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seat; provided, that when a supervisor is also road commissioner he shall receive in addition to the twenty cents per mile allowed to him by law as such road commissioner his actual traveling expenses, the total mileage and expenses not in any one year to exceed the sum of three hundred dollars. The changes as to salary made in this subdivision shall not apply to incumbents.

17. Jurors. In counties of this class, grand jurors and trial jurors in the superior court shall each receive for each day's attendance, per day, the sum of three dollars, and for each mile actually and necessarily traveled from their residence to the county seat, in going only, per mile, the sum of twenty cents; such mileage to be allowed but once during each session such jurors are required to attend.

18. Duty of grand jury to examine books. It shall be the duty of the grand jury annually to make a careful and complete examination of the books, records, and accounts of all the officers of the county and especially those pertaining to the revenue, and report as to the facts they have found, with such recommendation as they may deem proper and fit; and if, in their judgment, the service of an expert is necessary they shall have power to employ one, at an agreed compensation, not to exceed ten dollars per day, payable as other county charges. The judge, on impanelment of such grand jury, shall charge them specially as to their duties regarding the examination of the accounts of county officials, as herein required; provided, that if any grand jury shall, in the report above mentioned, comment upon any person or official who has not been indicted by the said grand jury, the said comments shall not be deemed to be privileged.

19. Justices of the peace, office rent, etc. Justices of the peace shall be allowed for their office rent, and expenses, the sum of fifteen dollars each per month, in addition to the monthly salaries herein allowed. Each justice of the peace must pay into the county treasury monthly, all fees and fines collected by him; and he must keep a book open for the inspection of the public, during office hours, in which must be entered at once and in detail the amount of all fees and fines collected by him. The auditor must withhold warrants for salary and office rent, until a sworn statement has been filed with him, of all cases tried, and fees and fines collected, and the same are paid into the county treasury. No justice of the peace shall draw or receive any monthly salary unless he shall make and subscribe an affidavit before an officer entitled to administer oaths, that no cause in his court remains pending and undecided, that has been submitted to him for decision for a period of thirty days; said affidavit to be filed with the auditor of the county.

20. Jail matron. In counties of this class there shall be appointed by the sheriff a suitable woman as jail matron, who shall have care of female prisoners confined in the county jail. She shall be paid a salary of fifty dollars per month, to be paid by the county in monthly installments at the same time, in the same manner, and out of the same fund that the salary of the sheriff is paid.

21. Changes apply to incumbents. The changes made in this act shall apply to the incumbents unless otherwise herein provided. [Amendment approved 1915; Stats. 1915, p. 1073.]

Legislation § 4249. 1. Added by Stats. 1907, p. 479; based on former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 527, § 177, as amended by Stats. 1905, p. 301. 2. Amended by Stats. 1909, p. 534. 3. By Stats. 1911, p. 179. 4. By Stats. 1911, p. 945. 5. By Stats. 1915, p. 1073.

§ 4250.

ARTICLE XXI.

Counties of the Twenty-first Class. [Santa Cruz.]

§ 4250. Salaries and fees of officers of.

§ 4250a. Jurors, per diem and mileage of.

[Repealed.]

Counties of twenty-first class, salaries of officers. In counties of the twenty-first class the county and township officers shall receive, as full compensation for the services required of them by law or by virtue of their offices, the following fees and salaries:

1. County clerk. County clerk, three thousand five hundred dollars per annum, and shall receive in addition the sum of six hundred dollars a year for every year that an election is held throughout the state of California; he also shall receive in addition the sum of ten cents per name for each voter registered in the county of Santa Cruz, which shall be in full for all services required in registering voters and making up the great register, and the performing of all other acts incident to or pertaining to elections; provided, that in counties of this class there shall be and is hereby allowed to the county clerk one copyist and index clerk who shall be appointed by the county clerk and who shall be paid a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum, and whose salary shall be paid in monthly installments in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the county clerk is paid.

