The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-04-01

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hersuuto set my hand and afixed the great
seal OF the territory the date hrst above
written.
Secretary Of Oklahoma Territory
HousE BiLL No I7e
An act to regulate the fees and salaries Of
county officers and for other purp0ses aud to
repeal articles ! and Of cha ptef 2f OF the
session laws of Oklahoma rerritor, Of lsa5.
aud section Of article of chapter 7S. of the
statutes of Oklahoma Territory of 1879
Be it enacted by the legislative assembly Of the
Territory Of oklahoma:
Section 1. That the officers and persons here
in mentioned shall be entitled % recei e. Cor
their services only the fees and compensations
herein allowed, and no other, except as may be
otherwise required 10y law.
Sectien2 The clei Ks of the district court Of
the counties IN this TeTritorg shall receive As
their compensation for the service required by
law 10 he performed by the clerks OF the district
court the following named fees. For filing each
paper five cents docketing each action on the
appearance docket 6fteen eonts docketins ac-
tiOu on trial docket, each, ten cents. each entry
on appearance docket other than docketne
action, five cents; entering every order, uio.
tion, rule, plea. report verdict or trraignment
ten cents. entering judgments not exceeding
i've fOiios forty cents. each additional folio ten
cents. entering satistactiOu u Judgment twon-
~ I've cents, each indeXiug i've cents. issuing
any writ except a. otherwise provided twenty
FIVE cents. issuing subpoena. all the names
contained in one precipe TO be contained M one
subpoena, twenty FIVE cents; issuing an order
o
sale or order 10 carry sentence of r. criminal
into execution, fifty cents, issuing commission
to take deposition hty cents, administering
oath in open court i've cents, empanellins aud
swearing the jury hfty cents, taking and cerii
tying afidavits twenty-five cents, approving
bond including Justification hfty cents, docket
ing idgme twenty-five cents, taxing coats
and making fee bill per folio ten Get q. making
any record or copying any paper required TO be
copied per folio seven cents, certifying fees Of
jurors and witnesses 70 county BOARD each
name nve cents, entering declaration for alien
10 become "A citizen and certified copy OF the
same one dollar, taking and entering recne-
uizauce 6fty cents, making fee bill In state
cases per folio seven cents, entering indictmen Mt
in indictment record hity cents, certificate and
seal twenty five cents.
Section 3 Clerks of the Supreme court shall
be allowed the same fees for like services as
are allowed clerks Of tho district court
Section T. The sheriff shall receive for his
services a following fees and no other. Serv-
ing aud returning any writ. process or order or
notice, except as hereinafter provided for the
fret person afty cents for each additional per
son. twenty five cents; serving warrant and
making return thereof seventy five cents. max
ing arrest a peace officer htty cents, serving
order OF attachment, arrest or replevin and re-
der execution hfty cents, appraisement Of
property fifty cents. return mo property
foand" twenty five cents, return Of mot
found each person five cents, approving nad
returning undertaking bond OF TecOgniEance
Efty cents, advertising property for sale hfty
cents, offering for sale or selling property hfty
each day one dollar, shcrh's deed and acknOwi-
elgement, to be paid out Of the proceeds Of the
sale of real estate conveyed, one dollar and
fifty rcents; summoning talesmen each five
cents, for every mile actually aud necessarily
travelled eash way in serving or endeayoring TO
serve any writ. process, or order, yenire or no
tico, ten cents: provided, no mileage shall be
charged where The distance dees not exceed
one mile, for attending iails when occupied by
prisoners one dollar per day for boarding and
lodging each prisoner forty cents per day, ex-
elusive Of fuel, lights. furniture and bedding
where iail IL provided, aud sixty cents per day
where no Jail Is provides and provided further,
that no mileage shall bo taxed or allowed. No
person shall be required 10 pay any mileage
unless at the time Of making return the sheriff
make and file with his return OF as "A part there
of a statement showing the distance actually
and necessarily Travelled In making service on
the first person, who shall be named by him
VIXEN the writ contains the name Of more than
one person, and the distance actually and
necessarily travelled from the place of making
the first service 90 the place whore the service
l. made on the second person, who shall be
named By him, and 50 on for each person served.
and the distance actually aud necessarily trav-
eied in returning, so that the whole route tray
elcd by the shcrih in making service shall fully
appear. For each mile actually aud neces-
snrily Travelled in collecting or endeavoring To
collect or endeaVo orng to hnd property TO sat
isfy personal taxes under warrants ten cents.
