Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-03-31

all county and precinct officers are re
quired to file quarterly statements 10
detail, showing the amount Of money
collected and disbursed, with the pro-
bate clerks Of their respective Offices.
On aud after January LIST, 1899,
county commissioners shall be paid as
follows: In counties OF the first class,
$500 per annum; counties Of the
second class, 5000; counties Of the
third-class, $3.50; In counties Of the
fourth class, $125; and 6 cents per
mile for each mile actually and neces-
sarily travelled in attending regular
meetings Of said boards, and no more.
For publishing proceedings Of county
commissioners, a sum not exceeding
$3.50 per annum is allowed.
The county commissioners Of the
several counties are authorized TO levy
taxes for current county expenses for
1898, not to exceed four mills on the
dollar, and annually thereafter not TO
exceed three and one-half mills, upon
the assessed value Of all taxable prop
erty.
Every district attorney, within sixty
days after March 18th, 1897, shall
execute and file in the Office Of the dis
trict clerk for his district a good and
sufficient bond in the sum OF $4,000;
no district attorney shall receive any
mileage or additional compensation to
the salary provided by law, and shall
not receive nor retain any money col.
lected In any suit brought by him on
behalf Of the Territory or any county
thereof.
On and after March 18th, 1897, the
clerks of the district courts shall each
receive $4,000 per year salary I; shall
collect in advance all fees payable as
clerks fees In any court. and turn same
over to the Territorial treasurer quar-
terly. In addition to the salary. the
clerks may charge and retain the fees
as are allowed BY the Territorial stat
utes for making and certifying oil
copies OF papers filed, records and
transcripts, not to exceed ten cents per
folio OF 100 words. Within sixty days,
each clerk, and every clerk hereafter
appointed, shall execute q good and
sufficient bond to the Territory In the
sum Of $4,000.
Hereafter, judges and clerks at all
general and special elections shall each
be paid % as full compensation for
services in connection with each of said
elections. Messengers appointed to
convey ballot boxes and poll books to
the several precincts OF the various
counties shall be paid not to exceed
five cents per mile. each way, for the
actual distance actually travelled from
the county seat to the voting places;
messengers carrying election returns
to receive the same compensation.
Hereafter, justices of the peace shall
90 per day for presiding over
preliminary examinations 10 capital
cases, but shall not be allowed for more
than two days 10 any q case in pre-.
liminary examinations for felony cases
they shall be paid 90, but shall be al
for only one day.
All delinquent taxes due the Terri
tory on July LIST, 1895, are declared the
property of the county in which the as
,essment was made, and when collect
I'D shall be paid into the general coun-
y fund. On all delinquent taxes paid
before July 1st, 1897, for which suit
ias not been brought or judgments OBJ.
no interest shall be charged or
collected!
The provisions OF the act, unless
stated, took effect immedia-
ely after its passage.