Salaries and Wages for House of Delegates:
Speaker of House of Delegates, $8 00 per diem 720.00
Members of House of Delegates, 117 at $5.00 per diem 52,650.00
Chief Clerk at $10 00 per diem . 900.00
Recess Salary of Chief Clerk . .-- 300.00
Journal Clerk at $10 00 per diem . . 900.00
Asst. Journal Clerk at $7 00 per diem . . 630.00
Reading Clerk at $10.00 per diem . 900.00
Sergeant-atArms . . .. 630.00
Chief Engrossing or Print Clerk ... . . 630.00
Postmaster to act in conjunction with Postmaster of the Sen-
ate . . 630.00
Chief Page, $7.00 per diem . . 630.00
Assistant Chief Page, $5.00 per diem . 450.00
Assistant Chief Clerk, $7.00 per diem 630 00
Proofreaders or Copyholders, 4 at $7.00 per diem 2,520 00
Chief Billroom Clerk at $5.00 per diem ... ... ... ... 45000
Billroom Clerks, 2 at $5 00 per diem . . 900 00
Calendar Clerk at $5.00 per diem - 450.00
5 Committee Clerks at $5,00 per diem . . 2,250.00
Committee Clerk at $7.00 per diem . . 630.00
Assistant Committee Clerk .. 450.00
Chaplain at $5.00 per diem ~. . 450.00
Chief Clerk to Minority Members - . 900.00
Messenger to Minority Members at $5.00 per diem ... 450.00
Messenger at $5 00 per diem . 450.00
Asst. Sergeant-at-Arms, 2 at $7.00 per diem . , 1,260.00
Secretary to Speaker at $7.00 per diem 630.00
Stenographer to Speaker at $5 00 per diem ... 450.00
Doorkeeper to Speaker at $5 00 per diem . 450.00
Doorkeepers, 8 at $5.00 per diem - 3,600.00
Pages, 4 at $5.00 per diem . . . 1,800.00
General Messengers, 2 at $5 00 per diem . 900.00
Cloakroom Keepers, 2 at $5.00 per diem 900 00
Matron to Ladies' Room . . 460.00
Committee on Engrossed Bills ... . - . . 400.00
Stenographers, 14 at $5 00 per diem 6,300 00
Stenographer to Minority Members . 450.00
Utility Man . . 450.00

STATE TAX RATE FROM THE YEAR 1849 TO 1931, INCLUSIVE
Year Rate. Year. Rate

1849 ... 25 1865... ............... ....... 30

1850 25 1866 . 30

1851 . ... 25 1867 . . ... 20

1852 . 25 1868 19

1853 15 1869 . 19
1854 . 15 1870 . ... 19 1/4

1855 15 1871 . . 19 1/4

1856 10 1872 ... . 17

1857 . .. 10 1873 . .. 17

1858 . .. . ... 10 1874 .... .205/16

1859 .. 10 1875 . ... 205/16

1860 .. . 10 1876 . 17 1/4

1861 . 10 1877 . 1714

1862 . .. 25 1878 . . . .. . 18%

1863 .. .. .. 25 1879 . ..- 18%

1864 ........ 15 1880 . . .. ... ... 18%