The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-16
FEE BILL BY BYRON DREW.
What He Wonld Pay the County
Officers.
A GOOD THING FOR COMMISSIONERS
,rbey Must Rntify All Appointments.
chief Deputies to Get $40 ana
others $50 Per Month.

Austin, Texas, January 15-While there
are number OF fee bills for consideration
at this session, Hon. Byron Drew of Kauf-
man has measure which he has drawn up
after long and careful study of the ques-
tion. No bill vii; be acceptable to either
branch OF the legislature without amend
ment of some kind. and although the pres
ent body may desire the passage of meas
ure disposing of fees, still the ones present
cd will find gauntlet of amendments to
to the greatest extent.
Mr.. Drews measure is the one which
may receive the sanction OF the admins
tratlon He has brought 1t from home and
does not go into the house with 1t without
having consulted others. and although 1t
can not be learned that he has been prom
Used the support OF the administration for
his bill, yet he has no doubt received an
! intimaton that he presents for enactment
! that which will be acceptable.
The speaker Is on record In previous
session as opposing fee bill, hut the char
acter OF this one may strike his fancy and
he may give IL his support. However the
speaker is difficult person TO dec'Pher.
He is always ready TO talk on any subject,
but he seldom ,rnbosoms himself until the
! time arrives when he must do or die
There are some members who have OK
pressed themselves on the Zee system. and
| some of the expressions are In line with
| important provisions in the Drew bill.
| However at this time it is difficult to say
just how the measure will be received
when it ia called IN. With so many new
members prrsent the session Is tho youny
10 forecast the stand many of them will
take. Hon. Ham Ward of Travis does not
look with favor on fee hin legislation. hut
he may stave off the prey hill and lot
pass his opuortuniiv TO Hght 1t
The hill comnlete reads as follows.
An act IN ix ma limit The nmounts of
fees and commissions and salaries To no
received by the several county iudpes
| shnrin. rountv olerlss District clorks
comfy and district clarks conntv. treas
urere county ATTORNEYS assistant county
ATTORNEYS tax COLLECTORS tax nssessors ms
tees of the peace. and constables of the
State Of Texas.
Section ne II oracted Nv Tho IaqisI,
tire ~ tho state of Tevas. That tho sev-
eral county Judges sho,i,fs countv clerks
district clerks. county and district clerks
county treasurors county ottorneys as
sis1apt county ATTORNEYS tax collectors tax
assessors justices of the ncace and CON
stobIes Of tho sta,c ~ roras shall be al
lowed and receive tho foe. commissions
and salaries noy nern,itted and allowed
ther, h., law snbiec, bo,,o,,o,. "a 40 lin
itationc and rnrtric,Jons ~ mic oct
sec,ion III. aenrttns live, t, lou, 70
49,. 81 ~ la. -, 80, H., y,
IT, =, -, ,,,. IN M -
so. SUM '.t'
us 'isp.,''' ,.''''e " '"p N"'i','i In''D''
S Az uu"ie -. ~ Noui'y anu sttaI hu'
ae"N'S SO '"e t-iV.'1ns Vi ."ei, o'Iic' ui .
ny an order 10 Dc entered on the minutes
Oh sall court,
seutlun - INC ices, commissions ana
salhrleS received ny the ofncers named IN
TINS act, exclusive of the salaries of dep
utles, shall be fixed hy the county com
missioners court and limited for the several
officers respectively for period OF twelve
months. not to exceed the following to-
wit;
County judge. the sum OF. 600
Sherins, the sum of................ 1000
County clerks the sum of 500
District clerks, The sum of .......... 500
County and district clerks (when il
is one Officer, the suu, or . l Soo
Tax collectors. the sum of ..... / 500
Tax assessors tho sun Of 4 eoo
County treas,irers The SIM, -, 5oo
} County attnrrevs mo sum, az . ooo
Assjst,nt cos,n,v .ttornn,.s 49, 60, -'''0
~ . '"' SUI" -oo
rrst,cas 49,, ''''''''''''' i' SO"
Cnry.aLios ~ r,,, -. no
&C., NV ,',V sw'u vi -, i'upt
. ~ - ihe u'hcels naheu IN thls act
izoH "Vp an anu CORRECT ten
49, "se9''l' VI the loNVipesi lecs. cuiii4lia-
s'oms "iu sa,aI.'s resp'ulEeiy received ana
"a '' .vu uE 1i'en,, ~ WI ooanl DooN, 10
,sta,, - tn, coiln,'ssione's court
- IVY "ouN sl'a'' az an times DC SUI
W ane iuapoV''On Vi any person WISH
,HA W soe 'ne d'uouhe ol Iees ,her"lh
me- ,e"' "i9 al .he expiration OF eh'h thrre
10 satu oiuvers anall summit 10 the
H"aIl"'lsS'o,eIs ooult,at thelr regular meet
u+S ',' a'eI.,l4eu sta'e.nc.'' uhHer oa'h,
'Iv al''ou''ts eaIueu py mem dur
~ au'u uuu1ter' we amounts collected,
CIV ,ue "ilounlS pau ou' showing the
ar"a,,r,. pe heu Iucn uopu,'es, ana the salu
S''"., ~ paAAed upon y s'u COM
"'tssi"ileiS Sourt'
a., NV uucuutcteu or delinquent
l sn vi lSes ana commissioners due by any
u'nVvt snaII De charged against him. I'M
> ,ess u be IN cases where the plupor's oath
~ ~ ' "a, anu may nave been h'ed N case,
v, ~ u'ucl cases as may be RENTED from
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