Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-20
FINING SALARIES OF CERTAIN COUNTY
OFFICERS.
III. B. No. 1872.

An Act, Fixing the Salaries of County Auditor and
Register of Deeds, and for the Repeal of Sections
Sections ii and Is, Chapter 10, Laws Of 1889.
Be At Enacted By the Legislative assembly of the
State of North Dakota:
SEcTtoN1 1. The salary of the county auditors in
the State of North Dakota shall be regulated by the
value of the property III their respective counties as
fixed by the State Board of Equalization for the
preceding year rs follows: The county auditor shall
be entitled to receive four mills on the first one hun
drcd thousand Q0O,O 0Ol dollars and one mill on the
next three hundred thousand 600, 0OO) dollars and
one third of one mill on all sums in excess of said
first named amounts and not exceeding two million
1000, 000) dollars and one. fifth of one mill on all
sums exceeding two million G, 900, 00O) dollars: Pro-
Dh1ttR, That no county auditor shall receive for his
personal services an amount to exceed two thousand
10000 dollars in any one year: Pro7h2r1 tHrfArr. ::
That such officer shall not be required to account
for fees for certifying to deeds: Pro7hh1 /n,1htr.
| That all fees received by said officer in excess of the
above provisions of this act shall be PAID into the
salary fund of the county at the end of each month.
SEC. 2. If in the Judgment of the board of county
commissioners of any county it shall he deemed
necessary for the prompt and accurate dispatch of
the business of auditors office, that clerks or depu-
ties be employed therein, they shall authorize the
same, and the allowance for such clerk hire shall be
paid in the same manner rs all other similar claims
| against the county, and in no case shall the auditor
he allowed such clerk hire unless such services have
been actually rendered.
3. The register of deeds shall be entitled to
r~ccSSs9,a.a salary not to exceed eight hundl cd (s00)
dollars counties where the assessed valuation
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more than one thousand (l0u0) dollars in counties
| where the assessed valuation does not exceed one
million five hundred thousand Il, 50o,OOO) dollars.
nor more than one thou sand two hundred Q,2OO(
dollars, in counties where the assessed valuation
does not exceed two million 1000, G00) dollars, nor
more than one thousand four hundred q .40O) dol
lars in counties where the assessed valuation does not
exceed two million five hundred (2,5 0,00u) thousand
dollars, nor more than one thousand six hundred
l.60O) dollars in counties where the assessed valu-
alton does not exceed three million (3,000,O0O dol
lars, pro7lMta That no register of deeds shall re-
ceivc for his personal services IN amount to exceed
two thousand (2,t00) dollars in any one year as pro-
vldcd in this act, to be pad monthly from the spec
ial salary fund, on the warrant of the county audi
tor. |ro7H1.a, That the said officer may retain for
his own use and account all fees for making and
certifying to abstracts.
SEC. 1. Each register of deeds shall keep a book
to be provided by the county and which shall be 4
| part of the public records of his office, in which
shall be entered each item of fees for services rem
dcred, and Shall within three days after the close of
each calendar month and also at the end of his
term of office, file with the county auditor Il state
mcnt under oath showing the fees which he has re-
Ceivcd as such officer since the date of his last re
port, and also within three days deposit with the
county treasurer the total sum of such fees, which
sum so deposited shall be placed to the credit of the
special salary fund. Any register of deeds who
shall neglect or omit to charge Or collect the fees al
neglect to keep Il record of the same, or to make a
correct statement thereof to the county auditor,
with the intent to evade the provisions of this act
shall be deemed guilty of Il misdcmcanor.
SEC. 5. In case the fees paid into the county treas
ury by the register of deeds shall not equal his sal
airy as fixed therein, then and in that case such off
Ger shall only be entitled to receive 4 sum equal to
the fees paid INTO the treasury and Pro7h7ta, .tHy-
tier That in case there be Il deficiency in the salary
OF such office for any month Or fractional month, the
deficiency shall be made up from any excessive fees
that may be paid into the county treasury by such
officer for services rendered during the calendar
year in which such deficiency occurred.
SEC. +. If in the Judgment of the board of county
commissioners of any county in the State it shall be
deemed necessary for the prompt and accurate dis.