The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-15
COUNTY SALARY BILL.
The House Passes 1t Today by Vote of
SO to IL.

After working for at least two days
at intervals throughout the week, the
house today passed a fee and salary
bill by vote of SO to IL. Many of
the members voted for the passage of
the bill, not because they We're salts
fed with its provisions, but because
they realized that a compromise was
necessary in order to nail down an
other plank in the Democratic plat
FORM The measure as passed in the
house is strictly a compromise and it
received many jolts at the mands of
the members VINO entered the several
conferences to adjust provisions affect
ing their counties.
AT the session this morning the bill
was crowded along to third reading
without debate and shortly before
noon it was passed with but II votes
against the measure. Boyd, of Repub-
lie, was the first member to vote
against the bill. He paved the way
for further opposition when he declared
that he was opposed to any law that
Then other members found flaws in the
bill as amended. Some of the mem DE IS
declared that they opposed the bill in
its present form. but would vote for it,
believing it was the best that could
be ha.- at this session and would trust
to future legislatures to remedy it's
faults.
Some of the salary provisions of the
law are:
County clerks and county treasurers
in counties of 1000 and under, shall
receive 5000 a year and up to $4,000 a
year in counties of from 90, 900 to 90,vv
population.
The county superintendent shall in
counties having a school population of
less than 500, receive SO a day for
each day actually employed for not to
exceed $50 days actually employed in
one year, up to $500 a year in coun-
ties of from $4,000 and 10000 popu-
lation.
For county attorneys. the law al
lows $500 in counties with a popula-
ton of 1000 and under and $4,000 in
counties with a population of $4,000
and over.
Clerk of the district. court shall re-
ceive $3.50 a year in a county having
population of less than 1000; up to
$4,000 a year in counties of more than
40, 600 population.
Sheriffs are to receive $500 a year
in counties of less than 1000, and up
to $4,000 in counties of more than 45,
900.
Probate judges. $3.50 year in coun-
ties having a population of more than
1000. Counties with a population of
more than $4,000 and not more than
10000 shall allow the probate judge
$4,000 a year.
Register of deeds shall receive an
nually 5000 in counties of less than
5000 population, and UP to $4,000 a
year in counties of from 10000 to
10000 population.
County commissioners shall receive
SIS a year in counties of 1000 popu-
lation or less and up to $500 a year
in counties of $4,000 to 10000.
Provision is also made in the bill
for clerk and deputy hire, based on
graduated scale established by the
committee on fees and salaries.
Shawnee county officials would re-
ceiVe under the law as passed by the
house the following salaries: County
clerk and treasurer, $4,000 a year;
superintendent public instruction, ST.
400; county attorney, $4,000; clerk
district court, $4,000 sheriff, $4,000;
probate judge, $4,000; register of
deeds. $4,000; county commissioners,
$1,000 a year.
House members who voted against
the bill on final passage were: Boyd,
Dawley, Laing, Lyon. Phillips, Stone
of Sherman, Sutor, Tannahil, Turner,
Tyson and Woodbury.. There We're g
votes cast for the bill as amended.