ARTICLE XLIII. COUNTIES OF THE FORTY-THIRD CLASS. § 4272. Salaries and fees of officers of. § 4272. SALARIES AND FEES OF OFFICERS OF. In counties of the forty-third class, the county officers shall receive, as compensation for the services required of them by law or by virtue of their office, the following salaries, to wit: 1. The county clerk, one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum. 2. The sheriff, three thousand five hundred dollars per annum. The sheriff shall also receive for his own use and benefit all fees, commissions and mileage, in all civil cases within his county, and all fees, commissions and mileage for service of any papers issued by any court outside of his county. 3. The recorder, twelve hundred dollars per annum. 4. The auditor, six hundred dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer, one thousand two hundred dollars per annum. 6. The tax-collector, seven hundred dollars per annum. 7. The assessor, twenty-four hundred dollars per annum. 8. The district attorney, one thousand five hundred dollars per annum. 9. The coroner, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law. 10. The public administrator, such fees as [are] now or may hereafter be allowed by law. 11. The superintendent of schools, one thousand six hundred dollars per annum. 12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law. 13. [Salaries and fees of justices of the peace.] Justices of the peace shall receive the following monthly salaries, to be paid each month, and in the same manner and out of the same fund as county officers are paid, which shall be in full for all services rendered by them in criminal cases: In townships having a population of more than twenty-five hundred, seventy dollars per month; in townships having a population of less than twenty-five hundred and more than one thousand, twenty dollars per month; in townships having a population of less than one thousand and more than six hundred, fifteen dollars per month; in townships having a population of less than six hundred, ten dollars per month. In addition to the compensation received in criminal cases, each justice of the peace shall receive and retain for his own use such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law for all services performed by him in civil actions. 14. [Salaries and fees of constables.] Constables shall receive the following monthly salaries to be paid each month, and in the same manner and out of the same fund as county officers are paid, which shall be in full for all services rendered by them in criminal cases: In townships having a population of more than twenty-five hundred, thirty-five dollars per month; in townships having a population of less than twenty-five hundred and more than one thousand, fifteen dollars per month; in townships having a population of less than one thousand, ten dollars per month; provided, that each constable shall receive his actual and necessary expenses incurred in conveying prisoners to the county jail. In addition to the compensation received in criminal cases, each constable shall receive and retain for his own use such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law for all services performed by him in civil actions. 15. [Salaries of supervisors.] Each supervisor, six hundred dollars per annum, and twenty cents per mile for traveling from his residence to the county seat. 16. [Salaries of board of education.] Each member of the county board of education, including the secretary, shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars per annum as compensation for his services on the board of education, and mileage at the rate of twenty cents per mile, one way, from his residence to the place of meeting of said board. Said compensa tion of said members and of said secretary shall be paid monthly in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of other county officers are paid. Claims for such mileage shall be presented to and allowed by the board of supervisors before payment. The compensation of the members of the county board of education herein provided is not in addition to that provided in section seventeen hundred and seventy. 17. [Determination of population.] For the purposes of subdivisions thirteen and fourteen of this section, the population of the several judicial townships shall be ascertained by the board of supervisors, by multiplying by five the vote for presidential electors cast in each township at the next preceding election. History: Original section enacted March 12, 1872, founded upon § 12 Act April 9, 1850, Stats. 1850, p. 171; former section repealed and present enacted March 18, 1907, Stats. and Amdts. 1907, pp. 526-528, Kerr's Stats. and Amdts. 1906-7, p. 364. In effect immediately. A codification of § 200 County Government Act (Hen. G. L., p. 319). Former statute.-Hen. G. L., p. 319, § 200. Present section.-103 P. 199, 201 (scope of codifying act of 1907). ARTICLE XLIV. COUNTIES OF THE FORTY-FOURTH CLASS. § 4273. Salaries and fees of officers of. § 4273. SALARIES AND FEES OF OFFICERS OF. In counties of the forty-fourth class, the county officers shall receive, as compensation for the services required by [of] them by law or by virtue of their offices, the following salaries to-wit: 1. The county clerk, eighteen hundred dollars per annum; provided that in counties of this class there shall be, and there hereby is allowed to the county clerk, one deputy clerk, who shall be appointed by the county clerk and shall be paid a salary as follows: the sum of seven hundred and eighty dollars per annum, which sum shall be paid by said county in equal monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner, and out of the same fund as the salary of the county clerk. 2. The sheriff, forty-two hundred dollars per annum, and such mileage as is allowed by law, and the fees, mileage, or commissions for the service of all papers whatever issued by any court outside of his county, and all mileage for the service of papers in civil cases in his own county, and the actual expenses incurred in criminal cases, and fifteen cents for each meal for feeding prisoners confined in the county jail. 3. The recorder, fifteen hundred dollars per annum; provided, that such recorder shall collect and pay into the county treasury, for the use and benefit of the county, the fees provided by law to be collected; and provided that when the amount of said fees collected shall amount to more than one hundred and twenty-five dollars in any month, the recorder may receive and retain for his own use in addition to his salary, all fees in excess of one hundred and twentyfive dollars, and not exceeding one hundred and seventy-five dollars in any month so collected, so that the amount of fees thus received by the recorder for his own use plus the salary shall not exceed the sum of one hundred and seventyfive dollars in any one month; and provided further that in counties of this class there shall be and there hereby is allowed to the recorder one deputy recorder who shall be appointed by the recorder and shall be paid a salary as follows: the sum of seven hundred and eighty dollars per annum, which sum shall be paid by said county in equal monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the recorder. 4. The auditor, eighteen hundred dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer, sixteen hundred and twenty dollars per annum. 6. The tax-collector, fifteen hundred dollars per annum. 7. The assessor, twenty-five hundred dollars per annum. 8. The district attorney, eighteen hundred dollars per annum; provided, that when such officer is required by law to absent himself from the county seat on official duty, he may appoint a temporary deputy whose compensation shall be three dollars per day for the time actually served, and such allowance shall be made as other claims are allowed by the board of supervisors, and when so allowed shall be paid out of the salary fund. 9. The coroner, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law. 10. The public administrator, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law. 11. The superintendent of schools, twelve hundred dollars per annum, 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 five hundred dollars per annum; 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, ten dollars per day when engaged in |