The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-20

shall BE- paid by the state TO any officer,
Sec. Z That In those counties where vac
highest number of votes cast at inc las'
presidential election was under $500, The
| CLERKS Of the district courts district at
,crueys. county attorneys, sheriffs and con-
stables shall receive from the state inc
| fees and compensation In felony cases al
lowed under now existing laws. ana are
not intended to be affected by the nrovl
! sons Of sections l. g 3, I. and oi TINS
act.
Sec, 5. Each assessor Of taxes shall re
| oeiNe the following compensation .or his
services which shall Ne estimated upon
the total values of the property assessed
AS follows: For assessing the state ara
county on all sums Of So 600 or less
cents for each $lC0 OF property assessed
and on all sums over 81, 900 200 aud less
than 5000 600 . cents on each slOoi ana
on all over $4,000 coo, ~ cents on eaeh
sl00, Two-thirds Of the above fees shall b.
paid by the State and one third by the
county. and for assessing the poll tax
coats for each poll, which shall be PAID oy
the state The commissioners court may
allow to the assessors Of taxes such sums
Of money TO be paid monthly from the
county treasury, as may be necessary to
nay for clerical work taking assessments
and making out the tax rolls OF the coun-
ty. such sums so allowed to be deducted
from the amount allowed to the assessor
as compensation upon the completion OF
said tax rolls: provided. the amount allow
~ ,he assessor hv mo comm, ssioners cour,
shalt not exceed the compensation that
may NJ, duo nv the county 20 him for as.
sessinG.
See q. There shall be paid Cor the col
,.-,,,o, Of tnvcs a. CONDENSATION for the
s.-,irss y, no collector h,rinninc with
~ strs, To-, ~, s,,,or,hrr n, earh year
~ rcr, ~, mo d., Sfo on0 collected for
ibe S,,,, ana NO. rent o, Tho next SO
mn eoitc,,,1,i for mo state and per cont
on MI co,lertions over that sum. for col
i,,,in,- ,b,. county ;nves i p.r cont on the
a.. s-N0o -, s,,cb taVss collected and 4
- 80. m ~, .svt itooo coIlected and
:, s,,,, ~, an s,,,b t,xss collected over
- -, - ~, ,,,,,;,s' ,,,,;r,, s,,hsidi,.
-, ,.,t,.eaa" a,t,. nor cont Cor collecting
-, ,,tirna1 ,ax is iny,,.1 unon and sold
60. 49, Na shaii ra,oi,,c tho sam, com
.Vl .aN,S Nv sii,a ~, },,y % sbariffs ny.
,t, -, ,,,at,t-,, - low. and sale
~ - - 49,. o. NO cas, "a include
J." - - -, Ia M ali az
,t',1 - -, .,I,,,el : mo-,
upA''N' 'Ai'u
en- "a nj, ,-,,,.,r ,ba ,,,gv;,rur,
SEE ~. nav ~. '"lN' ''' ,.s,,,t ,,'
amount vi rec tu"' 'Nas ~ ,a,ion a..
any olhVor nv. ''o ~. III III ~, ~. al
compensation LOT -! US s"''' ~ 80 -,
lows VIZ Ipu"lf '"'H', -. - 49,
VNSetaihS F-VV' p'' "',,,"N' n>.,,,aii,,t,
county court az anna. Nv, -, ~
S-Vn per anhNi"' ''",.,S
amount ho' vN,rtU''s '',,o,,r, nn,
clerk OF me aisti1cl 'our', au ",iV'u,
exceeding S-""o per aunu'n' s,noo %
taxes an amount n'' eNe''N,"H -, 49,,
ahnun' assessor "' '"NVs, =" "t,' al;
exceeding >-V"p pr HnnNt',' ~" ~ -,
ton thereto ohe-ataTler VI tue W
the fees connected ny 'ns s'l" IN 100 H.
specuNeiy; PROVIDED. that up 10 - &
counties N Whlch th'te WY u.s. "' ronn
last presidential election rs many as "'
votes. ana thereafter auF , 0oo'',s
shown by the Nauonal census W ,'V' a.,
contain as many as -9.upo lhilan'.aIl,9' Ine
following amounts shah DE "'ioWcu' w,
County Judge an amount not eNVet'l'mf
s225o per annum clerk oi me county uuul.,
an amount not exceeding S--ou per ai''u"',
county attorney. an amount hot eNoeeul".
s225n per annum clerk oil me IVY
court an amount not eAceeHins Wv pc.
annuTi collector of taxes. an amount h't
exceeding s22ao rer annuin' assessor Oh
taxes. an amount no' eNreealhS s-~Hu per
anuum. IN additlon thereto phe-'outth ui
the excess OF the fees Collected ny saln OF
hcerS rcspecnNelN' proNlueH' ui'ho'. 'ua,
in counties co ltalning n CITY oi over -'''''
inhabitants. or IN winch there were cis'
at the last presidantial election as hauy
as 1000 votes. or by the census on l'o'
shan contain as many as i auu INHABITANTS,
the following amount OF fees shall be at
lowed. VIZ. County judge. an amount not
exceeding 5000 per annum; clerk OF me
county court. an amount not exceeding
$500 per annum county attorney, an
amount not exceeding $1,000 per annumi
clerk Of the district court, an amount not
'Nceeding S21Vo per anhum; collector OF
taxes an amount not exceeding $25Oo per
annum assessor Of taxes, an amount not
exceeding $500 per annum; and In addi-
ton thereto one fourth OF the fees col
lected by the officers respectively; pro-
ylded that in counties whore judge acts
as SUPERINTENDENT OF public instruction ne
shall receive such other salary as may
he provided hy the commissioners court
not 10 exceed the sum of 5000 per annum.
The last United census shall govern as
to the population Of the cities.
Sec. II. The amounts allowed 10 each
officer mentioned in section 10 Of this act
NAV he retained out of the fees collected
nv him under existing laws, but in no
case snail the state or county be responsi-
lie Tor the payment OF any sum when the
ices Collected by any officer are less than