The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-03-30
AN ACT limiting the Tenure of Office
and establishing the Salaries for Clerks
of the Judicial Courts.


Sec. l. Be IL enacted, &c, That on or before
the first day Of June next, the Justices of the Su-
preme Judicial Court shall appoint one or more
persons in each County, who shall be Clerk of the
Courts in the several Counties as herein provided
for, who shall hold their Office for the term of FIVE
years; and the Justices aforesaid shall remove
from Office all those Clerks who shall not, by them
thus be re-appointed; Provided ho,cever that the
said Justices may remove any Clerk or Clerks so
appointed, and appoint others their stead at any
time when they may think proper within the said
term of five years.
Sec. O. Be ii further enacted That the Clerks
who shall be thus appointed, shall have the care
and custody of all the records files and proceed
ings which have heretofore been had, and shall
then remain in the respective offices of the Clerks
OF the Supreme Judicial Court, Court of Common
Pleas, and County Commissioners, and who shall
be Clerks of all the Courts aforesaid, which shall
be holden in their respective Counties under the
authority of this Commonwealth and who shall do
and perform all the duties, services acts, matters
and things, which they as Clerks of either of said
Courts, ought by law to do and perform, and shall
be liable to all the penalties and subject to all re-
strlctons as by law now provided.
See. 8. BE 1t further enacted That the several
Clerks, to be appointed by virtue of this act shall
keep true and exact account of all the monies
they shall receive by virtue of their Office or
which shall accrue to the performance of those
duties by law required, and shall, on the first
Wednesday of January annually, render to the
1reasurers of their respective Counties, under
oath, true account of the whole sum BY them
thus received. and after deducting the sums respec
lively tor each Of said Clerks hereinafter provided
IN they shall have received so much) which sums
snail be held and retained for their own use thew
shall, at the time of rendering their account as
aforesaid, pay over all the residue to their respec-
tive County Treasurers, for the use of the County.
sec. a. Re II further enacted, That the follow
ing shall be the sums which the Clerks of the sew
eIai counties may respectively retain, which sums
shall be considered as full COMPENSATION for their
services annually, viz the Clerks Of the Comfy
OF Snitolk four thousand dollars, the Clerk of the
County OF Essex two thousand dollars, the ClerI
OF the County of Middlesex two thousand doIia-.
the Clerk Of the County of Worcester tvo ,haa'
sand dollars. the Clerk of the County Of Harm.
fhire twelve hundred dollars, the Clerk Of ne
County OF Hampden twelve hundred dollars. the
Clerk OF the County of Franklin twelve bundled
dollars the Clerk Of the County of Berkshire fo,r
teen hundred dollars, the Clerk of the Comfy ~
Norfolk fifteen hundred dollars, the Clerk Of The
County OF Bristol sixteen hundred dollars the Cleyk
OF the County Of Plymouth fourteen hundred dol
lars, the Clerk of the County of Barnstable one
thousand dollars, the Clerk OF the County Of Man.
tncket four hundred dollars, and the Clerk of the
county OF Duken County two hundred and fifty dol
lars; Frootded however, that nothing in this act
shall be construed SO as TO prevent the Clerks are
sad irou retaining for their own use, such fees as
may accrue to them for copies of records and other
documents not required by law, or in the due adj
ministration of law 40 0o-
Sec 3. BE u further enacted. That this act shall
take effect and have force from and ater the FIRST
DAY OF June next, and all acts or parvof acts neon
sstent with the provisions contained in this act are
hereby repealed.
Approved by the Governor, March 10, 1891.