Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-28
IMPERIAL COUNTY GOVERNMENT
BILL MAY PASS THIS WEEK

! The Moorehouse bill for the govern
ment of Imperial valley has not follow
ed the salary schedule recommended
I by the grand jury and by District At
! torney Swing, but has been made to
conform to salaries paid in other
counties being considerably higher
than was recommended. Following is
the bill as it will probably be passed
this week:
Section 1. Section 4265 of the Political
Code of the State of California is here
by amended to read as follows
1865. In counties of the thirty-sixth
! class, the county officials shall receive
as compensation for the services re-
quired of them by law, or by virtue
of their office, the following salaries,
| to wit
| l. County clerk, twenty four hun
dred dollars per annum; provided, that
! in counties Of this class there shall be,
and there hereby is, allowed to the
! county clerk one chief deputy who
shall receive "a salary of fifteen hun
dred dollars per annum, one deputy
who shall receive a salary of one thOus-
and dollars per annum, and in each
year in which a new and complete
registration of voters is required by
law he shah appoint as many deputies
registration clerks as may be neces-
sary for the convenient registration
3 OF the voters of the county, which dep
uty registration clerks shall receive as
compensation for their services a sum
OF ten cents per name for each voter
rcGist tered by them.
.. Sheriff. three thousand dollars
per annu1n; provided, that in counties
Of this class there shall be, and hereby
is. allowed to the sheriff one under
sheriff, whose salary is hereby fixed
al the sum OF eighteen hundred dollars
per annum; one dep Gty who shall be
jai1er, and who shall receive salary
of twelve hundred dollars per annum;
cne deputy who shall be court bailiff,
and who shall receive a salary of
twelve hundred dollars per annum, and
one deputy, who shall also be a chat
feuT. and who shall receive a salary
of twelve hundred dollars per annum.
1t is hereby found as a fact that the
! changes provided for in this subdi
vision do not work an increase in the
compensation of the office, and it is
Intended that the same shall apply i'm
mediately to the present incumbents.
g. Recorder, Uwenty-four hundred)
dollars per annum; provided, that in
counties of this class there shall be,
and is hereby, allowed the recorder one
/ deputy at salary of twelve hundred
dollars per annum, a I'D as many copy
ISIS, cS ilG DC S1 WIN Sloli iC-
ceive as compensation the sum of five
cents per folio for recording, copying
and comparing any instrument, or no
tiHe, except maps or plats. and for cop
les Of any record or paper, five cents
per folio. The salari, of all copyists
herein provided for shall be paid by
the county in morthly installments
at the same time, and in the manner
and out Of the same fund that the sal
ary of the county recorder is paid.
L. Auditor, twentyfour hundred
dollars per annum; provided. that there
is hereby allowed to the auditor one
deputy, who shall receive a salary of
fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and
one additional deputy, for not longer
than three months each year, who shall
receive one hundred dollars per month.
s. Treasurer, Uwenty -four hundred)
dollars per annum
g. Tax collector, (twenty-foar hum
dred) dollars per annum; ore.Seputy
for teighD months of each year, who
shall receive a salary of one hundred
nd twenty-five dollars per month, and
Two deputies, for not more than four
months of each year. who shall receive
salaries OF ninety dollars per month.
T. Assessor Uwenty-four hundred
dollars per annum: one deputy, during
six months of each year, who shall re-
ceive a salary of one hundred and
fifty dollars per month; one deputy,
during four months of each year, who
/ shall receive a salary of one hundred
ard twenty-five dollars per month,
0hree) deputies, during four months
of each year, who shall receive a sal
ary of one hundred dollars each per
month; also six field deputies, during
three months of each year, who shall
receive as their compensation one hun
dred dollars per month, and fees al
lowed by law on all poll taxes col
lected by them said field deputies to
pay all of their own expenses. Ut is
hereby provided that in counties of this
class the assessor shall receive no
fees or compensation for his collec-
rtion of taxes on personal property or
possess Dry interest) 1t is hereby found
as a fact that the changes provided
| for in this subdivision do not work
an increase in the compensation of this
office and it is intended that the same
shall apply Immediately to the present
| incumbents.
s. District attorney, three thousand
| dollars per annum; one deputy, who
hundred dollars per annum, and one
ary, Of twelve hundred dollars per an
mum. 1t shall be the duty of this steno-
| grapher to report and transcribe, with
out any additional charge, all pre-
| iiminary' hearings required of him by
| the district attorney.
9. Coroner, such fees as are now, or
may be hereafter, allowed by law.
10. Public administrator, such fees