Public Expenditures. 301 $100 as trustee of the insane asylum, 1882. $250 as member of the Oregon Domestic Animal Commis- sion, 1889. $250 as trustee of Reform School, 1893. $250 as trustee of Deaf Mute School, 1893. $500 as member of Board of Public Works, 1893. In addition to the above perquisites the secretary of state was allowed to retain some very lucrative fees which are ex- plained below. Provision was quite regularly made for his expenses while engaged with any of his public duties. The flat salary law of 1905 fixed his compensation at $4,500. State Treasurer. The office of state treasurer, to which a constitutional sal- ary of $800 has attached from the beginning, was granted con- tinuing perquisites as follows : $100 as trustee of the insane asylum, 1882. $250 as member of the Oregon Domestic Animal Commis- sion, 1889. $500 as member of the Oregon Board of Public Works, 1893. In addition to the above perquisites the treasurer received certain fees and retained the interest that he might make the funds in the treasury earn for him through depositing them with banks. The flat salary law of 1905 fixed his compensa- tion at $4,500, and he is compelled to turn interest received into state treasury. Justices of the Supreme Court. The provisions of the constitution pertaining to the salary of the justices of the supreme court has remained unchanged and is as follows: "The judges of the supreme court shall each receive an annual salary of two thousand dollars. They shall receive no fees or perquisites whatever for the performance of any duties connected with their respective offices; and the compensation of officers, if not fixed by this constitution, shall be provided by law."
