CHAP. CXXVIII.-An Act fixing the Salaries of the various County Officers in the several counties of this State, and other matters relating thereto; [Approved March 11, 1879.] The People of the State of Nevada, represented in Senate and officers' SECTION 1. From and after the first Monday in January, 1881, County, the following-named officers of the several counties in this State salaries. shall receive the following annual salaries, which shall be in full for all services and all ex officio services required of them: SEC. 2. The Sheriff of Churchill County shall receive six hundred dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive three hundred dollars; The District Attorney shall receive four hundred dollars; The Assessor shall receive six hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive one hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive three hundred dollars. SEC. 3. The Sheriff of Douglass County shall receive eighteen hundred dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive one thousand dollars; The Treasurer shall receive one thousand dollars; The District Attorney shall receive one thousand dollars; The Recorder and Auditor shall receive twelve hundred dol lars; The Assessor shall receive eight hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive one hundred and fifty dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive two hundred and fifty dollars. SEC. 4. The Sheriff of Elko County shall receive four thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive twenty-four hundred dollars; The Assessor shall receive thirty-six hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive six hundred dollars. SEC. 5. The Sheriff of Esmeralda County shall receive three thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive twelve hundred dollars; Same. The Superintendent of Schools shall receive one hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive four hundred dollars. SEC. 6. The Sheriff of Eureka County shall receive five thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive three thousand dollars; The Recorder and Auditor shall receive three thousand dollars; The Assessor shall receive five thousand dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive six hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive six hundred dollars. SEC. 7. The Sheriff of Humboldt County shall receive thirtysix hundred dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive twenty-four hundred dollars; The District-Attorney shall receive one thousand dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive five hundred dollars. SEC. 8. The Sheriff of Lander County shall receive four thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive two thousand dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive four hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive three hundred dollars. SEC. 9. The Sheriff of Lincoln County shall receive three thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive eighteen hundred dollars; The District-Attorney shall receive one thousand dollars; The Assessor shall receive three thousand dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive seventy-five dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive two hundred and fifty dollars. SEC. 10. The Sheriff of Lyon County shall receive three thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive fifteen hundred hundred dollars; The Treasurer shall receive twelve hundred dollars; The District-Attorney shall receive fifteen hundred dollars; The Recorder and Auditor shall receive two thousand dollars; Same. The Assessor shall receive eighteen hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive three hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive four hundred dollars. SEC. 11. The Sheriff of Nye County shall receive four thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive fifteen hundred dollars; The District-Attorney shall receive fifteen hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive four hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive four hundred dollars. SEC. 12. The Sheriff of Ormsby County shall receive three thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive twenty-four hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive one hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive four hundred dollars. SEC. 13. The Sheriff of Storey County shall receive four thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive thirty-six hundred dollars; The District Attorney shall receive three thousand six hundred dollars. The Recorder and Auditor shall receive three thousand six hundred dollars; The Assessor shall receive thirty-six hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive nine hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive thirteen hundred and twenty ($1320) dollars; SEC. 14. The Sheriff of Washoe County shall receive three thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive twenty-four hundred dollars; The District Attorney shall receive eighteen hundred dollars; The Recorder and Auditor shall receive twenty-four hundred dollars; The Assessor shall receive two thousand dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive four hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive six hundred dollars. SEC. 15. The Sheriff of White Pine County shall receive four thousand dollars per annum; The County Clerk shall receive eighteen hundred dollars; Deputy or under Sheriffs. Justices and Extra help. Fees. Statements. The District Attorney shall receive fifteen hundred dollars; The Superintendent of Schools shall receive three hundred dollars; The Commissioners shall each receive four hundred dollars. SEC. 16. The Sheriff of Storey County may, from and