The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-01-07
SALARIES COUNTY
OFFICERS FIXED
DEPUTIES ARE NAMED AND
OTHER COUNTY OFF.
GALS APPOINTED
NEW TERN.
HATCHETT ELECTED
All County Officials Take Oath
of Office and Settle Down to
Business Early Last
Monday.

Monday was DuSy DAY at the
Court House.
1t marked the change in admins
trations, or rather the induction into
office Of all officials who were newly
elected, or who were reelected to
office in the November elections.
The most important work of the Of
ficials was to put into operation the
new salary law and to work out the
modus operandix Of the new law.
r The first order Of the day was the
swearing in office of an official who
could induct his fellow officers into
their various stations. This falls on
the chancery clerk and Mr.. b. A..
Lincoln, the retiring clerk, admins
tered the oath of office to his sue
cessor, Mr.. John J. Richards, who,
In turn administered the oath to the
other officials.
The board formally organized with
the reelection of Mr.. l.. II. Hat
chett, Of District 2, as president of
the body.
Two new members of the board
were formally sworn IN, Mcssrs. j.
A. Dale of District /, who succeeded
Mr.. H. H. Walters, and Mr.. w. M.
Bell of District 3, who succeeded Mr..
R. 6, Harris.
The following members were pres
ent: Mr. j, A. Dale, Dist. 4; Mr.. l..
II. hatchett, of District 2; Mr.. w.
M. Bell of District 3; Mr.. j. NJ. Led
better of District 4; Mr.. J. A. Watson
of District 5; Mr.. John J, Richards,
clerk and Mr.. G. w. West, sheriff.
The most important action cf the
beard Of supervisors was the fixing
Of salaries of all the officers, the
power having been vested in the board
by the new law with certain limi-
tatiohs and restrictions.
Mr. c. w. West assumed the du-
ties of the office of sheriff, succeed
| ing Mr.. John B. Williams. He was
allowed three deputies and named
Messrs. Homer Fitzpatrick and Zack
Goolsby, and Mr.. W. H. Foreman as
outside deputy.
The chancery clerks office was
allowed one regular deputy and the
privilege ON employing another at
the discretion of the clerk. Mr.. Rich
ards appointed Mr.. II. L. Bailey as
his clerk at a salary Of $500.
DIR. f. A. Stanley succeeds him
self as superintendent of education,
Mr.. j. 7. Stephenson succeeded him
self as circuit clerk and Mr.. S. w.
Gardner assumed the duties of the
office of county treasurer, succeed
ing Nh j. X. Egger. Prof. B. G.
Hull succeeded Mr.. George Vaughn
as county tax assessor.
The board fixed the salaries OF
officials and deputies as follows:
Chanccry Clerk $4,000; Sheriff
$2,50O; Circuit Clerk $4,000; Tax AS
SCISSOR $2,250; Superintendent of Edu-
cation $500; County Engineer and
Commissioner $1,000; County Auditor
$1,000; Inside Deputies Sheriff's Of
flee $3.50; Outside Deputy Sheriff's
office $500; Janitor Court House
$720; Attorney for Board $500; Man
ager for County Farm $720; Guard,
county farm 5000; Bridge Keeper
$420.
The following county employees
were elected by the board: C. l.. Wood
county engineer and commissioner,
Col. c. L. Lincoln, attorney for the
board; Mr.. Thad Brazealle, manager
county farm; Mr.. Jim Brazealle,
guard county farm; Mr.. W. W. Sharp
janitor at court house; Mr.. 0. A. Mil
Ter, bridge keeper.
The sheriff was allowed one regu-
lar inside deputy at a salary of
$3.50, and the time and services of
a second deputy as the duties and
work of the office may demand at
pro rata pay. A similar arrangement
was made in the case Of the chancery
clerks office.
The National Bank Of Commerce
was selected as the county depository,
the interest rate to be per cent on
daily balance.
The county superintendent of cd
ucstion filed his regular monthly re-
port.
i Supervisors Watson and Ledbetter
who were appointed eomittee at the
December meeting TO make an IN
lyentory Of the county report filed