Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-03-31

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AN ACT
Concerning the Offices " Sheriff, County Clerk.
County Recorder, County Treasurer, and County
Assessor, and fixing the compensation, for tbr
! County Of II DOradO.
The PepIt IF the STATE o[ California r.prs.enfrd in
Senate and As~mlbiy. do enact ds foilors;
SECTION l. The Sheriff. County Clerk. County Re.
c"rder, County Treasurer, and County Assessor Of
FL Dorado COUNTY, from aud after the first Monday
IN October. one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
ne shall receive for all services required Of them
BY law, or TOR duties imposed on them bv virtue Of
respectively IS hereinafter prescribed. The Sheriff
shall receive for oil services required Of him BY Law
IN his said Office, salary At the rate Of four thou
rand dUllars per annum and such necessary mileage
e. is allowed BY law provided, that for any
service rendered the State he shall receive the pay.
ment provided for such services from the State for
his avn proper use in full compensation for such
service aud expenses incurred in the performance u
such service.
The County Clerk for all services required If him
IN his office, or BY virtue Of his Office, shall receive
salary 81 the rate per annum Of three thousand dol
lars. which shall be in full for all services required
81 him By law: Provided. that for any service rem.
derrd the StHte he may retain the amount paid by
the State tor such service fr his Own proper use in
! full compensation for such Scrvicc.
The County Recorder for Hll services required Of
him IN His office nr by virtue 81 hia office County
Recorder or |r cO County Auditor, shall receive
a salary at the rate per annum If three Thousand
d"IAEe, which salary shall be in full compensation
fur all such services rendered Provided. that The
per centage which is now allowed him BY law or
which hereafter NAV be allowed him for his services
in connection with Foreign Miners Licenses and poll
tax Shal be paid into the County School Fund.
The County Treasurer for all services required Of
him BY law, or by virtue ~ his office, ahall receive
. salary at the rate per annnm Of three Thousand
dIIlAFs Provided that for service rendered the
State he may retain the amount paid by the State for
such service for his own proper 10 full cOmpcn-
aatiHn for such service. -
The County Assessor fur all services required Of
him BY law. or BY virlucOf his Office shall receive
AalAry at the rate per annum II three thousand dol.
lars: Provided, that fur any service rendered the
State he may retain the amount paid BY the State for
such service. for his own proper in full cumpcn-
satIOn fnr such service.
I The Sheriff shall be allowed the following assist.
ants Ia be paid by the County an Under Sheriff u
be paid at the rate 0f one hundred aud seventy five
d"llars per month; two Deputies at the rate Of one
hundred and twenty five dollars per month; and One
keeper # the Jail the rate of seventyfve dollars
per month; amy other Deputies that may be required
tor the performance "f The duties Of the office NJ
Sheriff shall be- pnd BY the Sheriff from his salary
herein provided.
The County Clerk shall be allowed one Deputy,
who shall be paid BY the County ut the rate Of one
hundred and twenty five dollars per month
| The County Assessor shall be allowed twu Depu.
ties, who shall be Paid By the county for the ASSESS
ent 81 the revenue 1t compensation ct the rate II
seven dollars per day for the time actually employed
during the term provided BY Law for the assessment
| II revenue.
The payment BY the State Of the per centage for
the safc.keePiuR and transportation Of the Sta e'a
portion u the revenue. shall be received bv the
Treasurer in full for any assistance he may require
| in his Office.
The Sheriff. County Clerk, County Recorder.
