, 1889-10-02
ARTICLE No. XIV.
SALARIES.

SECTION 1. All State, city, county, town and school of
fcers, excepting justices of the peace and c%onstables in pre-
cincts having less than fifteen hundred population, and ex-
cepting court commissioners, boards of arbitration and
notaries public shall be raid fixed and definite salaries.
The legislature shall, from time to time, fix the amount of
such salaries as are not already fixed by this constitution,
which shall in all cases be in proportion to the value of the
services rendered and the duty performed.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide by law the fees
which may be demanded-by justices of the peace and con-
ton, and of court commissioners, boards of arbitration and
notaries public, which fees the said officers shall accept as
their full compensation. But all other State, county, city,
town and school officers shall be required to keep a true
and correct account of all fees collected by them, and to pay
the same into the proper treasury when collected, and the
officer whose duty it is to collect such fees shall be held re-
sponsible, under his bond, for neglect to collect the same.
Provided, that in addition to the salary of the sheriff they
shall be entitled to receive from the party for whom the
services are rendered in civil cases such fees as may be pre-
SEC. 8. The salaries of county officers shall be fixed by
law within the following limits, to-wit: In counties having
an assessed valuation not exceeding two millions 80, O00,000)
of dollars, the sheriff shall be paid not more than fifteen
hundred dollars per year. The county clerk shall not be
paid more than twelve hundred Isl, 200) dollars per year.
The county and prosecuting attorney shall not be paid more
than twelve hundred dollars Isl 1900 per year. The county
treasurer shall not be paid more than one thousand Isl 900
dollars per year. The county superintendent of schools
shall not be paid more than five hundred $500 dollars per
In counties having an assessed valuation of more than
two millions (S2 ,OO0,O 00) of dollars and not exceeding five
millions $4,000, 0O0) ofdoHars, the sheriff shall not be paid
more than two thousand $4,000 dollars per year. The
county clerk shall not be paid more than eighteen hundred
Isl 500 dollars per year. The county treasurer shall not
be paid more than eighteen hundred (S1,8O0) dollars per
year. The county assessor shall not be paid more than
twelve hundred Isl, 2OO) dollars per year. The county and
prosecuting attorney shall not be paid more than fifteen
hundred $1,000 dollars per year. The county supesrin-
tendent Of schools shall not be paid more than seven hun
bred and fifty $3.50 dollars per year.
In counties having more than five millions (S5%, 000,00O)
dollars assessed valuation, the sheriff shall not be paid more
than two thousand $4,000 dollars per year. The county
clerk shall not be paid more than two thousand $4,000
dollars per year. The county treasurer shall not be paid
more than two thousand $4,000 dollars per year. The
county assessor shall not be paid more than fifteen hundred
S1,50O) dollars per year. The county and prosecuting at
torney shall not be paid more twenty-five hundred ($2,500)
dollars per year. The county superintendent of schools
shall not be paid more than one thousand $1,000 dollars
per year. The county surveyor in each county shall receive
not to exceed eight $500 dollars per day, for each day
actually engaged in the performance of the duties of his
Office.
SEC. 4. The legislature shall provide by general law for
such deputies as the public necessities may require, and shall
fix their compensation.
Sec. 5. Any county officers performing the duties usually
performed by the officers named in this article shall be con-
sidered as referred to by Section 3 of this article, regardless of
the title by which their offices may hereafter be designated.
Sec. 6. Whenever practicable the Legislature may, and
whenever the same can be done without detrlment to the
public service, shall consolidate offices in State, county and
municipalities respectively, and whenever so consolidated,
the duties of such additional office shall be performed under
an ex-oficio title.