Legislation § 4216. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 411; same as former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 489, § 137, and embraces old § 4270 (enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354). Original § 4216 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4092, ante. § 4217. Must assist surveyor-general, when. The surveyor must, when required, aid and assist the surveyor-general in making surveys within the county. When the surveyor is interested in any land, the title to which is in dispute, and a survey thereof is necessary, the court must direct the survey to be made by some disinterested person, and the person so appointed is for that purpose authorized to administer and certify oaths. He must return such survey, verified by his affidavit annexed thereto, and receive for his services the same fees as the surveyor would be entitled to for similar service. Legislation § 4217. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 412; substantially same as former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 489, § 138, and old §§ 4274, 4275 (enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354). Original § 4217 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4093, ante. § 4218. Ex officio deputy recorder, when, and duties of. The surveyor shall copy, plat, or trace all, maps filed for record in the office of the recorder of the county for which he shall be elected, and shall be ex officio deputy recorder for said county for such purposes, at the cost of the party filing the same for record; provided, however, that all maps and plats filed by a licensed land-surveyor, and such other maps and plats as are filed and are thereby made a record, are exempt from the provisions of this section. The surveyor shall plat, trace, blue-print, or otherwise make all county, township, road, district, and all other maps, and all assessors' block-books, for the county of which he is surveyor; provided, that in counties where the office of assessor has not prior to the taking effect of this title been provided with such maps and block-books and the surveyor neglects and refuses to make the same, the board of supervisors may contract with other competent person or persons for the making thereof, and may provide for the payment therefor from the funds of the county. All such maps which are platted, traced, blueprinted, or otherwise made as aforesaid, shall be filed in the surveyor's office, together with all data obtained by the surveyor from other sources, and the same thereafter shall become the property of the county. Legislation § 4218. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 412; similar to former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 489, § 139. Original § 4218 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4094, ante. § 4219. Surveys of county roads by. The surveyor shall make such surveys of county roads, and perform such other engineering work as the board of supervisors may direct. All such maps and field-notes of surveys shall be filed in the office of the surveyor, and the same shall thereafter be and remain the property of the county. It shall be the duty of the surveyor to advise the board of supervisors regarding all engineering work, and to perform such engineering work for the county as may be required by the board of supervisors. Legislation § 4219. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 412; same as former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 490, § 140. Original § 4219 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4095, ante. § 4220. Other duties of. Each surveyor, immediately after making any survey, except surveys of city or town lots, must make out a copy of the field-notes and plat, and transmit the same to the surveyor-general, indicating plainly upon the plat at what point of any line any river or stream or county line is touched or crossed. He must communicate to the surveyor-general such information concerning surveys made by him, and other matters connected with the duties of his office, as may be required. Legislation § 4220. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 412; substantially same as old § 4273 (enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354). Original § 4220 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4096, ante. § 4221. Courses to be run by true meridian; variation to be noted. In all surveys the courses must be expressed according to the true meridian, and the variation of the magnetic meridian from the true meridian must be expressed on the plat with the date of the survey. Courses to be run by true meridian: See ante, § 4216. Legislation § 4221. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 412; same as old § 4271 (enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354). Original § 4221 enacted March 12, 1872; amended (1) by Code Amdts. 1880, p. 24; (2) by Code Amdts. 1880, p. 66; (3) by Code Amdts. 1880, p. 102; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; except that it includes the chairman of the supervisors, same as present § 4097, ante. § 4221a. Law library fund. [Repealed 1915; Stats. 1915, p. 216.] Legislation § 4121a. 1. Added by Stats. 1909, p. 210. 2. Repealed by Stats. 1915, p. 216. ARTICLE II. The Road Commissioners. § 4222. Duties of. § 4222. Duties of. The road commissioners must perform the duties required of them by law and the ordinances or orders of the board of supervisors. Legislation § 4222. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 413. Original § 4222 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4098, ante. CHAPTER IX. Department of Health. Article I. The County Hospital. § 4223. II. The Almshouse and County Farm. § 4224. III. § 4223. Duties of supervisors concerning. § 4223. Duties of supervisors concerning. The board of supervisors in each county may establish and maintain a county hospital, prescribe the rules for the government and management thereof, and appoint a county physician and the necessary officers and employees thereof, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board. Legislation § 4223. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 413. Original § 4223 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4099, ante. ARTICLE II. The Almshouse and County Farm. § 4224. Supervisors may establish almshouse and county farm. § 4224. Supervisors may establish almshouse and county farm. The supervisors may establish almshouses and county farms, prescribe the rules and regulations of the government and management of the same, and appoint the necessary officers and employees thereof, who shall hold office during the pleasure of the board. Legislation § 4224. Enacted by Stats. 