Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-03-20
REGULATING SALARIES OF COUNTY
TREASURES.
II. b. No. Ill

An Act to Regulate the Salaries of County Treas
urers, and to Provide for the Payment of the
Same.
Be it Enacted By the Legislative Assembly of the
State of North Dakota:
SECTION. |. The county treasurer of
each county in this State shall be allowed,
at the time OF his settlement. all SUM paid
by him for printing such advertisements as
ne Is required to have done, at the rates
prescribed by law, and all the sums paid
by him for blank books and stationery he
cessarily used in his office; and shall re-
celve for his services such sums as may be
allowed by law for theacOl ectiOn and pay =
ing over all moneys collected or received by
MN Tor the leasing, sale or interest on
school or other State lands; and on all other
public moneys by him collected or received
AZ such county treasurer, for each years SER
vices, as follows: -Four and One-half cents
on each dollar for the first ten thousand
dollars ($lO,OOO;) three cents on each dollar
on the second twenty thousand dollars
(S2O,OOOD and W cents on each dollar on
all sums over thirty thousand dollars $780,
OO0) and less than sixty thousand dollars
($6O,OOO;) and one cent on each dollar on all
sums over sixty thousand dollars $3.50, OOO;)
to be paid OH the warrant of the county all
ditor out of the salary fund, and whenever
the salary fund shall be exhausted, the au-
ditOr h draw his warrant on the revenue
fund for the deficiency; Provided, That no
compensation shall be allowed the treasur-
er for n moneys received from his prede-
cessor in office or his legal representatives,
or on any moneys received from the cur
rent school funds Of the State arising from
the lease or sale Of school lands; Provided,
That no treasurer shall receive more than
one thousand and two hundred dollars
(Sl,20O) for his personal services in any
one year, in counties where the valuation
of taxable property is less than two million
1nII1rS 1872 nMl nnn.( mar morn than NM
thousand and five hundred dollars (Sl, 5OO)
in counties where the valuation of taxable
property exceeds two million dollars
($2,000, 00O,) and does not exceed four mill
ion dollars (S4,00O,000;) nor more than two
thousand dollars ($2,0O0l in counties where
four million dollars ($4.0OO,0OO) and does
not exceed six million dollars (S6,OOO, OOO;)
nor more than two thousand and five hun
dred dollars ($2,00O) in counties where the
valuation of taxable property exceeds six
million dollars ($6 000,OOO) and does not ex-
coed nine million dollars ($9,OOO,OOO;) nor
more than three thousand dollars ($3,OOO)
in counties where the valuation of taxable
property exceeds nine million dollars
$(9,0OO,0O0) and does not exceed twelve mill
ion dollars ($12,0OO,O O0;) nor more than three
thousand and five hundred dollars ($3.5OO)
in counties where the valuation Of taxable
property exceeds twelve million dollars
N~ASSoOo.OOO.J oLlu oIA llOACyo lCCClSCu DIS ltCS
for certifying TO abstracts in excess of the
amount provided for in this act, shall be
paid by the county treasurer at the end
of each year into the revenue fund of
the county; Provided, further. That when
ever the salary OF the county treasurer
is limited to a liked sum by the second
prOvisO of this section, said fixed sum shall
De paid in the manner provided above, at
the end OF each month, in twelve equal in
stallments, and no treasurer receiving a
for his services under said second prOyiso,
VINO sc salary cannot be certainly and ex-
actly fixed at the beginning of his official
year, shall receive more than One-twelfth
of his annual salary at the end of each
!nontb, as carefully estimated and recorded
BY the board or county commissioners at
their January meeting of each year; and
the balance of the years pay found to be
legally due the treasurer shall be paid him
Oh the computation OF said board of COM
mlssioners at their next January meeting.
SEC. 2. If in the judgment OF the board
OF county commissioners Of any county it
b a be deemed necessary for the prompt
and accurate dispatch of business in the
office of the county treasurer, that a deputy
or clerks be employed therein, they shall
by resolution fix the number Of clerks to be
employed, aud the length of time such
deputy or clerks shall be employed, and
the compensation which they shall receive,
which compensation shall be paid monthly,
in the same manner as the salary of the
county treasurer is paid; Provided, That
the officer in whose office such deputy or
clerks are to be employed shall have the
sole power Of appointing the same and Of
removing them at pleasure; Provided,
further, That any treasurer who shall re-
c-ive Il appropriate to his own use and
benefit any part of the salary allowed any
clerk under the provisions OF this act, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanOr.
SEC: 8. All acts and parts of acts lncon-
slstent, and conflicting with this act, are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. Whereas an emergency exists in
that there Is no law fixing the amount of
salary to be paid to county treasurers, or
providing for the payment of the same,
therefore this act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and az.
prOval.
Approved March 6, 1891.
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