Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-04-10

charging the duties imposed upon them by
law the fees and compensation provided for
by law and in the Act of which this is
amendatory, prouided that such fees and COM
pensation shall not in the aggregate annually
exceed the several amounts hereinafter named.
Amy surplus of fees or compensation over
and above such amounts received by such Of
! 6cers shall be paid into the County Treasury
as hereinafter provided, prorided, the pro-
visions of this Act shall be applicable only to
counties of this State polling FIVE thousand
votes or more at any general election held in
this State
| SEC. 2. The several County Assessors
shall receive fees and compensation annually
not exceeding the sum of four thousand
(40OO) dollars; the County Clerks, six thou
| sand $1,000 dollars; the County Recorders,
four thousand eight hundred a 800 dollars;
| the Sheriffs, FIVE thousand eight hundred
| Is, 80O) dollars; the District Attorneys, three
| thousand six hundred $500 dollars; the
County Treasurers, three thousand $1,000
dollars; the Public Administrators, one thou
sand (l0O0) dollars; the Justices OF the Peace,
four thousand a ,GOO dollars; and Const ables,
ihree thousand six hundred $500 dollars,
prOrided, that if the fees not allowed by law
to any officer, when collected shall not
amount to the several sums above mentioned,
no claim shall be made by such officer against
his county beyond the amount Of fees col
lected by or due him as such officer.
Sec. g. 1t shall be and is hereby made
the duty of the county and township officers
herein named, to keep in their several offices
wherein shall be entered all fees and compen-
sation received by them, also all fees uncol
lected or remaining due for official services,
with a memorandum of the transactions
wherein such fees were collected or remain
due. Such book shall be open at all times to
the inspection of the public, and no compen-
satIon shall be allowed for keeping the same.
SEC 4. It shall be and is hereby made
the duty of said county and township officers
to diligently collect and to enter upon said
register all the fees and compensation allowed
by law to their several Offices for the services
rendered by them in discharging Official du-
ties, and in case of neglect or refusal of any
officer to collect such fees, or to enter the
same in said register, as herein provided, he
shall be liable, upon his official bond, for all
damages which his county may sustain by
reason thereof, and the Board of County Com
mi5sioners of the several counties of this
State are hereby authorized, and it is hereby
made their duty i'll the name of the county,
and in its behalf, to institute and maintain
recovery thereof
SEC 5. The several officers named in this
Act shall at the expiration of every quarter
year, make out and file with said Treasurer
full and accurate statement under oath of
all fees, percentages or compensation, of
whatever nature kind, received in their
said several official capacities during the pre-
ceding quarter year, i'll which statement they
shall set forth the causes In which said sery-
ices for which such compensatlOnS were re-
ceived or are due to them for official services
during said quarter year, and at the time of
filing the same all fees or compensation for
their services received by them in excess of
their compensation hereinbefore provided for,
shall be paid by them into the County Treas
ury, and the same shall become part of the
General Fund thereof.
SEC. 6. All excess of fees which may be- |
come due the several counties of this State, |
under the provisions of this Act, shall be col |
Iected by the Board of County Commission
ers thereof in the manner provided by law for
The collection of fees due for official services,
and in all cases where execution may be is
sued for the collection of the same in behalf
If such officers, the like process may be issued
or the collection thereof
Sec. Z. Any county officer named in this Act
Who shall neglect or refuse to pay into the
county Treasury the amountof moneysreceive
IS compensation by him as provided by the fifth
ection thereof shall be liable on his official
'ond therefor, and suit may be maintained
" the county against such officers, and the
ureties ON such bond for the recovery there
f.
SEC. 8. All acts and parts of Acts in con-
let herewith are hereby repealed. L
SEC. 9. This Act shall take effect from {
nd after the first Monday in January eigh- {
cen hundred and eighty one. +