The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-03-04
THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.


committees to which the county gov
eminent bill had been committed
substitute for the original measure pro-
posed, which substitute, as we said
yesterday, makes radical changes. So
far as they affect this county as to
salaries the following showing will give
our readers an insight into the bill, as
also into those general provisions which
apply to all counties.
Under the present law in cases OF
great emergency" certain bridges ana
structures may be built without COM
pliance with the usual details of the
law. The new bill strikes out the word
great"
A new section (191D provides. evil
IDENTIFY properly, for supplying the
Clerk with necessary aid when the
making up of a new register of voters
is required by the law.
A new section (2019 gives the Board
of Supervisors power to appoint Vet
Urinary Health officer, wise enough
provision, but most bunglingly drawn
and needing Strengthening into good
English.
A new section (2510 gives power to
provide Court Commissioners with
rooms at county expense. Possibly
necessary in some counties, but In
most absolutely unnecessary.
Section 3S Of the present law per-
IN ha
by a levy Of two mills on the dollar on
all property in the county outside Oh
incorporated cities and towns. In the
new bill the words outside of any in
corporated city or town. are omitted.
A section of the new bill provides for
Supervisors annual conventions ana
the expenses of the delegation to the
convention to be a county charge.
Section 80 Of the present law pro-
vides that no county officer shau be
interested in or present any claim ex-
cept for his own services. In the new
bill there is added: THE provisions OF
this section shall not apply to claims
of Road Commissioners presented under
Political Code" Section 264o of that
code refers to the duties of Road over
seers working under Road Commis-
sioners in employing men, teams
watering carts, etc.
Section "a ofsthe bill makes some new
provision for the qualifications for the
office of District Attorney, so that IN
crtain cases he need not be member
of the bar of the Supreme Court The
exceptions are not stated in the section,
and they have not been found Later
but may be discovered in some ona OF
the classes of counties.
Section, 1872 of the bill provides for the
compensation of officers of counties OF
Sacramento County, as it is the only
county Of that class. 1t gives the
Sheriff, in addition to the deputy now
allowed by law, an Under Sheriff at
saIarys Of $500 It gives the Asses
sor a, Chief Deputy at $1,5Oo, and a
field deputy at $1,000. 1t gives the
Superintendent of Public Schools ar
assistant at salary of $500. 1t gives
Justices of the Peace in townships
having over.15,00O inhabitants salary
of $1O0 a month for all criminal bust
ness, and fees In civil actions. In town.
ships with less than 1000 people they
are to receive fees now allowed by law
and in townships of more than 4,0Oo
and less than $1,000 there is to be one
Justice only, at a salary OF $40
month tor all criminal business, and
gives him the fees in civil cases. There
is also a provision for salarying Con-
stables from S75 to S1Oo month.
It gives the County Surveyor $500 for
preparing Assessors maps or block
books. whenever 1.-The Assessor may
require" instead Of providing that the
Supervisors may order them, as at
present
Regarding the changes for the AS
SCISSOR, q statement from Assessor
Berkey appears in another column this
morning, setting forth reasons why the
deputies asked for in his office should
be allowed.
The bill provides in addition to allow
ances at present in force that all SUI
pervisorss shall be ex-officio Road Com
.missioners, and as such Road Com
missioners each is to be paid $500 an
nually, and 20 cents per mile one way
while travelling in the performance OF
the duties of the Office There is no
Limitation upon the amount that may
thus be drawn, while in counties of
the fourth class, for instance, it is
provided that such mileage shall not
exceed $45 a month.
Under the bill the provision limiting
the number of official reporters OF the
Superior Court to two is stricken out,
and the per diem of the reporters in
civil cases is reduced from $40 to s..
1t is claimed by the county officials
named in the bill that the changes pro-
posed are necessary, and are in the line
of real economy, and that they will
to some of these there is extreme
doubt.
We have presented the facts as
shown by the bill, compared with rres-
ent law, in addition to the showing
made in yesterdays Record Union
regarding the proposed method Of build
Ing bridges, whaIves, chutes, etc, which,
exposition was full and detailed. The
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