The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-26
NOW READY
FOR FINAL
PASSAGE
sHRRlFF'S FEE BILL is
SPECIAL ORDER FOR
THIS AFTERNOON

Eneelal % lhe DaIIy Leader.

special TO the Daily Leader
Oklahoma City, Jan. 25.-The senate
on Tuesday finally completed It's con
siderati0n Of the sherifrs fee bill
which has been pending IN that house
since the third day o. the session
when II vas passed by The lower
house. The final passage Of the bill
@as made a special order for Wednes
day afternoon, together with that Of
the Roddie banking bin, which has
been pending on third reading iOr sev
eral days.
The Stewart -Aemminger Trust CON
pany bill, which allows the organiza-
ton Of trust companies IN smaller
towns. and fixes a sliding scale Of cap
TAI on population basis. was passed
finally BY the senate by unanimous
vote.
The sheriifs' bin. AZ Il finally got
through the senate. makes no effort 70
change the salaries or compensation
of the sheriffs themselves but goes
into the compensation 81 the deputy
sherlffs in detail. and is expected TO
increase their income materially IN
most of the counties OF the state
Practically all Of the sheriffs over the
state have delayed the appointment
Of their deputies 30 that they can ger
the advantage of the provisions OF
this bill
The bill places the office deputies,
iailers and guards on a straight salary
basis of SIS a month for the office
deputy and $50 for pailer and guards
IN counties up 70 $4,000 population.
IN counties OF more than f5.000 the
nnder.sheriff loffice deputy is to get
800, and other office assistants. jail
ers aid guards SIS This affects only
Oklahoma. Pittsburg and MuskOgee
counties, and VAS agreed upon Tues
day on an amendment by Senator Red
wine to take the place of another pro
vision on the same subject previously
adopted
Field Deputies on zee Bass.
Field deputies are placed on fee
basis. receiving rs per cent of the fees
earned and collected in civil cases and
90 per cent Of the fees earned in sery-
Ing or eneeayOring 10 serve process IN
criminal cases. The county is made
habIe for the full 80 per cent.
The question Of how many field dep
uties should be appointed created
most of the discussion. The report OF
the special committee, which was un-
der consideration. fixed the number At
one for each 10000 inhabitants or fra
tion thereof This was amended so as
TO provide for two field deputies in
each county Of Less than 10000. one
Tor each 5000 In counties between TO-
600 and 10000. AMI an additional ore
Tor each additional 10000 population
IN counties Of over 30000. The APP
Iointment Of deputies up to the limit
allowed was made discretionary with
the county commissioners.
The bin. as reported by the special
committee, also allowed a special dep
uty TO be appointed from each A. III.
T. A. lodge In the county. Senator
Roddse tried to have this amended 10
provide for only one lodge deputy for
each county. but was defeated On this
amendment, IL 10 Is. R0daie then Of
tered another amendment for the ap
polntnent Of a deputy from each anti
saloon teague. which was also defeat
ed.
Provision was made in the bill that
where a superior court Is held IN a
city not the county seat, the sheriff
may appoint one deputy to maintain
an office there, and receive 500 a
month salary, in addition TO his fees
This affects only the counties Of Clln
ton and Shawnee. Efforts were made
by Senators Williams and toffey, rep
resenting the desires OF the Clinton
people, 10 substitute provision for
the appointment of bailiff by the SUI
perior judge to perform the duties Of
the sheriff In connection with the su
perlor court This was generally op.
posed. as meaning really the creation
Of a second sheriff, and when the vote
was taken only Williams and Coffey
voted for the proposition.
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