Evening journal., 1905-03-17
SALARIES IN THE
PLACE OF FEES
Bill to This Effect Now Pend
ing Is an Important
Measure
aOa,Y WOULD 81 SAVt0 COUNTY
special to The EvenIng Journal

Dover, March 1.-THE bill liking the
salaries OF county officers OF New Castle
county will soon be acted upon. II is
measure Of Importance inasmuch as it
fixes salaries for a number Of oficials
and provides that all fees. received by
them Shall be paid into the county
treasury. Should II be enacted, Il would
save tho county considerable money.
The fun text OF the bill follows.
An act fixing the salaries OF certain OH
GERS in New Castle county and providing
that all fees received b. them be paid into
tho county treasury.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the State OF Della
ware in General Assembly met:
Section /. That on and after the ex-
piration Of the terms OF Office Of the fol-
lowing county officers in New Castle
county. TO wit, clerk OF the peace, pro
thonotary, recorder, register of wills, reg
lister in chancory, clerk OF the Orphans
Court and coroner all the fees, costs, al
lowances and other perquisites which
may thereafter be taxable and paid to
any person holding any OF said offices for
any official service rendered by any of the
above named officers, shall be for the sole
use Of the county Of such officer, and
when received shall be paid to the coun-
~ treasurer of the county OF such Off
Ger; but this section shall not apply to
any fees, costs, allowances OF other per
quisites due to any predecessor In Office
for any ofheial service rendered by such
predecessor prior to the time when this
act shall take effect.
Section 2. That every clerk Of the
peace, prothonotary recorder, register of
Wills register in chancery, clerk of the
Orphans Court and coroner in New Cas-
tie county, shall after the time afore-
said, collect all fees, costs and allow
anoes by law taxable by or payable to
such officer without deduction, abatc-
ment or remission; except fees, costs
and allowances payable by the county of
such ofilcer and shall keep in proper-
ly indexed book, to be known as Fee
Book" provided by the said county. an
itemiSed account showing the amount Of
each fee, item Of cost and allowance by
law taxable by or payable to such OFF,
Ger and the service for which the same
was rendered or charged the date of
payment and the name Of the person pay
ing the same; ana on the first secular
day in each and every month shall file
with the county treasurer and with the
Levy Court of New Castle county an
account Of al fees, costs and allowances
received by him in the preceding month.
which accounts shall be so itemized that
they may be compared with the fees.
costs and allowances as entered In the
said fee book. and the correctness OF the
account OF all fees, costs and allowances
the afndavit OF the officer rendering the
same; and each OF said officers shall also.
on the first secular day in each month,
pay over to the said county treasurer all
the fees, costs and allowances so received
from any source which shall be payable
to the county treasurer as hereinabove
provided, but this section shall not re-
quire the payment TO the county treasur-
er Of any fees. costs and allowances re-
celved for any official service rendered by
any other officer than those named in this
section.
Section 3. That the said county officers
mentioned in section / OF this act, and
each Of them shall be, and they are here
by made liable upon their respective off,
cial bonds for the payment to the county
treasurer OF New Castle county of all the
fees which they shall collect respectively;
and all the official bonds TO be entered
into by them shall contain the following
additional condition: "And If the said
shall truly and without delay
pay over to the county treasurer all the
fees which he shall collect and which arc
to be paid to the county treasurer"
The Levy Court of New Castle county
shall cause proceedings to be brought on
any Of said bonds for the breach of the
foregoing condition for the recovery Of
the penalty therein.
Section 4. That the fees mentioned In
section and hereof TO be collected by
the several oficers therein mentioned
shall be all fees mentioned and set forth
in Chapter l25 OF the Revised Code OF th'
state Of Delaware as amended and al
other fees now by law payable or become
payable to such several officers.
Section 8. That the county comptroller
OF New Castle county shall, during IN,
months OF January and July in each year
audit inspect and examine the books
accounts, papers, records and dockets o
the several county ofncers Of New Cas-
tie county mentioned in the first section
Of this act and ascertain the amount.
duo 70 the county In fees; and he shall
during the months aforesaid, report IL
writing to the Levy Court which shal
cause the same TO be entered at large
lupon their minutes and published il
pamphlet form for distribution.
Section 8. That on and after the ex
piratioh OF the terms OF ONCE Of the fol
lowing county oficers in New Castl'
county, namely, clerk OF the peace, pro
thonotary. recorder Of deeds, register O.
Wills. register OF chancery clerk OF th'
Orphans Court and coroner. the sais
officers shall be paid, in lieu Of all fees
costs, allowances, perquisites and othei
compensation OF every kind for perform
ing every and all the services, acts an'
duties Of their respective Offices, as fol
lows:
The clerk Of the Peace shall receive al
annual salary for -Four Thousand Dol
lars.
The Prothonotary shall receive an an
nual salary OF Four Thousand Dollars.
The Recorder OF Deeds shall receive al
annual salary of Four Thousand Dol
lars.
The Register OF wins shall receive az
annual salary OF -Four Thousand Dollars
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