San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-06-20
THE KAYLAND FE BILL.
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ton shall constitute a separate offenSe.
Ses. Is. 1t is not intended by this act
that the commissioners court shall be
debarred from allowing compensation
for ex-officio services to county officials
not to be included in estimating the
maximum provided for in this act,
when in their Judgment such compen-
sation is necessary; provided, such
compensation for ex-officio services
shall not exceed the amounts now al
lowed under the lawfor ex-officio servi-
ces; provided further, the fees al
lowed by law to district and county
clerks, county attorneys and tax col
lectors in suits to- collect taxes shall
be in addition to the maximum salaries
fixed by this act.
Sec. 16. 1t shall be the duty of those
officials named in section 10 of this act
and also the sheriff to keep a correct
statement of the sums coming into
their hands as fees and commissions,
in book to be provided by them for
that purpose, in which the officer at
the time when any fees or moneys
shall come into his hands shall enter
the same, and it shall be the duty of
the grand ury (and the district judge
shall so charge the grand jury to ex-
anime these accounts at the session of
the district court next preceding the
first day of December of each year,
and make a report on same to the
district court at the conclusion of the
session of the grand jury.
Sec. II. The officials named in section
10 of this act in those counties having
a population of $1,000 or less shall not
be required to make report of fees as
provided in section IL of this act, or
to keep statement provided for in
section 16 of this act; the population
of the county to be determined by the
vote cast at the next preceding presi-
dental election, on the basis of five
Inhabitants for each vote cast at such
election; provided, that all district at
torneys shall be required to make the
reports and keep the statements re-
quired in this act.
Sec. IS. The tax collector and tax as
SCISSOR, at the time of their settlement
of accounts with the comptroller, shall
file with him copy of the sworn
statement required under section IL of
this act.
Sec. 10. A fiscal year within the
meaning of this act shall begin on De-
Ger named in section 10 of this act
shall file the report and make the
settlement required in this act on De-
cember 1 Of each year. Whenever such
officer serves for a fractional part of
a fiscal year, he shall nevertheless file
his report and make settlement for
such part of year as he serves and
shall be entitled to such proportional
-
time of his services bears to the entire
year. However, an incoming officer,
elected at the general election, who
qualities prior to December 1 next fol-
lowing shall not be required to file any
report or make any settlement before
December 1 of the following year, but
his report and settlement shall en-
brace the entire period dating from his
qualification. This act shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after De-
cember 1, 1897.
Sec 20. The sheriff shall not be re-
quired to include in his reports and
statements required by sections IL and
16 of this act the following items, to-
wit: All actual expenses, including the
per diem allowed him received from
the state in conveying attached
witnesses out of the county of
his residence. I'd. Mileage and
sums allowed by law and paid
by the state as expenses for re-
moving and conveying prisoners to
and from any point beyond the coun-
ty of the sheriff's residence under all
legal warrants issued in felony cases.
Sd. All sums received as rewards for
making arrests of fugitives from jus
tice. 4th. All sums received from the
county for the safe keeping, support
and maintenance of prisoners confined
in Jail. Nor shall said items be re-
garded as fees of office within the
meaning of this act, to be included in
making up the sheriffs maximum.
Sec. 81. Any district clerk who shall
issue any attachment or subpoena for
any witness except upon an order of
court or upon the written application,
signed and sworn to by the defendant
or states counsel, stating that such
witness is believed to be a material
witness, shall be deemed guilty of
smisdemeanor, and upon conviction
fined in any sum not less than $25 and
not more than $500.
Sec. %. The clerks of the district
court shall receive for the following
services the following fees:
For copy of petition, including GER
tifcate and seal, each 100 words, Is
cents; provided, whenever in any suit
a certified copy of any petition or any
other instrument is necessary in the
district or county court, 1t shall be
lawful for the plaintiff or defendant
to prepare such true and correct copy
thereof, and to submit the same to
the clerk of the district or county
court, as the case may be, whose duty
it shall be to compare the same with
original instrument, and if found
to be correct he shall attach his GER
tificate of true copy; for such service
he shall receive so cents for each GER
tificateeand seal, and in addition there
to the sum of 10 cents per page, 700
words to the page, for each page of
said copy. Each writ of citation, IS
cents; each copy of writ of citation, rs
cents; filing of each paper, 10 cents;