The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03
By Delegate swiger, Of Tyler
County and Passage win
Be Urged by Him.

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Acounty salary bill much re-
sembling the one introduced In the
House Of Delegates two years ago by
Delegate Arien q. swiger, Of Tyler
county and passed late in the SEES
sion by the lower house. has been
prepared by Mr. Swiger to be intro.
duced 1t the coming session OF the
legislature. The bill Is approved in
every particular by the state tax
comniiss ioner. Fred o, Blue.
The bill provides that all fees.
COSTS percentages. penalties com.
MISSIONS allowances. compensations
income and all other perquisites OF
whatever kind which by Law may
now or hereafter be collected or re-
ceived as for services.
BY any sheriff, clerk Of the circuit
court or clerk OF the circuit and
criminal or intermediate court and
prosecuting attorney shall be receiv.
cd and collected by such officer, for
the sole use OF the treasury OF the
county in which he Is located and
ehail be held as public moneys be-
longing to the county fund, and shan
he accounted for and paid over a.
such
IL further provides specified sal
airy for each OF the above named Of
ficers3 In each county In the state.
Sheriffss salaries range from 81 300
per annumf In some of the smaller
counties to $4 500 In Kanawha coun-
W the largest salary to be paid ia
any sheriff in the state. A salary OF
1000 is provided for sheriffs in Ca
bell Fayette, Harrison, Marion, Nc
BoWei1 and Ohio counties. =
Salaries for clerks of the county
courts range from $1,000 in the
smaller counties to S 8 % 90, per annum
IN Kanawha and Mcdowell counties.
"A salary OF $500 is provided for
clerks of county courts in Cabell.
Fayette, Harrison, Marion, Mingo.
Mononga1ia, Ohio and Wood coun-
Circhit Clerks Allowance.
The annual compensation for
clerks Of the circuit court Cor clerk
Of the circuit and criminal or inter
mediate court) in the fifty-fiye coun-
ties would vary from LOO in the
Smaller counties to $4,000 in Ka-
nawha, Ohio and Med counties.
A salary of $2,5 500 would be paid
such clerks in Cabell, Fayette, Har-
rison, Marion. Mercer, Mingo and
Wood counties. &
The annual compensation OF the
prosecuting attorney in the fifty-ive
counties would vary from $1,000 IN
the smaller counties to $1,000 on
Kanawha, Mcdowell and Ohio coun-
ties. Salaries for the prosecuting at
torney would be $4,000 in Cabell,
Faystte. Harrison. Marion and WOOD
counties.
The annual COMPENSATION Of the
clerks where the, clerkship OF the
county court and the circuit court
are held by the same person will be
al follows. Harrison county 81, o;
Grant county 81 500 Mineral cotii,:
" 3 400; Pendleton county 81 800.
The last section of the act provides
that the law Except sections eight,
sixteen and nineteen) shall take eff
feet january L, 1911. The sections
excepted, (which provide for annual
a Statements setting forth all fees col
alected and expenditures and penal
ties for violations. shall become er-
fective ninety days after the passage
Of the act.
IN giving the proposed bill to the
press Delegate Swiger makes the fol
loving statement to the people OF the
state:
ssThe bill which I shall introduce
during the coming session OF the leg