Imperial Valley press., 1925-04-07
County Officials
Benefited By
Recent Ruling
(Continyed from mage IL

at $2700, one chief deputy Mt $24O0,
! three deputies at $500. one finger
, print expert ut $2l00, two deputies
to act as court bailiffs at $500, one
deputy as chauffeur at $500, three
iailers at $500, one matron who
! shall also act as stenOgrapher at
/ $780, two deputies as chain gang
guards at $500, one bookkeeper at
/ $500 and five additional deputies
at $500.
The county recorder is allowed
one deputy at $500, and two depu-
ties at $1,000, and rs many copyists
as may be required for copying in
struments, who shall be paid on 4
piece basis. The auditor is allow
ed one chief deputy at $500, one
deputy at $l620 and extra deputies
during the rush part of the year.
The treasurer is allowed one deputy
at a salary of $500 per year.
The tax collector is allowed 4
chief deputy at $500 and eight
deputies for not more than three
months in the year at $ll0 per
month.
The assessor is allowed a chief
deputy at $211J and part time depu-
ties for work on the assessment rolls
at such times as they are required.
Another Deputy for Utley
The district attorney is allowed
a chief deputy at $4,000, two depu-
ties at $2400, one deputy as erimi-
nal investigator at $500, one stem
ographer at $1,000 and one official
reporter whose compensation is fix
ed by the penal code.
The superintendent of schools is
allowed two deputies at $1,000 per
annum with travelling expenses when
visiting schools and one deputy at
$1,000 per annum.
In commenting upon the passage
of the act, District Attorney Utley
stated today that he is almost as
we'll pleased with the appointment
of an additional deputy as he is
with the increase in salary, though
the latter is entirely acceptable. 1t
is his intention to have one deputy
devote practically all his time to
handling the alien land law, prose
cutting all cases that may be viola
tions of it.
In this connection he stated the
grand jury may have recommends
tions to make in this connection, and
he is only awaiting such action by
them, to give the most vigorous at
tention TO this law. He pointed out
that in the first year he was in
office, six murder eases were tried.
Since last December, five murder
cases have been tried. and four more
are yet to be heard. In 1924 his Of
flee conducted over 2000 cases in
the superior court, and in the JUS
tice courts of Fl Centre, Calexico
and Brawley townships. Other cases
were conducted in the justice courts
at Imperial, Calipatria and in the
eastern section Of the county.
The increase in deputies permitted
in the sheritf's office will net three
additional men to the sheriff S
force, as two extra deputies have
been required and were permitted
under the penal code which granted
the sheriff leeway in the matter Of
deputies.
Practically all arrangements for
deputies and salaries for various Of
ficers have remained unchanged in
Imperial county since it was organ
lied in 1907, until the present act
was passed. When organized, this
county was classified as No. 58.
Now it is the 17th county in the
state, and though all the machinery
Of the county government had in
creased accordingly, no correspond
ing increase had been permitted in
compensation.