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5. The treasurer, four thousand dollars per annum. 6. The tax and license collector, four thousand dollars per annum for the combined office.

7. The assessor, nine thousand five hundred dollars per

annum.

8. The district attorney, three thousand two hundred dollars per annum.

9. The coroner, six hundred dollars per annum.

10. The public administrator, such fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed by law.

11. The superintendent of schools, two thousand dollars per annum.

12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

13. Justices of the peace, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law; provided, that no justice of the peace shall be paid more than two thousand dollars in any one year; and provided further, that any justice of the peace who collects for the fees of his office more than two thousand dollars per annum may appoint some suitable person as a clerk of his court, at a salary not to exceed fifty dollars per month, to be paid out of the fees collected by said justice; all other fees collected by such justice of the peace, after deducting the amount hereby allowed for his own services and the services of the clerk of his court, shall be paid over to the county treasurer of said county.

14. Constables, such fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed by law; provided, that no one constable shall receive more than one hundred and twenty-five dollars in any one month, or twelve hundred dollars in any one year, for services in criminal cases.

15. Supervisors, twelve hundred dollars each per annum, and five hundred dollars per annum as road commissioners.

SEC. 167. Fifth class. In counties of the fifth 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:

and

1. The county clerk, six thousand dollars per annum. 2. The sheriff, nine thousand dollars per annum, such fees and mileage as are now or hereafter may be pro

vided by law for all services done or performed in actions coming from another county, and for all criminal service necessarily performed outside of his county, and all necessary expense incurred in arresting and conveying prisoners before a court or to prison, and shall have such fees and reasonable expenses incurred in taking and keeping property seized under attachment or levied on under execution; provided, that the keeper's fees shall not exceed three dollars per day of twelve hours, except when it becomes necessary to keep a place of business open in the night, in which case he shall be allowed additional keeper's fees, to be fixed by the court from which the writ issued under which the property was taken.

3. The recorder, four thousand dollars per annum. 4. The auditor, one thousand dollars per annum.

5. The treasurer, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum.

6. The tax collector, fifteen hundred dollars per annum, and the fees for making and executing tax deeds. 7. The assessor, six thousand dollars per anuum.

8. The district attorney, thirty-six 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 bereafter be allowed by law.

11. The superintendent of schools, eighteen hundred dollars per annum.

12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

13. Justices of the peace, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

14. Constables, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

15. Supervisors, seventy-five dollars per month, and ten cents per mile in traveling to and from county seat; provided, mileage shall not be allowed oftener than once in each month; provided further, that the superintendent of schools, outside of his regular salary, shall be allowed his necessary traveling expenses, including mode of travel and hotel bills, in visiting public schools throughout the county,

not exceeding three hundred dollars per annum, said amount to be allowed by the board of supervisors and paid as other county charges.

SEC. 168. Sixth class. In counties of the sixth class 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, three thousand dollars per annum. 2. The sheriff, six thousand five hundred dollars per

annum.

3. The recorder, two thousand five hundred dollars per

annum.

4. The auditor, one thousand five hundred dollars per

annum.

5. The treasurer, two thousand dollars per annum. 6. The tax collector, two thousand dollars per annum. 7. The assessor, three thousand dollars per annum.

8. The district attorney, two thousand five hundred dollars per annum.

9. The superintendent of public schools, two thousand five hundred dollars per annum.

10. The public administrator, nine hundred dollars per

annum.

11. The coroner, five hundred dollars per annum.

12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

13. Justices of the peace, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

14. Constables, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law, except that the constable's mileage shall not exceed twenty-five cents per mile, counting one way only.

15. Supervisors, five dollars per day, and twenty-five cents per mile in going from their residence to the county seat, at each meeting of the board.

16. Whenever the duties of the county clerk, county recorder, county assessor, county auditor, county treasurer, sheriff, superintendent of schools, or the tax collector are too great to be performed by such officer, such officers may, respectively, by written appointment, to be filed in the offices of the county clerk and county auditor,

appoint as many deputies as may be necessary for the due discharge of the duties of such office, and fix the salary of each of such deputies at a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars per month, excepting the chief deputy of the county clerk, whose salary shall be one hundred and fifty dollars per month, which shall be paid by the county; provided, that the appointment of such deputies, or of either or of any thereof, may be revoked by the board of supervisors whenever said board shall be satisfied that the services of such deputy or deputies are no longer reasonably necessary to the due discharge of the duties of such office or offices.

17. Each county and township officer shall be responsible on his official bond for the official acts of each of his deputies; and may, at his own pleasure, revoke the appointment of any of said deputies.

18. In counties of this class there shall be an assistant district attorney and a deputy district attorney, to be appointed by the district attorney of said county, and to remain in office during the pleasure of the district attorney thereof. The salary of the assistant district attorney herein provided for is hereby fixed at the sum of eighteen hundred dollars per annum; the salary of the deputy district. attorney herein provided for is hereby fixed at the sum of fifteen hundred dollars per annum. The salary of each of the officers herein provided for shall be paid in equal monthly installments, at the same time and in the same manner as the salaries of the other county officers.

SEC. 169. Seventh class. In counties of the seventh class the county officers shall be as follows, and 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, two thousand dollars per annum; chief deputy clerk, twelve hundred dollars per annum; two deputy clerks, nine hundred dollars each per annum.

2. The sheriff, two thousand dollars per annum; under-sheriff, fifteen hundred dollars per annum; three deputy sheriffs, one of whom shall be jailer, nine hundred dollars each per annum.

3. The recorder, fifteen hundred dollars per annum;

chief deputy recorder, twelve hundred dollars per annum; two copyists, six hundred dollars each per annum.

4. The auditor, one thousand dollars per annum. 5. The treasurer, two thousand dollars per annum. 6. The tax collector, twelve hundred dollars per annum. 7. The assessor, eighteen hundred dollars per annum; six deputy assessors, at three hundred dollars each per an

num.

8. The district attorney, twenty-four hundred dollars per annum.

9. The coroner, such fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed by law.

10. The public administrator, such fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed by law.

11. The superintendent of schools, fifteen hundred dollars per annum.

12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or hereafter be allowed by law.

may 13. Justices of the peace, such fees as are now or hereafter may be allowed by law.

14. Constables shall receive, for their own use and benefit, the following fees, which shall be in full of all compensation for such service as is now or may be hereafter required of them by law: For serving a summons and complaint, or any other process by which an action or proceed. ing is commenced, on each defendant, fifty cents; for serving an attachment on property, or levying an execu tion, or executing an order of arrest, or order for the delivery of personal property, one dollar; for his trouble and expense in taking possession of and preserving property under attachment or execution, or other process, as the court shall order (provided, no more than two dollars per diem shall be allowed to a keeper), three dollars; for taking a bond or undertaking in any case he is authorized to take the same, fifty cents; for copy of any writ or process, or other paper, when demanded or required by law, for each folio, fifteen cents; for serving every notice, rule, or order, twenty-five cents; for advertising property for sale under execution or any judgment or order of sale, exclusive of the cost of publication, each fifty cents; for serving a writ of possession or restitution, putting a per

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