People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-03-17
BLUNDER IN PUBLICATION.
Fee and Salary Law Will Not Go Int
Effect Until Next Week.

hSS anu odidry Law Will MOI 10 Into
Effect Until Next Week.
Owing to blunder in the publi-
cation of the law by the official state
paper. the new fee and salary law
passed by the late legislature, will
not go into effect until next week,
at which time the law will be re-pub-
liShed.
The officers Of this county have been
drawing pay on the basis of the coun.
tvs having population Of more than
10000 and less than 25,0OO. Unless
the enumeration this year should run
the population figures over the 25, 900
mark the officers Will draw pay under
the new law, as follows:
The county treasurer will receive a
salary of $1,000 and an allowance OF
$500 for clerk hire, the same as under
the former law.
The county clerk will likewise draw
the same salary as under the old law,
81, 400, and 5000 for clerk hire.
Tue county Superintendent's pay is
left at 81, 200 per year, with a reduc.
tiOn Of s. for each school he shall fail
to visit and spend one hour in during
the year.
The county attorney gets a raise
from 81, 100 to 81, $50 per aunum. 10
addition, in counties having one city
OF the first.class or two or more cities
of the secOnd.caSs (which is Summers
casel the commissioners may, il they
see 6t, allow no: exceeding 5000 for
the salary Of an assistant. All fees
collected, as in the case OF the treas
urer and county clerks offices, are to
be turned into the general revenue
fund Of the county.
The clerk Of the district court is
allowed to retain all fees collected up
to 81 200 and one half the excess, the
same as formerly. The schedule OF
fees he is allowed to charge is changed
somewhat, the charge for issuing
summons aud subIGuas and docket
ing cases being raised, while there are
some minor reductions.
In the case Of sheriff in counties OF
between 10000 and 25,0OO, the limit
up to which he is allowed to retain
fees is raised from 81, 800 to 81, 600, and
he is allowed to keep two.thirdS Of
the excess, the same as under the old
law. He is permitted, however, to
keep all fees collected for boarding
prisoners and for conveying them to
the state penal or charitable instilu-
liOns.
The probate judges salary is the
same as under the old law, 81 200 and
half Of all he collects over that
amount. There are only Slight
changes in the schedule OF fees Of the
Office.
The register Of deeds salary is left
where it was, viz. 81, 200 aud half of
all be may take in above that. Ger
tain instruments in his Office will le-
Quire so per cent higher fee for
filing.
The court stenOgrapher's cOmpen-
saLiOn is raised from $3.50 10 81, 200 per
annum, to be paid out of the state
treasury. He is allowed eight cents
per foil OF one hundred words for
making transcripts instead of five
cents, but the stenographer fees
charged as court costs are to be paid
into the state treasury.
The pay OF county commissioners in
counties Of Summers population is
left at the old figure, a maximum OF
$500 per annum. The commissioner.
are allowed SO per DAY for their ser.
vices aud five cents a mile for each
mile Travelled In the transaction Of
any Of the duties OF the office.