county commissioners; but the amount collected by the county clerk as fees under existing laws for the preceding quarter shall be first deducted from said quarterly installment. The last quarter's salary of the term of said officer shall not be paid until thirty days after the expiration of said term, and not until the county commissioners have found upon examination that all the work of his office has been completed to the end of his term. SEC. 3. The register of deeds of Clay county shall receive Register of deeds. as full compensation for his services such fees as are allowed by law; but he shall keep an accurate account of all fees charged by him, and if at the end of the year he shall receive more than eighteen hundred dollars, he shall turn one-half of such excess over to the treasurer of said county, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county clerk; and the one-half of such excess so paid to the treasurer shall become a part of the general fund of the county. SEC. 4. The sheriff of Clay county shall receive as full Sheriff. compensation for his services such fees as are now provided by law, except as herein provided; commission for collecting money on sale, first one hundred dollars, three per cent.; the next four hundred dollars, one per cent.; for all over five hundred dollars, one-half of one per cent.; and one-half the foregoing rates on collections without sale. SEC. 5. The clerk of the district court of Clay county shall Clerk of district receive as full compensation for his services such fees as are now provided by law, except as herein provided. He shall keep an accurate account of all fees charged by him, and if at the end of any one quarter of the year he shall have received more than three hundred and seventy-five dollars, he shall turn one-half of such excess over to the treasurer of said county, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county clerk, and the one-half of such excess so paid over to the treasurer shall become part of the general fund of the county. SEC. 6. Every officer above named whose duty it is to Account for fees. keep an accurate account of fees as herein before prescribed shall make a return thereof, verified by his affidavit, and file the same with the county clerk of said county at the end of each quarter; and any officer neglecting or refusing so to do Penalty. shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars nor more han five hundred dollars; and no salary or part thereof shall tbe paid or allowed until such return has been made. SEC. 7. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book, and after the term of the present officers respectively named shall have expired. Approved March 13, 1893. County treasurer. Clerk of district court. Register of deeds. CHAPTER 84. FEES AND SALARIES-JEWELL COUNTY. AN ACT to regulate the fees and salaries of the county officers herein mentioned, of Jewell county, Kansas. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the county treasurer of Jewell county hall be allowed by the board of county commissioners, as full compensation for his services, the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per annum. Said salary shall be paid out of the county treasury in quarterly installments, upon the order of the board of county commissioners: Provided, That the amount collected by said county treasurer, respectively, as fees under existing laws, for the preceding quarter shall be first deducted from said quarterly installments. SEC. 2. The clerk of the district court of Jewell county shall receive as full compensation for his services such fees as are now allowed by law: Provided, That he shall keep an accurate account for all fees charged by him, and if, at the end of any one year, he shall have received more than fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), he shall turn one-half of such excess into the treasury of said county, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county clerk, and one-half of such excess so paid over to the treasurer hall become a part of the general fund of said county. SEC. 3. The register of deeds of Jewell county shall receive as full compensation for his services such fees as are now allowed by law: Provided, That he shall keep an accurate account of all fees charged by him, and if at the end of any one year he shall have received more than fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500), he shall turn one-half of such excess into the county treasury of said county, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county clerk, and one-half of such excess paid over to the treasurer shall become a part of the general fund of said county. SEC. 4. The county attorney of Jewell county shall be al- County attorney. lowed by the board of county commissioners, as full compensation for his services, a salary of nine hundred dollars ($900.00) per annum. Said salary shall be paid quarterly out of the county treasury, upon the order of the board of county commissioners: Provided, That this act shall not be construed in any way to affect the fees now provided by law for said county attorney. SEC. 5. The probate judge of Jewell county shall receive Probate judge. as full compensation for his services such salaries and fees as are now allowed by law, except as herein provided. He shall keep an accurate account