2. Sheriff. Sheriff, three thousand dollars per annum; provided, that there shall be and there is hereby allowed to said sheriff an under-sheriff who shall receive a salary of twelve hundred dollars per annum and one deputy sheriff, who shall also act as night jailer, at a salary of five hundred dollars per annum; the said under-sheriff and the said deputy to be appointed by the sheriff and the salaries of which shall be paid by the county in monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the sheriff is paid; and provided, further, that in addition thereto, the sheriff shall receive and retain for his own use and benefit all of the fees, per diem, mileage and expenses which are now or which may hereafter be allowed by law; and the fees and commissions for the service of all papers whatsoever issued by any court in the state outside of Santa Cruz county.

3. Recorder. The recorder, twenty-four hundred dollars per annum; provided, however, that in counties of this class the recorder shall be entitled to the actual cost incurred by him for the recording of all papers and documents in his office not exceeding seven cents per folio for each paper or document so recorded; provided, further, that said recorder shall file monthly, with the county auditor, a verified statement showing in detail the persons and the amounts paid to each for such recording.

4. Auditor. The auditor, two thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum.

5. Treasurer. The treasurer, twenty-four hundred dollars per annum.

6. Tax-collector. The tax-collector, twenty-seven hundred and fifty dollars per annum; provided, that in lieu of the clerk now allowed this office for six months during each year, the said tax-collector is hereby allowed one deputy for the entire year who shall receive a salary of nine hundred dollars per annum; said salary to be paid by the county in monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the tax-collector is paid.`

7. Assessor. The assessor, three thousand dollars per annum; provided, that in addition the assessor shall be allowed one office deputy at nine hundred dollars per annum; one draftsman at twelve hundred dollars per annum; one deputy for five months in the year at one hundred dollars per month; one copyist for five months in the year at forty dollars per month; one deputy for five months in the year at one hundred dollars per month; one deputy for three months in the year at one hundred dollars per month, and one deputy for four months in the year at one hundred dollars per month; and provided, further, that all of said deputies, clerks and draftsmen, herein provided for, shall be appointed by the assessor and shall be paid by the county in monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the assessor is paid.

8. District attorney. The district attorney, two thousand dollars per annum, and one deputy for the district attorney is hereby provided for at the discretion of the board of supervisors expressed by resolution. 9. Coroner. The coroner, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law.

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

law.

11. Superintendent of schools. The superintendent of schools, eighteen hundred dollars per annum, and actual traveling expenses when visiting the schools of his county; provided, that in counties of this class there shall be and there is hereby allowed to the superintendent of schools, a clerk which office is hereby created, at a salary of fifty dollars per month, and who shall be appointed by the superintendent of schools. The salary of said clerk herein provided for shall be paid by said county in monthly installments at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund as the salary of the superintendent of schools is paid.

12. Surveyor. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law.

13. Supervisors. Board of supervisors, each member of the board of supervisors one hundred dollars per month and no mileage.

14. Township classification. For the purpose of regulating the com. pensation of justices of the peace and constables, judicial townships in this class of counties are hereby classified according to their population as follows: Townships containing a population of ten thousand or more shall belong to and be known as townships of the first class; townships containing a population of less than ten thousand and more than six thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the second class; townships containing a population of less than six thousand and more than four thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the third class; townships containing a population of less than four thousand

and more than two thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the fourth class; townships containing a population of less than two thousand shall belong to and be known as townships of the fifth class; the population of the several judicial townships shall be determined for the purpose of this and the succeeding subdivisions by multiplying by three the total number of names registered as voters in such townships as shown by the complete index to great register as compiled and certified by the county clerk of said class of counties in October, A. D. 1912. 15. Justices of the peace and constables. From and after January 4, 1915, justices of the peace of townships in said county shall receive the following salaries, which shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the salaries of the county officers are paid, out of the salary fund of the county, which shall be in full for all services rendered by them in criminal and civil cases; provided, however, that if two justices of the peace shall be elected and qualify in any one township, then the said justices shall each receive one half of the salaries therein provided for, to wit: In townships of the first class, two hundred dollars per month; in townships of the second class, one hundred twenty-five dollars per month; in townships of the third class, fifty dollars per month; in townships of the fourth class, thirty-five dollars per month; in townships of the fifth class, twenty-five dollars per month. All fees fixed and provided by law and collected by any justice of the peace shall be paid into the county treasury at the end of each month. Justices of the peace in the first and second classes shall be allowed their actual office rent, not to exceed the sum of fifteen dollars each, for any one month.