In no case shall the fees Of the sheriff in
CURED in collecting or attempting 10
collect personal taxes under war ants
he paid by the county. Attending any
court of record ene dollar and fifty cents
per day. executing writ of habeas corpus Gfty
cents, executing order Of commitment twenty
five cents, ten cents per mile for trans portati0n
aud board for prisoner under requisition when
made by the governor; commission Tor collect
ing moRey ON sale. fret one hundred dollars,
3 per cent. the next four hundred dollars. per
cent, the second 1--WE hundred dollars. ! per
cent, all over one thousand dollars. one half of
one per cent aud one half Of the foregoing
rates on collections without sale; for posting
each notice of election ave cents. and ten cents
per mile Tor each mile actually aud necessarily
Travelled: provided. that no mileage shall be
allowed where the distance Travelled Is less
than enc mile. Sherihs may, with the advice
and COZ sent Of the county commissioners. whore
inils are insufficient for the safe keeping Of
prisoners. employ such guards As are actually
necessary. for the service Of such guard or
guards the board of county commissioners snail
allow the SHERIFF. a reasonable compensation.
10 he paid out Vf the county treasury aud
provided further that the sheriff be allowed 10
retain out OF the fees provided by law, cxolus-
i've Of allowances made 10 his deputy and under
sheriff as full compensation for his services.
the following amounts annually aud no more.
IN counties Of ten thousand inhabitants or less.
sixteen hundred d9llars, in counties ns' less
than ten nor more than fifteen thousand inhab-
itants, two thousand dollars, in cOHuties of not
less than fifteen thousand nor more than
eighteen thousand inhabitants. twenty-feur
hundred dollars, sht In counties exceeding
eighteen thousand Inhabitants, twenty ght
hundred do lars. In addition 90 said salary
the shenn may be allowed the Tees provided by
law Tor the maintenance OF prisoners cpuhned
iu the county jail, intending cost Of guards for
jail, aad his actual necessary expenses ia
CURED in taxing cungicts % the poniteutihry,
insane persons TO the insane asylum aud Ia
serving criminal processes la arresting fugi-
tiyes from Justice, when In serving such crimi-
nal processes u Is nece5saty Tor MN TO go out
side Of the Territory, and the actual cost Of the
necessary books blanks aud stationery for th q
use Of his office. In no case shall allowance.
made % Deputies or uuder.z zherihs exceed sixty
per cent of the total fee charged The number
| OF deputies Nhich the sheriff may appoint shall
be liked by the board Of county commissioners
seotioR 8. The sheriff of each county shall
] keep an account in a book provided for that
purpose Of all fees Tor serF ices rendered by him
| including all fees allowed by the Territory
| showing the title or style of the case or pro
| amount charged and the amount received. from
| whom and for what purpose, the dates thereof
! and IL suCh services we're rendered bY deputy
| or lny person other than the sheriff, the naust
| of the person rendering such services. lie shal
| also ia the same book, Keep separate account
| with each deputy and uudsr-sheuh, showing
| the lille or style Of the case OF proceeding III
| which services we're rendered. OF the name Ol
/ the party for whom rendered, the amount
| charged, the amount allowed % the d6puty 0
under sheriff, the amount retained BY th'
| sheriff. the amount receive ed by each aud the
/ amount due each and romaing unpaid III
| shall els0 keep in said book an itemiEed state
| nent Of his actual necessary expenses incurrel
/ 10 taking conycts 20 the penilentiaJy. iusapi
| persons 70 the insane asylum aud IA SERVING
| criminal process iu afresting tugitiYes from
| Justice outside Of the Territory. The footing
| for each month shall, al the close thereof. b
| legibly aud correctly entered In said book op
| p0.ite the month during which the same shal
! have been collected or charged
! Section 6. The sheriff shall. on the hrs
| Monday after the frat Iaesday ia April, an
| he hrst Mondays Of July aud October Of eacl
| year, make out aud present to the board %
I county commissioners detailed statement O.
| all fees received during the preceding quarte
| including an fees received from the Territory
together with the amount Of fees charge
| Shich are due aud unpaid, the amount Of fee
/ allowed % each deputy or under sheriff. th
| amount retained by the sheriff and the amour
due each deputy and biz actual necessary eK
penaes incurred in taxing conYicls y the nenI