The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-01-08
OILY ONE IHunEAaRn-
Hsv the Proposed RsvIsIss wan A6ses
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0Aess IN Kansas.
TOPEKA, jan, 6.-The bills pre-
pared by the senate revision CON-
mlttee, - outlined In the first re-
port, have been submitted 10 Gov
ernor Humphrey. The retrench-
ment and reform idea which runs
through them would reflect credit
on our granger legislature. The
additional duties imposed on the
lieutenant governor will increase
the salary Of that Official to such an
extent that he can devote his time
exclusively to his ONCE. In honor
and importance Il will now rank
next TO that Of governor.
The new Law provides that the
lieutenant governor shall receive %
per day during the session Of the
Legislature, and for his services rs
member Of the state board Of assess
ors aud such other duties as are i'm
posed on him 81 500 additional. The
increase In the salary Of the lleuten.
ant governor IL the only one In the
entire list. The state officers, whose
salaries have always been too low,
were not changed.
The bill providing for the fees and
salaries Of county officers, however,
makes sweeping reductions. The
salaries Of county treasurers are
nxed a. follow: In counties having
. population Of less than 5000, 500
per snnum; between 5000 and 5000
inhabitants, 1900; between 5000
and 10000 inhabitants, tl,O0; be-
tween 10000 and 5000 inhabitants,
81 500; between 1900 and 5000 in
hsbitsnts, 81, 800; between 5000 aud
q, 900 Inhabitants, 5000; between
% 900 and 5000 Inhabitants, t2,eo0;
over 5000 Inhabitants, $500. In
addition to this salary, the county
treasurers will receive three cents
o mile for the distance necessarily
travelled In settling with the state
treasurer and necessary travelling
expenses actually paid out.
The fees Of county clerks are fixed
a. follows: In counties having q
population Of less than 5000 inlsbi-
tants, 5000; between 5000 and 5000
inhabitants, $500; between 5000 and
10000 inhabitants, 1900; between
10000 and 200 inhabitants, 81, aD0;
between IL, 600 and %, 900 inhabitants.
81. 400; between 5000 and Is, 900 in
hsbitants, 81 500; between 5000 aud
SO, 900 inhabitants, It1, zoo; all eoun-
ties having . population more than
1000, 81 800.
The salaries Of registers Of deeds
are not fixed, but are so limited that
they will fall far below the old fig.
ures. The compensation IL by fees,
but whsnsver more than $500 Ii re-
ceived for any quarter, only one
half the excess goes to the register,
the remainder going to the county
treasurer, 10 become part Of the
general county fund.
County attorneys are limited to
81, 200 per annum with fees In addi-
ton, which have been materially
reduced.
The compensation for clerks OF
the district courts, sheriffs and pro-
bate judges Is regulated by the fees
received, as was done under the old
law. County supsrintendents are
limited to Q salary Of $1,000 per an
mum in counties having q popula-
ton Of &c, 600 or over, the minimum
salary being 500 in counties having
Q population less than 5000.
The fees Of constable, justices Of
the peace and coronersremain about
the same.
The bill dividing the state into
twenty-five judicial districts instead
Of thIrty-five saves the state 500.
The districts will be composed as
follows:
First Standardization, Brown
and Doniphan counties.
Second-DoUgIas, Jackson, JefIer-
son and LeavenWOrth.
Third-Wyandotte.
Fourth Anderson, Franklin,
johnson and Miami.
Fifth-Bourbon, Crawford and
Linn.
sixth-Cherokee, Labette and
seyenth-Allen, NsOsho, Wilson |
and woodson.
Eighth-Goffey, Lyon and Usage.
Ninth-Sbawnee.
Tenth-Marshsll, Nemaha and
Washington.
EIeyenth-Clay, Geary, Potto-
and Riley.
Twelfth-DIckinson, Marion, and
Morris and Wabaunsee.
ThIrteentb-Butler, Chase, Green
wood and Harvey.
Observation-Disclosures, Cowley |
and Elk.
Fiftesnth-Barber, Harper and
Sumner.
sixteenth-Sedgwick.
Observation-Disclosures, Saline
md Ottaws.
EIghteenth-Cloud, Jewell, Nit
shell and Republic.
Ninetesnth-SmIth, Phillips, Nor
on, Decatur, Rawllns aud Chey-
,nns.
Twentieth Lincoln, Osborne,
Rocks, Graham, SheI man, Sheridan
md Thomas.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, Russell,
Ellis, Trego, Cove, Logan and WAL
oce.
Twsnty-seeond - Rice, Barton,
Rush, Ness, Lane, Scott, Wichita
md Greeley.
Tventy-thlrd-Staford, Pawnee,
Hodgenau, Ford, Gar
isld, Gray, Flnney, Kearney, and
Tveuty-four-Reno, KIngman,
'ratt aud Klows.
acknowledgements, Clark,
dssde, Seward, Haskell, Grant,
Stanton and Morton.
Colorado cities and Places.
This IL the title Of the pamphlet
ust issued by the Chicago, Rock Is
and d Pacific railway. II comprises