The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
STATISTICS as TO FEES
COMPLETE RETURNS RECEIVED
FROM FOURTEEN COUNTIES.
Omcers show q Disposition to Aid
State Commission I'm Gath
ering Figures.

Secretary wilkins, of the State fee and
salary commission, has received returns
complete from fourteen counties in the
State. regarding salaries and fees On June
10 last he sent out 46O blanks to be filled
out ard returned. and has received 257. All
county officers have shown a disposition to
aid the commission in every way possible
and have given all assistance in their power.
The blanks returned give fourteen counties
complete and these are Clay. Daviess, Du-
bois. Grant, Jasper, Jefferson. Monroe, New
ton. Ohio. Perry, Randolph, Spencer, Upton
and VermiIlion. The returns made are for
two years in all figures given. The fourteen
counties complete show the following figures
for two years:
County clerks, total salaries allowed.
SCI 600; total salaries paid. s5s 41506; total fees
taxed. 81 3.9 s; total fees collected $5s $50 81;
County auditors, total salaries allowed,
$66 0O0 total salaries paid, s66 SSO3; total fees
collected. s1362s: So; paid to deputies, SIS, So
600; total salaries paid, sSs,476.2S; total
fees taxed. s52,43l5S: total fees collected.
So 213.l8; paid to deputies, $3.50
total salaries paid s42 OF rs; total fees taxed,
S55. 0SS.52; total fees collected, s42I64a; paid
to deputies. Ss5so.
$500: total fees retained. s23, Sz725; paid to
Total salaries allowed. s27s.OOo; total sal
s215. s9S; total fees collected s191 ,7942 %. The
figures on the three officers receiving the
largest number Of fees, which, under the
present law, must be turned into the treas
ury, for the fourteen counties completed for
the two years. have also been compiled.
These officers are the clerks recorders and
two years show: Salaries allowed, $3.50. 200;
salaries paid. 1888 fees taxed sl7Ss42.0S
total fees collected, $l54,s57.33.
salaries allowed to clerks was $9.74l.91; ex-
cess OF fees taxed over salaries paid TO
clerks. 6.92; deficiency of fees collected
cess of fees collected over salaries paid to
clerks. N,444.7s. With the recorders the ex-
cess of fees taxed over the salaries allowed
was sl1.S315S: excess Of fees taxed over the
salaries paid, s13,955.33 excess of fees col
lected over the salaries allowed. $1l,613.1S;
excess Of fees collected over salaries paid,
1884, SO. With the sheriffs the deficiency OF
fees taxed under salaries allowed was
Sz9a As; excess OF fees taxed over salaries
paid, Ns0l,S1 deficiency Ter g. of fees collected
collected over the salaries paid. S764.3l.
The deficiency OF fees taxed and collected
in the auditors offices under the salaries
was $52370.35. The treaSurers pay nothing
into the fee fund, but retain all fees. The
actual income OF the treasurers in the four
teen counties was: Salaries, $500. and the
fees. $23,327.25, or a total Of sS3127.25.
The net returns after payment of deputies
for the fourteen counties, which indicates
the actual salaries paid to the officers, are
as follows: Clerks $i0.91706 or an average
of A.463.E year; auditors, $40. 76S.0s, or an
average OF s1,313.14 year; recorders
24,906.25, or an average OF SSS9.5l a year
sheriffs. SIS 447 25, or an average OF sos g a
year: treasurers, s6l 5076S, or an average OF
&, 1850. In addition to these figures the
sheriffs are allowed certain sum for the
keeping of prisoners and treasurers are per-
mitted TO retain interest secured on the
banking business carried on on county
money!