 1 was enti-
tied to l did not collect or charge, as
the board of county commissioners
allowed me the fees, and I scarcely
ever charge man in Thomas county
for work l do. For instance: parties
coming to my Office who are residents
of the county, wanting my certificate
and seal as to official character, and
other certificates, l have not charged
for except some extra autographed
certificates of election last fall, which
I charged 25c for, and some paid and
some of them did not pay me for the
same.
And if you will carefully read the
statutes of Kansas, if you have one,
if not, borrow one from some of the
law offices, and you will find that l
am entitled by law to all transfer
fees And again at regular meeting
of the board of county commission
ers of Thomas county, the said CON-
missiOners voted to allow me all fees
on sales of school land and endorse
ment of interest payments thereon,
and aside from the fees above refer
red to, have collected none.
l have ON file in my Office letters
from the following county clerks and
many others, showing the fees and
salaries of each.
j. w. Brown, clerk of Greeley
county: "My salary is $1,000. 1 keep
all fees without any question"
E. A. Mikesell, clerk of Rawlins
county, says. "My salary is 81, 200.
1 keep all fees except fees on redemp-
tiOns."
B. W. Finley, clerk of Decatur
':My salary is $1,000. I have
all school land and transfer fees"
Ben Pagan, clerk of Ellsworth coun-
ty, says: ''My salary is $500. I keep
all transfer fees and all fees arising
from school land, and those fees |
am entitled to, all other fees 1 do not
charge"
NJ. E. Dixon, clerk of Ellis county,
says: "My salary is $1,000. 1 keep
all transfer fees and school land fees,
and all fees for endorsing papers and
filing receipts
s. j. Hartman, clerk of Phillips
says: "My salary is 81, 900 per
annum, 1 keep all transfer fees, and all
fees arising under sec. II, chap. 36,
compiled laws of Kansas"
O. V. Folsom, clerk of Finney
says: "My salary is $1,000. 1
have all transfer fees and school land
fees, including my semi-annual re-
port to the state auditor.
D. A. Borah, clerk of Cove county,
saws: ssMy salary is $1,000. I keen &,