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SALARIES IN NEW STATE
 BY HAYDEN
Congressman Elect From Arizona At Request of Many Office Holders Has Drawn Up Bill Fixing Salaries of
 County Officers
GREENLEEaIS X THIRD CLASS
Salaries of Newly Elected State and County Officers Is 8 Pertinent
 Question For First State " Legislature

Legislature
 What salary will be attached to the County offices, not otherwise fixed by law, is a question that is agitating the mind of the several county officers elected at the December election. They are in the position of man with a job and waiting for an uncertain pay day
 In letter received in Clifton this week from Congressman Carl Hayden, of Maricopa' county he encloses bill, drawn up by himself, which classifies the several counties in Arizona and fixes the salaries of the various county officials. MT. Hayden writes that he was prompted to draft his salary bill on account of the numerous letters re ceived by him from county officials throughout the state. The Hayden bill first state legislature, along with oth- CTS. A proposition is also on foot to have representatives meet in Phoe- nix composed of newly elected county officers from each county, for the pur- pose of drafting salary bill.
 For the purpose of fixing salaries MT. Hayden has divided the counties in Arizona into seven classes accord ing to their population, ranging from Cochisef as a first class county. wstn a population of s4.591, to Apache. a sew enth class county, with a population of 3,496. Greenlee county with a pop-s ulation of 14,S18 is classified as a third class county.
 Under the bill drafted by MT. Hay den the salaries for county officers in Greenlee county would be as follows:
 Section 5. In counties of the third class the county officers shall. receive as full compensation for the services required of them by law, or by vir- tue of their office, the following salar- ies, to-wit: =
 The clerk of the Superior Court, two thousand two hundred dollars per annum. The clerk of the Superior Court shall appoint one deputy who shall receive a salary of twelve hun dred dollars per annum.
 hS oAcIln,, lOuT IAOuSdHQ nfe nun dred dollars per annum. The sheriff shall appoint one under sherin who shall receive salary of fifteen hun dred dollars per annum, two deputies who shall. each receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum, and two deputies who shall be court bailiffs and who shall receive a salary of three dollars per day for each day that they are actually in attendance on the sessions of the Superior Court.
 The recorder, two thousand two hun dred dollars per annum. The recorder shall appoint one chief deputy who shall receive salary of twelve hun dred dollars per annum. By and with the advice and consent of the board of supervisors, the recorder may ap- point such number of deputies as may be necessary to properly perform the business of his office, but in no case shall the salary of any such deputy re- corder exceed eighty-five dollars per month.
 The treasurer, two thousand two hundred dollars per annum. The trea- surer shall appoint one chief deputy who shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum. By and with the advice and consent of the board of supervisors, the treasurer may appoint such number of deputies as may be necessary to properly per form the business of his office, but in no case shall the salary of any such deputy treasurer exceed eighty-five dollars per month.
 The school superintendent, two thou sand dollars per annum, and his ac- tual and necessary expenses when wis iting the schools of the county. By and with the advice and consent of the board of supervisors, the school superintendent may appoint a deputy whenever it may be necessary to pro- perly perform the business of his off,
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