The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-21

| TtCpINlnE all papers required, or permluteu
| hy law 10 be recorded not otherwise pro-
Nided for. including certificate and seal,
for each 100 words. 10 cents; issuing and
! recording marriage license, 81; recording
| return of any writ when any such return
! Is required by law tn be returned, the
amount of so cents; where the return cx.
| cceds 500 words. for each 100 words in ex-
cess of 800 words. 10 cents qualifying a
| notary public. 80 cents. No county or dis
| ,rict clerk shall receive any compensation
/, lVf assessing damages In any case.
/ Sec "A. Sherifis shalt receive for the fol-
| lowing services the following fees: Serv-
ing each original citation In a civil suit
/ 30 cents levying and returning writ OF at
| tachnent or sequestration, 81; lcvying each
execution. 81; return Of execution so cents
/ serving each writ OF yarnishrnont or other
| process not otherwise provided for, 10
| cents; serving each writ of injunction, 81
! collecting money on an execution or an
| order OF sale when the same is made by
/ sale, for the first one hundred dollars or
less, per cent; for the second one hum
! dred dollars. per cent; for all sums over
/ two hundred dollars and not exceeding enc
I thousand dollars. per cent; for all sums
over one Thousand dollars aud not exceed
| ing five thousand dollars. / per cent for
| al sums over five thousand dollars, one
| half OF | per cent.
| Sec. % Justices Of the peace shall re-
ing fees; Filing each paper 8 cents; each
continuance 10 cents.
Sec. 26. All laws and parts Of laws in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
1t is not intended. however, by this act to
! rcreal the present laws with regard to any
fees except where there is conflict be-
tween the fees prescribed by now existing
laws and the fees prescribed by this act
An act to fix the fees Of county and dis
trict clerks for recording returns, and TO
amend section 10 of substitute house bill
for house bills Nos. 6 and 10, passed at
the first special session Of the Twenty
NTH legislature of the State OF Texas
being bill entitled IAN act to fix certain
civil tees to be charged by certain county
and precinct officers. and to fix and limit
the fees and compensation Of clerks of the
district court. district attorneys, county
attorneys, sheriffs, and constables in fell
ony cases to be paid by the State. and to fix
the compensation of assessors and collect
ors of taxes. and to limit and regulate the
compensation OF the sheriff, clerk of the
county court, county judge, district and
county attorney. clerk of the district court,
assessor and collector OF taxes justices Of
the peace, and constables and to prescribe
penalties FOR the violation Of this act ana
10 repeal all laws in conflict herewith,
relating to the excegs of the fees collected
by certain county officers over the maxi
mimi amounts allowed them.
Re 1t enacted by the legislature of the
State Of Texas:
Section /. That hereafter section 10 of
substitute house bill for house bills Nos.
s and 10. passed at the first special session
Of the Twenty fifth legislature Of the State
Of Texas being a bill entitled An act 10
fix certain civil fees 10 be charged BY Ger
tain county and precinct officers and to tiA
clerks Of the district court, district attor-
nevs. county attorneys sheriffs and con-
stables In felony cases to be paid by the
State ana to fix the compensation OF as
SCISSORS and collectors OF taxes, and 70 limit
and regulate the compensation Of the sher-
III clerk OF the county court county Judge.
district aid county attorneys clerk OF the
district court. assessor and collector Of
taxes justices of the peace and con-
stables. and 10 prescribe penalties for the
violation OF this act aud TO repeal all laws
in conflict herewith shall be amended -
as hereafter to read as follows, wit;
Sec. 10 That hereafter the maximum
amount ot fees OF all kinds that may be re-
tanned by any officer mentioned in TINS sec
tIon as CONDENSATION for services shall be
rs follows: County judge, an amount not
exceding $1,000 per annunl: clerk of the
county court, an amount not exceeding
5000 per annum: county attorney, an
amount not exceeding 5000 per annhu
district attorney. an amount not exceed
ing s25Go per annum, inclusive u the Fnov
allowed bv the constitution, and plir by
the state; clerk Of the district court an
amount not exceeding $1,000 per annum'
collector OF taxes, an amount not
exceeding S2000 per annum; as
SCISSOR Of taxes, an amount not eNeeea'hs
$1,000 per annum; justices OF the peace
an amount not exceeding Sl5on per anhu'h'
constables. an amount not exceeding SA-uV
per annum; and in addition thereto enc
tourth Of The excess OF ices collected by
Tho said officers. respectively; provided
that this act shall not apply TO justices OF
the peace and conetobles. except tncse
holding office In cities Of more than lopop
Inhabitants TO be determined by the NJ NI
IRE ,eding city election on the BASIS OF hYe
inhabitants for each vote cast az su'h t,.r-
tion. proyided that up TO 1902. in counties
In which there were cest at the last presi-
DENTAL election as many as 5000 votes. ana
therea fter any counties shown by the VA
tional census Of 1900 TO contain as many
as 81 600 Inhabitants, the tonoWihs
amounts shall be allowed, VIZ county
iudro an amount not exceeding $3.50 per
annum. clerk of the county court, an
amount NOT exceeding s22oo per anhut"'
county attorney. an amount not exceeding
sop50 nsr annum; district attorney,
an amount not exceeding SOU
per annum. inclusive Of the SooV
allowed by the constitution nhi
paid by the state, CLERK OF me uis'' wv, W..
court an amount not exceeding S-Zoo per
annum. collector OF taxes, an amount hot
exceeding $3.50 per annum; assessor OF
taxes an amount not exceeding S2%oo per
anpun. and IN addition thereto ne-'ourth
Of the excess of the fees collected ny inc
said officers respectively ptoNl"c" lu' nv,
that in counties containing a city OF over
ir,h