at a salary of one hundred dollars per month; four deputies for a period not exceeding four months in any one year, at salaries of one hundred dollars each per month; one stenographer who shall receive a salary of one thousand twenty dollars per annum; six deputies for a period not exceeding one hundred four days each fourth year, whose per diem shall be four dollars each when actually employed. It is further provided, that in counties of this class the assessor shall receive no commission for his collection of taxes on personal property, nor shall such assessor receive any compensation or commission for the collection of poll taxes, or road poll taxes, nor shall the assessor receive any compensation for making out the military roll of persons returned to him as subject to military duty as provided by section one thousand nine hundred one of the Political Code; provided, however, that fifteen per cent of all moneys collected by him for poll taxes and road poll taxes shall be allowed to such counties on their settlement with the state, and be and remain the property of such counties. It is further provided, that in counties of this class, in addition to the deputies already allowed, there shall be and is hereby allowed to the assessor, eighteen deputies who shall receive salaries of four dollars per day each, five deputies who shall receive salaries of five dollars per day each, and three deputies who shall receive salaries of three dollars per day each for a period not exceeding seventy-eight days in any one year.

8. The district attorney, four thousand dollars per annum; also one assistant district attorney, who shall receive a salary of three thousand dollars per annum; two deputy district attorneys who shall receive salaries of two thousand four hundred dollars each per annum; one deputy district attorney who shall receive a salary of two thousand dollars per annum; one deputy district attorney who shall receive a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, and two stenographers who shall receive salaries of one thousand two hundred dollars each, per annum. It is further provided, that in counties of this class the district attorney be and is hereby allowed a detective who shall receive a salary of one thousand six hundred fifty dollars per annum.

9. The superintendent of public schools, two thousand seven hundred fifty dollars per annum; provided, that in counties of this class there shall be and there is hereby allowed the superintendent of public schools one assistant superintendent who shall receive a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum and one bookkeeper who shall receive a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum. In counties of this class the secretary of the county board of education shall not be paid or allowed to receive any compensation whatever for his services as secretary of such board, nor for any services rendered in connection therewith; and provided, further, that in counties of this class, the county school superintendent shall receive his actual and necessary traveling expenses for visiting and examining schools and school properties of the county and in performing such other duties as are incident to the full discharge of the requirements of the office of superintendent of schools, the claims for such expenses to be subject to the approval of the board of supervisors.

10. The public administrator, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

11. The coroner, one thousand five hundred dollars, and in addition thereto the board of supervisors shall allow the coroner his actual traveling expenses in the performance of his official duties within the county, when called away from the county seat. It is further provided, that in counties of this class there shall be and there is hereby allowed the coroner, one assistant coroner, who shall receive a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, who shall also act as autopsy surgeon. The sheriff shall act as summoning officer for the coroner and shall serve all processes requested by him.

12. The surveyor, three thousand six hundred dollars per annum, also one office deputy who shall receive a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum; one principal field deputy who shall receive a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum; one assistant field deputy in the assessor's office who shall receive a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; one assistant office deputy who shall receive a salary of one thousand eighty dollars per annum; one draftsman

who shall receive a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; two deputies, chiefs of parties, who shall receive salaries of one thousand two hundred dollars each per annum; two instrument men who shall receive salaries of nine hundred sixty dollars each per annum, and such other assistants as may be necessary for field work, who shall receive a compensation of three dollars per diem and expenses, when working in the field.

13. [Classification of townships.] For the purpose of regulating the compensation of the justices of the peace and constables, townships in counties of this class are hereby classified as follows: Townships having a population of thirty thousand or more shall belong to and be known as townships of the first class; townships having a population of twelve thousand and less than thirty thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the second class; townships having a population of five thousand and less than twelve thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the third class; townships having a population of one thousand and less than five thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the fourth class; townships having a population of less than one thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the fifth class.

The population referred to in classifying townships as above provided for shall be the population found and determined by multiplying the registered vote at the last general election by three, and such population so determined shall be and become the official population of such township for the purpose of this act.

14. [Justices of the peace.] In counties of this class justices of the peace shall receive the following compensation, and all such salaries shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the salaries of county officers are paid, viz:

In townships of the first class, three thousand dollars per annum each.

In townships of the second class, one thousand two hundred dollars per annum.

In townships of the third class, six hundred dollars per annum.

In townships of the fourth class, three hundred sixty dollars per annum.

In townships of the fifth class, one hundred twenty dollars per annum.

Such salaries shall be as full compensation for all services rendered by them in both civil and criminal cases. All fees chargeable and collectible by justices of the peace in civil and criminal cases for services rendered by them shall be paid monthly into the county treasury.

