The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-05-29
THE SALARY LAW.

Tue law commonly known as the Sal
cry Law went into effect the first Mon
day in July, 1894 in Linn county. The
law provides for salary to be paid the
sheriff OF Linn county OF 5000 and the
only section that Nj Feron could lay
claim to any compensation besides his
| salary is as provided in sections and 6
OF said act which reads as follows:
Laws OF Oregon, 1893, Section 5. 'sThe
salaries herein provided for in favor Of
| the said county Clerks, recorders OF con-
veyances, clerks of the circuit and coun-
ty courts, and sheriffs, shall be audited
and paid by the several counties to the
| respective parties entitled thereto, in
monthly payments, and in the same
tmanner that other county charges are
paid; and no one of such officials
shall be entitled to receive any fees
or other compensation for his ssr-
vices than as above provided. and
except as hereinafter provided, exeeI t
| Tor furnishing TO private parties copies
of the records and files in his Office for
their benefit ard convenience in which
case he shall be entitled to charge such
private parties therefor at the rate OF ten
cents folio, hnt shall not be entitled 10
1 Il =.
beyond including the number OF words
| contained IN the certificate OF authenti.
cation in his computation oil the mum Der
of ioiios."
''Section @. The sheriffs of the sever
nj counties in the state shall be entitled
10 recsive the same compensation now
| allowed by law Tor the board and keep
ing oil the prisoners confined in the coan-
| " JAIN OF his county. tie shall also be
entitled 10 demand and receive lo his
own use any reward offered in pursuance
OF law for the apprehension OF any per-
son charged with or suspected OF crime,
| where he has earned sha same bv COM
plianee with sach [ .r, and 10 receive
| from the state the lees nov allowed by
law for transporting and conve, ing con-
vicis To the state peniIentiary, and in
sane or idiotic persons to the state asy-
luu, when conveyed by him in pursuance
of tie adjudication Of an authorized
tribunal tho state.
Sheriffs shall also be entitled 10 claim
| from the plaintiff or moving party in any
account, action or proceeding such reas-
onahle sums oi money as they may have
been compelled to pay CT incur on the
account OF the care ot property 10 their
custody under attachment. execution or
proceeding Tor the claim and delivery OF
personal property. Where sherifis are
required 10 travel into another county or
state 10 make aa arrest or receive a
prisoner already in custody, he si.alI re-
ceiye. upon tlllng with the County CLERK
an expense account duly rendered, hls
| actual and necessiry expense incurred
| in making such arrest aud in returning
such prisoner, 10 se audited IN ike man
ner as oiher claims against the county,
IL will lie noticed from reading this
section that the county in addition 20
paving has salary shall rot pay him any
Ices or compensation except Tor furnish
lLg board Tor PRISONERS confined in the
county jail tthe lag providing for g. per
week up TO four aud II more than isulr IS
| per week only) :Also the fees nox provided
by ias for transporting and conveying
convscts 10 the pen.ieniiary, aud insane
aud idiotic persons 10 the asylum and lor
travel outside al the county Noa when
MeFeron charged az the rate Of S. pcr
week for more than four prisoners
charged mileage for serving papers IN
Linn county. telephone bills, meals,
buggy hire in serving papers in Lana
lcounty. and other items anyone except
an ignoFamus or intentional fAlsitier can
see the chargers were Illegal