The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1910-06-02
Does the new Fee and Salary
Bill Save the State a Penny


Bill Save the State a Penny
Atoka, Okla. May--If Atoka county
can be taken for basis over the state,
then the new fee and salary law adopt
ed by the recent special session OF the
legislature, which was called "to re-
duce taxes, 'does not save the taxpay-
ers cent. The democratic press Of
the state is clamoring long and loud
that the 'fee and salary bill" will
save the state in taxes 100000.
= Nfhe real facts are that the bill does
not save the state at large single
penny for no state officers are men,
toned in the bill at all.
The bill was the result of an organ
lied effort of office holders and pros
pective office holders to increase sala-
ries which was done in every county
in the state.
Clerks of the district courts in the
new bill remain on fees, so nothing is
saved the taxpayers in those officers
and the fees remain practically un-
changed except to keep all fees, and
allows deputy at $500 per month.
The register of deeds, in the new
bill. remains on fees, and practically
no changes in fees, hence nothing
saved to the taxpayers except to keep
all fees and allows deputy at $50 per
(Qnonth.
J The county clerks in the new bill
sremain on fees, and keep all fees col
lected.
Clerks of the county courts $75 per
month in counties of less than 2O,OOO
population and have deputy at $50
in counties over 10000 population and
aot to exceed 45, 600, and on up.
A county stenographer is created by
tie new law an counties of less than
$4,000, at salary of $75 and over 5o,-
oo0 not to exceed 500.
Stenograpners to the district court
receive 81 200 per annum and all fees
for transcripts.
The county attorneys salaries are
raised, especially in the smaller
counties, from 81, 200 and 81 400 to ST.
700 per annum In counties the size OF
Atoka county the county attorney will
receive % per cent of all forfeited
bonds and recognizes which may pos
sibly reach 81 1000 or more per annum ;
these bonds are generally as good as
cash. Nothing saved here, and de.
putty is provided for also at S75 pei
month.
The county judges salaries in the
new bill in counties in excess Of lO,OO(
and not exceeding 10000 inhabitants
is 81 800 per year, and the sum of $tC
per month additional 900 people. Nc
decrease here.
The sherff's salary is nearly the
same, besides he still gets 81 per day
for visiting the Jail, but the price g
prisoner board is raised to SO cents p I
day, and here is where the real profit
in the office comes in.
A new office of county superintend
ent of public health is created at
salary of S. per day while in actiy'
service
However, provision is made in sec
ton 80 of said bill that in counties OF {
population not to exceed 1000 the sal
aries of district clerk and register o
deeds shall be 81 cooper annum coun
ty clerk and clerk of county court "
600 per annum county treasurer $500
bu t limits these salaries to countie
of less than 1000 people, and there
not county in Oklahoma with S
small population This is what law
yers call joker.
The reference in this article is espe
cally to Atoka county. So the tax
payers can now see that they will nc
only pay higher salaries but will hav
eto4support few new ones.
n Sehd to Bill Gross, Guthrie, Okl:
and ga Senate bill No. l and compar
it VIII Ae law as it now is, and yo
will, see that you are again stung TO
raise in taxes.