Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-30
The Compensation of County Officers
and District Clerks AS Set Forth
in the Act Passed by the Re-
cent Legislature.
COUNTIES DIVIDED INTO FOUR CLASSES
Many of the Provisions Do Not Become
Effective Until January, 899--
Others Now in Force.

is very prehensive, including all the
county officers and the district clerks and
attorneys, and it nS'A 90 several material
changes in the methods OF conducting
county business.
The counties of New Mexico are divid-
ed into four classes: Counties of the
first class, Bernalillo and San Miguel;
second class, Santa Fe, Socorro, Dona
Ana, Grant and Colfax; third class, Rio
Arriba, Taos, Mora, Union, Chaves, Eddy,
Lincoln, Sierra and Valencia; fourth
class, Guadalupe and San Juan.
Chapter 81 of the session laws of 1887,
providing for police force in the coun-
ty seats and constituting the county
coroners ex- officio chief of police is re
pealed.
On and after January /, 1899, the Office
of road supervisor of the various pre-.
oincte of each county is abolished, and
the justice of the peace in the precincts
becomes ex-officio road supervisor, re
ceiving SIS per annum for such services,
and must give a bond of not less than
$500 for the faithful performance of his
duties as justice Of the peace and ex.
officio road supervisor.
On and after January /, 1899, the ooun-
by school uperintendents Of the several
counties in the territory shall be paid as
follows: In counties of the first class,
$500 per annum; counties of the second
class, 5000; counties of the third class,
s40O; counties of the fourth class, $500.
The probate judges to receive $3.50 in
of the first class; 5000 in those
Of the second class; $3.50 in those of the
third and fourth GLASSES.
On and after January l, 1899, the Office
Of county coroner is abolished, and the
offices of county collector and county
treasurer are consolidated. At the gen
oral election to be held in November,
1898. No person shall be elected to the
office of coroner or collector. The treas.
nrers acting as ex-officio collectors shall
perform all the duties now provided by
law for collectors, shall give bond in
sum of no less than the amount of taxes
during the previous year, and
receive as full ompensation for all ser
vices per cent of the taxes and licenses
by them. Tax receipts shall be
issued in duplicates, one to be given to
the taxpayer, the other fled with the
probate clerk; the treasurrr shall also
keep a record Of such s4Seipts issued,
the number, to whom issued,
amount, date, and for what purpose.
On all assessments made after January
|, 1898, the county assessor shall be al
Ill M ~ No1l ankaI
upon assessments made by them and no
more.
From and after March 18, 1897, The
probate clerk and ex-ofcio recorders
shall receive $1,000 per anumn in coun.
lies of the first-class; $500 in counties of
The second class; $4OO in counties of the
third class; $500 in counties of the fourth
,lass, as full compensation as probate
,lerk and ex-officio clerk of the board Of
county commissioners.
On and after January l, 1899, the sher-
ifs of the several counties IN the terri
;ory shall be paid mileage at the rate of
,wo cents per mile for the distance actually
and necessarily travelled in serving any
process, order, citation, execu-
5ion, summons or decree of any District
,ourt, except that for serving the grand
and petit jury venires no mileage shall be
paid, but they shall receive $40 for serv--
ing each venire. The judges of the dis
5rict courts, 80 soon Us the criminal
docket for each term of court is disposed
Of, shall cause commitments to issue for
all persons sentenced to the penitentiary,
and the sheriff shall at once convey said
persons, all at one time to the peniten
5iary. For conducting prisoners to the
penitentiary the sheriff is allowed actual
expenses and "a per day, and 81 per day
for each guard, but is limited as to the
number of guards. The sheriffs shall
receive no compensation or mileage for
attendance upon Justice of the peace
courts, except in felony cases, or for at.
tending meetings of the probate courts or
county commissioners. An allowance of
$50 per month is made for jailer in
each county.
On and after September l, 1897, all
county and precinct officers are required
to file quarterly statements in detail,
showing the amount of money collected
and disbursed, with the probate clerks of
their respective Offices.
On and after January l, 1899, county
shall be paid as follows:
Ia counties of the first. class, $500 per
annum; counties of the second class,
5000; counties of the third class, $3.50; in
counties of the fourth class, $125; and
cents per mile for each mile actually and
necessarily travelled in attending regular
meetings of said boards, and no more.
For publishing proceedings of county
issioners, sum not exceeding
$3.50 per annum is allowed.
The county commissioners Of the sew.
eral counties are authorized to levy taxes
for current county expenses for 1898, not
to exceed four mills on the dollar, and
thereafter not to exceed three
and one-half mills, upon the assessed
value of all taxable property.
Every district attorney, within go days
after March 10, 1897, shall execute and
Hle in the Office of the district clerk for
his district good and sufheient bond In
the sum of $1,000; no district attorney
shall receive any mileage or additional
compensation to the salary provided by
law, and shall not receive nor retain any
money collected in any suit brought by
him on behalf Of the territory or any
county thereof.
On and after March 18, 1897, the clerks
of the district courts shall each receive
$4,000 per year salary; shall
collect in advance all fees payable
as clerks fees in any court, and turn
same over to the territorial treasurer
quarterly. In addition to the salary the
clerks may charge and retain the fees as
are allowed by the territorial statutes for
making and certifying all copies of pa.
psrs fled, records and transcripts, not to
exceed ten cents per folio Of 100 words.
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