of all fees charged by him, and if at the end of any one year he shall receive more than six hundred dollars ($600.00), he shall turn one-half of such excess into the treasury of said county, taking duplicate receipts therefor, one of which he shall file with the county clerk; and one-half of such excess so paid over to the treasurer shall become a part of the general fund of said county. SEC. 6. The county surveyor of Jewell county shall re- County surveyor. ceive for his services the following fees: For the time actually and necessarily employed in making a survey, and in going to the place where the same is to be made and returning to his office therefrom, four dollars ($4.00) per day; making a report of survey, including any record or plat thereof required by law, two dollars ($2.00); for copy of plat of any survey and certificate, two dollars ($2.00). SEC. 7. Every officer above named, whose duty it is to sworn statement. keep an accurate account of fees as herein before prescribed, shall make a return thereof, verified by his affidavit, and file thereof shall be paid or allowed until such return shall be made. SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed. SEC. 9. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute books, and after the first day of July, 1893. Approved March 9, 1893. County officers. Fees. CHAPTER 85. FEES AND SALARIES-COFFEY COUNTY. AN ACT fixing the fees and salaries of the county officers and persons of Coffey county, Kansas, herein named. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the several officers of Coffey county herein named shall receive the following sums for their services per annum: The treasurer of Coffey county shall be entitled to and receive, as full compensation for his services, two thousand two hundred dollars; the county clerk, eighteen hundred dollars; the county superintendent, nine hundred dollars; the county attorney, eight hundred dollars; said salaries shall be paid out of the county treasury in quarterly installments, upon the order of the county commissioners: Provided, That amount collected by the county treasurer and county clerk as fees shall be first deducted from said quarterly installments. SEC. 2. Said officers shall keep an account of all fees received by him from all sources whatever, in books to be provided by the county commissioners for that purpose, showing the amount received, from whom, for what purpose, and the date thereof. They shall, on the first day of the regular session of the board of county commissioners in the months of January, April, July and October of each year, make out, present to, and file with said board a detailed and correct statement of the amount of fees so received during the preceding quarter, which report shall be under oath; and any county treasurer or county clerk who shall fail to enter in such books any fees received by them, or shall not make out a full and correct report thereof to the board of county commissioners, as herein provided, shall forfeit his office. SEC. 3. The register of deeds shall charge and collect the Register of deeds. following fees: For recording deeds, mortgages, or other instruments of writing, for each folio, ten cents; for certificate of filing and recording any instrument, five cents; for properly indexing each tract, including description of property and entries on numerical index, if any, ten cents; for copy of deed or other instrument recorded, per folio, eight cents; for recording town plats, one hundred lots or less, two dollars and fifty cents; each additional one hundred lots, one dollar; for certificate and seal, twenty-five cents; for filing, entering and releasing each chattel mortgage, bill of sale or conditional sale, contract, or note, twenty-five cents. SEC. 4. If the county treasurer or county clerk shall fail County treasurer. to make to the county commissioners a quarterly report, un der oath, as herein required, he shall forfeit ten dollars for each day he shall willfully fail to do so; and the board of county commissioners shall in no event audit or order to be paid any quarterly installment of the salary as herein provided until such report shall have been made by the county treasurer as herein provided; and if any board of county commissioners shall audit and order to be paid any quarterly or other installment of such salary until the report be made and sworn to by the said officers, as herein provided, each member of said board voting for such allowance shall be subject to a fine of fifty dollars, to be recovered for the support of the common schools of the county, as in other cases. SEC. 5. The clerk of the district court of the county shall Clerk of district receive as his only compensation for the services required by law to be performed by the clerk of the district court, the following-named fees: For filing each paper, five cents; docketing each action on appearance docket, ten cents; docketing action on trial and bar docket, each, ten cents; each entry on appearance docket, other than docketing action, five cents; entering every order, motion, rule, plea, report, verdict, or arraignment, ten cents; entering judgment, not exceeding five folios, forty cents; each additional folio, five cents; entering satisfaction of judgment, twenty cents; each indexing, five cents; issuing any writ, except as otherwise court. |