Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-27

F, of courts. Now, gentlemen, | trust
that this question will be judged upor
, its merits.
| Mr.. SMITH of Presque Isle: Mr.
Speaker, do not propose to debate
! this proposition, and had no intention
f., of speaking upon the matter but |
| think my brother Dunton was in er.
ror in his statement of facts although
| may have made a mistake myself
understood him to say that the clerk
OF courts received 800 in his capac-
| lily as recorder of the municipal court.
ana that is in accordance with my
recollection. | also understood him
To say that the clerk of courts re-
ceived a salary of 5000 outside of
| that. and that is in accordance with
my recollection. | also understood him
to say that out of that salary the clerk
of courts paid his assistant. Now if
is my recollection that the clerk of
A., courts stated at the hearing thar he
received for clerk hire an allowance
of $500. That is my recollection. that
such is the statute although as / saw
may be in error about it. The
Speaker knows. as he is a member of
the Bar from that county, so as | fig
ure it out, the clerk of courts proc.
tlIallN receives $2S00 as | recollent III,
testimony offered before the commit
tee. He testified that he paid his as
sistant practically 5000 year. IN
other words, that he paid 5000 our of
his own pocket. That is all the state
ment | care to make.
Mr.. SMITH of Patten. Mr. Snaol.-
er | don't feel that il is necessary In
are two reports here one signed Ivy
very respectable, eloquent and sus-
pieious minority, and the other sion.
ed by nine members of the commits
tee. am one of the nine. The com
hflttee considered this question very
carefully. In fact, in order thai tba
clerk OF courts might be heard. not
"lthstanding we had given the usual
hotlces, we adjourned the hearing for
eiiIle so that the clerk might ap-
pear nelore us ana state his case,
"hich he did. The committee came 10
conclusion upon Il certain state of
iaets that appeared TO exist upon the
statements not only of gentlemen who
want this measure reported faVorably
by the committee but from the state
aehts OF the clerk of courts himself
Now take il that every municin;,l
court or all the municipal courts thai
KNOW anything about in this State
nave a judge and recorder. That is
true IN regard to the Ellsworth mn
hicipal court. In this case the record
Inaio,a aiso me clerk OF the Supreme
judicial Court. a situation that ,io,s
not exist elsewhere in the State as
-, -. 10y y 70 say know Of
60, s's' \ - ~ sspIeme judicial
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said nv ~. s,..rs. e..0 y nus
(Mr Dunton, 1ba,s ~ s w \
clerk arc 49, y g !
efficiently "a. ~ ~ 4as
undoubtedIv trpsA a,d a. - NJ
tIeman also said tbat ~, 49, 4. 49,
might call vo,, ca,,la .ass =, y
of any. sort FROM tho, "a. 3 +
said that while This ,ya s,o;na ~,
that the clerk of courts ,s.,.. e. 80
!, city of Augusta. and as ,,i.,,,,, Ne,
him. in this House. Thar - az y
uation down there. The clerk lives in
Bar Harbor. and eycept occasionaIit
he is never seen in the office IF tha
clerk of courts in Ellsworth or &c
clerk of the munleipa court II seeme
That in the summer time he fs IN par
Harbor and in the winter in Augus-
ta or elsewhere. Ii is true that the
young lady does perform the services
which have been described, and that
ne pays her the muniflcent sum of $500
year for that service, $500 of which
Is allowed by the state for clerk hire