The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-03-30

voucher made by the sheriff, upon
being audited by the board of county
commissioners.
Sec. 4. All fees, costs, emoluments,
perquisites, allowances and commits
sions now provided or hereafter to be
provided for such county officers and
accruing from any source whatever,
except as provided in section 8, are
hereby declared to be the property of
the several counties and each respec-
tive county officer shall collect all fees,
costs, emoluments, perquisites, allow
ances and commissions that may be
earned by or that may accrue to his
respective Office. and pay same over to
the county treasurer of his county, to
be used as part of the revenue Of the
county; provided, however that when
ever under the laws OF the state the
county shall become liable for the pay
ment of any OF said costs ,emoluments,
perquisites, allowances or commissions
of any of the said officers Of such
county, such officers shall not be re-
quired to collect the same from the
county. but shall be required to collect
same from any other person or cor
poration liable therefor and pay same
over to the county treasurer as afore-
said.
Sec. 5. All costs, fees, allowances,
emoluments, perquisites and commits
sions pertaining to or arising from the
performance of any and all official acts,
services and duties, except as provided
in section 8 of this act, shall be by
each of said officers received, collected,
accepted and accounted for as the
agent and servant of the state and
county for and on behalf of the coun-
ty and as its property; and the per-
Torrance of all official acts and duties,
ex-off1cio or otherwise, shall be by him
performed and rendered as an agent of
said county and state in consideration
of the allowance to him of the salary
and compensation provided by sections
1, 2 and 3 of this act.
1t is hereby made the duty Of each
Of said officers to demand and collect
and receive all fees, costs, allowances
emoluments, perquisites and commits
sions that pertain to or are appurten-
ant to his Office by laws now in force
or hereafter enacted, from whatever
source they may arise, whether ex-of-
all matters, civil, criminal or otherwise,
and pay the same over to the county
treasurer Of his county as provided in
this act.
Sec. e. That It shall be the duty of
EACH officer collecting any costs, fees,
emoluments ,perquisites and commits
sions pertaining to any of the offices
named in this act, for and on behalf
of the county to make report to the
respective boards of county commits
sioners of the several counties in this
state, quarterly, at the regular meet
ings of such boards in January, April
July and October of each year; which
reports shall show all Gees or other
moneys due and owing to the county
accrued in the respective offices, for
the quarter for which such report IS
made, by whom such fees or other
moneys, If any, are due, the amounts
collected from all sources whatsoever
and the amount OF money turned ovel
and delivered to the treasurer durins
such quarter, with the treasurer's re-
ceipt therefor. Should any officer fai
or refuse to make such report, as
herein required, it shall be the duty Of
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refuse to issue warrant for the salary
Of such officer, for the quarter fol
which such report is not made, unit
the requirements of this section as Il
such report have in all things beer
complied with.
Sec. T. That in all counties wher,
the work is so great that the abov'
named officials can not personlly per,
form all the duties of the office, tn,
board Of county commissioners OF sucl
county shall authorize and empowel
them to employ one or more deputies
or assistants, the number and compen
sation of whom shall be fixed by saiC
board of county commissioners in opel
session, the record OF which shall ap
pear upon the minutes of such board
provided, that in class d counties, tn
chief clerk or deputy Of such office
shall not receive more than f1fteel
hundred dollars per annum. and tina
the second chief clerk or deputy Il
such counties shall not receive owe
nine hundred dollars per annum, an,
that the remaining clerks or deputie
so employed shall not receive eve
seven hundred and twenty dollars Pc
annum; and that in class counties
the chief clerk or deputies shall no
receive over twelve hundred dollars Pc
annum; and that the remaining clerk
or deputies shall not receive more tina
seven hundred and twenty dollars pc
annum; and in class B counties, tina
the chief clerk or deputies shall no
receive over nine hundred dollars pc
annum, and such further clerks, q
, deputies, if any, shall not receive NOR