Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-01-12
NOW FOR THE FEES
The Matter of County Officers
Extra Fees
IS NOW TO BE DISCUSSED
Tia Prosecuting Attorney Believes the
counry should Get Nearly, II Not
Quits All-Jaii Matters.

At tocsy's sesAon OF the county su-
peryisors will be read an important re-
port from the prosecuting attorney re-
gsrdinz the fees Of the county treas
urer, clerk and register. ~ 70 what
fees II any may be retained by them In
addition to their salaries Of $500 per
year. The report. which VAS MED yes
tsrdAy, deals lrst with the question OF
fses for abstracts made BY the register,
which, as u we'll known. 10 . mighty
good paying Departments. IL states
that while there IS no legal authority
for collection of fees by the county for
making abstracts, that being separate
from tue duties Of the register IS pre-
scrbsd BY las. yet the county pays All
the expense OF making them and IS or
right entitled TO All the proceeds The
70 ort suggests, however, That . con-
u = be entered INTO with the register,
sailing for payment to the county OF
abstract fees.
The matter OF making tax histories,
etc, by the treasurer 10 dealt with IN
much the same manner The treasurer
having asked for clerk at county ex-
pect 90 appropriate the proceeds, not
withstand ing 10 Is side matter from
hls regular duties
Marriage License Fees
As to clerks fees the situation is
somewhat different. In referring to
the marriage license fees the prose-
cuLoT tnds that the legal lee and all
the county u entitled TO Is 90 cents.
The price charged Is rs cents. and the
clerk = entitled To the extra quarter
for swearing tie applicant To the am
dayit for license, provided ne admins
tiers the oath as notary public. In ref
erence, for Instance, 10 issuing or cltl-
zens' paper no tee - prescribed by law.
and Mr.. Wolcott believes that the ERIK
may collect for the portion of that
service which is not performed espe-
cially BY virtue of his office. Much the
same rules apply 10 making OF copies
and other services outside of the regu-
lar duties prescribed by law.
Want Pay Monthiy.
The sheriff and sherItf's force asked
the board OF supervisors yesterday to
allow them n the future to draw q
reasonable per centage of the amounts
due them each month instead of hav-
ing to wait several months for their
pay, as they have been forced to do in
the past. On motion of Mr.. Skeels the
matter was referred to the committee
on justice, sheritfs and constables' bills.
Members of the committee do not seem
to look fsvorably on the plan, although
the deputy sheriffs claim there is no
Justice ia compelling them to wait
from January 10 October to have their
bills in criminal cases allowed. The
situation is quite different from what i.
WAS IN former years, as the treasurer
can not under the new law advance
money TO the officers on his own re-
spons.pility, the main deposit being to
the county's credit and payable only on
order of the chairman aud clerk. The
deputies contend that II the sheriff o..
ks their bIlis,they should be allowed to
draw one-half the amount every
month.
The committee on public buildings
reported that the plans for the i'm
provement of the jail had been delayed
and would be ready this morning. Mr..
BENJAMIN of tho committee on build
ings invited the board to visit the jail
and inspect is 60 the members might
vote more intelligsntly when the plans
are submitted. The board then ad-
iourned until 9 O'Clock today. Many
OF the members visited the jail. The
prevalent opinion among the country
supervisors seems to be to humor the
taxpayers by reiraining from assessing
s.. 600 for building on TO the Jail, and
they favor only temporary repairs for
tnis year and = general rebuilding next
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