after the day named in section one of this Act, appoint one Under Sheriff, who shall receive a salary of two hundred dollars per month; Of Ormsby, one at one hundred dollars per month; Of Douglas, one at fifty dollars per month; Of Esmeralda, one at seventy-five dollars per month; Of Washoe, one at one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month; Of Churchill, one at five dollars per month; Of Humboldt, one at one hundred dollars per month; Of Eureka, one at two hundred dollars per month; Of Lander, one at one hundred and fifty dollars per month; Of Nye, one at one hundred dollars per month; Of White Pine, one at twenty-five dollars per month; Of Lincoln, one at fifty dollars per month; Of Elko, one at one hundred and fifty dollars per month. SEC. 17. Every Justice of the Peace, in any Township in this State, wherein the number of legal votes cast at the last general election equals or exceeds the number of fifteen hundred, shall receive as salary the sum of three thousand six hundred ($3600) dollars per annum; and every Constable in such Township shall receive as salary the sum of three thousand ($3000) dollars per annum; and the provisions of this Act are hereby made applicable to said officers. SEC. 18. The Boards of Commissioners of the several Counties of this State shall, when in their opinion it is necessary, allow the several officers of the various counties such additional help as may be required to perform the work of the respective offices to the satisfaction of the people; provided, that no Deputy shall receive a compensation exceeding four dollars per day, and all copying shall be compensated for at a rate not exceeding ten cents per folio. SEC. 19. The several officers named in this Act shall, from and after the day named in the first section of this Act, collect and safely keep all fees, percentages, and compensations of whatever nature and kind allowed them by law, for services rendered by them or their deputies in their several official capacities; and they shall, on the first Monday in each month after said date, pay the same to the County Treasurer of their respective county. SEC. 20. The several officers named in this Act shall, at the expiration of every quarter, make out and file with said Treasurer a full and accurate statement, under oath, of all fees, percentages or compensations, of whatever nature or kind, received in their several official capacities during the preceding quarter; also, a duplicate copy to the County Commissioners, in which statement they shall set forth the causes in which and the services for which such compensations were received; and it shall be the duty of each one of said officers to keep a book, in which shall be entered, by items, every kind or descriptions of services performed by them or their deputies, the time of rendering said services, and the amount allowed by law for each particular service, which book or books shall be open to the inspection of the Board of Commissioners and every citizen at all times. duty. SEC. 21. For a willful neglect or for a refusal to comply Neglect of with the provisions of this Act, or for any one or more of them, any officer or officers herein named shall on conviction be subject to a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, to forfeit their Penalty. offices, to imprisonment in the State Prison, not less than one year, nor more than three years, or to any one or more of said penalties, in the discretion of the Court; provided, that nothing Proviso. in this section shall be held to release them from the giving of any bonds required by law, from any civil responsibility to any and all persons in relation to the business of their said offices that may be by other laws applicable to their said official duties. SEC. 22. No officer named in this Act shall perform any service until the fees prescribed by law are paid; provided, that if Collection any officer shall neglect or refuse to collect the legal fees for of fees his services, he and his bondsmen shall be liable to pay double the amount of such fees not collected, to be recovered in any etc. court of competent jurisdiction. Fees. obligatory. Liability, and custody Warrants. SEC. 23. All fees and emoluments collected by the several Collections officers under the provisions of this Act shall be paid upon a of same. statement made under oath to the County Treasurer, on the first Monday of every month, and by him kept in a fund to be known as the Salary Fund, and all warrants for the payment Fund and of the salaries provided by this Act shall be drawn upon said Salary Fund. Whenever there is a surplus in said Fund, the Board of Commissioners may transfer it to the General Fund; and whenever there is a deficiency, the Board of Commissioners shall. transfer to the Salary Fund a sufficient sum from the General Fund to meet all warrants drawn against said Salary Fund. Transfer of surplus. allowances State. SEC. 24. The State of Nevada shall allow the several counties Revenue of this State, for the services rendered under the Revenue Act by the by the Auditor, Assessor and Treasurer of each county, as follows: For the Auditors, a sum which shall be the proportion Auditors. of the State Tax to the whole tax levied by the county, on the basis of one hundred dollars per month for the Auditor's salary; for the Assessor, a súm which shall be the proportion of the Assessors. State Tax to the whole tax levied by the county, on the basis of the salary allowed by this Act; for the Treasurer, four cent. on all moneys paid to the State, after deducting School moneys. These allowances shall be made at the time of the semi-annual settlement provided by law, upon vouchers fur- Vouchers. nished the County Treasurer by the Board of Commissioners of his county. per Treasurers. |