Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-06-07
COUNTY SALARIES BILL IS
SENT To THE GOVERNOR
House Unanimously Adopts Scathing Denunciation OF
the Action of the Democratic Senate of Arizona for
Disenfranchisine SpanishAmericans.

$3,250; deputy sheriffs, $1,5OO; county
clerk, $780, probate judge, $500;
school superintendent, $1,000; county
surveyor $40 per day. Counties of sec
ond class are those whose 1911 assess.
ment was $2,000,OOO to $3,5O0,O00 and
includes Santa Fe county.
Third cIass counties: County COM
missioners, $500; treasurer$ $780,
assessor, $4,000; sheriff, $4,000; dep.
uty sheriffs, $1,000; county clerk,
S2,500; probate Judge, $4OO; school SUI
perintendent, $500; county surveyor,
$40 day. This includes counties as
sessed 100000 to s2,OOOOOO in 1911.
Fourth class counties: County COM
missioners $500; treasurer $1,750; as
SCISSORS $1,750; sheriff $1,750; deputy
sheriffs not to exceed $500; county
clerks $1,750; probate judge $500;
school superintendent S1,400; county
| first and second class counties are to
receive a raise of % per cent when
fees exclusive of district court fees,
turned in by them in a fiscal year ex-
| Ceed $4,000; in third class counties
! 81 900: in fourth class counties $4,000.
Until relieved by district clerks, the
county clerks shall receive additional
1000, in first class counties; $3.50 in
second class $500 in third class; $3.50
in fourth class. Sheriffs and deputies
are to receive travelling expenses; Jail
'ers $500 in first class; $720 in second
class and $400 in third and fourth
class counties. Jail guards are to
have not to exceed $3.50 a day. The
cent of all taxes and licenses; salaries
are to be paid quarterly; the county
school superintendent shall be paid
out of the general county school fund
Deficiencies in county salary fund
shall be paid out of the current ex-
pense fund which shall be reimbursed
when the county salary has a surplus
Judicial districts are classified into
first, having four countless second,
three counties; third two counties. Dis
trict attorneys in counties of first class
shall receive $4,000; second class
$3,500; third class $4,000, and actual
travelling expenses. The various coun-
ties shall contribute a pro rata to the
salary of district attorneys.
Severe penalties are provided for
failure to account and to turn over
fees, commissions and monies, or neg
lect to discharge the duties of the Of
fee, or false swearing to itemized ac-
counts, any assessors are held liable
for loss to state, county or municipal
ity through neglect of duty.
The bill as recommended by the con-
ference committee passed the House
and went to the Senate
Just Resentment.
The following is the House resolll-
tlon by Sanchez unanimously passed
by the House this forenoon:
Whereas, the Democratic Senate of
, the state of Arizona has passed a
measure disfranchising all voters who
, are unable to read, write and speak
= the English language, and
Whereas, if such a measure he en-
acted into law it will deprive of the
ballot thousands of free born Spanish
, American citizens of our sister state
therefore, be it
! Resolved, by the House of Repre-
sentatives of the Legislative Assembly
OF the State of New Mexico. that we
, denounce the action of the Democratic
Senate OF Arizona as infamous, as a
contravention of the sacred rights
guaranteed by treaty to the native peo
pie of Arizona, as an outrage upon
the loyal, public-spirited and intelli
gent Spanish-American population ot
the state, and as reputation of that
most sacred principle incorporated in
the Arizona constitution of the equal
ty and brotherhood of mankind, anc
; be it further
Resolved, that We congratulate the
people of New Mexico upon the fac
that the constitution of our state, pre-
pared and adopted through the agen
cy of the Republican party has made il
forever impossible to perpetrate sucf
;, an outrage upon a free and self re
:, specting people.