The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1879-01-30
The Equalization ofCertain Salaries.

The following is the bill regulating
salaries Of certain officers, which has
passed the Senate, and which will
probably become a law.
\ bill to he entitled, An act to regu-
late and equalize the salaries Of GER
tain public officers.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of Ten
nessee, That no clerk Of the Supreme
Court, clerk and Master Of the Chan
Gerry Court, clerk of the Circuit Court,
clerk Of the Criminal Court, clerk Of
the County Court, Trustee or CClIec-
ter Of Revenue, Register Of Deeds,
District Attorney for the State, or
Controller, shall receive directly or in
directly, from the fees, emoluments or
perquisites Of his office, nor as Com
missioner, Trustee or Receiver, or from
any position or place Of trust or en-
ploymcnt to which he may be appoint
ed by any court or Judge, any sum
greater than $1,000 per amnum.
See. = Be it further enacted, That
every clerk or other officer enumerated
in the first section Of this act shall be
required to make, under o tn, and file
with the Controller, ifa State officer,
and with the County Judge or Chair
man, il county officer, on the first
Mondays Of January and July Of each
and every year, a true exhibit Of all
fees, emoluments and perquisites of
Of office, trust or employment Of office,
received by him for services perform
ed as such officer for the previous half
year, and shall pay over to the State
Controller, il State officer, and to the
! County Trustee, il county officer, ANY
amount so IN excess Of said sum Of
$1,000, TO matter whether said sum
arises from fees, emoluments or per-
quisites, or order or direction Of court
as allowed by law, or for pay for serv-
! ices rs Special Commissioner, Trustee,
/ Receiver or ,therwise.
Sec. ). BE it further enacted, That
any officer who shall directly or indi-
rcctiy evade The spirit Of this act by
ccnniyance with any persons, CT ether
wise in any manner, shape or form
! cVaGe the same, by making out an IN
/ correct report, shalt be deemed guilty
/ of a misdemcanur. and for such Of
tense, upon conviction, shall be fined
not less than 5000 nor more than $1,000
one-halt Of which shall 20 to the prose
cutor, and the Office shall be declared
vacant.
See !. BE it further enacted, Tha;
the Controller be and he Is hereby au-
/ thorized to employ clerk at salary
not to exceed $1,000 per annum.
See. 3. BE it further enacted, That
whenever il the opinion Of the judges
OF the Supreme Court, Chancellors OF
! the Chancery court, Circuit and Grim
mai Judges, Judges or Chairmen q
the County courts, the duties dcvolv-
ing upon their respective clerks Is
more than they can perform by devot-
ing their entire time and attention
thereto, they may authorize such
clerks 10 appoint one or more deputies.
as the eXigencies OF the case may re-
quire, who shall be paid out Of the
surplus fees Of such clerk at the rate
! OF not more than SO per month for
one, and 500 per month each for
all others, said authority and appoint
ment to be entered Of record in the
minutes of the court. Provided, the
judges 81 the Supreme Court shall not
authorize their clerks to employ more
than three deputies, and in counties
having Il population Of over $4,000
under the Federal census Of 1870,
there may be allowed tvGr deputies
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