Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-08
STATE EXAMINERS DECIDE.


Attorney General Bishop hiss trans.
miued tue following opinion TO thu
Sta audiiOf on the payment " tue
salary Of the assessors anu collectors:
Hon. Morgan Richards Ir, salt Lake
city,
Dear Sir:-l have before mo your favor
OF tho IN inst, asking 90 be- advised
upon ihO following "N nero iHo uilcus
of assessor aud collector arr combined
upon Que punauu, and county warrants
have been ISSUED in payment OF such
services a. one salary, n tuO ~A.o Liable
for one-hulf 0f tho umuuu.gn
Section o, page JJf ui tho laws Of Utah
OF lsHl provides "uuU.hnlf Ol tho salary
Of assessor, county attorney aud treas
uror shall DO borne by tho Sinio aud paid
~ provided by law" Under thi. Law
thoru can h1 no quOa ION 81 The liability
Of tho stale 10 pay une.hali u tho salary
of tho assessor Ia section 100 OF the
county government bill, rag1 0ll,
laws OF 1855, De- pointed OUT
thu method by which such pave
mont shall be made. Frum ibis 10 Will
be- observed that tho county treasurer
and county audhuJ ui each uounty shall
prepare IA duplicate, aud Worthy under
oath n full and complete itomlEod VIA e.
NANNH " W. MNN AAAANH NA % N"N HANMN ~
Of tho county attorney. county treasurer
and county A.sosHor. QUE Of these state
mvuta shall be- transmitted 20 tho State
auditor, and u found correct hu shall
draw his warrant Ia favor Of tho county
treasurer uLOu tho StatO treasurer Tor
Ono-haf u tho whole amount ui said
warrants, including any warrants which
may have boon drawn by tho county, iu
favor of the county assessor.
Nsa.. a.. q
ever, u IA ca.Cs whore some othor utllcu
iscumblnUd " lea thAt Of assessor. whether
the STATE IL llablu iut uuu.lull OF tho Hnl.
ury paid Tor The combined office. S1r-
ton n ut tAU salary bill, page UIs OF tho
Laws ut ls'i, provides what sH.nry shall
be- paid Co pUr1ous i.schArgiug tho duties
Of more than ono office. Whenever tho
board uf county commissioner, 90 IhU
regular SupiUmbUI session, prior lU any
general gIOulun, shall Hu oidUr aud 1utor
tnid order ON thoIr journal, any two or
moro county ullcUs which 90 not cpuhIrt
20 flr as thulr duties Hru concerned, may
be combined. and ono person elected Iu
AN tho oulU1 thus combined. lu which
case the salary 20, Che pUTsuu dlschafElug
tho duties % both or of che fIid uuItas
shall bU fixed, ni mot exceeding tho nIgh-
cot salary paid Goo oiuhur ur aus ~ sold
officers whose uilrps urU 600 combined.
$50 NhANNHNNNN N'N N|N amount |NNH NM"NN
uuU-hut ui Mo salary uEui for tLu other
officer when only two oulrH arc COM
biucd, ur when moro chan tWo such
offices arc combined iu addition Co such
highest thlarN, ouvsthlrd az tho CON.
hirUl salaries of such other uHlcort." ~
may DO assumed that thH county CONE
iuisaiuuurs hhyO tukon tlUsg provisions
into consideration Boz determining Cue
compensation 60 DO paid 10 tho person
dlschmglng the duties OF The combined
offices OF Assessor and collector, leaving
the only question 10 boz settled a. 10 what
portion Of tho aid salary 30 INod shall
De- paid 10y Che state,
The latter pas. of section D. supra pro.
widest 'li tnu uiuga ui assessor, tTtas-
ufUf or prosecuting attorney shall uJ
combined with another uulu. tho suft
shall pyy 400 suitable proportion of thu
whole salary Boo boz nAul ly lho stat,
board of examiners which shall, Doe u0
vA7o, bO loss lnHu uuU.tuiuI U. .Iuumuuui
ui tho salary NsuI f1r surU uIIrn NJ as,
H"s.NI treasurer Ur prosecuting nt,
turugy prior lO tho Same being
combined with another office. Under
thu Jaw, tH clearly upuNI... chat tuu
Legislature 5000 uUt intend IIf tho State
should Boo iaN.H iHr uuu-h1.I 40 tNu sal,
Ary paid io Dla.r 0f those officers .as,
Hn-snr treasurer ar prosecuting attIr.
Hoy, whom tIH Hwu officer was dIs,
changing iNH duties of another Office
unWnuuI .Hur.u|tH, HuH uu. 0H M thiH
hInl, H. uHHt Attempting boz ..uuH iuHt
Whist pur ION tHH Hlu should Doc lHpIt
fHr tNt whole ut.tr htH boon vested
loo Oh" ufU Bonn. uf uEamnurs uu.u
certain Im|.a. ".. H Gao .UH minimum
amour. u. i.u sH.g's Liability. 4 um
tUorriur., NJ opinion tm lUtq question
o., NO l". .u 1g WHt' proportion