Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1916-03-10
|EN0Ril01s FEES rAID
10 OFFICERS OF STATE

10 OFFICERS OF STATE.
FIGURES, HERETOFORE BURIED,
BROUGHT TO LIGHT IN REPORTS
JUST FILED.
In line with the policy adopted by
the State in the West fee law OF 1914.
requiring all fee officers to keep an
account OF their fees and file an an
|nuai report with commission COM
posed of the Governor, Auditor OF
Public Accounts and State Account
tant, the House Finance Committee.
10 preparing the appropriation bill
for this year, has inserted notes show
Ing the amounts Of fees of certin State
Ulcers who receive as compensation
both salaries and fees. These noes
are for Information only, but brin g
to attention figures which, If avail
able at all, have heretofore been sue
|cessfully buried In voluminous an
nusl reports.
In providing for the salary Of the
Secretary of the Commonwealth, the
bill has heretofore read o.. 800 per an
mum and fees, provided by law. The
only fee this official receives is 10
per cent commission on the sales of
State publications, amounting last
year to 1902, all other fees being paid
into the treasury. The Second Aud .
tor is allowed salary Of $500 per
year, and q foot note AIDES that his
| fees, in addition to salary, amounted
last year to $797.06.
| rREASURER'S SALARY NEARLY Is, 900,
WITH FEES.
The Treasurer of Virginia is paid q
salary of 81, 600 and the commissions
allowed by law. Treasurer A. W.
Hartman, Jr., reports that these COM
missions last year amounted to g.
a35 81, making this Office worth only
1884, 80 per annum less salary than is
| paid the Governor of Virginia.
In the case of the Commissioner of
Agriculture, the salary is fixed at
50. 500, and the bill provides that all
fees of his Office shall be paid into the
State treasury.
The appropriation bill carries the
appropriation of 81, 600 per annum
for salary Of the clerk of the Hust.
iugs Court at Richmond, which is in
addition to the salary paid by the
City OF Richmond-and the fees of the
Office. reported by Clerk Christian as
having amounted to S6,356.4s lasl
year.
/ An interesting phase OF the fee sys
tenn debate which has been genera
about the General Assembly since the
publication Of the immense fees en-
ljoyed by many sheriffs, sergeants
Icourt CLERKS, examiners Of records
and other officers of the Common
wealth, is the statement that NOR,
|. than s4O0, 900 of the funds provided b,
the State and localities for public
education goes in the shape OF fees
to country and city treasurers. Exac
figures on this matter are not avail
able, but the statement was made OF
: the floor of the house OF Delegates
during the past week bv Delegat'
Norris, of Lancaster, and has no
been challenged either by the fe,
Officers themselves or by those who
have been lobbying to present tn
passage Of more drastic antifee legis
lation.
} LIST OF OFFICERS WHO GET FAT FEES
r The House passed the Norris reso
luton calling on the Superintendent
of Public instruction and Secont
Auditor for Information on this point
According to the best available fig
! ures, the state and its subdivision
expend about 81 900 900 on the public
schools annually. From this amount
before it finally goes into actual in
struction of children. it is ALLEGED
that the fee officers OF the State deduc
under present laws approximate.
s40O, 900.
Il The fee-system report shows tn
following comfy and city treasurer
receiving compensation larger thar
that of the Governor OF Virginia.
u Accomac. So, 1913 so; Albemarle, 81.
Ala 50; Alexandria, s., 49,. 83, Augustt
$40, 1872 06; bedford, IS, 637 43; Camp
bell, S. 995 IS; Elizabeth City, s5,-
l5Sl.3e; Fauquier, IS us 81; Halifax
Sc, 993 so; Henrico, sl3, 1856 40; Loud
oun, IS, 563 81: Mecklenburg, So, 5I2. 70
Nansemond, IS, l02. ss; Nelson, Sc
olO "a; Norfolk, ..sl4, .65; Orange
Sc. 1874 81: Pittsylyania, ST. 85 IS;
lRockbridge, IS. 229 81; Rockingham
SO. 1871 80; Shenandoah. IS. 306 80
ISmyth, IS, 800 IS; Southampton, IS,
1905 SO; Tazewell, s7,9l9.12; Washing.
ton, %. 629.57; Wise. s7,oal "a; Lynch,
burg, %. 947 IA; Newport News, s1l,.
lS43 10: Norfolk, 4,37l IS; Peters.
burg, IS. 50f "a; Richmond, slS, AS "a:
Stanton. 05. $50. "a: Suffolk. IS. 383. 40