that when the amount of said fees so collected shall exceed the sum of two hundred dollars in any one month, the recorder may receive and retain for his own use in addition to his own salary, one half of all fees in excess of two hundred dollars in any month so collected. But the amount of fees thus received by the recorder for his own use, plus his salary shall not exceed the sum of two thousand three hundred dollars in any one year. 4. The auditor one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer, one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum. 6. The tax-collector, one thousand five hundred dollars per annum; provided that in counties of this class there shall be and is hereby allowed to the tax-collector a deputy to be appointed by said tax-collector and to hold office during the months of October, November, March and April, who shall be paid a salary of fifty dollars per month said salary to be paid in monthly installments during said months in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the tax-collector is paid. 7. The assessor, three thousand dollars per annum, and such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law. The assessor shall also be allowed the following deputies, viz. one deputy for each bona fide increase of one hundred real estate statements made for assessment purposes, over and above twenty-eight hundred of such statements not to exceed in all eight deputies. Each of such deputies shall receive a monthly compensation of one hundred dollars, for a period of not to exceed two months in any one year, said compensation to be paid in monthly installments in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the assessor is paid; [Office deputy. Salary.] Provided further that in counties of this class there shall be and is hereby allowed to the assessor an office deputy, who shall be appointed by the assessor, who shall be paid a salary of one hundred dollars per month said salary to be paid by said county out of the same fund and at the same time and in the same manner as the salary of the assessor is paid. He shall prepare the military roll for which he shall receive five cents for each name thereon. 8. The district attorney, the sum of two thousand four hundred dollars per annum. 9. The coroner, such fees as are now and may hereafter be allowed by law. 10. Public administrator, such fees as are now and may hereafter be allowed by law. 11. The superintendent of schools, one thousand four husdred dollars per annum, and shall also be allowed the compensation provided by law for services upon the board of education. He shall be allowed his actual traveling expenses when visiting schools of his county, which expense shall not exceed the sum of three hundred dollars in any one year provided that in counties of this class there shall be and is hereby allowed to the superintendent of schools a deputy. who shall be appointed by the superintendent of schools and paid a salary of fifty dollars per month, said salary to be paid by said county in monthly installments, at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the superintendent of schools is paid. 12. The surveyor such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law. Provided that the surveyor shall annually revise the plats in the office of the assessor for which he shall receive a sum not to exceed two hundred dollars in any one year. 13. [Determining population. Taking census.] For the purpose of regulating the compensation of justices of the peace and constables[a] townships in counties of this class are hereby classified according to population[,] said population to be determined by the board of supervisors at the enactment of this act and at the time of the formation of any new judicial township or townships in the following manner: by appointing a suitable person in each township to take said census and said census shall be taken by said persons so appointed[,] of all the inhabitants of said township; the full name of each person shall be fully written, the names alphabetically arranged and regularly numbered in one complete series and when completed shall be verified before any officer authorized to administer oaths and be filed with the county clerk and thereupon the same shall be the official census of the said townships. The expenses of taking said census shall be a county charge. [1] Townships having a population of three thousand five hundred or more shall belong to and be known as townships of the first class. [2] Townships having a population of less than three thousand five hundred and more than two thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the second class. [3] Townships having a population of less than two thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the third class. Justices of the peace shall receive the following salaries for all services rendered by them in criminal cases payable monthly and in the same manner as county officers are paid. [1] In townships of the first class one hundred and fifty dollars per month, [2] in townships of the second class one hundred dollars per month, [3] in townships of the third class forty dollars per month. They shall retain for their own use and benefit such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law in civil cases. [Eligibility.] Provided that in townships of the first class no person shall be eligible to the office of justice of the peace unless he has been admitted to practice law in a court of record. 14. [Salaries of constables.] Constables in counties of this class shall receive the following salaries for all services rendered by them in criminal cases, payable monthly and in the same manner as county officers are paid; [1] in townships of the first class one hundred dollars per month, [2] in townships of the second class seventy-five dollars per month, [3] in townships of the third class forty dollars per month. [Fees of constables.] Constables shall also receive for their own use and benefit such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law in civil cases. They shall also be allowed their actual expenses in conveying prisoners from the place of arrest to court and in case of conviction from the court to the county jail. Supervisors, each 15. [Fees and mileage of supervisors.] the sum of six hundred dollars per annum for all services performed by them as supervisors and members of the board of equalization. Each supervisor shall receive mileage at the rate of ten cents per mile for each mile traveled in going to and from the meetings of the board. They shall act as road commissioners in their respective districts and shali receive for the service of such road commissioner mileage at the rate of twenty-five cents per mile for all distances actually traveled by them in the discharge of their duty as such road commissioners; provided that such mileage as road commissioners shall not, in any one year, exceed the sum of six hundred dollars for any one of the road commissioners. 16. Jurors' fees in criminal cases shall be as follows: for attending as a grand juror or as a trial juror in the superior court in criminal cases only for each day's attendance per day three dollars, for each mile actually traveled in attending court as such jurors fifteen cents per mile in going only. The county clerk shall certify to the auditor the number of days at tended and the number of miles traveled by each juror, and the auditor shall then draw his warrant therefor and the treasurer shall pay the same. History: Former section requiring county surveyor to make surveys on application made to him, enacted March 12, 1872, repealed and present section regulating salaries of officers of counties of the 39th class enacted March 18, 1907, Stats. and Amdts. 1907, pp. 519-521, Kerr's Stats. and Amdts. 1906-7, pp. 357-359; amended March 10, 1909, Stats. and Amdts. 1909, p. 269. In effect immediately. A codification of § 196 County Government Act (Hen. G. L. p. 313). Former statute.-98 C. 245, 246, 33 P. 85 (citing Co. Gov. Act of 1889, $201 subd. 14, Stats. and Amdts. 1889, p. 296, relative to mileage of constables-Merced county); 146 C. 468, 469, 86 P. 699 (citing Co. Gov. Act of 1897, § 25 subd. 124, Stats. and Amdts. 1897, p. 460, and of 1901, § 196 subd. 13, Stats. and Amdts. 1901, p. 775, relative to salaries of justices of the peaceMerced county); and see Hen. G. L., p. 313, § 196. Present section.-103 P. 199, 201 (scope of codifying act of 1907). ARTICLE XL. COUNTIES OF THE FORTIETH CLASS. § 4269. Salaries and fees of officers of. In § 4269. SALARIES AND FEES OF OFFICERS OF. counties of the fortieth class, the county officers shall receive as compensation for the services required of them by law or by virtue of their offices, the following salaries and fees, to wit: 1. The county clerk fifteen hundred dollars per annum and such fees as he may be allowed by law to retain; and provided that in each year when a new registration is required he shall receive in addition to his salary the sum of ten (10) cents for each elector registered which amount shall be allowed by the board of supervisors at the close of registration preceding a general election, and paid from the general fund of the county. 2. The sheriff, three thousand dollars per annum, and fees, commissions and mileage for the service of papers or process served by him in all civil cases from any court, also his necessary expenses for pursuing criminals or transacting any criminal business. 3. The recorder, twenty-one hundred dollars per annum, and all fees and commissions allowed by law to the registrar for preparing vital statistics for the State of California, and also the sum of twenty-five dollars per annum for preparing the abstract of mortgages for use of county assessor, as required by law. 4. The auditor, nine hundred dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer, fifteen hundred dollars per annum. 6. The tax-collector, five hundred dollars per annum, and ten per cent on all licenses collected by him as license-collector. 7. The assessor, three thousand five hundred dollars per annum. 8. The district attorney, fifteen hundred dollars per annum. |