The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-18
REDUCING AND FIXING SALARIES
OF CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS,
EyECTJVE AMI AppOINTIVE-

Submitted by initiative petition:
An Act reducing and fixing the sal
aries of the following. County Off
Gals hereafter elected: A u d o r:
Treasurer. Sheriff, Superintendent of
Schools, Register of Deeds, County
Judge, States Attorney. and Clerk OF
District Court, and providing for the
appointment of certain deputies,
Gals and fixing their salaries, and for
payment of all fees to the county.
and fixing the per diem and mileage
of County Commissioners and repeal
to the Compiled Laws of 1913, Chap
tiers ia and lis of the Laws OF 1877,
Chapter los of the Laws Of 1929,
Chapter III of the Laws of 1881, and
all Acts and parts of Acts SO far as
are in conflict herewith.
Be 1t Enacted by the People Of the
State of North Dakota:
Section 1. The salary of the Coun-
ty Auditor, County Treasurer. Sher-
iff County Superintendent of Schools.
States Attorney and Clerk of District
Court shall be regulated by the popu-
lation in the respective counties &C,
cording to the last preceding official
after the date when the official re-
port of such census shall have been
published by the director of the CEN
sus or such other official as may be
charged with the duty of making such
official publication.
Section 2. County Auditors, County
Treasurers, Sheriffs and County Su-
perintendents of Schools shall receive
the following annual salaries, pay
able monthly. and no more, for all Of
fetal services rendered by them:
Twelve Hundred Dollars ($l2o0.oO) in
counties having a population not eN-
ceeding five thousands (5.000): Thir-
teen Hundred Dollars s1300.0O In
tac 1,nx inc 1nf
ing five thousand $4,000 and not ex-
teen Hundred Dollars tsl4oo.oo) in
counties having population of seven
eight thousand $4,000: provided. fur
Their, that in counties having a popu..
lation in excess of eight thousand
$4,000 there shall be an additional
compensation of Thirty Dollars
additional population. or major frac-
ton thereof. and. provided. further,
that in no case shall the maximum
salary and compensation of said
County officials exceed the sum of
section 8. Registers of Deeds,
County Judges and Clerks of District
Courts shall receive the following. an
nual salary, payable monthly, and no
more, for all official services rem
dered by them: Twelve Hundred Dol
lars ($1200.O0) in all counties having
population of five thousand $4,000
Cs1sOo.oo) in all counties having a
population Of not to exceed seven
thousand 10000; in counties having
a population in excess OF seven thou-
sand T,000). an additional compensa-
ton Of Thirty Dollars (s3o.oo) for
each additional thousand in popula-
ton or major fraction thereof: pro-
vided, however. that in no case shall
such salary and compensation exceed
tse o syn ~, OF Two nro9idaG
further, that the aforesaid salary OF
County Judges shall not apply. in
counties having increased jurisdtc-
ton; provided further that in coun-
enteen thousand l7.000) the County
Commissioners shall appoint an as
sistant States Attorney or Clerk with
a salary Of not less than Six Hundred
counties having a population Of less
than seventeen thousand Q7,0O0). the
County Commissioners may appoint
an assistant States Attorney or Clerk,
whose salary shall be fixed by the
County Commissioners.
Section 4. The States Attorney In
each county shall receive the same
salary as herein, or as may hereafter |
be fixed by law, as the salary Of the
County Auditor of such county.
Section S. County Commissioners
shall be allowed the sum of Five Dol
lars ($5.00) per day and the actual
amount necessarily expended by them !
for expense of travel in the perform
ance of official duty, not exceeding
the sum of Seven Cents (7c) per mile
actually and necessarily travelled by
motor vehicle or team, when such
motor vehicle or team Is not owned
by the county or other political SUBJ
division, and not exceeding the sum
of Five Cents (5c) for each mile ac-
tually and necessarily travelled in the
performance of official duty, when
such travel is by rail or other COM
mon carrier, provided. however, that
nine thousand t9.00o) or less. the to-
tai compensation and expenses re-
ceived by any member of board of
County Commissioners shall not ex-