The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-24


Next 20 the question Of providt~g suf
ocient revenue tor the state. which me
CouRieR believes should ~ speedily 81
tied ~ : just tn upon the g'oss Incomes
~ al corporations ~hich sve given ~
their special privileges D. state isw. me
moss dif1cuit suhjrct TO property ad}us'
which will devosve upon the coming
Legislature ~ sndisua % \ y o. &C.
and salsrirs for State M county ON
cors. There Will, ~ necessity, % = a.
vision Of countiea into many classes, ~
the attempt - made 10 base the ssiaries
op0u the amount Of Ices received unoef
the preosnt Law. which wou'd give Isse
10 some confusion % % which class
some counties should belong 10, part,cu'
Ievly IN instances where the salaries ere
nov barely remuneresive
Some very crude tdess ave een suR.
gested in regard to the fees . 81 agree
these should De PAID into elsner me
State nr county treasurer. Oue me"
suggests that the State revenue % ~
creased that way, which would ueceee'-
tate an increase OF county lax 'ev'es Y"
pay the oficers ssIaries We ~ not oe-
lieve this would Oe either just or polite
The State should derive most OF 70 rev
cuues from privileges u now grants
without getting anything ~ return.
Others propose that fees should D.
kept - their present rate. and 81 over =
certain amount Be paid into inc county
treasury. We 90 not zee the justice o.
making the fees for any individual Ger
vice larger than will pay the expense o.
that service. Why should Mr. Jones.
for instance. De required 70 pay - - TO-
recording = deed, u 90 cents Will Pr, 10
che records and The labor o. putting y
on them Or why should M. Smi'h pa,
the Clerk 80 cents Tor . enc
The Sheriff ten cents : mile Tor serving
IL. u half that Gum 70 : fair
ton for the oficer5 The service - 81
Individual one ~ ~hich the i~ndiv'dus'
alone 70 interested. and there - no JUS
tice In bic paying the public 10 secure 81
Individual service.
AZ the Tisk OF being considered 70"
previous the oURIE suggests that 10
proper course would Dc 20 reduce ~
present schedule or oficisI fees 20
one-balfs and then require, under pen
atty for violation. that al iees Tor 'ndi-
vidual service. 10 al the state o Y
~ ofices, must oe paid Tor before me
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county business, me state ana county
must psy The fees Then there would
mol b : Ios % dead ano worsniees ZEE
charged op sos toe Caerses onersnss -
corooee me Auoitose' y Pey wo9so -
oxeceo0 sor -! service rendered. Ine:t
- should -! % Pn1o 1cto tne puo'lc
treasury toe omcere e required !"
report eacn month"; 200 ne the Iress-
9res'e receipt moving me peymens o.
ne eeoe 20 nlos. Omcere' se'ss'es
should % nxeo - given eum. enorn p
81 peTqulsises ~ Q klno' sno snou'"
- liberal enough 20 induce co"pe.e"'
oen % eeek p.os'nons: out MOI enough y
Joesiiy spending : snifd Or : 'our'n -
much - ~ omces are wor'n 20 secure =
nomination snd election Y tnis ws-
done there YOU'D @ lever ue's'cs',o"
osp public omcers' " mere Necessary osp
utics should aiso pc PROVIDED TOT "
their salaries paid out o. me puo.'e
treasury, 3 : puoiic omcer snou'n =
required 10 DO : TAR amount o. work
htsnself before : deputy y ed h'"'
The greet point 20 oe 'nr'sted upon
however - tOo otrbcJ peyuleuts ~ NJ