Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01
Treasurer and Clerk Each to
Get $4,000 by Provisions Of
ACT introduced in House by
the Speaker,


Especial Telegram q Evening Hreralc.l
Santa Re. n NJ. May Among
She bills Of surprising importance in
the house was the introduction yester-
day afternoon OF house bill No. lac
by Speaker Raca, the house county
salary bill. This measure should not
be charged against the speaker In its
entirety. however, Cor Il Is said Il
was prepared by members OF the
house committee on finance with the
aid OF other house members. and rep
resents their idea Of county salaries
Another county salary bill il pend
ing In the senate. having been intro
duced BY Mr.. Hinkle. The plan. a.
at present arranged, IN 20 get an the
county salary bills In both the senate
and the house In the two commit
tees ON finance. then pass resolu-
ton for either q joint session Of these
committees or q Joint conference on
the measures and evolve a county
salary bill out OF the measures on
hand.
The bin presented BY Speaker Baca
will secure close scrutiny by the pub
lie, for there arc some provisions In
Il that are " say the least--quite
generous. This n the case in the
offices OF assessors and treaaurers in
the first class counties and in the
ofices Of sheriff In ali class counties.
The question OF what 10 pay the
Bheriffs Is difficult one. some OF
the sherifs Ia the third and fourth
class counties have greater territories
TO cover In their official duties than
the same officials in the first class
counties, yet under the taxation rule.
they would not be entitled 10 nearly
so much remuneration.
The legislators engaged In the work
of drafting this measure say that they
have run up against one OF the hard
est problems Of the session. because
of tho many questions entering into
the making OF a fair bill a. office
holders and to the public alike.
The Baca bill, taken as a whole.
does not vary greatly from the Hinkio
bill, although its provisions as 20 dep
uties. etc, are much more generous,
The Baca bill provides that the sher-
iffa office IN first class counties shall
be we'll supplied with deputies at
good salaries. az the same time pay
ing the sheriff $1,000 year.
Likewise the treasurer gets ts,50o
year IN first class counties and the
Assessor Sa.50e.
The bill in sss entiraty IN as follows;
House blli No. i49--Introdueed by
Mr.. Raca. An act entitled an act fix
ing salaries 81 coanty officers
BE It enacted by the legislature OF
the state Of New Mexico:
Section i. For the purpose of fix
ing the salaries Of the various county
officers "a compliance with the pro
visions of the constitution, the coun-
ties are classified ne followas
Counties with an assessed valua-
ton 81 three million five hundred
shouaand % more shall be counties
Of the first class,
Counties with an assessed valuation
OF two million two hundred and fitty
Thousand. and not over three million
five hundred thousand. shall be coun.
ties Uf lhe second class.
Counties with an assessed valuation
OF one million five hundred thousand,
and not over two million two hundred
ana fifty thousand. shall be cVuntten
OF the third class
Counties With an assessed valuation