The Portland daily press., 1900-04-17

ne havs finishsd the appropriatisn bill.
The effort to red uos tbs oo1nty expenses
has been made all over the stats. am
told that the county jail In Portland pays
the sheriff OF this county from eight to
ten thousand dollars year clear profit
outside Of every thing else. This all comes
from the county treasury and We pay
three-ifths Of II. disagree with the
gentleman from one whom he says that
this is none Of our business. It is our
business TO reduce the county taxes II we
cat and In this way We can reduce them
very naturally.
Mr.. woodside's motion TO lay on the
table was carried and the following reso-
lution was also laid ON the table with the
others:
Ordered, That section co OF chapter 81
Of the revised statutes relating to intox-
ioasing liquors shall BE- amended 20 -
Section Coz Snerins and their deputies
and county attorneys shall diligently
and faithfully inquire into ell violations
of Law within their respective counties
and institute proceedings against VIOLA
tions, or supposed violations OF Law. and
particularly the law against :l ths idss ga
keeping Of drinking houses and tippiing
ahops, gambling houses, or places and
houses OF Ill fame, either By promptly
entering q complaint before magistrate
and executing the warrants issued there
IN. or by furnishipg the county attorney
promptly and without delay, with the
names OF alleged offenders and Of the
Witnesses. For services under this SEQ
tien sheriffs and their deputiss acting
under their direction shall recsivs the
same per diem compensation as for ats
tendance on the Supreme judicial Court,
sxpensss as are actually incurred and
paid out. Bills for which shall be audited
by the coInty commissioner ahd paid
from the county treasury. Sherins and
their deputies receiving regular salaries
from the county, or per diem compen-
saticn under this section, shall receive no
additional compensation for travel and
attendance at or services In any court or
as Witnesses, or under this provisions OK
section 5 Of chapter 1l6 Of the revised
statutes, or for libelling liquors or exc
cutting the orders OF tbs court thereon
except that where actual arrests are
made for violation Of the laws referred
TAXED and the lines imposed, and lines
and costs are paid In full, 80 much Of
said costs rs are taxed for ssrvioes OF ofii-
oers shall be paid to the officers procuring
the arrests and convictions, whether said
officers receive per diem pay under this
section or not.
Explanation:
The only change which this Law pro-
Woes for 10 In the compensation TOR
those officers engaged In the enforcement
of the liquor law. The present law was
designed to secure the services OF officers
to enforce the prohibitory law who could
afford to give their time without de-
pending on fees, bat 1t was 30 loosely
construoted that these officers not only
ret their per diem compensation. but
add to this numerous fees which make
their actual income greater than that OF
the judges Of the supreme court Of the
state, while ut the same time It offers no
real inducement to the actual enforce
p,snt OF the law. The proposed Law VIII
give them ample compensation for tins
spent, but viii give them no additional
fees for dummy warrants or for search
Ing and capturing liquors or empty yes.
sells unless an arrest and conviction IL
also secured
The city Of Portland pays about three
flfths OF the county tax and its citizens
have an especial right 20 ask for lsgisla-
tion reducing county expenses rs the pro.
posed law will do.