Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-17
To PUT COUNTY
OFFICERS ON
SALARY
BILL INTRODUCED TO
ABOLISH FEE SYSTEM
Council Bill Affects Assessors,
TreaSurerS and Probate
Clerks; Mr. Hewitt of Lincoln
Fathers Measure,
Morning journal Bureau, |
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Morning journal Bureau,
| Tho Palace Hotel,
Santa lre, n. NJ. Feb. 16.
Mr. Hewitt. Of Lincoln county to-
| day introduced IN the council bill
seeking to place all assessors, treas
urcrs and probate clerks on a straight
salary basis and making considerable
reduction in the salaries now allowed
| those officers in counties OF class A
and 3. The bin is another evidence
| of the sentiment which has been
spreading over the territory for the
past two years favoring the placing
of county salaries on a basis In pro-
| portion to the service performed. Fol
| lowing Is the text OF the Hewitt bill:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1
| OF CHAPTER as OF THE LAWS
or 1907 CLASSIFYING THE
COUNTIES OF THE TERRITORY
or NEW MEXICO AND PRE-
SCRIBlNG THE COMPENSATION
OF COUNTY ASSESSORS COuN-
| ny TREASURERS AND EX-Of-
FICIO COLLECTORS AND pro-
| BATE CLERKS AND E%-OFFIClO
| RECORDERS.
| Section l. That section | of chap
| ter As of the laws Of 1901 be and the
same Is hereby amended by adding to
the classification therein Glass f.
which shall include all counties
wherein the taxes collected shah not
exceed $4,000 in any one year.
Sec. g. That upon the basis of the
classification section | of chapter 40
of the laws OF 1907. as amended by
section one of this act, the Treasurer
and eN -offcio Collector OF each of the
counties Of this territory shall be
allowed for his services the following
saia'y 80 ~ paid on Warrants OF the
board OF county commissioners, that
| is to say;
In counties Of class 4 A.... $4,000. 90
| In counties Of class B ..,,... $1,000
I'm counties Of class C.,..... 2,500 90
| In counties of class - ,...... 800 90
| In counties OF class E,..... ,40O.0V
In counties of class F.,,.. 200 90
See. g. That the salaries prescribed
in section . of this act shall be in
fun payment for the services OF such
county treasurers ana collectors OF
every name and nature and all fees.
II any. received by any such treas
urer and collector shall be turned IN
| 10 illf NltdNul'l VI wv ANhiNN
such services are performed and cred
tied to the general fund of such coun-
| ty. and such salary shall include all
expenditure for clerk hire, deputies
and other expenses incurred on ac-
count of such office, except for neces-
sary stationery and postage.
See. e. That upon the basis OF the
| classification In section / of chapter
As of the laws of 1907 as amended by
| the first section of this act the asses
sor of each of the counties of THIS ter
ritory shall be allowed for his SER
vices the following salary to be puid
quarterly as other moneys are dlS-
| bursed ON warrants Of the board OF
county commissioners. that is TO say
| In counties Of class A..... SO, 3,6pO.Oo
In counties of class B...,.. 3,0VO.0O
In counties Of class C...... 2,50OOO
iIn counties of class D...,., 100000
In counties OF class + .,... 10000
In counties Of class F....., 10000
| The salaries named in this section
shall be In full payment for all SER
vices performed and expenses Incur
red by such assessors respectively eX-
cept necessary stationery ana post
age
/ See g. That upon the basis Of
the classification of section | of chap
ter Is OF the laws Of 1907 as amend
ed by the first section of this act, the
| Probate clerk ana Isx-Onicio Record
or of each Of the counties Of this ter
ritory shalt be allowed tor his ser
Vices. as such clerk and recorder. the
following salary to be paid quarterly
as other moneys are dsbursed upon
warrants Of the county commissioners;
that is to say
| m counties Of class A....., sS.6n0.0O
I'm counties Of class B...... 5000 90
in counties of class C...... 2.500.00
In counties Of class D......- 100000
l1n counties of class E.....- l.t0o. 90
| In counties of class F.....- 100000
| Provided. that the clerks and re-
cordcrs named in this section shall
collect such fees as are prescribed by
| law for the services pertaining TO
their Offices and shall on the first
Monday In each month turn over to
their respective county troasurcrs the
fun amounts of such fees SO collected
during the calendar month next pre-
coding. which moneys shall be credi-
ted by such treasurcfs Ia the general
funds Of such counties respectively
land disburscd as other funds are dis
bursed upon the orders OF the county
/ commissioners
/ And provided further, that tn" COM
pcnsation provided for In this section
shall be in full for all services per-
i formed and expenses incurred by such
clerk and recorder except FOR neces-
sary stationery and postage
Sec. 6 That tho classification OF
/ the counties Of this territory for the
purposes af this act shall be based
upon the amount Of taxes collected In
the year next preceding the services
performed by such officers which an
nuai services shall begin on the first