Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-04-03
PROVISIONS OF SALARY LAW.
The Compensation Of County oineers ana
District Clerks.
coUNrirs DIVIDED nro ToUp CLASSES.

Wv ett hhf
county officers aud III" district clerks aud
attorneys AMI makes several material
changes III the methods VI conducting
county business.
lac counties " New Mexico are di, ide,l
into tour classic Counties uf the hrrl
class, brtnallllu ani san Miguel, secund
rit.-, santa fr, ~rOtfr. bona AnA, Grant
.,Il uitaA, ,hlid cias~, hIu Afriba, laU~,
huIa, | uluu, I haNr-, Eddy, Lincoln,
N"iid and \dirncid. fourth class. UuAdA
lui' AMI san J,-r.
haptrf -. ui the session laws " lSS7,
pfuNIdlug tuf police force ia the county
-ai~, ANA cnnst tutIng the cuuntN cufo
urtS ~ ullirIo chiri- NJ pUilrr. II r..
~ ard.
ca and after January /. lS.r'. the u ilirr
ut Rad supervisor ~ tie various pre-.
rIuct- II zach county II abolished, aud
the justice ~ the prac- IN the precincts
iHruiiir~ ~ utli ~ read -uIeTN isOf, Tpceit
lng o. I+t AnnuuI Tor such services, and
iuu,t give baud NJ not lt,.S than t.pU
tot the faithful performance NJ his dulir.
- Ju,utr III the I-Arr And rx.OiiiclO road
-uI"tNl-ur
Gu ami alter January |, lS.r', the cuun.
- ~ lNH'N ~Nllfl w lif NfNtfhl
Cuuulir- ~ th" territory shall ba paid ~
follows Ia e, uulies ~ the first clAe.
tSp pei aunum, counties II the second
cldn-. tuw, counties III thu third class,
tiu, counties NJ the fourth clalS, t3ui
II" probate Judges Ia receive t2Jh IA
counties II the first rlAsa; t9U IN thu-e
ul the second clAS'; tiJO IN those u the
thlrd and fourth classes.
A.. a 81 La. A..
II county coroner II abolished. aud the
"llirr- 81 county collector and county
treasurer are consolidated. Al the gen.
"fal election IA b- held IN November,
l~.'N. Nv person shall br elected ~ the
office ut coroner " collector. The treas
ufrf- acting ~ ex.utlicio collectors shall
prflurn all the duties now provided by
Jaw iut COLLECTOR. shall give ond In n
-uu Of ~ lrr'- than the amount ut taxes
coilrctrd during the previous year. and
receive ~ tull compensation Tor all ~r.
Wees Ier r-It VI the taxes and lic-D~e.
collected b. them. Tax receipts shall he
ISSUED ~ duplicates, one a. b- given Ia
the taxpayer. the other died with the
probate clerk, the treasurer shall also
k"rp a record ~ such rrc-ipta is-nei.
showing the number, ~ wlDm issued
amount, date, and Tor what purpr,e.
oli All a-~r"~iheIit- made after January
!, lNH' IN" count, Ae--re.or shalt l- al.
lowed per cent upon AL money collected
upon aS~rHNIilrlltH made hI lhet ana no
more
FROM ANA AFTER march II, 1877. the
rf"hal" clerk ahd rH'Oihri0 recorders
shalt receive ~" yer aulum III coun
lies "i lhr hfHt cIA-e va" III counties oi
the -'c"lld cia-H, s'"o III counties y! the
l'lrd class; tphi counties ot The fourth
class, ~ fu'i compensation ~ probate
rlrrk ana exoilicio clerk of the board Of
count, conimiaei oh-is.
On ahi after January ]. 's's'. The Hher-
MS oi the several counties IN the terri.
tory shall b- pail mileage AL The rate OF
two c"nis per mile Tor the distance actu.
ANY AMI necessarily travelled ia serving
any warrant. process. order, citation,
execution. summons Or decree OF any
district court, except that TOT serving the
grand and petit Jury v-nires no mileage
shall '~ paid. hut They HhAll receive $40
f"r serving each 'enire The Judges of
Tie district courts, ~ HoOn ~ tho crimi-
nal docket ioF rKrh term of court In d's-
pascal ~, shall cause commitments 10
i-~tir Tor all persons sentenced 70 the
I"hithiiafy, ahh the rheln Snail NJ once
convey Saih persons, All ~ one tlme W
the priillehtiAry. For conducting prts-
"llrIH 10 Tie peiil-htiafy Tue sheriff IN
allowed actual EXPENSES ANA " p~f DAY.
ANA 81 per day iOr each guard. but Ia
Hunted NJ IT, III. number of guards. The
-h"riiiS shall receive no compensation NJ
mileage Tor attendance upon Justice Of
Ia" peace courts. except IN felony cases
"r Tor attending meetings OF the probate
courts or county commissioners. An al
lowance of go per month II made Tor q
Jallor IN each county.
ca aud after September !. 1897. all
county AMI precinct officers are required
I" lille quarterly statements In detail
showing the amount ~ money collected
aud diShllrSrd, with the probate clerks OF
their Respective offices.
On aud after January 1879. county
commissioners shall be paid ~ follows:
In counties ~ the tlrst ciass, sSes' yer AN
mum, counties OF the second rlarH. e2to;
r"iiitlta OF The third-ciAsa, iOO: III coun'
ties of the foh'tl'class', el30; and cents
per mile Tor each mile actually and
necessarily travelled In attending regular
mretlngs 81 said hoard. and no more.
For publishing proceedings oi county
commissioners, u sum not exceeding $3.50
per snnum In allowed.
The county commissioners OF the sev.
rral counties are authorized ~ levy taxes
t"r current county EXPENSES Tor isss. not
Ia exceed four millS on the dollar. and
annually thereafter not W exceed three
and one mills, upon she Ass'cessed
value of all taxable property.
Every district attorney, within w days
after March ~. 1877. shall executS aud
lile IN the otiice Of the district clerk for
his district Agooi Sni sufficient bond In
the sum Of $5.OU'; no District attorney
shall receive any mileage OF additional
compensation To the salary provided by
law. aud shall not receive nor retain ANY
money collected III any suit brought by
him on behalt OF the territory or ANY
county thereof.
On and after March ~. ls97' The cler ks
al lhaa ~ ~ LET fs.kIiTfn ahall aAah Va