San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20

sales, and on all occupation and Ii
cense taxes collected, per cent.
Session 10. That hereafter the maxi
mum amount of fees of all kinds that
may be retained by any officer men
toned in this section as comper sation
for services shall be as follows, name
ly: county judge, an amount not ex
ceeding $1,000 per annum; clerk of the
county court, an amount not exceed
ing $1,000 per annum; county attorney,
an amount not exceeding $4,000 per an
mum; district attorney, an amount not
to exceed $500 per annum, inclusive
of the $500 allowed by the constitution
and paid by the state; clerk of the dis
trict court, an amount not exceeding
$4,000 per annum; collector of taxes, an
amount not exceeding $4,000 per an
mum; assessor of taxes, an amount not
to exceed $1,000; justice of the jeace,
an amount not exceeding 81, 500 per an
mum; constables, an amount not ex-
ceeding $1,000 per annum; and in ad-
dition thereto one-fourth of the excess
of fees collected by the said officers re-
spectively; provided, that this act shall
not apply to justices of the peace and
/ contables, except those holding Office in
cities of more than 5000 inhabitants,
to be determined by the next preceding
| city election on the basis of five inhabi-
tants for each vote cast at such cleo
ton; provided, that up to 1902 in coun-
ties in which there were cast at the
last presidential election as many as
5000 votes, and thereafter any coun-
ties shown by the national census of
1900 to contain as many as %, 900 inhab-
itants the following amounts shall be
allowed, viz: county judge AN amount
not exceeding $2,250 per annum; clerk
of the county court, an amount not ex-
ceeding S2,250 per annum; county at
torney, an amount not exceeding 1850
per annum; district attorney, an
amount not exceeding $500 per an
nun, inclusive of the $500 allowed by
! the constitution and paid by the
state: clerk of the district court, an
amount not exceeding $3.50 per an
mum; collector of taxes, an amount not
| exceeding $3.50 per annum; assessor
of taxes an amount not exceeding ST.
250 per annum, in addition thereto
ione-fourth of the excess of fees collect
ed by the said officers respectively;p pro-
Vided further that in counties contain
ing a city over $4,000 inhabitants, or
| in which there are cast at the last
! presidential election as many as $500
votes or by the census of 1900 shall
contain as many as 1880 inhabitants
the following amount of fees shall be
allowed, viz: county judge, an amount
not exceeding $500 per annum; clerk
of the county court, an amount not ex-
ceeaing $500 per annum, county attor-
ney, an amount not exceeding 81, 500
per annum district attorney, an
amount not exceeding 81, 500 per an
mum, inclusive of the $500 allowed by
the constitution and paid by the state;
clerk of the district court, an amount
not exceeding $500 per annum; collec-
tor Of taxes, an amount not exceeding
$500 per annum; assessor of taxes, an
amount not exceeding $500 per an
mum, in addition thereto one-fourth of
the fees collected by the officers respec-
lively; provided, that the county attor-
ney in those counties having no district
attorney. where he performs the duties
of district attorney, may receive the
same compensation as provided for the
district attorney; provided, the maxi
mum fixed for compensation of the dis
trict attorney shall be construed to be
the amount which that officer is au-
thorized to retain of fees allowed such
officer in his district, whether compos-
ed of one or more counties; provided,
that in counties where a county judge
acts as superintendent of public in
| struction he shall receive such other
salary as may be provided by the COM
missioners court, not to exceed the
sum of 5000 per annum. The last Uni
ted States census shall govern as to
the population of cities.
Section 1.-THE amounts allowed to
each officer mentioned in section 10 of
this act may be retained out of the
fees collected by him under existing
laws; but in no case shall the state or
the county be responsible for the pay
ment Of any sum when the fees coll
lected by any officer are less than the
maximum compensation allowed by