Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-14
MEASURE BY SENATOR MC0Y IS SAID TO Be the one HAVING The
APPROVAL Of GOVERNOR MD0NAlD.1T MATERIALLY REDUCES
Salaries AS COMPARED TO the olD GUARD LIST FROM FINANCE
COMMITTEES
STRONG STATE TAX FOR MOTOR
CARS IS ENACTED BY THE SENATE


the county salaries embrogllo tnls
morning when State Senator Mccoy
Introduced what is popularity believed
to be the salary measure having the
approval of Governor William c. NC
Lonald. The bill was Senate Bill NO
,aa and was referred to the commit
tee ON finance. Mr.. Barth moved that
the printing and translation be dls-
pensed with, but Mr.. Holt interposed
objection. There was no other com
ment on the measure. The bill is
lengthy one and is material reduc'
ten in salaries for all the important
offices and a complete depression from
the Old Guard salaries bill as framed
in the Joint committees on finance.
The measure as introduced, is as fol-
lows:
Ec 1t Enacted by the Legislature or
the State OF New Mexico:
Section 1. The several counties in
the state are hereby classified as fol-
lows:
Those having in the year 1912 an
assessed valuation of over four mil
Ion dollars. as counties of the hrst
class.
Those having in said year an as
seessed valuation of two and one-half
million dollars, and under four million
dollars, as counties OF the second
class.
Those having in said year an as
.sessed valuation of one and three
fourths million dollars and under two
and one-half million dollars, as coun'
ties of the third class.
Those having in said year an as
sessed valuation of one million dol
lars and under one and three-fourths
Il illion dollars as counties OF the
fourth class.
Those having in said year an as
sessed valuation of less than one mil
lion dollars, as counties of the fifth
class.
This basis of classification shall re-
main unchanged during the term for
elected.
Sec g Upon the basis of the fore
going classification the annual sal
aries of the county officers in the
several counties of the state for the
terms for which such officers were
elected. are hereby fixed as follows:
In Counties Of the First Glass.
County commissioners, 500 each.
Treasurer and ex-offlcio collector
$4,000, which shall include deputies
and other expenses, except as here
matter provided.
Assessor, $4,000, which shall include
deputies and all other expenses ex.
cept as hereinafter otherwise pro-
vided.
Sheriff, $2500.
One deputy sheriff, $1,000.
County clerk, $2500,
Probate judge $500.
Superintendent of schools, $500
County surveyor, $40 per day for
each day actually employed under or.
ders by the board OF county commits
sioners, such employment not to ex.
coed $50 days per annum.
In Counties Of the Second Class.
County commissioners, 5000 each.
Treasurer and ex-officio collector,
$500, which shall include deputies
and all other expenses except as
hereinafter otherwise provided.
Assessor, $25OO, which shall! include
deputies and all other expenses ex
cept as hereinafter otherwise provid.
ed.
Sheriff, $25OO.
One deputy sheriff, $1,000.
County clerk, $25OO.
Probate judge, $500.
Superintendent of school, $1,000.
County surveyor, $40 per day for
each day actually employed under or.
ders by the board Of county commits.
s.oners, such employment not to ex
ceed $50 days per annum.
In Counties Of the Third Glass.
County commissioners, $500 each.
Treasurer and ex-ofricio collector,
$3.50, which shall include deputies
and all other expenses except as here
intfter otherwise provided.
Assessor. $3.50, which shall include |
deputies and all other expenses except