Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-08
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CLASSIFICATION FOR
COUNTIES OF STATE
BY WEALTH PLANNED

To take the place of the old county
classification law, declared invalid by
the supreme court, Senator Mattox yes
terday introduced a classification
bill using the valuations of the coun-
ties for taxable purposes as basis.
The valuations for last year were:
Apache, s6,636, 573.16; Cochise $114.-
337, ,33S.56; Coconino. $l7,513. 3.310.5S;
Gila. $69, sos, ,515.1S; Graham, s10.7S0,-
390.S5; Greenlee. s31, 92S, ,37S.02; Mari
copa, s71 ,S49, ,29S.90; Mohave, S15,670,
094.l0; Navajo, $S.6l0, 1880; Pima.
$2712G.7S5S4; Pinal s3O,S41,2 ,272.S4;
Santa Cruz, $S.O3S, 1876; Yavapai. $5S.-
279,022.O7; Yuma. Sl4,4S6.36l14.
Counties having valuation of
$40, 600 600 or more shall be in the first
class, under this bill, while those hav-
ing a valuation of from s50,000,000 TO
$50. .000, 600 shall be second class. Those
having q valuation of from s27. .0OG, 900
to $50, 900 600 shall be third class cOun-
ties, those from $4,000, 900 to SIT 000,-
600 shall be fourth class counties and
those having a valuation of from
$1,000, 900 to s12,0O0.000 shall be fiftn
class counties.
Under this arrangement the counties
viii be classified as follows: First
class, Cochise; second class, Maricopa,
CHA and Yavapa; third class. Green
lee. Pima and Pinal; fourth class. Co
conino, Mohave and Yuma; fifth class.
Apache, Graham, Navajo and Santa
Cruz.
Tht bill further provides that one
county shall automatically change
from one class to another with a
Oh In, xraIrafion
The principal object in the class
ification of the counties is to fix the
salaries Of county officers. This the
bill does 1t also fixes the salaries of
state and judicial officess but leaves
them as they are now.
The following are the county sal
aries:
First Class Counties
Clerks of superior court $2700 two
deputies, Sl25 a month sheriff, $4,000
year, undersheriff $l75 a month. five
deputies $l25 a month; recorder $2400
a year, chief deputy $125 month 9TH
ers as may be necessary 500 a month;
treasurer $4,000 a year chief deputy
$3.50. and extra assistants whose com
bined salaries shall not exceed $1,000
year; county attorney $4,000 and nee
essary travelling ovpeaScs. deputy
$4,000 a year. and il necessary a stem
ogr2pher slice a month: assessor $1,000
and travelling expenses chief deputy
S125 office deputy for six months at
sl25 a month, and others as they
may be needed for six months at 500
a month; superintendent of schools
$500 a year and necessary travelling
expenses. one clerk 500 a month;
county road superintendent $4,000 a
year. and deputies known as road over
seers at not more than $3.50 a day;
chairman Of board of supervisors $500
year, members $1,000 a year, clerk
$500 year and an assistant s125 a
month.
Second Class Counties
Clerk Of superior court S2f00 a year,
one deputy $3.50 a month, and another
800 a MONTH sheriff $4,000 a year.
chief deputy $500, one deputy S125
and other deputies and Jail guards as
needed at 800 a month: recorder
$1,000, chief deputy s125 and others as
needed at 500 a month; treasurer
$500. chief deputy $3.50 a month, and
extra assistants whose pay shall not
aggregate more than $9G0 u year:
county attorney S2400 deputy $3.50 a
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