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11. The superintendent of schools, two hundred dollars per annum. 12. The surveyor, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law.

13. Justices of the peace, such fees as are now or may be hereafter allowed by law.

14. Constables, such fees as are now or may hereafter be allowed by law.

15. Each supervisor, five dollars per day when the board is in session, and twenty cents per mile for traveling from his residence to the county seat, going only, and only one mileage shall be allowed for any regular session of the board; and when serving as road commissioner, three dollars per day. Such per diem not to exceed the total sum of fifty dollars Provided, however, that five per cent only shall be allowed the sheriff or tax collector as fees for collecting licenses in counties of this class. [New section approved February 28, 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 251.] See note to § 4230.

per annum.

Fees and salaries of county officers.

§ 4290. The salaries and fees provided in this title shall be in full compensation for all services of every kind and description rendered by the officers named in this title either as officers or ex-officio officers, their deputies and assistants, unless in this title otherwise provided, and all deputies employed shall be paid by their principals out of the salaries provided in this title, unless in this title otherwise provided; provided, and except that the assessor shall be entitled to receive and retain for his own use, unless in this title otherwise provided, six per cent on personal property tax collected by him, as authorized by section 3820, and fifteen per cent of all amounts collected by him for poll taxes, and road poll taxes, and also five dollars per hundred names of persons returned by him as subject to military duty, as provided in section 1901, and shall also be allowed by the county his actual expense when summoned before the state board of equalization in pursuance of an act entitled "An act to carry into effect the provisions of section fourteen of article thirteen of the constitution of the state of California as said constitution was amended November 8, 1910, providing for the separation of state from local taxation, and providing for the taxation of public service and other corporations for the benefit of the state, all relating to revenue and taxation," and the license collector shall be entitled to receive and retain for his own use ten per cent on all licenses collected by him, except where otherwise provided in this title; provided, however, that in counties and cities and counties of the first, second and third classes, the assessor shall receive no commission for the 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 such assessor receive any compensation for making out military roll of persons returned by him as subject to military duty as provided by section 1901; nor shall the license collector in counties and cities

and counties of the first and second classes receive any commission for licenses collected by him; provided, further, that the treasurer shall receive and retain for his own use the commissions on all inheritance and transfer taxes collected by him, and provided, further, that whenever the treasurer of any county shall employ a special attorney for the collection of such taxes, said attorney shall be paid out of the commissions and fees allowed by law for the collection of such taxes; provided, that in any county where the number of judges of the superior court shall have been increased since the first day of January, nineteen hundred eleven, or shall hereafter be increased, there must be and there hereby is allowed to the sheriff of such county, by reason of such increase, one additional deputy, to be appointed by the sheriff, at a salary not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum, to be paid at the same time and in the same manner as other county officers are paid, and also there must be and is hereby allowed to the county clerk of such county, one additional deputy to act as courtroom clerk, for each judge so appointed or elected, at a salary not exceeding twelve hundred dollars per annum for each of said deputies, to be paid at the same time and in the same manner county officers are paid. The board of supervisors shall allow to the sheriff his necessary expenses for pursuing criminals, or transacting any criminal business, and for boarding prisoners in the county jail; provided, that the board of supervisors shall fix a reasonable price at which such prisoners shall be boarded, if not otherwise provided for in this title; provided, further, that the sheriff shall be entitled to receive and retain for his own use, five dollars per diem for conveying prisoners to and from the state prisons, and for conveying persons to and from the insane asylums, or other state institutions, not otherwise provided for by law; also, all expenses necessarily incurred in conveying insane persons to and from the insane asylums, and in conveying persons to and from the state prisons, or other state institutions, which per diem and expenses shall be allowed by the board of examiners and collected from the state. The court shall also allow the sheriff his necessary expenses in keeping and preserving property seized on attachment or executions, to be paid out of the fees collected in the action. The sheriff may retain for his own use the mileage for service of papers or process issued by any court of the state; provided, further, that the county treasurers of the several counties of this state, where their necessary expense incurred in the making of the state settlements provided for by section 3866 shall exceed the maximum amount of mileage allowed them by section 3876 shall be allowed out of the county treasury of their respective counties, the amount of such excess, which shall be paid as other demands against the county are paid; provided, further, that in case county or city and county officers perform municipal duties imposed by a charter framed under the provisions of sections 8 and 8%1⁄2 of article XI of the constitution, the compensation of such officers and the expense of such officers may be apportioned by the board of supervisors in proportion to the duties rendered as county officers under general laws and

rendered as municipal officers under charter provisions, and the compensation determined to be for the performance of municipal duties shall be paid from funds raised for municipal purposes and the compensation determined to be for county duties shall be paid from funds provided by sections 3714 and 4305 of this code. [Amendment approved April 19, 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 943.]

