Smyrna times., 1945-03-08
SENATE VOTES
INCREASED PAY
Kent County Officers Will Be
Benefited by Measure
Granting Increases
NEXT ASSEMBLY 114TH

several measures granting salary
increases to officers of Kent and
Sussex County. Monday salary in
creases for the Levy Court in
those counties were approved. I'm
der the provisions of bill intro
duced by Senator Robert H.
Yerkes, majority floor leader of
Houston, and passed with Senator
Harvey H. Lawson (R-Millsboro) !,
and Senator Irwin t. Hastings ID
LaureD casting the only dissenting
votes, the salaries of the Clerk of
the Peace and sheriff. in each of
the two counties were raised to
$1,000 annually, an increase of
$500 in Kent for the clerk of the
peace, and $500 for the Sussex
clerk of the peace. The advance
in the sheriffff's pay was $500 for
each county. The salary of the
coroner in each county was adj
vanced to S1,400, an increase of
$500 in each county; the prothono-
tary in each county to, $1,000, an
increase of SS400 in Kent, and
5000 in Sussex. The recorder of
deeds in each of the two counties
are raised also to $4,000, an in.
crease of $500 in Kent and 5000 in
Sussex. The register of chancery
in each county are given salary
boots to $1,000, an increase of
5000 in Kent, and $500 in Sussex.
The clerks of the orphans court
were each advanced to 81 200, an
increase of 5000 in Kent, and $500
in Sussex. The Kent County
comptroller was also elevated to
the $1,000 bracket from $4,000.
Another bill in the series was
passed raising the salaries of the
receiver of taxes and treasurer in
each county to S2,400, an increase
annually of $500 in Sussex, and
$500 in Kent. On this bill, Sem
ator Lawson insisted that it
should have been separated in
stead of having the two counties
on the same bill. Senator Yerkes
replied that the members of the
two courts had met with county
leaders and that all had concurred
in the provisions of the measure.
This bill was passed by 1915 vote
with Lawson again voting with
the Democrats against its passage.
Board of Assessment Get Increase
The members of the boards of
assessment in each county were
advanced to $1,000 year. Cur
rently, the Kent board members
are paid $1,000 a year, and in Sus-
sex, $3.50 each year except the
year when general assessments
are made when they receive ST.
900. This measure also passed
1916 with Lawson and the Demo-
Gratis casting negative votes. Sen
ator Harris B. Mcdowell, Jr., Cd
Middletown( said after the pas
sage of the bills that "he hoped
the Republicans will be as gener-
Gus when the teachers salary in
creases come up for discussion"
Senator George P. Edmond (R-
New Castle County replied that
the increases granted under the
bills were for money belonging to
the counties and that it was not a
statewide proposition. The Sem
ate also passed the House bill in
troduced by Rep. Ralph S. keenan,
(R-Wilmington) which would give
an army officer the right to wit
ness signature of the intent of a
member of the armed forces. Sem
ator Yerkes cited an example of a
soldier, stationed out west who
had to travel many miles to a no.
tary, an inconvenience which
would be eradicated under the pro-
visions of the bill. 1t was passed
unanimously. The Senate also
passed four of the banking bills
which were explained by members
of the State Banking Association.
The bills provide that uninvested
funds held by trust company
acting in fiduciary capacity
shall be preferred claim over all
unsecured claims; enable corpor-
ate fudiciaries to carry trust Sc
curities in the name of their NOM
inee in order to facilitate quick
sale of securities when desired,
and eliminate any doubt as to the
possible inclusion of real estate in
the calculation of income under a
testamentary trust during a set
Element of an estate. Two are
companion bills, one clarifying the
statute of the preferred claim over
all unsecured claims.
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