The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-06-17
REDUCING AND FIXING SALARIES
OF CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS,

Submitted by initiative petition:
An Act reducing and fixing the SAL
aries of the following. County Off
Gals hereafter elected: A u d t r.
Treasurer, Sheriff, Superintendent of
Schools, Register of Deeds, County
Judge, States Attorney, and Clerk or
District Court, and providing for the
appointment of Ger a deputies,
clerks and assistants to such Off
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
ing Section S551a2, 1925 Supplement
to the Compiled Laws of 1913. Chap
ters ia and 115 of the Laws of 1927,
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 /. The salary of the Coun-
ty Auditor. County Treasurer. Sher-
if County superintendent of Schools.
Register Of Deeds, County Judge,
States Attorney and Clerk of District
Court shall be regulated by the popu-
lation in the respective counties ac-
cording to the last preceding official
state or federal census from and
after the date when the official re-
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 SUI
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 ($1200.00) in
ceeding five thousands $4,000; .Thir-
teen Hundred Dollars (s13Oo.oO in
counties having a population exceed
ing five thousand (5,000) and not ex-
ceeding seven thousand 10000; Four
teen Hundred Dollars t$14O0.00) in
thousand 10000 and not exceeding
eight thousand $4,000: provided. fur
ther, that in counties having a popu--
lation in excess of eight thousand
S.oOo) there shall be an additional al
$4,000 for each one thousand u.ooo)
additional population, or major frac-
ton thereof. and, provided. further.
that in no case shall the maximum
salary and compensation Of said
Twenty -four Hundred Dollars (s24Oo.-
O0) per annum.
Section 3. Registers Of Deeds,
County Judges and Clerks of District
Courts shall receive the following an
more, for all official services rem
dered by them: Twelve Hundred Dol
lars (s12oo.00) in all counties having
a population of five thousand $4,000
or less; Thirteen Hundred Dollars
population of not to exceed seven
thousand $4,000; in counties having
a population in excess OF seven thou
sand 10000, an additional compensa-
each additional thousand in popula-
ton or major fraction thereof: pro.
vided, however, that in no case shall
such salary and compensation exceed
the sum Of Two Thousand Dollars
!se,ooo.oo1 per annum: and provided;
County Judges shall not apply in
counties having increased jurisdic-
ton; provided further that in coun-
ties having a population Of over sew
enteen thousand ll7.ooOl the county
sistant States Attorney or Clerk with
a salary of not less than Six Hundred
Dollars ($600.00) per annum, and in
counties having a population OF less
than seventeen thousand Q7.00o), the
an assistant States Attorney or Clerk,
whose salary shall be fixed by the
County Commissioners.
Section 4. The States Attorney in
salary as herein, or as may hereafter
be fixed by law, as the salary of the
County Auditor of such county.
Section 5. County Commissioners
shall be allowed the sum of Five Dol
lars ($500) 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
in counties having a population Of
nine thousand 10000 or less. the to-
tai compensation and expenses re-
ceived by any member of board Of
County Commissioners shall not ex-
coed the sum of Six Hundred Fifty
Dollars ($650.0O) per annum.
Section 6. In counties where the
County Court has increased jurisdic-
ton and where the county has pop
ulation exceeding forty thousand
100000, the salary of the County