Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-10 | Page 13 | Consolidation of Offices Proposed

CONSOLIDATION Of I I Land Office Functionaries May Be Reduced by One OneA II A bill which if f passed ed b bv by congress ma may result In the consolidation of the I tJ offices United of States t the rs r register district f l and land receiver office in of st Salt the Lake has been introduced in the senate by Senator Reed Smoot The bill pro pro- vides pro for the consolidation of or all such offices of- of offices of of- where the Betterment of ot the public pub pub- I lie lic interest and economy econom are involved I IThe 1 The registration at the local land office office of of- fice at present is under the direction of ot I Gould Blakely while the receiving of the applications is directed by H 11 H. H C C. C Jex I The text of the bill as received here is isas isas isas as follows That the president is authorized when in his opinion economy and public interest interest in interest in- in terest require and permit to consolidate the offices of ot register and receiver in United States district land office and to I appoint by and with the advice of or the senate a register for foi each no noI said I office nl all allI al I the powers w r duties obligations I and penalties penalties penal penal- ties Imposed by law upon both the register register regis regis- I ter and receiver of such office shall thereafter be exercised by and imposed upon the register whose compensation shall be a salary of ot 00 per annum to together together together to- to gether with the fee and commission otherwise allowable to both the register t and id receiver but the salary fee tee and commissions commissions commissions com com- I missions of ot such register shall not exceed exceed exceed ex- ex per annum provided that withIn with with- I in ten days after fd the issuance of tc an or order order or- or der by the president hereunder consolidating consolidating consoli consoli- s dating the offices of ot register and receiver er at any United States land office the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of ot receiver of ot public menies menles at such office Shall hall be abolished and o cei-o to ex exist lt