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Court reconvened on Tuesday, January 12th, A. D. 1953, at 930 o'clock A. M., Por any matters
that may be presented to the Court, with the following officers being present, to-wit:
Honorable Jno. R. Leavell.....County Judge
L. M. Guthrie .................Commissioner Precinct No. 1
V. D. Powell ..................Commissioner Precinct No. 2
Adolph Bartel .................Commissioner Precinct No. 3
Lee GofY ......................Commissioner Precinct No. 4
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Lawrence Stephens .............County Clerk
and the Court having regularly opened, the following proceedings were had, to-wit:
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Ido. 6417. ORDER SETTING COUNTY OFFICIALS ON FEE BASIS, SHERIFF AND JUSTICES EXCEPTED.
STATE OF TEXAS:
IN COMMISSIONERS' COURT, KERR COUNTY, TEXAS, JANUARY TERti, A. D. 1954.
COUNTY OF KERR:
This the 12th day of January, A. D. 1954, came on to be considered by the Court the provi-
sions of Senate Bill ~r5, Chapter 465 passed at first called session oP the 44th Legislature
prescribing compensation of District, County end Precinct Officers to be compensated on a fee
basis and be allowed to retain the increased maximum as contemplated under Article #3891x,
R. C. S., which also includes the increased compensation for the deputies for such various off-
icers and the provision oP Article 3912e, Section 2, R. C. S., prescribing that the Peace Offi-
cers be compensated on a salary basis, according to the provisions oP H. J. R. f;36 of the 50th
Legislature, as adopted by the people in the general election of November 2, 1948, amending
Section 61 oP Article 16 of the State Constitution as the same applies Por the payment oP salary
of Sheriff and Constables in counties having a population of less than 20,000. It appearing
to the Court that it is to the best interest of Kerr County and its Officers that all District,
County and Precinct Officers of Kerr County, (with the exception oP Public tiYeigher, Registrar
of Vital Statistics and County Surveyor), and with the exception of the Peace Officers, be com-
pensated on the Pea basis and be allowed to retain the increased maximum as contemplated under
Article 3891e, R. C. S.
Therefore, by motion duly made by GoPY, seconded by Guthrie, and unanimously approved by
the Court, that all District, County and Precinct Officers of Kerr County, (with exception of
Public INeigher, Registrar oP Vital Statistics and County Surveyor), and with exception of Peace
Officers, shell retain such maximum fees as are earned by them in the performance oP their
official duties as contemplated under Article 3891e, R. C. S., which also includes the increased
compensation Por the deputies oP such various officers and that the compensation of Peace Offi-
cers be fixed on a salary basis for the fiscal year of 1954. That the County Clerk be, and is
hereby directed to prepare a certified copy oP this order and forward same to the Comptroller
of Public Accounts of the State oP Texas.
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No. 6418. FIgING OF SALARY AND TRAVSZINC= EXPINSE OF COUNTY AGENT.
This the 12th day of January, A. D. 1954, came on to be considered by the Court the Fixing
of the salary and traveling expense oP Guy Powell, County Agent of Kerr bounty, and it appearing
to the Court that said agent receives benefits Prom the Extension Service and that X1600.00 per
annum should be fixed as his salary and X500.00 as his traveling expense Pmm Kerr County; (^
tY_erefore, by motion duly made by Bartel, seconded by Goff, and unanimously approved by the
Court, that the salary oP Guy Powell, County Agent oP Kerr County, be fixed at X1600.00 per
annum, payable X133.33 at the expiration of each month, beginning January 31st, 1954, and his
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