The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-25
Income
OF County
Officers
Figures From
SeveralC Counties

ty salary bill Is one of the luost inter.
esting measures now being eonsldered
by the Legislature, and some sagnres
giving an idea of the present income
OF county officers are now before the
house committee. The counties heard
from show the wide range Of salaries
and fees and will evidence the ditiis
Guilty in arranging a bill which.is faiF
to all concerned.
The gross income from salaries and
fees of the county clerk Of Barbour
county is $6,5OO, of which 5000 g
paid to deputies. The gross income
OF the circuit clerk is $1,000, otwhieh
$3.50 goes to deputies. The gross m
come of the sheriff at present Is S.
500, of which 1880 goes to deputies
The prosecuting attorney Of that
county gets $500.
The net income of the county on
GERS OF Berkeley county. after depn-
ties are paid is as follows Comfy
clerk, SS.5OO; circuit clerk. sisso0s
sheriff, $4,000; and prosecuting attor-
ney. 5000.
In Boone county the comfy clerk
gets $2,5OO from salaries and fees ana
needs an assistant about hsIf the time
The circuit clerk gets 5000 9nd needs
10 assistants The sheriff gets 81, 800
at present and needs only one deputy
m which ha nave sSn0
In Cabell county the net income of
the county clerk is from 10000 e
$12, 2,OOO the circuit clerk gets from
So 500 to $4,OO, the sheriff gets from
$12 900 to $4,000 and the prosecptins
attorney gets s2.TOo. according 70 IN
formation given by41. Clay Hicks r
L. Hersey, D. B. Smith and r, +. Bra
mer.
In DoddrldSe county the clerk gets
salaries and fees running from 81, 25e
to 81, 800 a year, the circuit clerk gets
about $500 and the prosecuting at
torney 5000. The county clerk en-
ploys one assistant part OF the time.
In Greenbrler county the gross IN
come of the county clerk Is 5000, the
circuit clerk, $1,000; the sherln, 5000
and the prosecuting Attorney, Sso0.
In Hardy county the shertf gets
about s1.4OO and the prosecuting 1T
torney. $500. One man Is both county
and circuit clerka nd the gross e
ceipts of both ofices in 1907 were
about $4,000.
In Harrison county the county
clerks gross income is $4,000 and
500 is paid to deputies. The circuit
clerk gets $500, of which one-half e
paid to deputies. The prosecuting 4
torney gets 1880.
In jackson county the grcss Income
of the county clerk is 5000 the cir
cult clerk $1,000. the sheriff. ssjloo and
the prosecutor 81, 900.
In Kanawha county tie county
clerk averages. s12,S5O. the circull
clerk $1,000 the prosecuting attorney
$500 and the sheriff 10000, Il has
been suggested that salaries ii that
county should be: County clerk 81
500; circuit clerk, $4,000. and sheriff
$4,000.
In Lewis county theIgrcsi income
of the county clerk last year was 81.
6s1.1o and the net income otthe sher
if was $500.
In Marion county the gross income
OF the county clerk Is about $1,000 and
$4,000 of this is paid to deputies Ths
prosecuting attorney gets $500.
In Marshall county the county clerk
has net income of about $500.
In Monongalia county the net In
come of the county clerk $4,000 the
circuit clerk $1,000 and the sheriff
$500.
The gross income OF The county
clerk Of Putnam county Is $500: me
circuit clerk $1,000, the sheriff 1900.
and the prosecuting attorney q, 400
In Randolph county tho circuit
clerk averages, gross, s3,455, the sher
III, $1,000. and the prosecuting attoE
ney. $1,000.
In Taylor county the gross runs
about, county clerk, $4,000; circuit
clerk, S2,SOO; circnit clerk. 81. $50:
sheriff. $500, and the prosecuting ~
torney, $3.50