Askov American., 1937-05-06
CHAPTER 18Th. +. No. 500
A BILL

Chapter 437, as amended by Laws
1927, Chapter 225, as amended by
Laws 1881, Chapter 1872, as amend
ed by Laws 1888, Chapter 284,
fixing the salaries and compensa-
tion of County Officers and their
expenses and clerk hire in all
Counties in this State now or
hereafter having not less than
forty-fOur (44) nor moro than
forty-five (45) congressional
townships, whole or fractional,
and now or hereafter having an
assessed valuation Of not less than
S9,000,000.00 nor more than S12,-
000,000.00, exclusive Of money and
credits, and repeating all Acts
or parts Of Acts inconsistent here
with.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of
the State Of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Laws 1921, Chap
ter 437, as amended by Laws 1927,
Chapter 225, as amended by Laws
1881, Chapter 1872, as amended by
Laws 1888, Chapter 2s4, be, and
the same hereby is amended to
read as follows:
Section /. That all counties In
this state, now or hereafter having
not less than A nor moro than
IS congressional townships, whole
and fractional, and now or here
after having an assessed valuation
of not less than $4,000 100000 and
not more than S1400 000,00000 and
now or hereafter having population
of not less than 25, 500 and not more
than 10000 in accordance with the
Federal Population Census OF 1880,
exclusive Of monies and credits.
the salary and compensation of
the county officers and their eX-
penSes and clerk hire hereinafter
named shall be as follows:
Section 2. County Auditor,
$2,82000 per year and fees as now
prescribed by law. There also shall
be allowed s3,600.00 per year for
auditors clerk hire.
Section 3. County Treasurer,
S2,820.00 per year and fees as now
prescribed by law. There also shall
be allowed $2,50O.0O per year for
county treasurer's clerk hire.
Section 4. Register of Deeds, the
salary or fees and clerk hire as
now prescribed by law. There shall
also be allowed $1,5O0.00 per year
for Register Of Deeds clerk hire.
Section 5. Sheriff, $2,520.00 per
year and expenses in connection
with official service rendered for
the county, which salary and ex-
penses shall be in lieu Of all other
fees and expenses paid by the
county, except for the board and
care Of prisoners. That upon a
proper written application by said
Sheriff to the District Court Of
said County, showing the necessity
therefor, the name Of the appointee
as Deputy Sheriff, and the reason
able salary contemplated, and on
approval Of said application, by the
said Court, there shall be allowed
reasonable sum to be determined
by the said District Court for the
hire and compensation Of a Deputy
Sheriff of said County and whose
compensation shall be paid as set
forth in this Act.
Section 6. County Attorney,
S2,52OO0 per year.
Section Z. Judge Of Probate,
S2,52000 per year and in addition
thereto they shall be allowed to re-
tain as part Of their compensation
all sums collected for certified
copies or other documents furnished
by them. There also shall be al
lowed $4,000 for probate court
clerk hire
Section 8. County Surveyor, shall
receive the compensation that the
Board Of County Commissioners
may in their discretion fix, which
shall not be less than $500 per day
and not more than $500 per day
for any public work while employed
in the performance Of their res
pective duties, including time neces-
sarily spent in travelling to and
from the field of his labor, together
with all necessary expenses payable
by the party or parties who employ
the surveyors, and they shall be
allowed such necessary help and eX-
penses that the Board Of County
Commissioners may allow.
Section 9. Coroner, the salary and
fees as now prescribed by law.
Section 10. Clerk Of the District
Court, $1,620.00 per year, which
shall be in full compensation for
all services rendered by them for
the respective counties, except in
real estate tax proceedings, and in
addition thereto they shall be al
lowed to retain all fees earned and
retained by them in connection
with their offices.
Section II. Superintendent Of
Schools, 100000 per year and fees
and clerk hire as now prescribed
by law.
Section II. County Commissioners,
$4,000 per year each, and in ad-
dition thereto each member Of such
County Board shall also receive
$500 per day for each and every
day necessarily occupied by him
in the discharge Of his official
duties while acting on any COM
mittee under the direction Of the
Board, and ten cents per mile each
way for each mile necessarily
Travelled in attending such COM
mittee work, and shall also be en-
titled to mileage Of ten cents per
mile each way for each mile neces-
sarily travelled for attending meet
ings Of the Board, not exceeding
twelve meetings in any one year.
Section 13. The county officers
annual salary and clerk hire here
in provided for shall be paid by
auditors warrants, In twelve equal