The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-04-26
Athens County Salary Bill.

The Athens county salary bill In
reduced by Hon. A. e. Price has
passed both the House and the
Senate and is now a law.
The bill was framed, introduced
and passed at the suggestion and
of the Taxpayers of
Athens county who believed that
The salaries of the Athens county
officials should he definitely pre-
scribed. Petitions n m erousl
signed by the voters from every
part of the county and desiring as
far as possible to carry out the ex-
pressed wishes of his constituency.
Representative Price introduced
the salary bill which the last of
the week became q law. The law |
fixes the salary to be paid the pro-
bate judge, the clerk Of courts,
auditor, treasurer, commissioners,
prosecuting attorney and sheriff.
Following is the full text of the
bill:
SECTION 1. That in Athens
county, Ohio, the compensation of
the officers specified In this section
shall be by annual salary exclusive
ly, to be paid in equal monthly In
stallments as follows: Probate
judge, eighteen hundred ($l,SOO),
clerk Of courts, sixteen hundred
and fifty dollars ($1,65O); auditor,
two thousand dollars (S2,000);
treasurer, two thousand ($2000);
com mmtssioners, six hundred dollars
($600) each and expenses, but in no
year shall the aggregate amount
of such expense account for each
exceed the sum of two hundred
dollars; the prosecuting attorney,
eight hundred dollars ($SQ0) in his
Office as prosecutor; the commits
sioners of said county shall in ad-
dition thereto, pay said prosecutor,
as advisor for county. township
and municipal offers, such sum as
may be agreed upon, but in no
year shall said sum exceed the
amount of $500; the sheriff, two
thousand dollars ($2,OOO) and in ad-
dition thereto, when the sheriff, in
his official capacity is beyond the
limits of his county, he shall be
paid his necessary expenses in
Cured in this discharge of his
duties, and he shall further be en-
titled to retain for his own use
whatever money he may receive
under any contract with the county
commissioners or any municipal
authorities for keeping and provid-
ing for prisoners in the county
Jail. No officer above named shall
in any manner receive from the
county or from any other source
any further compensation for the
performance of his official duties.
SECTION 2. All moneys arising
from the collection of fees, costs,
percentages, penalties, all allow
ances and other perquisites which
are now or may hereafter be allow
ed by law for the performance OF
official duty by an officer above
named, shall, when collected, be
for the sole use of the county, and
on the first Monday of each month
each of said officers shall pay all
moneys collected for the proceed.
ing month INTO the county treasury
to the credit of the general revenue
fund. Each officer on the day OF
the semi.annual settlement of the
treasurer with the auditor of the
county, and also on the day of the
expiration of his term of office
shall file a statement of all fees
costs, percentages, penalties, allow.
ances and other perqulsites then
due and uncollected in his office
and also statement of those col
lected, and shall likewise retain 9
copy thereof in some convenient
form in his office. which shall be
accessible to the public at all reas
enable times and when any fees
costs, percentages, allowances OF
other perquisites are earned anC
unpaid, the same shall have the
force and effect of q judgment a
law and execution may issue there
fore upon the motion of the cour
or upon precipe duly filed by {
resident taxpayer of the county.
SECTION 3. 1t shall be the duty
of the county commissioners to Sc,
that the provisions of this act ar,
complied with, and they shall have
full access to all books and record
at any and all times, either TO
: themselves or for any one employ
ed by them for the purpose, to as
certain by examination whethe
the books and accounts of the off
GERS mentioned are legally and cor