The Topeka state journal., 1903-04-15
PEOPLE PAY IT.
Continued from FIRST I'age.)


quate sum for clerk hire in shawnee
county therefore, be it enacted by the
legislature Of the state Of Kansas:
Section l. That the board of county
commissioners of Shawnee county,
Kansas, shall allow to the county clerk
Of said county for clerk hire in his Of
fee to be paid out of the county treas
ury in quarterly instailments, the sum
/ of $2,400 per annum-'
The old law was that the county COM
missioners could allow clerk hire up to
81. GOO. Now the commissioners are or
dered to allow the sum Of $2,400 and
have no alternative. Last year the
amount allowed for hire of clerks in the
office of the county clerk. by the com
missioners, was 81 .591-
SURVEYORS INCLUDED.
The county surveyors of the state are
cared for in house bin No. 236 which
amends section Is chapter 80 Of the
general statutes of 1901. The surveyors
VIII receive 81 a dav for time actually
and necessarily employed IN going 10
and in making a survey and IN return
! ing to his office the same as hereto
fore They surveyors will receive 81
I for each plat or certificate, 81 for max
ing a complete report of surveys for
county or township and 20 cents per
folio for making a certified copy of a
report appealed from the same as be-
fore but the last legislature added the
/ fees. which have not been paid hereto.
/ fore, as follows:
For examination of records for each
hour necessarily employed 80 cents, not
to exceed one day for each survey"
For serving notices, first person, 90
cents.
Additional persons % cents
Report of survey and for copies
thereof as required by law per folio 10
cents.
In addition the surveyor shall receive
actual and reasonable cost of trans
portation" i'll going to and from his
= n MARSHALL 81 900 MORE
Register of Deeds John Marshall viii
find his Office worth $1,000 a year more
I thin his predecessor found 1t. Senate
bill No. 40 as follows. is responsible
for it:
Section i. That the register of deeds
of the counties of Clay. Cherokee, La
I bette, Lyon, Republic Cowley, Ottawa,
Pawnee, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee.
/ Geary. Anderson, Shawnee and Bour-
4 bon, of this state. are hereby authorlz-
ed to apDly to the payment OF salaries
and wages of their respective necessary
deputies and assistants the excess fees
/ (that is to say such parts or proportions
of the fees of said Offices of the said
register of deeds as may be by law
payable into the general fund of the
several counties named. towit; Clay,
/ Cherokee, Iabette, Lyon, Republic
J
Wabaunsee, Geary, Anderson, Shawnee,
and Bourbon0 if any there be earned
and collected by said officers, not ex-
! ceeding the following sums
I'm the county of Clay, $500 per an
mum: in the county of Cherokee, $500
per -annum; in the county off Bourbon.
S4OO per annum: in the county of La
bette, $500 per annum; in the county of
Wabaunsee. $500 per annum: in the
county of Lyon. $500 per annun; in the
county of Pottawatomie any amount
not exceeding $500 per annum, as may
I be determined by the county commls-
sioners of said county; in the county OF
! Geary, $4O0 per annum; in the county OF
Anderson $500 per. annum; IN the coun-
ty of Republic, 5000 per annum; in the
county Of Shawnee .SasaoQ. per annum;
in the county of Cowley, $500 per an
mum; in the county of Pawnee. S4Oo per
annurf; in the county of Ottawa. $500
per annum.
4 provided that one-half of all the bal
ance of such excess fees remaining in
the hands of said officers shall be paid
to the county treasurer, as provided by
law"
The law allow registers of deeds in
counties of more than $1,000 population
to retain the fees up to $1,000 Fees
collected in excess of that amount are dl-
vided and the county receives one-half
Of the amount over s.. GOO Under the
old law the register paid his clerk hire
out of his fees. Under the new law he
viii get one-half of the excess fees
then take out fees up to $1,000 for clerk
hire and then if there is any left the
county viii get it. Last year the reg
lister of deeds received over $500 with
out having 81, 900 for clerk hire.