People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-03-14
SUMNER co. FEES AND SALARIES
Senate Bill No. Io.-By Senator A. O. Forney
Of Belle PIaine.

An act regulating the fees and salaries of the
county treasurer, county clerk, county at.
torney, register Of deeds. clerk Of the dis
trict court, sheriff. probate Judge and coun-
ty surveyor of Sumner county.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Kansas:
Section |. The county treasurer of
Sumner county shall be allowed by
the board of county commissioners of
said county, as full compensation for
his services, the following salaries:
Three thousand dollars per annum.
Said salary shall be paid out of the
county treasury in quarterly INSTALL
ments, upon the order of the board of
the county commissioners: but the
amount collected by the said county
treasurer, respectively, as fees under
the existing laws for the preceding
quarter shall be first deducted from
said quarterly installment. Nothing
in this act shall be construed as affect
ing the law in relation to mileage in
settling with the state treasurer.
Sec. 2. The county clerk of Sumner
county shall be allowed by the board
of county commissioners as full COM
penSatiOn for his services, the sum of
twenty-three hundred dollars per
annum. Said salaries shall be paid
out of the county treasury in quarter
ly installments upon the order of the
county commissioners. The amount
collected by the county clerk, respect
lively, as fees under existing laws, dur
ing the preceding quarter, shall be
first deducted from said quarterly in-
stallment; but the last quarters sala-
ry OF the term shall not be paid until
thirty days after the expiration Of
said term, and not until the county
commissioners have found upon exam
inatiOn that all the work of the office
has been completed to the end Of the
term. No additional allowance shall
be made for an assistant to the county
clerk or for services performed in his
office, than as hereinbefore allowed.
Sec. 3. The county attorney Of
Sumner county shall be allowed by the
board OF county commissioners
as full compensation for his services,
a salary Of f.Htteen hundred dollars per
annum. Said salary shall be paid
quarterly out of the county treasury,
upon the order Of the board Of county
commissioners: but this act shall not
be construed in any way to affect the
fees now provided by law for said
county attorney.
Sec. 4. The register Of deeds OF
Sumner county shall receive, as full
compensation for all his services, such
fees as are now provided by law; but
he shall keep an accurate account Of
all fees charged by him, and if in any
one quarter Of the year he shall re-
ceive more than three hundred dollars
he shall pay over One-half OF such ex-
cess to the treasurer Of said county,
taking duplicate receipts therefor, one
of which he shall file with the county
clerk, and the sum so paid over shall
become a part Of the general fund of
the county.
Sec. 5. Every officer above named
whose duty it is to keep an accurate
account Of fees as hereinbefore pres
cribed, shall make a return thereof,
verified by his affidavit, and file the
same with the county clerk Of said
county, at the end OF each quarter;
and any officer neglecting or refusing
so to do, shall be deemed guilty Of
misdemeanOr and upon conviction
shall be punishable by a fine of not
less than ten dollars nor more than five
hundred dollars; and no salary or part
thereof shall be paid or allowed until
such return has been made.
Sec. 6. The clerk OF the district
court Of Sumner county shall charge
and collect for the services required
by law to be performed by him, the
following fees: For filing each paper,
five cents; dOcketing each action on
docket, each seven cents;
each entry on appearance docket 9TH
er than docketing action, five cents;
entering each order, motion, rule,
plea, report, verdict, or arraignm-nt,
seven cents; entering judgment not
exceeding five fOliOs. forty cents; each
folio, eight cents; entering
Of judgment, twenty
cents; issuing subpoena, all the names
in one praecipe to be con-
tained in one subpoena, fifteen cents;
issuing any order Of attachment, re-
plevin, arrest, execution sale, or order
to carry sentence of criminal into exc
cution, thirty-fye cents; issuing COM
mission to take dispositions, twenty
five cents; administering Oaths in open
court, five cents; impaleling and
swearing jury, thirty-hve cents; TAX
ing and. certifying affidavit, twenty
cents, approving bond, including justi-
acafion thirf a. Ave oante, dooI,ots -.