From the state treasury shall be paid up to one fourth (1/4) of the salary of each county assessor, but in no instance shall the payment exceed the figure paid for the fiscal year of 1970-1971 to the assessor, whether or not the offices of assessor and tax collector are combined.Codes, 1880, § 463; 1892, § 2017; 1906, § 2193; 1930, § 6501; 1942, § 4163; Laws, 1882, p 82; 1884, p 17; 1898 p 47; Laws, 1910, ch. 193; Laws, 1930, ch. 170; Laws, 1932, ch. 193; Laws, 1968, ch. 369, § 18, eff. 1/3/1972.
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