The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-12-01

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| County Attorney-County CommIssien.
ers Will Rscsive Salary of s3 Per Day
/ In Eject After Jan. L.
| Below is given an approximate OF the
change in salaries of county officers of
| Sedgwick county under the new law
| which goes into effect January 1:
The. county treasurer's salary under
the new law shall be $500. In addi-
| ton to this the board of county COM
81 200 for clerk hire. All fees must be
turned over to the county. Under the
old law the treasurer receives $500
without clerk hire or fees. On this item
there is an increase Of 5000.
The new law provides that the county
clerk shall receive $500 per year as
salary and 500 for clerk hire and no
fees, while under the old law he re-
ceives but $4,000, an increase Of $780,
The county attorney under the new
law is to receive 81 200 in salary and
the county commissioners may allow
him not 10, exceed 5000 for an assistant
in counties containing a city Of the first
class. Under tine old law this Office
paid but s., 500 and some fees, but all of
the fees under the new law will become
a part of the common school fund.
Under the old law the probate Judge
was paid no stipulated salary, but re-
ceived all the fees. Under the new
law he retains fees to the amount of
400 He also receives one-iIalf Of the
fees over that amount. q
On sheriff, the old and the new law
is similar Under the new ne retains
fees to the amount Of $1,000 instead Of
$500 as under the old law. Under the
new If the fees in any one year (exclu-
sive of fees fer boarding prisoners) shall
amount to more than $1,000 the sheriff
shall pay one-third Of the excess into
the general fund. Guards may be en-
ployed where Jail is insecure and county
shall pay for the same. In taking per-
sons TO the state institutions the sheriff
is allowed IS per day and expenses for
himself for necessary guards.
The register Of deeds, under the new
law retains fees TO the amount Of 81, 400
and one-half Of all in excess Of this
amount, while under the old law he
received fees to the amount Of s., 900.
One-half OF the fees in excess of 81 400
will swell the amount to the original
salary.
The new law requires the clerk OF the
district court to retain fees to the
amount Of s., 400 and ore-half Of the fees
IN excess, while under the old law. ne
received $1,000 in fees and turned the
remainder over to the county.
The county superintendent under the
old law received a salary Of $1,000 Per
annum. Under the new law in counties
having more than 1900 school popuia-
ton the superintendent IS allowed $500
and 500 for each 100 additional school
Cities of the first and sec
ond class are not included in the COM
putation. In counties having more than
IL 0teachers Exclusive Of first AND sec
ond class cities the commissioners are
allowed to add to the salary an amount |
not TO exceed 5000 per annum. This
will make the salary in this county |
ABOUT the same as under the old law, |
or probably a slight increase. The su- |
under the new law Is also |
required to spend at least one hour N |
each school in the county each year, |
and forfeits $500 in each delinquency in |
this matter.
The county surveyors salary was not |
affected He receives 81 per day for |
actual services rendered. The county |
under the new law will |
receive SO per day.
The new law provides orthe keeping |
IF a short account of fees in all the Of
fees and provides penalties for failure |
10 properly account for them, as in the |
Did law.