County Treasurer and County Assessor from and
after The first Monday in October, A. d. One huusand
eight hundred and sixiy.Onc, shuIl each keep book
IA be den"minaed the Fee Book, which book shall be
the property Of the County amd which shall be open
during Office huurs TO public inspection. In this
book shall be entered, In DETAIL Al fees or comprn.
satiOn Of whatever nature or kind collected, Or
chargeabe, in column the fees or compensation
0eiUngtHR ~ the County, mud tn unUther cBiumn the
fees or compensation which, under this Act NAV be
retained By the officer On the first Monday Of No.
vcmbcr, A. ID. o6l, und on the first Monday Of each
month thereafter, the officer shall carefully add up
the several columns and scI down the totals and the
compensation und fees collected or chargeable for
the County, shall be paid to the County Treasurer,
accompanied BY II full accurate aud detailed state.
mcnt 10 duplicate, under oath, Of u fees per cent
age and compensation, Of Whatever kind collected
for or charged for the County. Upon receiving the
Treasurer receipt for the pAymen If such fees or
compensation, nad receipt and me Of the statements
herein required to be made out in duplicate shall be
filed with the Auditor; and until the payment Of
such fees or compensation which. under this Act,
shall belong to the County, shall be paid to the Trea
surer, aud said Treasurer receipt and such officer
detailed statement have been tiled with the Auditor
said Auditor il prohibited from drawing any war.
TInt and the Treasurer from paying any warrant, in
vOr Of such officer. any Oi such officers d. pI.
teH II Is hereby expressly provided that any oil
crT crediting any fee ar per cenIage for any Official
service which, under this Act provided ~ be IA
into the County Treasury, shall d. ut his own risk
and said officer shall set down the same in his fee
book and it shall be paid by him into the County
Treasury. ~ herein provided, the same il he had
collected said fee at the time, or prior u the per.
nrmance Of the service for which said fee was
chargeabIe. The duplicate certificates herein pro-
vided, to be filed with the Treasurer and Auditor
shall be swOrn 10 follows:
b Sheriff Tor other officer. as the case may
BEL IT the County Of FL Dorado do sOlemnly swear
that the entire fees or compensation or per centagt
or payment for official service rendered BY me, ~
any deputy, or person connected with my Olice fnV
me. has been entered in detail the fee book in my
office and added up. and chat tue portion belonging
to the County is :
and that Knid amount is the full amount received OF
chargeablc since the last payment; and that neither
myself nor to my knowledge any deputy for me. has
rendered any service except service for the County
which is nut entered md added uptO make the aiOrr
said sum.
All fees or compensation fur official service which
under this Act are Tequ ed to be paid the Coun
~ Treasury. shall be charged to the General Fund
Of the County, and be applied 10 the pay Ment o
Aud.t%r: warrants a: T. now provided by law. Thu
services required by them by Law for County pMr
pOses without fee or compensation other than is pro
vded 10 this Act. For willful neglect or Q refnsa
10 comply with the provisions If this Act or for any
one Of them. any officer or officers heri numed
ahall on conviction DO subject to fine not exceed
ing ave thousand dollars forfeiture Of their Offices
to imprisonment IN the State Prison. not lees thar
one nor more than three yearS or to any one more
the said penalties IN the discretion Of the Court
Provided that nothing in this section shalt releas,
them from giving any bond required Of them by law
or from any civil responsibility to any and I'll per
sons 10 relation to the business Of their said Offices
thst may BE- BY law, applicable TO their said severa
Of6cial duties.
On the 6rsI Monday 10 each month from and aflel
the 6Fst Monday in October, A. D. 1851 the officers
may make out and present to the Board Of Superb
the account for their services and the services
Of their deputies provided in this Act; and il 1
shall appsGF IN the satisfaction Of the Board that saiC
ofRCers have complied with the provisions Of th
Act the Board Of Supervisors shall audit allow auC
order paid out Of the General Fund Of the Couuty
the amounts severally due them, in like manner a
!. other claims against the County are allowed an'
= audited.
All Acts or parts Of Acts conflicting with the pro
visions Of this Act, arc hereby repealed, 90 fer
they relate TO the said several officers herein name,
{ fot the County Of 81 DDEHdo.
Thlt Act shall take effect and be in force from AM
aher Che 6rst Monday Of October, ono thOussu'