1907, p. 413. Original § 4224 enacted March 12, 1872; repealed by Stats. 1907, p. 354; same as present § 4100, ante. ARTICLE III. Health-officers. § 4225. Duties, qualifications, compensation. § 4225. Duties, qualifications, compensation. They shall appoint in each county, a health-officer, who shall be deemed an employee and not a county officer, and whose duty it shall be to enforce and observe all orders and ordinances of the board of supervisors, pertaining to health and sanitary matters, all orders, quarantine regulations, and rules prescribed by the state board of health, and all statutes relating to the public health and to vital statistics. He shall give to the duties of his office such time and attention as may be necessary to secure general supervision of all matters pertaining to the health and sanitary condition of the county, and when so required by the board of supervisors he shall give all of his time to such duties. He shall be a graduate of a medical college of good standing and repute, shall hold office for a term of one year, and shall receive for his services such sum as may be determined by the board of supervisors. Immediately after the appointment of such health-officer they shall notify the secretary of the state board of health of such appointment and the name and address of such appointee. The board of supervisors shall adopt orders and ordinances necessary for the preservation of the public health of the county, not in conflict with general laws, and provide for the payment of all expenses incurred in enforcing the same. For any unincorporated town, when public necessity requires such action, the board of supervisors may appoint a special health-officer, who shall, in such town, under the supervision of the county healthofficer, exercise all necessary diligence in executing the ordinances, rules, and regulations of the board of supervisors, or the state board of health, relating to health and sanitary matters. His term of office and compensation shall be fixed by the board of supervisors, and he shall receive as his compensation for services, unless in this title otherwise pro vided, not to exceed one hundred dollars in any one year. [Amendment approved 1909; Stats. 1909, p. 133.] Legislation § 4225. 1. Added by Stats. 1907, p. 413; embraces, with additions, matter in former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 457, § 25, subd. 20. 2. Amended by Stats. 1909, p. 133. ARTICLE IV. Matron of the County Jail. § 4226. Sheriff to appoint matron of county jail in certain counties. 4226. Sheriff to appoint matron of county jail in certain counties. Public welfare and present necessity, in the counties of the classes named in this section, requiring that in counties of the first, second, third, and fourth classes in this state there should be an official matron of the several county jails therein, to have the powers and to discharge the duties specified in this section, the office of matron of the county jail, in and for each of the counties of the classes above named, is hereby created, and the duties and powers of the matron of such several county jails shall be as follows: She shall have free access at all reasonable times to the immediate presence of all female prisoners in the county jail of which she is the matron, including the right of personal visitation and conversation with them; and, in all cases of searching the person of female prisoners in such jail, the matron exclusively shall make such search; and the matron shall by example, advice, and admonition employ her best abilities to secure and promote the health, welfare, and reformation of all such prisoners. The term of office of such matron shall be two years from her appointment and qualification and until her successor is appointed and qualified. The sheriff of each county (of the classes above named) is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint, and the board of supervisors to provide for the payment of the compensation of, a matron of the county jail of the county of which they are such board, and to specify the conditions, and fix the amount of the matron's official bond, to be approved by such board. The monthly compensation of such matron in the several counties of the classes above mentioned (regulated hereby in proportion to the duties to be discharged) shall be as follows, payable monthly: In counties of the first class, seventyfive dollars; in counties of the second class, seventy-five dollars; in counties of the third class, seventy-five dollars; in counties of the fourth class, seventy-five dollars. No officer, deputy, jailer, keeper, guard, or person having charge or control of any such county jail shall refuse the duly appointed and qualified matron thereof free access at all reasonable times to the immediate presence of all female prisoners therein, including the right of visitation and conversation with them, or in such jail allow the searching of the person of a female prisoner to be made except by the matron of such jail, or obstruct the performance by the matron of her official duties in such jail. Legislation § 4226. Added by Stats. 1907, p. 414; embraces, with additions, matter in former County Gov. Act 1897, § 214%, added by Stats. 1901, p. 681, c. 231. CHAPTER X. Salaries and Fees of Office. Article I. Counties of the First Class. [Los Angeles.] § 4230. II. III. IV. V. Counties of the Second Class. [San Francisco.] § 4231. [Alameda.] §§ 4232, 4232a. XVII. Counties of the Seventeenth Class. XVIII. Counties of the Eighteenth Class. XIX. Counties of the Nineteenth Class. XX. Counties of the Twentieth Class. XXI. Counties of the Twenty-first Class. 4250a. [Santa Barbara.] § 4246. [Solano.] § 4247. [Butte.] § 4248. [San Mateo.] § 4249. [Santa Cruz.] §§ 4250, [Marin.] § 4251. XXII. Counties of the Twenty-second Class. XXIII. XXV. Counties of the Twenty-fifth Class. [Stanislaus.] § 4254. XXVI. Counties of the Twenty-sixth Class. [Napa.] $4255. XXVII. Counties of the Twenty-seventh Class. [San Luis Obispo.] § 4256. XXVIII. Counties of the Twenty-eighth Class. [Shasta.] § 4257. XXXV. Counties of the Thirty-fifth Class. [Yolo.] §§ 4264, 4264a. XXXVI. Counties of the Thirty-sixth Class. [Imperial.]. §§ 4265, 4265a. XXXVII. Counties of the Thirty-seventh Class. [Tehama.] § 4266. |