Constables shall receive the following fees and salaries which shall be paid monthly in the same manner as the salaries of the county officers are paid, out of the salary fund of the county, which shall be in full for all services rendered by them in criminal cases, to wit: In townships of the first class, forty dollars per month; in townships of the second class, forty dollars per month; in townships of the third class, forty dollars per month; in townships of the fourth class, twenty-five dollars per month; in townships of the fifth class, fifteen dollars per month; provided, that in addition to the salaries herein allowed, each constable shall be paid out of the general fund of the county for traveling expenses outside of his own township, for the service of a warrant of arrest, or any other process in a criminal case (where such service is in fact made), both going and returning, ten cents per mile; for each mile traveled outside of his county, both going to and returning from the place of arrest, or other service of process, five cents per mile; for transporting prisoners to the county jail, a constable shall be allowed his actual expenses each way. In addition to the monthly salaries herein allowed, each constable may receive and retain for his own use, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law for services rendered by him in civil cases.

16. Official reporter. The official reporter of the superior court shall receive the fees allowed by law.

17. Full compensation. In fixing the compensation of the abovenamed officers in the amounts hereinabove specified, it is hereby expressly provided that the salaries and fees above provided shall be in full compensation of all services of every kind and description rendered by the

officers named herein, either as officers or ex officio officers, their deputies and assistants; and it is hereby further expressly provided, that all of the fees, commissions, per diem and expenses provided for in section 4290 of the Political Code of the state of California, and all other moneys coming into the hands of the county and township officers, no matter from what source derived or received, shall belong to and be the property of the county of Santa Cruz and shall be paid into the county treasury by said officer at the same time and in the same manner that other moneys are required by law to be paid into the county treasury by him, save and except, however, that the provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to the offices of sheriff, recorder, district attorney and superintendent of schools, and they are expressly exempted from the provisions of this subdivision, and as to said offices herein last named, to wit: sheriff, recorder, district attorney and superintendent of schools, they shall receive the salaries, fees and commissions provided for by law, and as provided for in subdivisions 2, 3, 8 and 11 of this act.

18. In effect immediately. This act shall take effect immediately. [Amendment approved 1915; Stats. 1915, p. 734.]

Legislation § 4250. 1. Added by Stats. 1907, p. 483; based on former County Gov. Act 1897, p. 528, § 178, as amended by Stats. 1905, p. 361. 2. Amended by Stats. 1909, p. 164. 3. By Stats. 1911, p. 181. 4. By Stats. 1911, p. 954. 5. By Stats. 1913, p. 1181. 6. By Stats. 1915, p. 734.

§ 4250a. Jurors' per diem and mileage. [Repealed 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 253.]

This section was also repealed by § 2 of the act of April 2, 1911 (Stats. 1911, p. 1151). It may be observed that while this section was repealed in the body of this act, no mention of the repeal was made in the title.

Legislation § 4250a. 1. Added by Stats. 1909, p. 52. 2. Repealed by Stats. 1911, p. 253.

ARTICLE XXII.

Counties of the Twenty-second Class. [Marin.]

§ 4251. Salaries of officers.

§ 4251. Counties of twenty-second class, salaries of officers. In counties of the twenty-second class the county officers shall receive, as compensation for the services required of them by law or by virtue of their offices, the following salaries, to wit:

1. County clerk. The county clerk, twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, and when a new register of voters is required by law to be made, he shall receive in addition, fifteen cents per name for each voter registered, which shall be in full for all services required in registering voters and making the great register; provided, that in counties of this class there shall be and is hereby allowed to the county clerk, one deputy, who shall be appointed by said county clerk, who shall be paid a salary of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, and one deputy who shall be appointed by said county clerk, who shall be paid a salary of seventy-five dollars per month, said salaries of said deputies to be paid by said county monthly at the same time and in the same manner and out of the same fund, as the salary of the county clerk is paid.

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