Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1888 — Indiana's State Officers. [ARTICLE]

Indiana's State Officers.

It is somewhat remarkable, is the ignorance that prevails generally regarding our State officials. • The salary of the Governor is $5,00 ) per year with $2,000 additional for clerk hire and messengers. The Treasurer of State is paid $3,000 a year for caring for the State’s finances. He has two deputies whom he pays $2,250, The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the AttorneyGeneral each receives $2,500 a year salary. Each has two deputies, costing the State $4,300 per year. The Secretary of State is paid $2,000, and he is allowed $3,400 per year for his three deputies. The Auditor of State receives only $1,500 a year, and he pays his three deputies only $4,0 0 a year. The State Librarian receives $1,200 and is allowed $750 for an assistant. The library contains 25,000 volumes and 7,000 pamphlets. The State Geologist draws SI,BOO a year, and his assistant $1,500. The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics receives $1,200 a year, and his assistant SI,OOO. The Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture receives $1,500 a year for expenses. The Board of Health receives $5,000 for expenses, 'fhe State House Commissioners receive $5 a day including Sundays, and the Soldiers Mofaument Commissioners receive $4 per day for actual service. There are employed about the Capitol building, also, thirteen janitors, three men on the lawn, two watchmen an engineer, a fireman, and an elevator boy. Altogether the State employes require an expenditure of $219,360 per fear.