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

officer mentioned in the preceding sec
ton and also the sheriff SHALL at the
close of each fiscal year, make to the
district court of the county in which
he resides sworn statement showing
the amount of fees collected by him
during the fiscal year, and the amount
of fees charged and not collected,
and by whom due, and the number
Der of deputies and assistants employ
ed by him during the year, and
the amounts paid or to be paid each;
and all fees collected by officers named
in section 10 of this act during the fis-
cal year, in excess of the maximum
amount allowed and of the one-fourth
of the excess of the maximum amount
allowed for their services, and for the
services of their deputies or assistants
hereinafter provided for, shall be paid,
to the county treasurer of the county
where the excess accrued; provided
that any officer in section 10 of this
act who does not collect the maximum
amount of his fees for any fiscal year
and who reports delinquent fees for
that year, shall be entitled to retain
when collected, such part of such de-
linCuent fees as is sufficient to COM.
plete the maximum compensation for
the year in which delinquent fees were
charged. and also to retain the one
fourth of the excess belonging to him.
and the remainder of the delinquent
fees for that fiscal year shall be pai6
as hereinbefore provided for when col
lected.
Sec. II. Whenever any officer named
in section 10 of this act shall require
the services of deputies or assistants in
the performance of his duties, he shall
apply to the county commissioners
court of his county for authority to
appoint same, and the county Judge
shall issue an order authorizing the
appointment of such number of dep
uties or assistants as in their opinion
may be necessary for the efficient per-
Torrance of the duties of said officer
The officer applying for appointment of,
deputy or assistants, shall make affi-
davit that they are necessary for the
efficiency of the public service; and
the county judge may require, in addi-
ton, statement showing the need of
such deputies or assistants, and in no
case shall the county Judge or COM
missioners' court attempt to influence
the appointment of any person as dep
uty or assistant in any office. The
maximum amount allowed for deputies
or assistants for their services shall
be as followes, to-wit:
First assistant or chief deputy. a
sum not to exceed rate of 81, 200 per
annum, others not to exceed a rate of
$500 per annum.
The county judge in issuing his order.
granting authorities to appoint depu-
ties or assistants, shall state in such,
order the number of deputies or as
sistants authorized and the amount to
be paid each, and the amount of COM
pensation allowed shall be paid out of
the fees of office to which said deputies
or assistants may be appointed, and
shall not be included in estimating
the maximum salaries of officers NAM
ed in section 10 of this act.
Sec. 13. All fees due and not collected
as shown in the report required by-
section IL of this act shall be collected
by the officer to whose office the fees.
accrued and out Of such part of delin-.
quent fees as ray be due the county
the officer making such collection shall
be entitled to 10 per cent of the amount
collected by him, and the remainder
shall be paid into the county treasury.
as provided in section IL of this act.
1t shall not be legal for any officer
to remit any fee that may be due un-
der the law fixing fees.
Sec. IA. Any officer named in section
10 of this act and also the sheriff who
shall fail to charge up the fees or costs
that may be due under existing laws.
or who shall remit any fee that may be
due under the laws, or who shall fail
to make the report required in section
IL of this act. or who shall pay his
deputy or assistant a less sum than the
amount specified in his sworn state
ment, or receive back any part Of such
compensation allowed. such deputy or
assistants as rebate, shaIl be deemed
guilty of a inisdemeanor and on con-
viction thereof shall. be fined in any