In townships of the first class the board of supervisors of counties of this class shall furnish the justices of the peace suitable courtrooms.

In townships of the first class, in counties of this class, there shall be two justices of the peace and the said offices are hereby created. In all other townships in counties of this class there shall be one justice of the peace.

15. [Constables.] In counties of this class constables shall receive the following compensation, and all such salaries shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the salaries of county officers are paid, viz:

In townships of the first class in all criminal cases in lieu of fees now allowed by law one thousand two hundred dollars per annum.

In townships of the second class in all criminal cases in lieu of fees now allowed by law six hundred dollars per annum.

In townships of the third class in all criminal cases in lieu of fees now allowed by law six hundred dollars per annum.

In townships of the fourth class in all criminal cases in lieu of fees now allowed by law three hundred sixty dollars per annum.

In townships of the fifth class in all criminal cases in lieu of fees now allowed by law two hundred forty dollars per annum.

In all townships in counties of this class the constables shall be allowed in addition to the compensation above set forth all fees in civil cases as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law, and actual traveling expenses only in lieu of mileage for taking prisoners to the county jail.

In townships of the first class, in counties of this class the board of supervisors

shall furnish the constables' offices and with necessary and proper furniture for each of said constables.

16. Each member of the board of supervisors, one thousand five hundred dollars per annum and fifteen cents per mile in going from his residence to the county seat at each meeting of the board. Also five hundred dollars per annum each and not more than fifteen cents per mile actually traveled in performing services as road commissioner for actual expenses incurred in such service; provided, that said supervisors shall not in any one year receive more than one thousand dollars each in mileage as road commissioner.

17. [Jurors.] In counties of this class, trial jurors in all criminal cases tried in the superior court and grand jurors shall receive two dollars fifty cents per day for each day's attendance while engaged in the performance of the duties required of them and in addition thereto shall receive for each mile actually traveled in going only, while acting as such juror, twenty-five cents; and the judge of said court shall make an order directing the auditor to draw his warrant on the treasurer in favor of such juror for said per diem and mileage and the treasurer shall pay the same.

18. [Deputies, clerks, etc.] The deputies, clerks, copyists and employees mentioned in this section are hereby allowed to the respective county officers named, who shall appoint the same, and said deputies, clerks, copyists and employees shall be paid by the counties of this class in monthly installments, at the same time, in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of the county officers are paid.

History: Former section, relating to the indices to be kept by the recorder, repealed and present section enacted March 18, 1907, Stats. and Amdts. 1907, p. 447, Kerr's Stats. and Amdts. 1906-7, p. 288; amended March 22, 1909, Stats. and Amdts. 1909, p. 672; February 28, 1911, Stats. and Amdts. 1911, p. 149, and again amended May 1, 1911 (which amendment is given in Biennial Supplement 1911, as § 4236 [a]); amended June 16, 1913, without indication whether amendment was former Act, February 28, 1911, or former Act of May 1, 1911, Stats. and Amdts. 1913, p. 1354; amended May 24, 1915, Stats. and Amdts. 1915, p. 778; May 28, 1917, Stats. and Amdts. 1917, p. 1269. In effect July 27, 1917.

ARTICLE VIII.

COUNTIES OF THE EIGHTH CLASS.

§ 4237. SALARIES AND FEES OF OFFICERS OF. In counties of the eighth class, the county and township officers shall receive as compensation for the services required of them by law, or by virtue of their office, the following salaries and shall have as deputies or assistants the respective employees hereinafter named, to wit:

1. The county clerk, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be and there is hereby allowed to the county clerk in addition, one chief deputy, to be appointed by the county clerk, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, two additional deputies, who shall be paid the sum of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum each, and one additional deputy who shall be paid the sum of nine hundred dollars per annum; said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of county officers are paid. All fees which are now or may hereafter be allowed by law for all services performed by the county clerk shall by him be paid into the county treasury, and no part thereof shall be retained by him as compensation.

2. The sheriff, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be, and there is hereby created the office of jailer; such jailer shall be appointed by the sheriff and shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, and also one chief deputy, to be designated undersheriff, to be appointed by the sheriff, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and also

salary of one

three deputies to be appointed by the sheriff who shall be paid a thousand two hundred dollars per annum each; and also one deputy, who shall be paid a salary of eight hundred dollars per annum; there is also hereby created the office of jail matron; such matron shall be appointed by the sheriff and shall be paid a salary of four hundred eighty dollars per annum; said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments, at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary of county officers are paid; provided, further, that there shall be allowed the said sheriff and his deputies their actual traveling expenses incurred in attending to the duties of the office, both civil and criminal, including their necessary expenses incurred in pursuing criminals or transacting any criminal business. All fees, commissions and mileage which are now or may hereafter be allowed by law to the sheriff shall by him be paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained by him as compensation.

