Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-01-06
enorts of Officials for No.
vamber and December Fill
ed with Judge Philpot.
|RoF1Ts FOR COUNTY
.snn One in Which Few Fees Are
Icing Earned, But Despite This Cir
|cuit Clerks Office and Prison De-
nartment Show Profits.

IL
: the business transacted in the diff
rent departments Of the count
lvernment since November I, 1914
hon the new administration began
= reports do not form a basis t.
NV how the salary system works
here because the months report
on are two of the worst in tn
ar insofar as courthouse busI.
S. is concerned. Even at that
viewer, the circuit clerks office
lows a balance on the right side @
ledger, while the sheriff's office
ows a profit on the handling Of The
The other departments expert
red short business, but will more
I'm make up in the remaining
bnths if the past record may be
cepted as criterion.
Under the system now followed in
fferson, the county officials are
ID salaries. Each department mav
likened to a separate mercantile
Adjustment. wherein the recording
instruments, issuance of writs
ftificates. licenses, permits and
Ter work Of this nature takes the
Ice of commodities Of the mercan
establishment. The fees are the
Ices charged, and these are paid
d the treasury, the county payins
expenses of the offices. Tho dif
ence between the receipts and ex-
ses, OF course, represents the
$fits. The ANIMAL report recently
ID show that all offices netted the
nty handsome profits. Under the
fee system, these profits would
Ep gone to the officials. Apparent
the service has not suffered any
ause of the change. the offices
hg well administered and consci-
ious effort made to conduct the
irs economically to the end that
county may profit.
he officials evinee considerable
lA in having their offices show a
tit, even though their own incomes
not increased thereby. This dis
Us commendable conscientious
upon the part of the officials
has elected approval from grand
prs and others who have become
ersant with the true conditions.
he report of County Clerk G. NJ,
hol for the mouths of November
December shows fees earned OF
B6.25, of which $4,000 was COL
ed from the public. The mar
e license tax of so cents amount
10 sf11.50, and work for the county
which fees are charged but not
ected under the present system,
hunted to s9S5.15. Among the ex-
ses of this office during the two
pths was an item of $3.50 fer five
books, which set the office b.
this expense will not be incurred
IN this year, while the other
rating expenses will remain prac-
lily the same, this office will prob
show profits during the re-
nder of the fiscal year.
County Gets Cash.
|rcuit Clerk F. M. Reeves was
to turn over to the county $531.97
Of this is not profit, however, as
clerks salary must be deducted
the amount. The other ex-
PES were paid before this balance
obtained. The circuit clerks re-
the work of Deputy Circuit
Sam Vaulx, like that of County
Nichols, shows how each fee
earned. The only difference in
methods followed by the two Of
US being that the circuit clerk
VS. Items under numbers of cases,
tne county clerk uses names.
circuit clerks office earned dur
me two months fees amounting tc
9 with expenses of $1,083.S3, In
~ Is included the tas on deeds
mortgages amounting to $1,000,
sloo for chancery writs, which
UNITS were paid the county in cash
ing the balance paid $531.97.
erlff R. Fl. Williams report
Fed fees collected during Novem-
ana December of s927.S5. The
ent and following quarters are
olg one in the sheriff and tax
Stors department., and it is uur-
.nese that the profits for the
" are made. III the prison de-
nent, the sheriff's office showed
oilt on December of $241.73 and
oR November. The county al
ne sheriff for the conduct OF the
luciudlng the salary of the jailer
el.s per day per prisoner.
retds Prisoners at Profit.
county pays the expenses OF
maintenance, but limits the
= 40 cents per day per pris-
.ne salary of the jailor to be
uut OF this amount. During De.
" Jaller Verret handled AN
H. OF about "a prisoners each
Tue total amounting to, 1926 day:
,a a,ch the sheriff's department Il
asu 70 credit of 1913. The cost
g Mr.. Verret's. salary, was
- SS4l,7S. This indicates s
4 Q the county, and economy il
ing the prisoners. J.
record Of the Jefferson Jail II
a,espsct is interesting when com.
t,au - the cost borne by sothe,
nv not working under as pro
IN M : system as Jefferson coun,
ties STATE allows sheriffs in Other
ners 2 cents per day for feedlns
49, Considering how chaapl,
III .,ets Is Jail Is maiptained, It /!
Nv IN mat the feeding Of prison
hnsr counties is morr profit
'ea conducting tirst-clas'