There was another § 4290 adopted at the same session of the legislature. See Stats. 1911, p. 251. See, also, note to § 4230.

Citations. App. 10/138; 12/546.

County clerk's fees.

§ 4300a. The county clerk, in addition to the charges provided for in section 4190 of this code on the commencement of any action or proceeding in the superior court, except probate proceedings, or on an appeal thereto, to be paid by the party commencing such action or proceeding, or taking such appeal, five dollars.

On the filing of a petition for letters of administration, testamentary, or guardianship, five dollars, to be paid by the petitioner; provided, that when the public administrator, in his official capacity is the petitioner, he shall be required to pay said fee only out of the assets of the estate coming into his possession.

On filing the petition to contest any will or codicil, three dollars.

On the appearance of any defendant, or any number of defendants answering jointly, to be paid upon filing the first paper in the action by him or them, two dollars.

On placing any action, except a probate proceeding or default case, on the calendar for trial or hearing, to be paid by the party at whose request such action or proceeding is so placed, two dollars.

For every additional defendant appearing separately, one dollar. The foregoing fees shall be paid in full for all services rendered by such clerk in the cause, to and including the making up of the judgmentroll.

On the filing of any notice of motion to move for a new trial of any civil action or proceeding, the party filing the same shall pay to the clerk, in full for all services to be rendered in connection with said motion, except as hereinafter in this section provided, two dollars.

For issuing an execution or order of sale in any action, one dollar. In all proceedings begun or acts performed prior to this section becoming a law, such fees and charges as were provided by law at the time such proceedings were begun or acts performed.

The clerk shall also charge and collect the following fees and compensation not above provided for:

For any copy of any record, proceeding, or paper on file in the office of the clerk relating to any civil action pending in said court, when such copy is made by him, per folio, ten cents.

For each certificate of the clerk, under the seal of the court, twenty. five cents.

No fees shall be allowed or charged by the clerk for services rendered in any criminal case.

For services rendered by the clerk, not in connection with civil actions or proceedings in court, he shall charge and collect, for the benefit of the county, the following fees:

For issuing marriage license, one-half to be paid to the county recorder, two dollars.

For filing and indexing articles of incorporation, one dollar.

For filing and indexing certificates of copartnership, one dollar.

For filing and indexing all papers to be kept by him, other than papers filed in actions or proceedings in court, and official bonds and certificates of appointment, each, twenty-five cents.

For issuing any license required by law, other than marriage license, one dollar.

For examining and certifying to a copy of any paper, record or proceeding prepared by another, and presented for his certificate, fifty cents, and one cent per folio for comparing the said copy with the original. For making satisfaction of or credit on judgment, twenty-five cents. For receiving and filing remittitur from supreme court, fifty cents. For administering each oath, without certificate, except in pending action or proceeding, ten cents.

For taking any affidavit, except in criminal cases, twenty-five cents. For taking and approving each undertaking, and the justification thereof, except in criminal cases, fifty cents.

For searching records or files, for each year, fifty cents.

For taking acknowledgment of any deed or other instrument, including the certificate, fifty cents.

For filing notices of appeal and appeal bonds, each, twenty-five cents. [Amendment approved March 23, 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 444.]

County salary fund.

§ 4305. For the purpose of paying the salaries provided for in this title, all fees directed to be paid into the county treasury shall be set apart therein as a separate fund, to be known as the salary fund, to be applied to the payment of said salaries. Should, in the opinion of the auditor, the fees to be collected be not sufficient to pay such salaries, it shall become the duty of the board of supervisors at the time the tax levy is made to estimate such deficiency and raise it by direct taxation the same as other funds. [Amendment approved May 1, 1911; Stats. 1911, p. 1397.]

§ 4307.

Citations. Cal. 157/40, 41.

§ 4315.

Citations. App. 8/752.

eriffs, etc., may not practice law.

4316. Sheriffs, clerks and constables, and their deputies, are prosited from practicing law, or acting as attorneys or counselors at law, as collectors or for any collection agency, in the counties where they ide and hold office, or from having as a partner a lawyer, or anyone acts as such, and no county officer, or his deputy, except district orneys and treasurers, shall be eligible to the office of notary public, perform the duties of the same. [Amendment approved April 24, 1911; its. 1911, p. 1093.]

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