The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1913-02-14
MAKING SALARY BILL
COUNTIES LISTED ACCORDING TO
ASSESSED VALUATION.
Most Important Measure Pefore New
Mexico Legislature Assuming
Final Form.
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Santa Fe, N. M.-The joint commit
tee of the finance committee of the
Senate and the House is making good
progress with the county salaries bill
The. amounts of the different salaries
for county officers were practically
agreed upon, with only three dissent
ing votes. Provision is to be made,
however, that the classification of
counties shall be upon the basis of the
assessed valuation as finally deter
mined by the courts.
The bill as prepared by the sub-com-
mittee divides the counties of the state
into five classes. The first class con-
sists Of Bernalillo. Chaves, Colfax.
Dona Ana and San Miguel counties,
all of which have an assessed valua-
ton of over $4,OOO,OOO, and salaries are
provided as follows:
Commissioners, $500 per annum
treasurerers, $4,000; assessors, $4,000;
sheriff, $500 with 81, 500 for deputies
and 5000 for jailer; county clerk, $4,-
600, with $1,000 for court clerk until
such time as the county clerks are re.
lieved of the duties of clerk of the Dis
trict. Court; probate Judge, 5000; SUI
perintendent of schools, $500; county
surveyor, $40 per day for time actually
employed under direction of county
commissioners.
The second class counties having an
assessed valuation of over 100000
and less than 100000, consist of Ed
dy, Mora, Otero, Union, Socorro and
Santa Fe and the salaries provided are
as follows: commissioners, $3.50; treas
urers, $9,250; assessors, $3,250; sher.
iff, $4,000 with $1,000 for deputies and
1920 for jailer; county clerk $3,250
with $1,000 for salary of District Court
clerk; probate judge, $500; school SUI
perintendent, $1,000
Third class counties having as as.
sessed valuation of over $1,750, 900 and
less than 100000, consist of Curry.
Guadalupe, Lincoln, Mora, Quay, Rio
Arriba, Roosevelt, San Juan, Valencia
The salaries proposed are: Commits
sioners, $500 per annum; treasurers,
$4,000; assessors, $4,000 sheriffs, So
600 with $1,000 for deputies and $400
for jailer; county clerks $4,000, with
$500 for clerk of the District Court;
probate judge, $500; superintendent OF
schools, $500
The fourth class counties, having an
assessed valuation of over $1,000000
and less than 81, $50, 900, consist of Nc
Kinley, Sierra and Torrance. The sal
aries proposed are as follows: Com
missioners, 5000 per annum; treasur-
er, $4,000; assessor, $4,000; sheriffs,
$1,000, with $500 for jailer and $500
for deputies; county clerk, 81, 900, with
$500 for District Court clerk; probate
judge, $500; school superintendent, ST..
400.
Surveyors in all counties are allowed
$40 per day but the number of days
they are to be employed is limited
In the fifth class counties, Sando-
val and Taos, having assessed valua.
ton of less than million, the sub
committee did not submit salary
schedule owing to the inability of the
representatives from those counties to
reach an agreement.
The salaries of district attorneys
are fixed as follows:
First district, comprising the coun-
ties of Santa Fe. Rio Arriba and San
Juan, $4,000.
Second district, comprising the coun-
ties OF Bernalillo, Mckinley and San
doval. $4,000.
Third district, comprising the coun-
ties of Dona Ana, Otero, Lincoln and
Torrance. $4.250.
Fourth district, comprising the coun-
ties of San Miguel, Mora and Guada-
lupe, $4,25O.
Fifth district, comprising the coun-
ties of Eddy. Chaves, Roosevelt and
Curry, $4,000.
Sixth district, comprising the coun-
ties Of Grant and Luna, $2,750.
Seventh district. comprising the
counties OF Socorro, Valencia and 81
ezra, $3.50.
Eighth district, comprising the coun-
ties of Taos, Colfax, Union and Quay,
$4,000.
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