The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-25
SALARY BILL TO
SAVE THE STATE
BIG SUMMONA.
Fixes the Pay Of County Of.
ficers Without Any Fees
Attached.
MEASURE. M! TO Be Fought.
MARION OFFICIALS WILL GET.
AS MUCH AS ANY INBTHE
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STATE.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Jan. 25.-
House bill No. 8. printed by order Of
the committee! on judiciary, II passed,
will save the people Of West Virginia
q large sum Of money annually.
This bill fixes salaries for sheriffs.
clerks. Of county court, circuit court
clerks, or clerks Of the circuit and
criminal Of intermediate court and
prosecuting attorneys, and largo
sums collected in fees would pass 10
the state. 1t swell known that these
offices in West Virginia bring In an.
nually to the holders sums greatly in
excess Of the salaries paid to state
officers and there is considerable
sentiment throughout the state for
the passage of such a bill.
Must Pay Fees In.
The bill provides that all fees.
costs. penalties, commissions and al.
lowances Of every kind which are
now collected by the officers named
shall be paid over to the counts
treasury. II such dues remain url.
paid for more than six months It shall
be the county courts duty to pro.
coed to collect. them. the defendant
and sureties Of the bond to have 20
days notice thereof. The officers
named shall keep accurate account
OF such transactions, subject to the
examination of the county court, the
state tax commissioner or any indi.
vfdual.
Payment shall BIO made to the
county each month for the amounts
therein collected. Failure to report
accurately is punishable with a fine Of
not more than $500 and .imprison.
ment for 30 days, at the discretion
,oflthe court. Failure to make returns
80 days after due notice shall be on.
sidered embezzlement, and the pun.
ishment shall be confinement in the
penitentiary from one to five years.
"A fine Of $500 Is attached for receiy.
ing any sun from an l~appointee to
any OF the offices appointed by the
officers named.
The salaries of sheriffs are fixed at
$1,000 a. year for Peasants and Writ
counties; s1.,4oo,. Pendelton; s1,5oo,
Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire; Hardy,
Morgan: $1,000, Gilmer, Grant. Mon.
roe; $500, Hancock. Jackson, Min
eral, Putnam; $4,000. Boone, Brooke.
Doddrdge, Summers, Taylor. Web.
ster; $1,000. Lincoln, Pocohontas,
Tucker. Wyoming: s2,500, Barbour,
Braxton, Greenbrier. Jefferson. Lewis,
Mason. Nicholas. Richie. Tyler, Up.
thur; $4,000. Wayne. s2,7oo, Logan:
$4,000, Berkeley, Marshall, Preston,
Raleigh, Randolph, Wetzel: $500.
Micge; $780,, Wood. Monongalia;
$500, Mercer; $4,000, Cabell, Fay.
cite, Harrison. Marion, Mcdowell,
Ohio; $4,000, Kanawha.
Salaries Of Clerks.
Salaries for clerks OF county courts
are as follows: s1,400 per annum,
Calhoun. Clay. Monroe; $1,000, Pleas
ants; $500. hampshire, Morgan, Pc.
cohontas. Summers and Wyoming;
$1,000, Gilmer, Jackson; $500, Bar.
bour, Boone, Brooke, D%oddridge,
Hancock, Preston. Putnam. Ritchie,
Taylor. Tucker( Tyler. Upshur,
Wayne. Webster; $4,000, Berkeley,
Braxton. Greenbrier. Jefferson. Lewis.
Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Nicholas,
Randolph, Roane, Wetzel; $2,10o,
Raleigh; $2,250. Marshall; $500.
Cabell, Fayette, Harrison. Marion,
Mercer, Mingo. Monongalia, Ohio,
Wood; $1,000, Kanawha, Mcdowell.
Curcuit clerk salaries are fixed as
follows: $1,000, Calhoun, Clay, Gil.
mer, Greenbrier, Hancock, Jefferson,
Monroe, Pocohontas. Putnam, Writ;
$1,000. aHmpshire, Morgan; s1,4o0,
Boone, Brooke, Jackson. Lincoln; 81.
500, Barbour, Berkeley, Doddridge.
Mason, Nichols, Preston, Richie.
Roane, Summers, Taylor, Tucker,
gupshur, Wayne. Webster, Wyoming;
$500, Taylor: $500, Braxton,
Lewis, Logan, Marshall, Raleigh,
Randolph; $4,000, Monongalia, Wet
eel; .s2,6o0s Cabeit. Fayette, Harri.
son, Marion, Kanawha, Ohio.
Salaries Of Prosecuting Attorneys
are fixed as follows: $500, Calhoun,
Grant, Morgan, Peasants. Writ; $500,
Monroe, Pendleton; $1,000, Clay, On:
mer, jackson. Putnam; $780, Hamp-
shire and Hardy; $1,000, Barbour.
Berkeley, Braxton, Brooke, Dodd:
ridge, Greenbrier, Jefferson, Lewis.
Lincoln. Mineral, Pocohoatas, Richie.
Taylor, Tucker, fUpshur, Webster and
wyoming; s1,4oo, Summers and
Tyler: $500, Boone, Mason, Nicho-