3. The recorder, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, in addition thereto there is hereby allowed to the county recorder, one deputy to be appointed by the county recorder who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, and said recorder is hereby allowed one deputy, to be appointed by said county recorder, who shall receive a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments, at the time and in the manner, and out of the same fund as the salary of county officers are paid; provided, further, that in counties of this class the recorder shall be entitled to the actual costs necessarily incurred by him for the recording of all papers, documents and records in his office, not to exceed five cents per folio, and not to exceed three and one-half cents per folio for typewriting done in the recording of each paper or document so recorded; provided, further, that said recorder shall file monthly with the county auditor a statement under oath showing in detail the names of the persons employed by him as copyists, the number of folios copied and the amount paid to each of such persons for services rendered as copyists. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the county recorder shall by him be paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation.

4. The auditor, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and in addition thereto there is hereby allowed to the county auditor one chief deputy to be appointed by the auditor who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be, and there is allowed to the auditor in addition, four deputies to be appointed by the auditor who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum each, said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the county officers are paid. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the county auditor shall by him be paid into the county treasury, and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation.

5. The treasurer, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, in addition thereto there is hereby allowed to the treasurer one deputy, to be appointed by the county treasurer, who shall receive a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum. Said salaries shall be paid by such county in monthly installments and at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary [salaries] of the county officers are paid. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the treasurer shall be paid by him into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation.

6. The tax-collector, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be and there is allowed to the tax-collector one deputy, to be appointed by the taxcollector, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; and there is hereby allowed to the tax-collector such additional assistants as the taxcollector may require; such additional assistants shall be paid a salary of four dollars per day, each; provided, however, that the compensation of such additional assistants shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of two thousand dollars per annum. Said salaries shall be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary [salaries] of county officers are paid.

All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the tax-collector shall by him be paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation. 7. The assessor, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be and there is hereby allowed to the assessor in addition one chief deputy to be appointed by the assessor and who shall be paid a salary of one thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and one deputy, who shall be paid a salary of eight hundred forty dollars per annum, and there is hereby allowed to the assessor, in addition thereto, two office clerks at a salary of seven hundred eighty dollars per annum, each, and there shall be and there is hereby allowed to the assessor seventeen other deputies for such time as may be necessary between the first Monday in March and the first Monday in July of each year; each of said seventeen deputies shall be paid the sum of four dollars per day for the time actually employed by them in making assessments; said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of county officers are paid; provided, further, that there shall be and there is hereby allowed said assessor and his deputies their actual traveling expenses necessarily incurred in attending to the duties of the office. All fees and percentages which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the assessor shall be paid by him into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation.

8. The district attorney, two thousand seven hundred dollars per annum, and there shall be, and there is allowed to the district attorney in addition, one chief deputy, to be appointed by the district attorney, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum; and there is hereby allowed to the district attorney, in addition thereto, one chief trial deputy to be appointed by the district attorney, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand eight hundred dollars per annum, and one additional deputy, to be appointed by the district attorney, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum, each of whom shall be an attorneyat-law regularly admitted to practice before the supreme court of California, and there is hereby allowed to the district attorney one office stenographer to be appointed by the district attorney, who shall receive a salary of seven hundred eighty dollars per annum, and there is hereby allowed to the district attorney one special officer, who may be a deputy sheriff; such special officer shall be appointed by the district attorney, and shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum; said salaries to be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary [salaries] of the county officers are paid. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the district attorney shall be by him paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained as compensation.

9. The coroner, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, which salary shall be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary [salaries] of county officers are paid. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the coroner shall by him be paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained by him as compensation.

10. The public administrator, one dollar [?] per annum, which salary shall be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salary [salaries] of county officers are paid. All fees which are or may hereafter be allowed by law to the public administrator shall by him be paid into the county treasury and no part thereof shall be retained by him as compensation.

11. The superintendent of schools, for full services including attendance on the county board of education, two thousand four hundred dollars per annum, and all actual traveling expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties, and there is allowed to the superintendent of schools in addition, one deputy, to be appointed by the superintendent of schools, who shall be paid a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars per annum. Said salaries shall be paid by such county in monthly installments at the time and in the manner and out of the same fund as the salaries of county officers are paid. The office of superintendent of schools shall be kept open upon all business days from nine o'clock a. m. until five p. m.